It is just so amazing .. you will never know how beautiful it until you wear it on and switch it on. It does get a bit warm, but honestly it's still my 1st day so I will leave another review after 2 weeks. I got it with special delivery and it arrived the next day, which was really great.

The Samsung Gear S smartwatch breaks new ground with phone-free communications, but makes too many compromises. With a high up-front price and monthly service charge, buy at your own risk.

Receives calls, text messages and notifications without a phone nearby.; Battery life is better than most full-color smartwatches.;

Large, clunky design with annoying clasp and snap-on charger.; Expensive up-front price with an additional monthly cost for wireless service.; Contacts won’t recognize your number for outgoing calls.; Interface is confusing, inconsistent and lacking in actionable notifications.;

The Samsung Gear S is bigger, more feature-packed and less reliant on your smartphone than any other smartwatch we've wrapped around our wrist this year. Unlike Android Wear watches such as the Moto 360 or the LG G Watch R , the Gear S acts more like a smartphone, letting you make calls, browse the...

Big; bright screen; Improved app support; Good S Health integration

Slightly laggy performance; Apps still need to be downloaded on phone

Samsung has released a number of smartwatches over the last 12 months. This time it was the turn of its first "standalone" smartwatch, a smartwatch which lets you make and receive calls from your wrist. Except, it's not really standalone, because you need a smartphone... a Samsung smartphone...

Great display; Voice calls and messaging work well; Good battery life; Sturdy build quality; It's kind of standalone

Expensive; Distractingly large; Initially uncomfortable; Watch face designs lack pizzazz

Samsung is knees deep in the latest trend of gearing up your wrist with an extension of your smartphone. The Gear S however walks the extra mile of offering independent 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity along with full telephony support.

2-inch curved Super AMOLED multi-touch screen with a resolution of 360 x 480 pixels (300 ppi pixel density; Plastic 67 g body; permanently mounted on a proprietary wrist band; available in black or white; Dual-core 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset with 512MB RAM and 4GB ROM; 300mAh battery (24h...

Way to big and clunky for most wrists; No standard band-replacement options available; and you can only get a black or white one from Samsung

The Gear S isn't very comfortable and definitely not a smartwatch for everyone but the device still has a few perks.

Slick OS; Nice AMOLED display; Can be a standalone phone; Decent battery life

Large and bulky; Strap is unwieldy; Still needs a Samsung phone; Expensive

Samsung has released so many smartwatches in the last year that it's easy to start tuning them out. But no matter what you think of the Gear S, it certainly isn't forgettable. Read on, as Gizmag reviews the most forward-thinking smartwatch you can buy.

Well for me it's the number one intelligent watch. Not perfect but on its way ... very light to weare and after a month I am very happy with it. The price is right compare to apple and the look is simply outstanding.

Very happy with samsung gear s watch

Revealed in Malaysia just today, the Samsung Gear S smartwatch is the first Samsung smartwatch that has stand-alone 3G connectivity. Retailing at RM1099 the smartwatch is due in November 2014. A little time with the smartwatch reveals tech specs that include both Bluetooth and WiFi support.