{"id":46073,"date":"2015-11-09T15:14:03","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T15:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=46073"},"modified":"2015-11-11T14:25:41","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T14:25:41","slug":"samsung-gear-s2-reviews-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/11\/samsung-gear-s2-reviews-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Gear S2 reviews roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"
7.7<\/div>\n
Samsung Gear S2
\nNovember 2015<\/div>\n

Samsung have been in the smartwatch game longer than most, but so\u00a0far none of their watches has really been a breakout success. Their new Gear S2 model looks like their best effort yet though, with a slim full-circle display and a cool rotating bezel for scrolling around the Tizen OS.<\/p>\n

The watch has received average\u00a0to good reviews thus far, with reviewers praising the design, build quality and screen. Points have been taken off though, due to a limited app selection, mediocre battery life and poor voice support. Still, the S2 looks like one of the best Android smartwatches released this year.<\/p>\n

Read all of our selected Samsung Gear S2 reviews below (all scores out of 10).<\/p>\n

8.0<\/div>\n

The\u00a0Guardian<\/h3>\n

By\u00a0Samuel Gibbs<\/p>\n

“Latest Android-compatible Tizen watch is comfortable to wear, has a crisp round screen and great rotating bezel, making it Samsung\u2019s best by a mile.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Read the review in full<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\n
7.0<\/div>\n

The\u00a0Verge<\/h3>\n

By\u00a0Dan Seifert<\/p>\n

“A clinic on what a smartwatch should be.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Read the review in full<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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7.7<\/div>\n

Engadget<\/h3>\n

By\u00a0Chris Velazco<\/p>\n

“In the end, the Gear S2 is an above-average smartwatch that occasionally shimmers with brilliance — here’s hoping the sequel gets the developer love to make it a serious heavyweight.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Read the review in full<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\n
8.0<\/div>\n

TechRadar<\/h3>\n

By\u00a0Spencer Hart<\/p>\n

“This is by far Samsung’s best smartwatch yet, from its smarter, round design to the clever rotating bezel. However, the Gear S2 still looks and feels more like a tech lover’s device, and lacks a developer community.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Read the review in full<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\n
7.3<\/div>\n

CNET<\/h3>\n

By\u00a0Scott Stein<\/p>\n

“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.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Read the review in full<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\n
8.2<\/div>\n

Android Authority<\/h3>\n

By\u00a0Joshua Vergara<\/p>\n

“Samsung gets a lot right with their first round face smartwatch, including a unique and useful input method, but limited [app support] is what may ultimately give the edge to the competition.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Read the review in full<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Shop for the Gear S2 ><\/a><\/p>\n

Shop for Gear S2 accessories ><\/a><\/p>\n

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Samsung have been in the smartwatch game longer than most, but thus far none of their watches has really been a breakout success. Their new Gear S2 model looks like their best effort yet though, with a slim, full-circle display and a cool rotating bezel for scrolling around the Tizen OS. The watch has received middling to good reviews thus far, with reviewers praising the design, build quality and screen. Points have been taken off though, due to a limited app selection, mediocre battery life and poor voice support. Still, the Gear S2 looks like one of the best smartwatches for Android released this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":46105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[311,8130,7325,7521],"tags":[8129,8184,8187,173],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46073"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/78"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46073"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46172,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46073\/revisions\/46172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}