The Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro might be a fitness tracker first and a fairly good one at that, but it doesn't fall short when it comes to being a smartwatch too. If you're looking for better apps above and beyond the fitness-focused ones, the Samsung app ecosystem may not be for you and you're perhaps...

Sharp and colourful screen; Versatile fitness tracking; Great water resistance;

Smartwatch-style battery life; A bit chunky; Limited extra apps;

The Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro is a fitness tracker with a smartwatch-grade screen. It tracks walks and runs, and is also a pretty good way to check incoming emails without taking phone from pocket. It’s ready for the pool too, and costs a lot less than an Apple Watch Series 3. Considering it can run third-party apps, though, you may be disappointed with the scope of its smarts. And make sure you’re ready for its size. It’s bigger than most band-style wearables, so may look worse than it does in photos if you have smaller wrists.

Sharp and colourful screen; Versatile fitness tracking; Great water resistance;

Smartwatch-style battery life; A bit chunky; Limited extra apps;

The Gear Fit2 Pro is Samsung's latest smart fitness band. It made its debut at IFA 2017 and is the successor to the Gear Fit2 . It's an iterative improvement, which may be why Samsung opted to keep the same number for it.

Design; Excellent AMOLED display; Well-suited to swimmers

Higher price; Annoyingly complicated configuration; Heart rate measurement sometimes unreliable

A solid fitness tracker/smartwatch hybrid, but it's a smidgen overpriced.

Good screen; iOS and Android compatible; Solid distance tracking

Below-average battery life; Expensive

The Gear Fit2 Pro tries to bring together simple fitness tracking with smartwatch functionality and does most of the basics right

Activity trackers are big business, or at least they should be. But Jawbone and Pebble have gone under leaving Fitbit as something of a behemoth in the market, supported by the likes of Misfit, TomTom and Garmin.

From laps to cups of coffee, Samsung's Fit2 Pro tracks your every move

Easy to navigate interface; Water-resistant; Water lock mode avoids errant screen; Streams Spotify and stores 500 songs; Under Armour fitness tracking a fun addition

No iOS or Apple Music support at time of review; Slightly bulky for smaller wrists; Requires a tight fit to register heart rate

Awesome fitness watch

So, the Gear Fit2 Pro is another fine wearable from Samsung. The trouble is that so is the original Gear Fit2 and thanks to the inescapable march of time, it's now very, very cheap. And almost as good.