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Samsung's last SmartWatch the gear s2 was awesome but there's an even more advanced version gear s2 3g that can act as its own phone how does that work well there's a micro sim inside and it connects to Verizon or AT&T networks in the US you need to set it up with your phone plan then you make calls with the speakerphone or connected Bluetooth headset the microphone sounds as good as a regular phone but like the Apple watch it's a little hard to hear someone else is really on hold speaker you can use other apps using the 3G 4G cell connection as long as you've set it up for your data plan or you could use Wi-Fi messages Yelp weather navigation sports scores little bits of news or even milk music streaming right on your wrist there aren't that many apps but there are enough and the s2 will get samsung pay on all watches sometime this year for wrist payments but you still need to connect and pair with a Samsung or Android phone first along with all the apps before it works standalone pretty confusing the setup honestly if you don't want to use the phone features this watch also does speaker phone calls when paired with your phone a nice plus over the previous s2 it also has its own GPS for running or navigation the gear s2 3g is a lot thicker than other smartwatches but the battery life weirdly lasts less it's about three and a half to four hours of use or a day on standby I ran out of juice most days by dinnertime pricing is a bit of a mess on this one depending on the carrier and the contract it can range between 200 to 350 dollars and you'll have to pay extra for data I don't think it's worth it but yeah a full on its own SmartWatch does exist just in case you were dreaming of being that person