hkmk23
Yes.....and I really am going to chuck my Rolex so I can wear some cheap plastic tat.......
Russell Willmoth
One of the most important considerations in any product is the price (excluding Saudi Oil Sheiks) . In this article the $300 price tag is only mentioned in passing and so casually that its not clear to which watch it refers. The price should be in the first paragraph; the reason being that if this has a $10k price tag its wasting my valuable time reading it.
Prospector
http://www.cookoowatch.com/Product_features.html
I think this is the closest to being the best companion watch for my phone. It has neat features and doesn't replicate any of functions of my phone. Plus first and foremost, its a watch with great battery life. The only thing its lacking is a date display and text readout instead of just icon indicators (for mail, text...)
Mario Bogantes
The battery life of these watches is terrible, you don't need to have a computing powerhouse in a smartwatch, it should be more like an interface for your smartphone.
Still I think the best option right now I'd the kreyos meteor
Ron Spicer
Sony a clear winner! With Samsung I may as well wear my phone in a wrist strap. To much, to much, to much. HUGH watches are for skydiving and scuba diving, otherwise there in the way for a serious active person.
Lance Miller
Maybe i'm to old school but since I already carry a Nexus phone & a 7" Nexus tablet I can't imagine having a watch that I'd also have to remember to charge. My Tag Heuer Aquaracer keeps great time, looks great & takes one heck of a beating which is all I really need from a watch. I'd need to see a toughness test like the "Timex" "Takes A Licking & Keeps On Ticking" before I'd every consider buying one of these.
Pete Flanagan
I've read every one of these comparo articles I can find and only 1 mentions one of the most important distinguishing factor, and it is in passing... As a smartwatch 1 wearer, maybe i'm more in touch with the device's shortcomings that the average journalist.
The transreflective LCD is very important, it means that the screen is always on, like a normal watch. the screen on the Smartwatch 1 and as far as I can tell the Gear, doesn't have that feature.
The biggest shortcoming of the original smartwatch is having to turn it on to see what time it is, because it is first and foremost... a watch.
John Lacson
Nothing wrong with either... but $300 for an accessory is too much. I love my Sony SmartWatch, and I do intend to upgrade to the SW2... but over $200 is too much. Even if it has a ton of features, it's not worth it since it's not a primary device.
Brian Nguyen
The main issue I have with the Galaxy Gear is that you NEED a S4 or Note 3 for it to work, where the SmartWatch is that it works with any ICS or higher smartphone and would match perfectly with my Xperia Ion and I don't have to upgrade.
Simon Tompkins
So, you can have a slightly better smart watch if you agree to have a terrible phone, great!