Review on Samsung Gear Sport Wi-Fi NFC Smartwatch, black by Wan Mohd Taufik (Wan ᠌

Name: Samsung Gear Sport Wi-Fi NFC Smartwatch, black
Item: Samsung Gear Sport Wi-Fi NFC Smartwatch, black
Rating: 3

April 14, 2023

The purchase was not entirely successful, there were minor problems in use.

Bought for 11,300 to replace Pebble. The hours were good, it’s only a pity that the company closed, the services don’t work normally. I decided to take a waterproof smart watch as a replacement, so that I could safely take a shower and swim in the lake. As a watch, it’s not bad, but as a SMART watch, it loses to pebbles in terms of ease of use. Yes, these watches are not just good friends with Samsung, but excellent, but still they could not do without jambs. The manufacturer focused on "sports", but in fact forgot that the watch should still remain "smart". I put 4. Initially I wanted to put 3, but I have a few specific requests, and they are well stuffed with technologies. So the average is 4.
Would I buy them again? Perhaps, but only after additional market research and reviews. I can’t answer “yes”, but I can’t reject either.

Pros

Very good integration with S9+. The alarm clock can be turned off from the watch if it was originally set on the phone. Samsung Health is a very handy thing. All data from the watch sensors is sent to the mobile phone automatically. I tested water resistance at a basic level, without taking off my watch in the shower, and once I swam in the lake, but not for long. All the way, the clock works perfectly. Charging is conveniently implemented: put it on the stand and wait. No extra wires, cradles and other proprietary connectors. I can’t say anything about heart rate sensors and a pedometer, except for “they are”. I don't play sports, so I can't say anything about accuracy. The touch screen allows you to conveniently control the watch. I took the gray version of the watch, so I will also attribute the price to dignity.

Cons

Compared to Pebble Time 1st generation: - extremely low autonomy. With GPS turned off and periodic heart rate measurements, etc. lives for 2 days. My old pebbles still live for 4 days, and the new ones lived for a week. -Samsung Pay works through time. The PIN code is difficult to enter. - the bezel is constantly touching something. Of course it spins and opens some window. It would be nice to block its movement if the watch has a screen off. -notifications. In pebbles, all notifications could be viewed in chronological order in the menu. Here is the latest notification from the application. You received 2-3 messages from different people in FB or any other messengers, but you can only see the latest one. If messages are sent by 1 person, then you can only see the last 3 messages. Whatsapp calls are not notified as calls. -low range over Bluetooth in the mode of operation I have chosen. The mobile phone lies through the wall at a maximum of 5 meters (1k apartment), but the clock has already vibrated, having lost connection. With pebbles, I calmly went out to take out the garbage to the stairwell, everything was in order, the connection was not torn. -I almost forgot. The strap is made of some UG, to be honest. You tighten it a little and by the evening the hand turns red, allergy is her mother. Therefore, you have to wear freely, without tightening. Pebbles didn't have that.