Samsung Gear Fit works fine for outdoor running, cycling activities. Perhaps, this is what it is designed for. If you are planning to buy this fancy wrist gadget to flaunt around at the gym, it will only disappoint as a fitness gear.

Fab Aesthetics; Smartwatch functions; Useful S Health Application

Below average battery; No option to reduce screen brightness; Cannot track Gym exercises

For anyone with a Samsung smartphone, the Gear Fit is the best choice, but for everyone else we'd suggest looking elsewhere if you're hoping to buy a smartwatch or fitness tracker in the near future.

With all of this in mind, we come to the most important question – would we buy the Samsung Gear Fit? The curved smartwatch definitely has a lot of appeal – the curved display look stylish on the wrist whilst viewing notifications and information is easy to adjust to.

I don't know why others have rated this when they haven't purchased it? Had this a few weeks and it's great I can go running with out my phone and still record most of my stats (no gas so no mapped route) The range on blue tooth is incredible and battery life what I'd expect from Samsung It may be a...

The Gear Fit is Samsung's answer to the activity tracker revolution. It's arrived as a Galaxy mobile-only accessory – rather than compatible with any old Android phone – alongside the other Samsung Gear smartwatches .

Phone notifications; Good looks; Curved AMOLED display; Lots of accessories

Poor sleep tracking; Accuracy issues; Limited analytics; Fiddly charging component

The features are the reason I bought this, I can call my phone when I lose it, read my texts as they come in and play music. The main reason I bought it was for the pedometer which does not work right. Put the watch on as soon about I bought it from ATT drove home it caluculated 374 steps.

Definately a good a good choice for those who want to keep on the go with fitness and technology and offers on screen realtime data and touch interface. The Fit is to be expected to be a fitness band first, as the screen size and shape only allow for the extra "smartwatch" side of things as a bit of...

allows you to track all your activities directly; easy to use; great battery.

3 apps required to make the most of it; doesn't offer in app coaching or goals

The Samsung Gear Fit is a futuristic looking smartwatch that focuses on being a fitness band first and a smartwatch second. When it first appeared on the scene ...

Stunning curved display is bright, big and beautiful; Offers a unique design that is futuristic.

Proprietary charger; Reading emails is a little awkward on the display and not easy to manage; Software could use a more than a few tweaks to make it more intuitive.

The Gear Fit looks the part, but when it comes to results, it doesn't make the podium. Like many Samsung devices, it's a jack of all trades, master of none. Its fitness skills are left wanting, while the screen is too cramped to make it a decent smartwatch.

The main use-case for smartwatches is receiving notifications. The Gear Fit handles this easily. Inbound SMS and messages from other services such as Facebook are displayed on the watch and you can even reply using the canned responses programmed into the watch.