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if you're a fan of pocket now you know that we do review rebuttals pieces that allow team members to dissent from or agree with a review conclusion well our own aunt on dinadh has yet to review Samsung's gear fit so I can't do a rebuttal quite yet but because I think I know what Tony's going to say about the device and honestly because my own review unit has to go back to Samsung today I'm here to make up a word and give you our first-ever review pre Buttle i'm michael fisher with pocket now and i've spent about 24 hours with samsung's new gear fit here are my impressions after the first day like I say I already know what some of Anton's objections are going to be because the fit isn't perfect I got a handle on some of its limitations on my recent fitness adventure with s health which you should go check out if you want to see how well the gear fit holds up to a kayaking expedition among other things the heart rate sensor doesn't always work properly the s health features aren't consistently reliable you can't take phone calls on it and there's no onboard storage for playing media like there is on the gear too so if you're buying the gear fit because it's called the fit you might have some qualms but if you're like me and the appeal of the fit is mainly that it's a SmartWatch that stands out you might think differently with its curved screen and tiny footprint the gear fit is the coolest looking piece of technology I've ever put on my wrist it was a little awkward when the display was confined to landscape and I needed to wear it under my palm though if it's good enough for Admiral Kirk it's good enough for me of course that's not always convenient especially when typing so Samsung released a portrait mode that looks surprisingly good and the customization options in the home screen styler go a long way toward keeping the experience fresh as for the main convenience of using a SmartWatch unobtrusive notifications the gear fit does well you still need to go to your phone for reading entire messages or to read multiple messages arriving in a quick succession but for the quick glances smart watches are built for the fit holds its own and it does so for a surprisingly long time given its size even after that day long exercise expedition and a night of sleep monitoring the gear fit was on track to last three solid days and that's with heavy use yes that means you'll have to charge it pretty often and while some might grouse about the lack of a standard charger I love the new charging sled which is tiny compared to the giant cradle of yesteryear again we'll have more on the gear fit as part of a proper review coming soon for now I'll just say that if I carry a Galaxy smartphone the fit is the SmartWatch I'd buy to go along with it and not because of its fitness capabilities be sure to check out our galaxy s5 review here on YouTube and follow subscribe like and please share this video if you did enjoy it until next time this has been Michael Fisher with pocket now thanks for watching