Galaxy Gear In Stock at Best Buy 10/4

[disconnekt]

I guess it's the color I ordered, rose gold. Seems black and a couple other colors are shipping first.

 

[lukejwalka23]

You can order through tmobile site with code fallfun30 for 30% off bringing cost to 207.99

Just a thought.

Ian B

Even at $227 shipped to my address, can't make myself pull the trigger on the purchase with the reviews on it. Tried to play with it at a BB Friday, but it wasn't linked to a phone yet.

 

[Ian B]

Even at $227 shipped to my address, can't make myself pull the trigger on the purchase with the reviews on it. Tried to play with it at a BB Friday, but it wasn't linked to a phone yet.

I agree w your point. Tried to test it at my BB yesterday and the battery was dead and not charging, ugh!!! Just posted the price for the ones that want it now. I think I will wait and see what updates it gets by Christmas and get it then if the price drops.

Ian B

 

[Raptor007]

The BB in my area didn't have any to see over the weekend and the Samsung store was poorly manned so I skipped on it. Considering getting it from t-mobile and giving it a go. Not sure what their return policy is.

 

[Farish]

Based on everything, not just talking about price, the Sony SW2 is looking like a better choice. I think the gear was rushed. It is available at the Best Buy near where I live.

 

[MaTtKs1]

Based on everything, not just talking about price, the Sony SW2 is looking like a better choice. I think the gear was rushed. It is available at the Best Buy near where I live.

Most comparisons I've seen give the upper hand to the Gear.

http://m.cnet.com/news/sony-smartwa...-big-battle-in-the-wearable-tech-war/57601585

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[Gadgetlover0408]

I pulled the trigger with the discount from tmobile.. I figure I test it and if I dont like it I gave it a try. If I do like it I saved myself 90.00 including shipping and tax. The watch can only get better with updates. With more watches coming to the market soon, Samsung will be sure to give us more.

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[Farish]

Most comparisons I've seen give the upper hand to the Gear.

Sony SmartWatch vs. Samsung Galaxy Gear: The first big battle in the wearable tech war - CNET Mobile

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I really like the gear here are the problems I see for me which makes me favor the SW2.

SW would work with my S4 today.

Broader range of apps available as it uses the play store.

SW has better battery life.

Lastly if I wanted to switch to another brand of phone, I am not locked into Samsung.

I am impatient but the watch I really want to see is the Qualcomm toq coming. That looks pretty well done.

 

[MaTtKs1]

I really like the gear here are the problems I see for me which makes me favor the SW2.

SW would work with my S4 today.

Broader range of apps available as it uses the play store.

SW has better battery life.

Lastly if I wanted to switch to another brand of phone, I am not locked into Samsung.

I am impatient but the watch I really want to see is the Qualcomm toq coming. That looks pretty well done.

From what I've seen, the Gear works with the S4 as well. I believe I've seen mention of it here and on the xda developer forums.

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[21stNow]

I got it to work with the S4. The only thing that I noticed is that it didn't pull the weather information. I didn't do other things like take pictures during the brief time that I had it paired.

The battery life hasn't seemed that bad to me. Standby battery consumption is very little. I took it off of the charger last night and woke up this morning to a 100%-charged battery. The battery life will go down as you are actively using it, but that's expected with any device.

 

[ttexxan]

I have had my gear for couple days now and completely satisfied. Works great in a pinch to answer calls and take quick photos. I posted this photo in another thread and couldn't be happier with performance. It will be even better with more functions but for now working great. This comes from a guy who never wears a watch.

FYI mine charges wicked fast and used today off and on from 8 am till 9 pm still had 85 percent use. This is checking time often, snapping couple of photos and checking weather and answering a call.

Photo from galaxy gear no editing done

 

[buzzy3970]

I have had my gear for couple days now and completely satisfied. Works great in a pinch to answer calls and take quick photos. I posted this photo in another thread and couldn't be happier with performance. It will be even better with more functions but for now working great. This comes from a guy who never wears a watch.

FYI mine charges wicked fast and used today off and on from 8 am till 9 pm still had 85 percent use. This is checking time often, snapping couple of photos and checking weather and answering a call.

Photo from galaxy gear no editing done

http://hornfrogs.zenfolio.com//img/...=9M79Mx4Lc4fPmK1bkRhn892nG0kCQguemQ_p0KXez8g=

That's a really nice photo. Wouldn't have expected that to come from the gear. I'm getting more and more excited about my purchases now to wait on Verizon.

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[rclifton]

I got it to work with the S4. The only thing that I noticed is that it didn't pull the weather information. I didn't do other things like take pictures during the brief time that I had it paired.

The battery life hasn't seemed that bad to me. Standby battery consumption is very little. I took it off of the charger last night and woke up this morning to a 100%-charged battery. The battery life will go down as you are actively using it, but that's expected with any device.

It's pretty limited when using it with the S4 currently compared to the Note 3. S Voice doesn't work so there is no sending texts from the watch like with the Note or any voice commands, notifications don't work, no weather, no linking the pedometer with S Health, it doesn't re-pair automatically with the S4 probably 50% of the time at least and for some reason it has a bug where sometimes when you place a call on the phone it still goes to the watch. The experience on the Note 3 is considerably better.

 

[STARGATE]

That's a really nice photo. Wouldn't have expected that to come from the gear. I'm getting more and more excited about my purchases now to wait on Verizon.

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I agree! :thumbup:

Sent From a Galaxy S4 Away!

 

[STARGATE]

It's pretty limited when using it with the S4 currently compared to the Note 3. S Voice doesn't work so there is no sending texts from the watch like with the Note or any voice commands, notifications don't work, no weather, no linking the pedometer with S Health, it doesn't re-pair automatically with the S4 probably 50% of the time at least and for some reason it has a bug where sometimes when you place a call on the phone it still goes to the watch. The experience on the Note 3 is considerably better.

Good to know. I'll keep on waiting for a nice integration with the GS4 and a great price reduction! :thumbup:

Sent From a Galaxy S4 Away!

 

[Haalcyon]

I ran to Best Buy to try to get a Galaxy Gear yesterday with but they just about laughed at me. :-( I had to order it through AT&T.

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[21stNow]

It's pretty limited when using it with the S4 currently compared to the Note 3. S Voice doesn't work so there is no sending texts from the watch like with the Note or any voice commands, notifications don't work, no weather, no linking the pedometer with S Health, it doesn't re-pair automatically with the S4 probably 50% of the time at least and for some reason it has a bug where sometimes when you place a call on the phone it still goes to the watch. The experience on the Note 3 is considerably better.

Thanks for doing a more extensive test than I did!

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I ran to Best Buy to try to get a Galaxy Gear yesterday with but they just about laughed at me. :-( I had to order it through AT&T.

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Why did couldn't you get it from Best Buy? Was it just that they were sold out or was it something else?

 

[Haalcyon]

Why did couldn't you get it from Best Buy? Was it just that they were sold out or was it something else?

They only got a few and and sold out almost instantly.

 

[Gadgetlover0408]

That's the problem I'm having nobody had it... I don't have T-Mobile but I ordered through them and its on backorder.... I don't think Samsung expected it to be popular

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[DAS]

I've had mine since Saturday and I am so glad I decided to get it. Everyone it seemed at the Samsung Experience Shop in Best Buy was standing around with me waiting for the reps to set up my Note 3, and get the Gear up and running. It made me almost feel like some kind of celebrity.

After the rep performed the sync and people gathered around to see it actually in operation I could tell that many people were shocked with all it CAN do. I realize the functionality is limited with first iteration, but after wearing it for two days now I can say that I'm quite impressed.

I took mine off the charger at 6am. I checked email messages, replied to text messages using S-Voice (which I think works better on the Gear than it ever did on the phone), called my wife several times, and even received a few calls. Took some photos of my kids, and a few short videos. In fact, it stayed connected to my Note 3 for the entire time. When I went to bed at 1:30 a.m. this morning (after watching the tape delay of the NASCAR race) the battery level on the Gear was at 55%. In my book that's amazing battery life. I have it set to Outdoor mode so the screen is at its brightest level.

Folks, don't listen to the negative "professional" reviews. Even those nay-sayers here on AC. I just think many people want to hate on it just because its Samsung. I get that. I would encourage you to buy one, try it for yourself, and I believe you will be pleasantly surprised.

One more thing: Unlike what most people think. You don't need to hold the watch up to your mouth to talk (as long as you are indoors). The microphone picks up your voice quite well. Granted the speaker is a small (after all what do you expect), but it omits sound as well as to be expected.