Samsung Gear 2 Neo Smartwatch - Black (US Warranty) ***Discontinued by Manufacturer***

Before I purchased this one I was planning on purchasing the Fit, but after reading hundreds of reviews about both I decided to pick up this little guy. Before getting it I new exactly what it does, so I had no expectations whatsoever regarding to features at the time when it was delivered; it was all about the experience and performance... Performance wise, it is great. No hiccups, no delays, all goes smooth. The overall experience, that is what caused me drop one star on the rating. If I have to buy this product again, I would not pay more than $120 for it. It does what Samsung advertised that it will do, and it does it well, don't get me wrong, but its features and the overall experience are not worthy of the $200 price tag. These are qualitative stuff that I cannot describe because they are 100% related to my own desires, so I cannot give specifics because we are all different, with different taste... But, again, the product does what is was meant to do, and it does it well. Connection with my phone is always smooth, transferring files to the Neo (music) over bluetooth works fine, I have not transferred pictures or videos to the Neo yet, pedometer works extremely well, heart rate sensor works fine (if your wrist is not wet, like when you are doing cardio), calls from the Neo work superb too. One thing that I would like from this device is to be able to read and reply to SMS when your default SMS program on your phone is not the stock Messages app. That app on the phone has many limitations and I am forced now to use it in order to interact with the Neo. Well, I hope that this would help you, guys. Enjoy your Neo!UPDATE: One and a half year later, I am still in love with this guy. When I forget to wear it I feel kind of lost! Hehehehe. I have increased my rating from 4 to 5 stars for several reasons: (1) This is one of the first smart watches out there, and there have been no big changes on the smart watch business since its release. (2) After playing with the different settings/options provided by the Gear Manager app and the apps from the Samsung Gear Store, I have managed to setup the watch the way that I need. I can now compose and reply (in full text) to my SMS's and get notifications from virtually all the apps from my phone. (3) Battery life is awesome, it lasts for two and even three days. (4) Range of connection to the phone goes over 30m under certain conditions. I did notice a big difference when I upgraded from a Galaxy S3 to a S5; the bluetooth range doubled or tripled, so this is directly related to the phone.

Folks. Samsung gets a lot of criticism for its products and I don't doubt for a second that Apple is behind a lot of it. Anyways, I bought the Gear 1 and also the Gear Fit and both were no-go. I did my research and decided to try the Neo 2 and to my surprise and enjoyment, it has turned out to be very reliable. I tested the walking mode and walked a quarter of a mile (.25) and the watch showed .24. Not bad. Running it gave me a bad reading, but then you must realize that it all depends on your arm swing. Plus my treadmill was set at a 30% inclination, so it might have been my fault.Phone calls? Awesome. I will never miss another call with the Neo 2. It flashes bright and vibrates and I can answer the call right on the smart watch. The volume is kind of low, but still workable.Alarms.. I have been using the Fitbit as a silent alarm to wake me up in the morning without waking my wife up. I am a disabled veteran and I can't sleep without sedation. I take three medications at night and it takes a loud horn to wake me up. But I tested the Neo 2 this morning and guess what? It vibrated long enough to wake me up. So those that say that the vibration is too weak are wrong. It works.Battery life: Well, first thing you need to do is turn off the wrist movement activation. I did that and I turn the watch on by pressing the button, which is easy. I got the watch on Monday with only 54% of battery life and today is Thursday and it is at 10%. I intend to let it die and then charge for the first time (that's what you're supposed to do the first time). So, I am confident that this bad boy is going to last me for the entire week without having to charge. That's including 3-5 daily calls, lots of text notifications, etc. So it's not like I'm just wearing it and not using it.Exercise. I use watch to capture my running time and distance and also walking and steps and it all gets recorded in the Health application on your phone. So this is very useful. Wish it had a calorie function to track my intake along with my exercise (like the fitbit app), but maybe this will come later.Finally, I recommend all of you that got the Neo 2 to buy Clocki for Gear 2. For $2 bucks you'll get six additional faces for your clock and #1 and #6 are simply awesome. It'll make you want to look at your smart watch all day.So... I'm keeping my Neo 2; yes, there will be more smart watches coming out and some might work better. But if you own a Samsung smartphone like I do, my experience is that nothing works better than another Samsung product. Just like my bluetooth headset. Man, I bought tons of them and none worked until I got the Samsung 3300,which works beautifully with my Note 3.Hope this feedback helps others to decide. I don't think you'll regret buying it, especially if you own a Samsung smartphone.

Had this watch for a few months now. I bought it primary to track my fitness and hold my music all in one. It does just that. It never lets me down. Is very accurate, I have ran with a gps system to test it. The speaker could be a little better if I don't want my headset but its nothing to complain about as its just a small unit. Pairs great with my headset and responds well to any request. I don't go for a run without it.

Fantastic watch. Had it for about 2 weeks now and dont remember what it was like before the watch. Very easy to use, great apps. Battery life is as advertised ( about 2 - 3 days depending on use) great product. Shipped to me in 24 hours. Overall fantastic experience.

Very happy with the purchase. Pretty well exactly as written up in various blogs and Youtube reviews. To date, the heart rate monitor does seem to work fairly well. One minor glitch; it reads steps while knitting, for those of you that may knit, apparently you are exercising more than you thought!Extremely handy device and very happy we made the purchase.

I wear it every time I go outside. I found the pedometer very useful as I see that I actually stared to walk a little more and lost 5 pounds. I love it. I would recommend it to anyone with a compatible android. :)

The warranty is not valid for this product! I went to the Samsung store and they said any Samsung product you buy from Amazon is not valid and they won't fix my watch. DON'T BUY!