Gear Sport (Gear S4) officially announced

[Cowboy8467]

Personally I am not impressed, and while I only got my Gear S3 classic about a month ago I'm glad that I decided to get it then rather than wait for the S4 like I had been thinking about doing. There are not enough changes between the S3 and the S4 to merit making a switch IMO.

https://www.engadget.com/2017/08/30/samsung-gear-sport-hands-on/





This youtube video has a good rundown of the watch, as well as the new Gear Fit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1zW5n2Q4-I

 

[amyf27]

I have Gear S3 Frontier and love it.

 

[jsk0703]

It's not an S4 to be clear. It's a step down from the S3. For example, you lose the MST capability with Samsung Pay and you cannot get an LTE version. This is how they were able reduce the size of the Gear Sport.

To be fair, the sport is going to be better for fitness and swimming functions. So I think it's a good addition to the lineup. I really like the blue color.

 

[ClintRo]

It's not an S4 to be clear. It's a step down from the S3. For example, you lose the MST capability with Samsung Pay and you cannot get an LTE version. This is how they were able reduce the size of the Gear Sport.

To be fair, the sport is going to be better for fitness and swimming functions. So I think it's a good addition to the lineup. I really like the blue color.

This^^

Nice additional line for someone who doesn't want the MST and would like a smaller watch.

 

[Cowboy8467]

What this probably means is that there will not be a true successor to the Gear S3 until next fall most likely.

 

[Jaycemiskel]

Well I definitely don't regret the decision to switch from the t-mobile version to the Verizon version of the Gear S3. I like the waterproofing of this watch and if it had MST I might would have considered it. I guess I'll wait until next year.

 

[Jim Morrison72]

Barf. Still have the S2 Classic and S3 Frontier, and am perfectly happy with those. This new watch seems rather pathetic to me.

 

[jsk0703]

Barf. Still have the S2 Classic and S3 Frontier, and am perfectly happy with those. This new watch seems rather pathetic to me.

I don't think it's all that bad. I can see why they marketed as a sport model. That was always a knock against the S3 due to the size and inaccuracies for health tracking.

Personally, I've lost about 30 lbs since I got my S3. Samsung Health isn't the greatest but life has been good since Myfitnesspal started working consistently.