Samsung Gear Sport review

Introduction

Samsung's latest smart watch entry is the Gear Sport. The Gear Sport is smaller and lighter than the Samsung Gear S3 Frontier which should make for a more comfortable fit and a look, which is more appealing to both sexes alike. The Gear Sport is now water-resistant up to 50 meters and can track swims. Combined with Tizen 3.0 and numerous S-Health improvements it's shaping up as a competitive offering from Samsung.

Samsung Gear Sport Key Features

• 1.2" Circular Full Color Super AMOLED, 360 x 360, 302ppi always on display
• Corning Gorilla Glass 3
• Dual-core 1.0GhHz CPU, 4GB Internal memory (1.6GB available) & 768MB RAM
• 300mAh Li-Ion Battery with wireless charging
• Tizen 3.0 Operating System
• 42.9 x 44.6 x 11.6 mm, 67g (with strap) / 50g (without strap)
• 20mm Silicon strap, standard attachment allows for 3rd party straps
• Stainless steel case MIL-STD-810G Certified, Water Resistant (5ATM / 50 meters)
• Accelerometer, barometer, gyro sensor, optical HR sensor & light sensor
• Bluetooth v4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 2.4Ghz, NFC, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou
• Vibration, speaker for audible alerts
• Microphone to support S-Voice
• Supports Android 4.4 or later & iPhone 5 or later with iOS 9.0 and above

Main shortcomings

• Couldn't match Samsung's quoted battery life
• A Lack of expected fitness data

Samsung Gear Sport official product images

Samsung didn't design the Gear Sport to make and receive calls on the watch itself unlike the Gear S3 or Series 3 LTE Apple Watch. The clue's in the name, Samsung is pitching the Gear Sport as a fitness focused smart-watch first and foremost. As such it will have to also compete with dedicated fitness wearables. We'll be looking at the fitness aspects in greater detail than usual - during a recent European trip we put on our trainers to find out. Read on to see how we got on.