So I purchased an S2 3G for a moderately specific use case.
I don't much care for wearing a smart watch all day - I have other timepieces for that. But I loved the idea of having a fitness watch that could also stream music. Basically allowing me to walk out the door with only my watch and BT earbuds when I head out for a run. With the inclusion of GPS and the cell radio in the 3G version, I thought I'd finally found a device that would give me that. On top of still offering up notifications and phone calls in the absence of my phone. Add it Samsung Pay eventually making its way to the watch and that's a pretty solid package.
But alas, the GPS tracking of runs through S Health is so inaccurate it's not even useful. Technically it allows me to stream music and track runs. But the data isn't even close to my Garmin devices. I could forgive an error of maybe 6-10%. But it's like 30% off. Making it near useless for tracking my runs.
What's curious is that the map of my run that gets saved is damn near spot on. But the data - miles, pace, etc - is so wildly off.
I was holding out for the Moto 360 Sport since it'll have GPS and allow music to be stored through Google Play. Serving my primary two needs (run tracking and music playback). But have a Note 5 so wanted to give the S2 a shot. Blah. I might hold out hoping for an update but probably shouldn't hold my breath.
Great news for everyone else though that doesn't care for the accuracy of the GPS - this thing is stellar in all other functions. Really impressed by what Samsung built. Easily my favorite smart watch to date.
Anyone else have similar experience trying to track runs?
I don't much care for wearing a smart watch all day - I have other timepieces for that. But I loved the idea of having a fitness watch that could also stream music. Basically allowing me to walk out the door with only my watch and BT earbuds when I head out for a run. With the inclusion of GPS and the cell radio in the 3G version, I thought I'd finally found a device that would give me that. On top of still offering up notifications and phone calls in the absence of my phone. Add it Samsung Pay eventually making its way to the watch and that's a pretty solid package.
But alas, the GPS tracking of runs through S Health is so inaccurate it's not even useful. Technically it allows me to stream music and track runs. But the data isn't even close to my Garmin devices. I could forgive an error of maybe 6-10%. But it's like 30% off. Making it near useless for tracking my runs.
What's curious is that the map of my run that gets saved is damn near spot on. But the data - miles, pace, etc - is so wildly off.
I was holding out for the Moto 360 Sport since it'll have GPS and allow music to be stored through Google Play. Serving my primary two needs (run tracking and music playback). But have a Note 5 so wanted to give the S2 a shot. Blah. I might hold out hoping for an update but probably shouldn't hold my breath.
Great news for everyone else though that doesn't care for the accuracy of the GPS - this thing is stellar in all other functions. Really impressed by what Samsung built. Easily my favorite smart watch to date.
Anyone else have similar experience trying to track runs?
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