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.

W hile the unit was announced in August 2015, with an international release in October, it wasn't available in South Africa until November, and only really become a talking point and something worth considering in early 2016.

Samsung seems to have gotten the wearable right. And we do mean it when comparing the Gear S2 with other smartwatches that have been around in India. Officially launched in October 2015, the Gear S2 was pushed by Samsung into India only recently.

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.

As easy to get on with as a Pebble, as stylish as an Apple Watch and with that tactile, rotating bezel as its secret weapon, the Gear S2 is the kind of smartwatch you'd kick yourself for leaving at home.

Rotating bezel FTW; Simple; speedy to use OS; Good battery life

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ImageTagInstance gallery-490e85bd-2272-49dc-8827-0bd52f204af5 Introduction ImageTagInstance gallery-4230c19e-6d65-4d0b-810d-e4693e8aa8b8 Samsung is no stranger to making wearable gadgets. About two years ago, it brought us the HTMLTagInstance html-tag-bd1f15b5-7bd7-480a-a152-9ea896b44fcb Galaxy Gear, which was the company’s first attempt at making a modern smartwatch. Then came the HTMLTagInstance html-tag-19a3a45a-0f49-42c6-909d-613bc0f94b79 Gear 2, which filled many of the gaps its predecessor missed, all while adding extras like a camera and a speaker. And for the Gear S, Samsung threw in a larger screen along with a SIM card slot for cellular connectivity. The Samsung Gear S2, however, is shaping up like the first smartwatch by Samsung that holds potential to make a splash on the market -- the first that may appeal to a broad audience of geeks and non-geeks. And we’ve been excited to review it ever since it got announced -- we’ve been looking forward to test-driving its unique rota...

So far, 2016 has been a quiet year for wearable tech. The best watches and fitness bands you can buy right now were, for the most part, released in 2015. You can count the number of new and notable wearable things that debuted in the first five months of this year on one hand: The Fitbit Blaze, Fitbit Alta and -- for hard-core runners -- several new GPS watches from Garmin.

Samsung's newest smartwatch reinvents itself with a whole new look and feel to create one of the best-designed wrist gadgets around -- but it still lacks the apps to set it above the competition.

The Gear S2 has an eye-catching design, a clever rotating bezel that's actually useful, beautiful display, solid health tracking and slightly better battery life than other high-end smartwatches; Plus, it works with a variety of Android phones.

Fewer available apps or seamless connected services than Android Wear and Apple Watch; no speakerphone; S-Voice commands work, but not as well as they could; not compatible with iPhone.

Rotating bezel feels great; Well-made; Interesting, fairly intuitive UI;

Very expensive; Very poor apps selection; Battery life just OK with always-on screen; Slow voice commands; No iPhone support;