When comparing Sony Smartwatch 2 vs Samsung Gear Fit, the Slant community recommends Sony Smartwatch 2 for most people. In the question“What are the best smartwatches?” Sony Smartwatch 2 is ranked 2nd while Samsung Gear Fit is ranked 31st. The most important reason people chose Sony Smartwatch 2 is:
Although the Sony Smartwatch 2 only comes with watchband in the box the Smartwatch 2 can be used with Sony' options or any 24mm watchband.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Interchangeable Watchbands
Although the Sony Smartwatch 2 only comes with watchband in the box the Smartwatch 2 can be used with Sony' options or any 24mm watchband.
Pro IP57 Waterproof
The Sony Smartwatch 2 can withstand 30 minutes of being being under 1 meter of water
Pro Minimalistic Design
The design is consistent with the style of the Sony Xperia range, being very minimalistic and clean.
Pro Has smartwatch-like functionality
With Gear Fit you can view emails and texts, get notifications from apps, dismiss calls and reply with preset text snippets.
Pro Colorful, curved touchscreen sAMOLED display
The Gear Fit has a vibrant sAMOLED display that's bright enough to be easy to use in a bright environment. It also allows switching the orientation of the display layout from the default horizontal to vertical.
Pro Virtual coach
Based on live readings, the Gear Fit app provides real-time suggestions during your workout.
Cons
Con Unimpressive Display
The Smartwatch 2 uses a 1.6-inch 220 x 176 pixel LCD. This results in a disappointing 176 PPI.
Con Sluggish Software
The interactions with the software are not of the quality you would come to expect after using a modern smartphone, in particular the scrolling is laggy and the tap detection is buggy.
Con Sometimes unresponsive touchscreen
The Gear Fit has been known to have an unresponsive touchscreen at random times, while a restart may help this is a worry that users will have to deal with from time to time.
Con Inaccurate step counter
The step counter is often inaccurate with it over recording the steps one makes, this basically makes the feature useless if accurate readings are necessary.
Con Heart rate monitor is slow and inaccurate
The heart rate monitor seems to be often all over the place with its tracking. Often it will be reading an extremely higher rate than what the user has, which will not only throw off their data but could also interrupt ones exercising.
Con Very difficult to find
The newer version of this tracker has been out for some time. It's quite difficult to find this version new, though you can still get it refurbished.
Con Poor battery life and clunky battery charger
Gear Fit last about two days of active use and requires an extra battery charger adapter to charge.
Con Requires Android phone for alarm
The Samsung Gear Fit will serve as a notification device for Android phone alarms, but has no alarm feature of its own.
Con No way to overview sleep activity
There is currently no way to see an overview of ones sleep activity. There is also no automatic tracking of sleep, one needs to set the watch to the time they want it to start tracking sleep which is unreliable due to it being difficult to nail down the exact time one actually falls asleep.