When Samsung launched its original Gear S in 2014, the rectangular based smartwatch met with a yowling MEH from tech enthusiasts and customers all over the world. But then, Gear S was an exorbitantly ambitious wearable with lots of expectations, which was trying to be a jack-of-all-trades, but...

Subtle Design; Innovative Rotating Bezel; Bright; Sharp & Responsive Screen; Compatible with Most of the Android Phones; Long Battery Life; Intuitive Controls; IP68 Certified; Solid S-Health App

Tizen OS Still Lacks Good Apps Selection; Average S Voice Assistant

It's hardly a stretch to say that the Gear S2 is Samsung's best effort yet at making a compelling smartwatch. The hardware is very attractive and well made, and between the standard and Classic version you'll likely be able to settle on one that fits your style.

Compact and light; Innovative rotating bezel; Great screen; Good battery life

Software still tries to do too much; Native apps offer poor experience; More complicated than Android Wear; Notification support not entirely universal

The next Smartwatch that Samsung launched called the Gear S2 is pretty interesting and innovative. The Samsung Gear S2 is using a new style of navigation; simply rotate the circular dial in clockwise or anti clockwise direction.

The Gear S2 is an interesting new player in the wearable realm that definitely offers a twist or two of its own to impress. Granted, that is still the case with most other offers in the fresh and rapidly-developing smartwatch niche, but the Gear S2 is a true change of pace within Samsung's rich...

Samsung was one of the first to release a smartwatch and a few devices later it has run between Android Wear and its own proprietary system that would only work with Samsung smartphones.

When you can do so much with your smartphone, it's easy to assume that your smartwatch needs to be equally capable in order to make it worthwhile on your wrist. Problem is, all those talents can turn the wearable experience into a confusing morass of tapping, swiping, scrolling, and swearing.

It's no secret Samsung is doing its best to make Tizen a force in the platform wars currently controlled by Apple and Google. For years, Samsung's hardware has paired with an operating system over which it has diminishing control, and despite its incredible success in the market, the inevitability...