This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 84%. (I'm a bot)While Google's Android Wear platform has gone through fits and starts, Samsung has built an extensive wearable lineup running on its own platform with the Gear watches.The Gear Sport blends some of the features of last year's bulky Gear S3, such as an upgraded display and interface, with a slightly smaller design that's more reminiscent of 2015's Gear S2. It's also the first Gear watch that's capable of swim tracking, and can withstand up to 50 meters of submersion.Part of the reason the Gear Sport is slightly smaller than the Gear S3 is its lack of LTE connectivity.The Gear Sport does have the ability to store music offline, and you can even download Spotify playlists right to the watch for listening with Bluetooth headphones while running or working out.Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Gear Sport works best when it's paired with a Samsung smartphone.All of those things also apply to the two-year-old Gear S2, which makes the Gear Sport far less impressive at the end of 2017.Summary Source | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Gear#1Sport#2Watch#3track#4App#5Post found in /r/gadgets and /r/Techfeed.NOTICE: This thread is for discussing the submission topic. Please do not discuss the concept of the autotldr bot here.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 84%. (I'm a bot)
While Google's Android Wear platform has gone through fits and starts, Samsung has built an extensive wearable lineup running on its own platform with the Gear watches.
The Gear Sport blends some of the features of last year's bulky Gear S3, such as an upgraded display and interface, with a slightly smaller design that's more reminiscent of 2015's Gear S2. It's also the first Gear watch that's capable of swim tracking, and can withstand up to 50 meters of submersion.
Part of the reason the Gear Sport is slightly smaller than the Gear S3 is its lack of LTE connectivity.
The Gear Sport does have the ability to store music offline, and you can even download Spotify playlists right to the watch for listening with Bluetooth headphones while running or working out.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Gear Sport works best when it's paired with a Samsung smartphone.
All of those things also apply to the two-year-old Gear S2, which makes the Gear Sport far less impressive at the end of 2017.
Summary Source | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Gear#1 Sport#2 Watch#3 track#4 App#5
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