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WSJ on Samsung Gear: Not Awful, But Not Great

April 8, 2014 By Dan Rosenbaum

_DSC0422Reviews of the new Samsung Galaxy S5 cell phone and Gear Fit wristwear unveiled at Mobile World Congress are starting to hit. The Wall Street Journal’s got a pretty good write-up of the Fit, which is admiring but mixed. Its major points:

  • Battery life is disappointing: two days with notifications on, four with them off.
  • Interface is good
  • Device is pretty and comfortable
  • Companion cell phone software needs work
  • Counts more steps than the (recalled) Fitbit Force; in our tests, Fitbit devices count more than the Nike FuelBand.

 

Last updated by Dan Rosenbaum on April 16, 2014.

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