Review : Samsung Galaxy Gear 2

Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 Reviews

Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 Reviews - Time passes so quickly when incorporating Samsung movement. Only half a year after the Korean company introduced the first smartwatch (Galaxy Gear), Samsung launched the next smartwatch, namely Samsung Gear 2. Like its predecessor, the Samsung Gear 2 allows you to take photos, make calls, voice commands, send messages and receive notifications, everything is on your wrist. New watches have several improvements including a rope winder itself, port Infra Red, heart rate monitors and waterproof.

Design

At first glance, the Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 looks like a gear with the body of a rectangular metal with a touch screen of 1.6 inch colorful. Dimensions 2.3 x 1.45 x 0.43 with a weight of 2.4 ounces make it look thinner and lighter because Samsung Gear that first has dimensions of 2.2 x 1.4 x 0.43 and weighs 2.6 ounces.

Samsung first gear has a camera and microphone are in pairs in the patent, eyelets could not move or slide. On Samsung Gear 2 this feature to move the body clock so that makes it thinner straps and flexible. Even so, it remains a bit difficult for you to lock buckle. Fortunately you can change the band (lock strap) with 22mm on the market, including normal buckle.

As Samsung's first gear, Samsung Gear 2 equipped with silver and copper-colored face and strap colors vary (black, brown, orange). There is a change in the power button which is located below the clock face, no longer on the side.

To charge the Samsung Gear 2, you simply connect the plug to the mobile phone or PC. Fortunately these plugs are smaller than the first gear. However, the Sony SmartWatch 2 has a standard miniUSB port which makes it easy to connect with other devices.

Setup

It's easy to run Samsung Gear 2 as long as you have one of the 17 mobile phone or tablet Samsung brand. Among others, Galaxy S3, Galaxy S4, S5 Galaxy, Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy Note and Galaxy Mega 6.3.

When using the Galaxy Note 3, Download Samsung Accessories Manager of Samsung's app store and follow the instructions to the Bluetooth connection between the hour hand and Note 3. You do not need much to change the settings, just wait for the installation is complete.

Smartphone apps

Through Gear Manager we can change the wallpaper on the phone multi color design to the color you want. Or you also can change the image that you want, install / uninstall the application and notification control. Features Find My Gear help you find where your clock. Menakan button will create hours of loud.

Notifications

Perhaps, the best function to use smartwatch is receiving a reminder on your wrist. So, you do not need to pull out your phone every person send an SMS or call you. Using Gear Manager app on your mobile phone there are several options for Gear reminder application. A list of applications available from your own mobile phone, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn.

When receiving a reminder of Gmail or other notification, Samsung Gear 2 will Buzz at wrist watches and shows how many messages you have entered your mobile phone. Tap on the icon to indicate a new message, Swipe to the right and to the left to browse all messages. Gear 2 shows about 30 lines of text, including Gmail. It is sufficient for incoming messages.

For non-Gmail email hour show all messages. Photos and other attachments are not visible, but if we are to tap the Show button on the device, it will open the full message on our cell phones or when on tap Gmail inbox.

OS and UI

In contrast to the first gear, Samsung Gear 2 using OS Tizen. However, Tizen display with Android in Gear 2 is identical. The first time you open the clock will show the face that displays the time and some shortcuts application or event, depending on your face. Men-swipe to the right and to the left displays 17 applications. These options include the Voice Memo app, Dialer, Notifications, Camera and Contacts.

Overall, many applications available on the Samsung Gear 2. This means it takes a lot swipe to the application that we want either a phone dialer, another application, or the application you installed. When we choose to call the application there that we have to repeat Swipe again.

Features

Quite a lot of the features offered on the Samsung Gear 2 as health and heart rate features, the camera of 1920 x 1080 pixels and 1280 x 720 pixel video for 15 seconds, Voice Control, Music Playback, Remote Control. The battery can last 5 hours.