Ha! Android phones suffer because it was originally designed for buttons, only to be shoehorned into a touchscreen device. So Samsung started creating Tizen, an OS designed specifically for touch screen inputs and then they shoehorn it into a device with buttons and a physical controller.
I like the rotating crown idea, but round watches are not screen efficient. Any square watch of the same diameter will always have more area for the screen.
Hopefully, it's not as thick as all those other awful android watches. One thing the AW has going for itself is its beauty.
The ?Watch is 12.2mm thick for the 38mm watch and 12.46mm thick for the 42mm. Apple does not include the the bottom sensor array in their measurements. This is verified in Apple's official schematics of the watch:
I have to give it to samesong, they actually went with their own design. They took a different rout so to speak. Let's see how it works for them, but if they don't open it up to be compatible with more phones, specially iPhone, I don't see it doing well. Samesong doesn't have what Apple have, I don't think they can take the luxury to lock the gear to just galaxy and note. I'm not buying one, but is good to have competition.
Let's see how the bezel works in practice. In any case, it's interesting to see how Samsung gets 2-3 days out of a battery about 25% bigger than the one in the 38mm Apple Watch. Are they using a 14nm processor? If so, it suggests Apple will be able to do the same when they switch over to 14nm.
The 42nm can already get 2 days easy even in normal usage, 3-4 days in light usage (that's about the size of that watch's battery. So, it is unlikely to be 14nm.
So, do the others include all of their protrusions (e.g., sensors) in their measurements?
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It actually looks fairly nice, though Tizen will be an issue (will likely only work with newer Samsung models). They'll probably screw up the UI and UX too. Best looking non Apple smart watch yet.
Nice? It looks hellishly cheap even in marketing shots (not a good sign)...
Its better that you hold judgement until you actually use it. Or else it makes you look like a Troll.
I don't think he's used the Apple Watch either. The Apple Watch digital crown moves very easily, unlike the crown on some watches. I have a crown and rotating bezel on my traditional "aviator" watch: both are stiff to turn. The bezel is also a slide rule. Funny thing is, with "Hey Siri" enabled, it's easier to (hands free) ask Siri to do whatever math you would normally use the slide rule for, including logarithms. You can also simply ask Siri for the current time in whatever major city. What do I need a rotating bezel for?
2. With WatchOS 2 in less than 10 days Samsung can't compete vapor ware.
3. The rotating bezel is a huge mechanical part for a for the watch that will likely break.
Time will tell.
Yes, the bezel adds a lot of wrapping to the watch, unless they're stuffing the battery in there its just wasted space and a potential breakage point. sealing that long moving slot on both side, and keeping the grit and dirt out will be a challenge long term. The tiny apple button on the watch stuck with sweat and dirt, I can only imagine what will happen here.
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Very happy to see it's not a copy. It's not as good as an Apple watch, but they get a few points for not making a knockoff.
I too rarely use the crown, except a double-press to switch screens or a single-long press to activate Siri.
I like the rotating crown idea, but round watches are not screen efficient. Any square watch of the same diameter will always have more area for the screen.
Hopefully, it's not as thick as all those other awful android watches. One thing the AW has going for itself is its beauty.
So, do the others include all of their protrusions (e.g., sensors) in their measurements?
Hopefully turning the bezel the other way won't break the watch …
Let's see how the bezel works in practice. In any case, it's interesting to see how Samsung gets 2-3 days out of a battery about 25% bigger than the one in the 38mm Apple Watch. Are they using a 14nm processor? If so, it suggests Apple will be able to do the same when they switch over to 14nm.
The 42nm can already get 2 days easy even in normal usage, 3-4 days in light usage (that's about the size of that watch's battery. So, it is unlikely to be 14nm.
BTW, this watch looks CHEAP.
So, do the others include all of their protrusions (e.g., sensors) in their measurements?
It actually looks fairly nice, though Tizen will be an issue (will likely only work with newer Samsung models). They'll probably screw up the UI and UX too. Best looking non Apple smart watch yet.
Nice? It looks hellishly cheap even in marketing shots (not a good sign)...
To each his own I guess. It seems like a fairly streamlined design to me. Quite happy w/ my stainless steel link Apple Watch though.
You're joking, right? Samsung makes all the tiny internal components that other manufacturers use to make small devices.
So you have the Gear S2 with you?
Its better that you hold judgement until you actually use it. Or else it makes you look like a Troll.
I don't think he's used the Apple Watch either. The Apple Watch digital crown moves very easily, unlike the crown on some watches. I have a crown and rotating bezel on my traditional "aviator" watch: both are stiff to turn. The bezel is also a slide rule. Funny thing is, with "Hey Siri" enabled, it's easier to (hands free) ask Siri to do whatever math you would normally use the slide rule for, including logarithms. You can also simply ask Siri for the current time in whatever major city. What do I need a rotating bezel for?
1. It's based on Tizen? No software = DOA.
2. With WatchOS 2 in less than 10 days Samsung can't compete vapor ware.
3. The rotating bezel is a huge mechanical part for a for the watch that will likely break.
Time will tell.
The arrow depicted from their patent filing shown in the first post above seems to indicate it moves in both directions.
BTW, this watch looks CHEAP.
It looks like a $50 Timex.
Agreed.
1. It's based on Tizen? No software = DOA.
2. With WatchOS 2 in less than 10 days Samsung can't compete vapor ware.
3. The rotating bezel is a huge mechanical part for a for the watch that will likely break.
Time will tell.
Yes, the bezel adds a lot of wrapping to the watch, unless they're stuffing the battery in there its just wasted space and a potential breakage point. sealing that long moving slot on both side, and keeping the grit and dirt out will be a challenge long term. The tiny apple button on the watch stuck with sweat and dirt, I can only imagine what will happen here.
It looks like a $50 Timex.
I've seen Casios less than $50 that looked better.
Here's something that took a cue from Apple: the time on the samesung watches shows 10:08 instead of apple's 10:09! They just can't help themselves.