Ok, so I am a sammy fan and have had samsung products since the Omnia.
Currently on an S5 (from an S, S2, S4 ...) and want a smart watch.
Drooled over what you guys were doing with the original gear but never got one.
Now I have an opportunity to get the Gear 2. I've looked at Moto 360 and LG R but they dont "do much".
So I am gonna buy a Gear 2 today but would love it if you guys could answer a couple of questions which I havent found the answer to on the interweb.
- I know the Gear 2 is Tizen but can it still run Android apps?
- Are there many apps (decent ones) for it?
- How customizable is it compared to the original gear?
- Are there custom ROM's for it?
Basically what I'd like to know is, if I buy this watch (6 months after release) will I still be customizing it in a year?
Thank you in advance.
GG
I've been following these two devices closely, and I was wondering which of the two would you prefer. I'm inclined to the S2, but the GPS capabilities on the 360 Sport is pulling me the other way. Any comments?
Same here. I love the customization on the moto 360, regular 46mm one, and personally I like android wear, with massive watchface support. But also intrigued with gear s2 classic and the use of the bezel, nfc for Samsung Pay. I'm just not sure about app support, watchface support on the gear s2
Moto
Both nice but just can't take tizen anymore. That and Samsungs arrogance in pricing. They are becoming apple with pricing and they are suffering for it.
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Moto any day for me.
Android wear any day. Tizen is going nowhere
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Why doesn't anyone like Tizen? I haven't been following the smart watches closely.
S2 Classic on Day 1 for me - Been waiting patiently to replace my original Gear.
YellowGTO said:
Why doesn't anyone like Tizen? I haven't been following the smart watches closely.
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I don't even think it's about tizen, I think it's because Samsung keeps locking their watches to their phones only.
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Well the new Gear S2 should work with any android device.
But yea, that's the only reason I gave up my Gear 2 for a Moto 360. The Gear 2 was only for Samsung products. I had switched from my laggy Note 4 to a Nexus 6.
EDIT: ok, maybe not ANY android device. But a lot. HERE.
I own both. The Old Moto 360 and gear 2 neo. The moto looks great but it's rather useless. The apps are generally about the same for both tizen and google. All and all, useless. The gear 2s best feature without a doubt us being able to use the each as a phone and talk. It works fantastic while driving. The speaker is also a huge plus. The new moto 360 still does not have a speaker, a massive letdown. If you are stuck on a moto, I would just get a gen 1 moto 360. The gen 2 is hardly worth the high price, it's almost the same as gen 1. Long winded but a honest reply.
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YellowGTO said:
Why doesn't anyone like Tizen? I haven't been following the smart watches closely.
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Because that's what they've been told. Most probably haven't even tried both. They are honestly about the same with the same apps. The apps for both are rather useless. I prefer tizen for the better battery life. The apps are nearly identical. I use my gear 2 neo way more than my moto 360.
Hi,
I bought the S2 when I was using my galaxy S4. I just upgraded to th S6 edge.
I had a ton of purchased watch faces that are now gone since I had to reset the watch to sync with the S6edge.
is there any way to get those back?
Thanks
wyldstallyn said:
Hi,
I bought the S2 when I was using my galaxy S4. I just upgraded to th S6 edge.
I had a ton of purchased watch faces that are now gone since I had to reset the watch to sync with the S6edge.
is there any way to get those back?
Thanks
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Did you check all apps in gear manager?
Took me a while to find that... but yeah, I see them now
Thanks!
It even had some old faces from my neo that work on the s2. awesome.
Hello everyone,
I have an iPhone X and I am planning to buy a Gear S2 Sport or Classic. So I know there is limitation on some features (don't know if it has gotten better in the past one year) but I wan't to know will it connect and will it have issues with the features which work. Thats all! Thank you all in advance!
I just bought Galaxy Z Flip 3 and despite all my efforts I can't pair my Gear 2 ;(( The mobile can see it but just won't connect. Anyone got a cracked version of Samsung wereable or any workaround this problem? I really don't want to change to new smartwatch because Gear 2 is much superior with its videocamera all other smartwatches are basically the same crap in different cover..
So nobody willing to help,?
im currently using the same watch with my note 8. last year i ad a warning saying that galaxy gear 2 will only work from samsung phones 2021 and older. here's the link
im currently looking into this, so keep an eye on the forum
godefroy28 said:
im currently using the same watch with my note 8. last year i ad a warning saying that galaxy gear 2 will only work from samsung phones 2021 and older. here's the link
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