I am really impressed with this small activity tracker’s capability. This is my opinion and experience with the Gear fit 2 pro. Elsewhere, you may have noticed many bad reviews. I found it hard to understand all of the other bad reviews. I understand that many of them may have had faults but I have not experienced any of these problems. I purchased this from the USA as it was much cheaper there. From Amazon.com it was only 150$. The shipping costs were quite a lot but still cheaper than buying in the U.K
I can firmly say that so far I have been satisfied with my purchase. There is no reason for me to demote a star from the rating because I have had no major problems. I have had other smart watches in the past but this has to top the list. It isn’t quite as fancy as the Samsung Gear Sport, gear S3 or Apple Watch but for the price, that is totally forgivable. I bought the TomTom Spark 3 before at the same price as this and the Gear fit 2 pro completely dominates.
It has many top of the range features such as Offline Spotify (you can’t get elsewhere), gps, heart rate, water-proofing and super Amoled display. It is missing a couple of cool features such as NFC payments and a speaker built-in but again, for the price that can’t be expected.
Having Offline music and especially Spotify, is a game-changer. It has 4gb of storage built-in which should be more than enough for music on your watch. Compared to the Gear Sport, the Gear fit 2 pro doesn’t have many apps for it but honestly most of the apps from Times are useless. This watch should have all you need without downloading any extra apps, though you can add watch faces and screensavers which is cool.
At first I was a bit skeptical of Speedo On. I wondered why Samsung needed Speedo to track swimming which Samsung could already do. I slowly realised that the real gem was Speedo’s technology. It is really advanced and tracks you swimming in better ways than the stock Samsung app. It can detect stroke types and give detailed feedback. It makes much more sense to me now. Instead of Samsung pouring precious resources into this department they use Speedo’s famous brand to create a really great tool. I use Speedo’s swim programs all the time which are great. They are written by the world’s best swimmers and make my swims much more beneficial. I was taking lane coaching lessons but I stopped when I realised that these programs were doing more good than the coach. It is really great being able to connect the watch to the programs. It means that you can see the program on your watch which is so much better. For these reasons I now love Speedo On.
I’ll be honest. The heart rate monitor isn’t as accurate as others out there or compared to a chest strap but it will more than do. It will be fine for most for the likes of running and cycling but not weight-training or anything with little body movement. It is amazing to be able to use the heart-rate monitor while swimming 🏊 Even though Apple accomplished that with their Apple Watch 2, not many other companies have latched onto that idea. For any swimmers, this is so useful. This, for me, sets this Watch away from a lot of other competition.
Pros:
Small tracker
Looks cool
Great battery life (4-5 days)
Waterproof
Collaboration with Speedo On (I use it all the time)
Touchscreen
Nice interface
Changeable watch faces
Offline Spotify
WiFi built-in
Supports all notifications
Reply to notifications from Watch
Easy-to-read
Cons:
Many people describe their problems (I haven’t had any)
No speaker
No NFC
Spotify requires membership
Poor app selection with Tizen
As you can see, I have included many more advantages than disadvantages and that is for good reasons. I find this activity tracker better than most on the market. It isn’t quite the best but for all you get, it is so hard to beat it. If I haven’t convinced you and you’re looking for alternatives to this I could recommend the Samsung Gear Sport as that is very similar to this but just eliminates many of the disadvantages. I could also recommend the Huawei Watch 2 but I wouldn’t advise it over this. I have loved this watch for as long as I’ve had it and I hope you find it as good for you.
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