I agree with XZU. At first glance this is a nice looking watch. Sort of like the fossil brand. As for battery, I bet it's better than the Apple Watch.
Under normal conditions im sure it gets good life. Obviously running all the radios it'll die out but so does my Apple watch after tracking a two hour workout.
I hate Samsung as much as the next guy but their watch and their note 7 look good.
bullshit -- I track 2-hour workouts in the AW app and it doesn't come close to killing the battery. plenty left at bed time.
anybody who claims the AW has lousy battery doesn't use one.
They plan on 3-4 days under normal usage on the wifi/BT version- compare Apple Watch to that, not the LTE version. That is better battery life than apples- you cannot deny that. I would still buy an Apple Watch before Samsung though- I enjoy originality and seamless hardware/software.
You can just build and throw anything at market even not prime ready. That is so called hastily built first but not done right.It has become fashion in gadget industry and scam to suck money from the early adopters..
Unfortunately, this is a game of trying to steal the thunder. Samsung is especially good it. In reality, such a thick watch (1/2 inch) will catch everywhere, on your pocket, purses, etc. Looks without basic functionality are like manikins.
I agree with XZU. At first glance this is a nice looking watch. Sort of like the fossil brand. As for battery, I bet it's better than the Apple Watch.
Under normal conditions im sure it gets good life. Obviously running all the radios it'll die out but so does my Apple watch after tracking a two hour workout.
I hate Samsung as much as the next guy but their watch and their note 7 look good.
bullshit -- I track 2-hour workouts in the AW app and it doesn't come close to killing the battery. plenty left at bed time.
anybody who claims the AW has lousy battery doesn't use one.
I wouldn't go as far as you, even though the size of the battery has been more than I've needed for workouts 2-3 hours long.
My wife, having the smaller watch, and hence smaller battery would not be able to have as long a workout without it being a problem - that being said, 2 hours isn't a problem for her watch. The only time I've had trouble is when I've forgotten to exit the workout . There have been times my wife's watch has ran out of power for a couple days in a row, and on days when not working out. Rebooting resolved the issue.
So, I would suggest people who say they are having battery issues should investigate as the battery shouldn't die after a 2 hour workout.
I think it's already been proven by other Android Wear competitors that while circular watches look good, they are not functional when it comes to reading text or really any modern purpose other than a circular-designed watch bezel. In which case, how is it any better than an actual watch?
Still heavier and thicker than an Apple Watch? Is battery life any better than what they currently offer?
Apple Watch still wins in my opinion and I imagine Tim Cook has something great up his sleeve (literally) to show us.
Those measurements are not accurate for the Watch.
Here's the 42mm Watch case measurements from the Official Apple Band Design Guidelines:
42.5 x 38.03 x 12.46mm
Also, the Watch does not include the lug measurements which is why the Samsung measures larger than 46mm top to bottom. It's also the reason the watch industry measures their watches horizontally, rather than vertically as Apple does. But the Samsung may include the control buttons in their measurements as well. The Watch lugs adds 3.46mm to each side. So the true measurements for a 42mm Watch are:
49.42 x 38.03 x 12.46mm
When you consider any round watch is wider than any square watch, that's not really a compromise, but an expectation.
So here's the actual comparison:
Apple Watch 49.42 x 38.03 x 12.46mm Samsung S 49.00 x 46.00 x 12.9mm
I think it's already been proven by other Android Wear competitors that while circular watches look good, they are not functional when it comes to reading text or really any modern purpose other than a circular-designed watch bezel. In which case, how is it any better than an actual watch?
Still heavier and thicker than an Apple Watch? Is battery life any better than what they currently offer?
Apple Watch still wins in my opinion and I imagine Tim Cook has something great up his sleeve (literally) to show us.
So now we're looking to Android for the benchmark of what's possible in UI design?
I'd say this proves otherwise in a 1:1 comparison between an Watch and a Moto 360:
Note all the unused space, even with the flat tire. Now here's the same exact text display optimized for the Moto:
You see that so much more text can be included in the round display than with the Watch square display. Now imagine if this were a Huawei, and not the moto with the flat tire. There's a lot more space to optimize per task.
So no matter how you slice it, a similarly sized round watch even displays text better than the Watch for applications that require that. Of course the Watch gains the lead again when they get rid of those bezels, but for the last 2 years, round watches technically have had the advantage, whether they utilized it effectively or not. If Apple keeps the exact same display and bezels, then that advantage continues on for other manufactures to capitalize on it.
I think it's already been proven by other Android Wear competitors that while circular watches look good, they are not functional when it comes to reading text or really any modern purpose other than a circular-designed watch bezel. In which case, how is it any better than an actual watch?
Still heavier and thicker than an Apple Watch? Is battery life any better than what they currently offer?
Apple Watch still wins in my opinion and I imagine Tim Cook has something great up his sleeve (literally) to show us.
I think it's already been proven by other Android Wear competitors that while circular watches look good, they are not functional when it comes to reading text or really any modern purpose other than a circular-designed watch bezel. In which case, how is it any better than an actual watch?
Still heavier and thicker than an Apple Watch? Is battery life any better than what they currently offer?
Apple Watch still wins in my opinion and I imagine Tim Cook has something great up his sleeve (literally) to show us.
I don't think "360 × 360" is an accurate way to compare a round display with a rectangle display when those values are used to determine the number of pixels. Why not at least indicate that it's a round display, or state the 360px as a diameter? I really don't expect it to be listed as π1802, but that would be helpful to some, or at least note the number of pixels.
Um...what? Hello!? Specs comparisons? Really? Did we somehow get into a time machine and rediscover 1998?
I don't think a spec comparison is out of line on a tech forum. I was happy to see the data listed in columns next to each other. I think everyone here knows, especially GG, that specs are just a starting point, and that certain specs, like stated battery life, need independent testing. I can go about two days with my Watch with normal use.
PS: Over a year and Watch is still the first thing I put on in the morning and the last thing I take off at night.
Say what you will, its a good looking watch. It may be the photography, the presentation, or the lack of scale on someones wrist, but its not a bad looking watch. I imagine it doesn't look that good in person, but A for effort to Samsung, they are pushing hard and competition is good.
its ALWAYS the photography, find a photo of any of the current batch of watches and they always look 10 x better in photo than in person.
I think it's already been proven by other Android Wear competitors that while circular watches look good, they are not functional when it comes to reading text or really any modern purpose other than a circular-designed watch bezel. In which case, how is it any better than an actual watch?
Still heavier and thicker than an Apple Watch? Is battery life any better than what they currently offer?
Apple Watch still wins in my opinion and I imagine Tim Cook has something great up his sleeve (literally) to show us.
This watch is almost 50% bigger than the biggest Apple Watch. Apple will cram the GPS in a smaller watch and I bet it gets better battery too; lets see.
I think it's already been proven by other Android Wear competitors that while circular watches look good, they are not functional when it comes to reading text or really any modern purpose other than a circular-designed watch bezel. In which case, how is it any better than an actual watch?
Still heavier and thicker than an Apple Watch? Is battery life any better than what they currently offer?
Apple Watch still wins in my opinion and I imagine Tim Cook has something great up his sleeve (literally) to show us.
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I would still buy an Apple Watch before Samsung though- I enjoy originality and seamless hardware/software.
anyone saying this is "elegant" is full of sh**.
My wife, having the smaller watch, and hence smaller battery would not be able to have as long a workout without it being a problem - that being said, 2 hours isn't a problem for her watch. The only time I've had trouble is when I've forgotten to exit the workout
There have been times my wife's watch has ran out of power for a couple days in a row, and on days when not working out. Rebooting resolved the issue.
So, I would suggest people who say they are having battery issues should investigate as the battery shouldn't die after a 2 hour workout.
Here's the 42mm Watch case measurements from the Official Apple Band Design Guidelines:
42.5 x 38.03 x 12.46mm
Also, the Watch does not include the lug measurements which is why the Samsung measures larger than 46mm top to bottom. It's also the reason the watch industry measures their watches horizontally, rather than vertically as Apple does. But the Samsung may include the control buttons in their measurements as well. The Watch lugs adds 3.46mm to each side. So the true measurements for a 42mm Watch are:
49.42 x 38.03 x 12.46mm
When you consider any round watch is wider than any square watch, that's not really a compromise, but an expectation.
So here's the actual comparison:
Apple Watch 49.42 x 38.03 x 12.46mm
Samsung S 49.00 x 46.00 x 12.9mm
https://developer.apple.com/watch/bands/Band-Design-Guidelines-for-Apple-Watch.pdf
I'd say this proves otherwise in a 1:1 comparison between an Watch and a Moto 360:
PS: Over a year and Watch is still the first thing I put on in the morning and the last thing I take off at night.
http://www.lavanguardia.com/r/GODO/LV/p3/Tendencias/2016/08/31/Recortada/img_fbracero_20160831-125306_imagenes_lv_propias_fbracero_img_0230_1-014-kIME--656x492@LaVanguardia-Web.JPG
Apple will cram the GPS in a smaller watch and I bet it gets better battery too; lets see.