6 best alternatives to Samsung Gear S2 3G as of 2018 - Slant

Apple Watch

Top Pro

Works well with iPhone

Health apps downloaded on iPhone can be integrated with Apple Watch See More

Top Con

Expensive

Apple Watch is said to cost $349 USD. See More

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Digital Crown

The Digital Crown allows you to zoom in and out with various applications and can be used as a button. See More

Top Con

Works only with iPhones

You need to have an iPhone (5 or later) to pair this smartwatch. It will not work with any other device, and has limited capabilities on its own (and still require the iPhone for the initial setup). See More

Top Pro

First -rate app support

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Heart rate sensor

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Haptic feedback for notifications

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Sensitive touch

Allows for taps and presses to be registered as two different types of input. See More

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Siri / Digital Assistant Support

You can use Siri directly from the Apple Watch, allowing you to call or text, but also to get directions, and more. See More

Top Pro

Great fitness app support

The Apple Watch integrates with virtually every well-known fitness and calorie tracking app out there. See More

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Customizable watch faces

Can customize the watch faces with "complications" such as weather forecast, traffic, meeting schedule, etc… or your own photos. See More

Top Pro

Can unlock your Mac

If you have a Mac with sufficient Bluetooth chip support the Apple Watch can be used in place of your password or touch ID to login/unlock the system when in proximity. See More

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Standalone phone calls

Series 3 can make and receive phone calls by itself, without the need to connect to a smartphone. See More

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Polar M400

Top Con

Sleep tracking lacks detail and accuracy

If you are awake for an extended period of time in the middle of the night and then fall back asleep, the fitness tracker may not see the additional hours as part of your sleep. See More

Top Pro

Gives you a lot of options for customizing different types of workouts

The "Sport Profile" feature allows you to customize what stats you want to see for each type of exercise. For example, you may want the GPS on for running but not for a circuit workout. These preset profiles save you from having to set up the device each time you exercise. See More

Top Con

Unattractive and bulky design

The tracker is quite wide and hard to miss, it's not something that can blend in with what you're wearing outside of sport/exercise type settings. See More

Top Pro

Gives you custom activity goals suitable for your level

The daily activity goal is a good way to find out how active you really are in your everyday life. Here you can choose your typical activity level from three options and see how active you need to be to reach your daily activity goal. The time you need to complete your daily activity goal depends on the level you have chosen and the intensity of your activities. Age and gender also affect the intensity you need to reach your daily activity goal. See More

Top Con

Short battery life when using the GPS

With the GPS turned on, battery life goes from around 24 days to 9 hours. This is likely fine for people who will always have opportunities to charge it after their run. However for anyone hoping to use the GPS for longer activities, such as hiking, that may not be long enough to be useful. See More

Top Pro

Detailed reports

The fitness tracker offers excellent reporting including distance, speed, cadence, heart rate (if paired with monitor), ascent, decent, calories, recovery status, and more. See More

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Ability to add training notes

The app allows you to add additional notes to your workouts for better tracking. See More

Specs

Heart rate:Chest strap compatible

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LG Watch Urbane LTE

Top Pro

Allows making contactless payments

Built-in NFC connectivity allows making contactless payments via the watch. See More

Top Con

Non-removable leather strap

The strap includes antennas that are required for LTE capabilities and LG's proprietary NFC payment solution and as such are non-removable. See More

Top Pro

Good build quality

The watch has a solid metal body with a clasp-based band. See More

Top Con

Confusing interface

The interface takes some getting used to as apart from dedicated home and settings buttons, the navigation feels random - sometimes swipes don't work where you'd expect them to work, sometimes cycling doesn't work where you'd expect it to work. See More

Top Pro

Water and dust resistant

The product is IP67 certified. The certification guarantees that the product can be submerged up to a meteer in water at room temperature for up to 30 minutes. See More

Top Con

Designed to be paired with a smartphone

While the watch can work fine on its own, certain apps and functionality work better when the watch is paired with a phone. See More

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Somewhat slow

Opening and closing apps takes enough time to where the watch feels unresponsive. See More

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Bulky

The watch is among the thickest smartwatches around and has a considerable weight to it. See More

Specs

Connectivity:Bluetooth 4.0 LTE NFC Wi-Fi b/g/n

CPU:Snapdragon 400 1.2 Ghz

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Moto 360 (2015)

Top Pro

Ambient light sensor allows automatically adjusting brightness

The Moto 360 includes an ambient light sensor that helps automatically adjust screen's brightness based on how light or dark are your surroundings. See More

Top Con

The display is not completely round

A small part at the bottom of the display is missing for it to be completely circular. See More

Top Pro

Moto 360 has multiple, good-looking watchfaces to choose from that can be customized further

The smartwatch has a good selection of high-quality, elegant watchfaces. Additionally, Moto's app Connect allows changing background and color of different elements for these watchfaces (with some of them having additional, watchface-specific options). See More

Top Pro

Band and body customization options are available

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Bright, responsive screen that lights up as its lifted

Lifting the watch will turn on the screen. See More

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Wireless charging

Moto 360 is compatible with any Qi wireless charger. See More

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Polar M430

Top Pro

It can track a variety of activities

Although this watch is targeted primarily at runners, you can also use it for biking, swimming, strength training, and many other indoor and outdoor activities that you can choose in the Polar app. See More

Top Con

The software is somewhat limited

You are basically stuck with only three watch faces, which limits your ability to customize the watch for your particular needs and preferences. See More

Top Pro

It doubles as a great general-use fitness tracker

Not only is this watch useful for running, you can leave it on for the whole day and it will monitor your sleep, give recommendations on training intensity as well as recovery, and keep your heart rate in check. With GPS off, it can work for 20 days, so you'll only have to take it off twice a month or so to recharge. See More

Top Con

You'll have to rely solely on GPS for tracking

Overall, the tracking works well, but it would be much more reliable if the watch also had Glonass capabilities, in case you lose GPS signal. See More

Top Pro

The price is very competitve

This watch offers great value for the money - usually, you have to be ready to pay $300 and more for a decent sports watch, but M430 does the same job and costs around $200. See More

Top Con

No music playback

This watch can neither store any music or control the playback from your phone. See More

Top Pro

It has one of the most precise on-wrist heart rate monitors

Even to date, the majority of sports watches don't offer particularly good hear rate tracking capabilities. You either have to buy an additional chest strap or rely on built-in sensors that are often imprecise. The M430 offers the best of the two worlds - you can get data nearly as precise as from a chest strap without having to buy and wear one. See More

Specs

Touchscreen:Yes

Thickness:12 mm

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Nokia Steel HR

Top Pro

Wake up feature

Monitors your sleep and wakes you up within a specific time when your not in deep REM. See More

Top Con

Glass is not scratch resistance to keys.

Easy solution is to put either your watch on your other arm, or your keys in the opposite pocket. See More

Top Pro

Water Proof

Excellent for people who swim a lot. See More

Top Pro

Long lived battery life.

The battery life is amazing almost 2 weeks and it is at 50% See More

Top Pro

Has interchangeable bands to choose from.

Materials: Leather, silicon, woven. Colors: Red, Blue, and Black. Some of these are planned, others are going to be added. See More

Top Pro

Helpful companion app for your phone.

Nokia Healthmate can adjust things like time, position of the hands, what notifications appear on it. Shows/records your activity history, which includes heart rate, sleep cycle, steps, distance. On Android it communicates with Google Fit and underguards MyFitnessPal. It doesn't consume a lot of battery life either, maybe like three percent over a normal charge. See More

Specs

Weight:49g (watch only)

Waterproof:165 feet deep (50 m, 5 ATM)

Touchscreen:None

Heart rate:Heart rate infrared sensor / Beats per minute

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