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Did Anybody Even Buy The HTC Arrive???

i havent seen any threads posted or anything here whats going on? did u sprint guys pass on the arrive or something?

I will probably get one off contract this week. Not a fan of the form factor, but I need to replace my Diamond ASAP.

Not on Sprint.

I ordered. Looking at other forums it appears that instore stock at most stores was very limited. No best Buys or Radio Shacks carried it. Amazon and Wirefly had it cheaper, but it wont be here until wednesday.

I got one on Sat 3/20, pretty neat so far. I catch myself using my old WebOS gestures sometimes.

I got one today (3/21) Had carried an EVO since day one. still have both. so far so good. the biggest reason Im most likely gonna keep the arrive is the zune player and zune pass.

I posted this review on sprintusers.com:
I came from the Hero running the latest official ROM (Android 2.1 I believe). I've actually extensively played around with WP7 prior to this so I'm very familiar with the OS. IMO there is no comparison between the two devices. It had gotten to the point where I didn't use my Hero for anything other than phone calls and SMS becaues it was so slow. And it wasn't as if I had a bunch of stuff loaded onto it. Even after hard-resetting and only loading absolute essentials (such as Exchange data) it was still SLOOOOW. (lags to switch between screens, pull up menus, open SMS, etc.)
The Arrive on the other hand is lightning quick for the things I want it to do. It loads apps very quickly and never seems to bog down. I've managed to load two exchange accounts as well as several GB of music and videos, sync with FB, etc., and it's still fast. Fast to make phone calls, fast to SMS, fast to load apps. As I said, I have extensively played around with WP7 (was able to borrow a friend's HD7 for several days) so none of this is a suprise to me. Software-wise it delivers exactly as I thought it would.
Comparing the hardware to the HD7 has been interesting. I thought I would find the screen too small on the Arrive but it actually seems to be ok. Definitely smaller than the HD7 (obviously) but not so small as to be a deal-breaker. The biggest surprise has been the quality of the screens between the two. The HD7 colors are very washed out and the screen in general is kind of "meh". The Arrive screen though, really POPS. Colors are nice and saturated and the screen in general seems sharper. My friend who owns the HD7 agreed during a side-by-side comparison. As far as weight, it is noticeably heavier than the HD7. However I think the Arrive feels higher-end than the HD7, even though there is a lot of plastic in both. I can't put my finger on it-- maybe because it's more dense, i.e. more mass in a smaller package, it just seems more substantial.
The keyboard is a pleasure to use-- I have not had a physical keyboard since my HTC Apache back in '06 (!) and I realize now what I have been missing. Very easy to type, intuitive key placement, and good tactile feedback.
All in all I'm very satisfied with the phone. The limitations of the OS have been discussed ad nauseum elsewhere, but as long as you are ok with those limitations you won't be disappointed.
-R

my friend is picking his up today from wirefly
he has been wanting a windows phone since seeing my hd7 and dell venue pro. He likes it already and it's not even here
that said
battery life?

If only it has AT&T/T-Mo's US 3G, =(

i went to 3 sprint stores near my neighborhood, all sold out...

theclueless said:
i went to 3 sprint stores near my neighborhood, all sold out...
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you mean they didn't order any?

orangekid said:
you mean they didn't order any?
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Haha. Im assuming your right

Well the Arrive/7 Pro has it's own Forum section at the verrrrrry bottom of XDA. Most of the posts are there.
I bought one for myself and one for my wife. I am really digging it, there are obviously some things that is missing, but the overall responsiveness and "just works" is great.

i just got mine and i've been trying to activate it for a while..being stubborn...

ms79723 said:
i just got mine and i've been trying to activate it for a while..being stubborn...
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If it won't connect to sprint network/activate, go into your settings-->Cellular--> Change Network Profile/Update PRL.
I had to this on mine after the Sprint store activated it because it would not make phone calls/connect to the internet. My wife who got her activated at the same time by the same person did not have to do this.

orangekid said:
you mean they didn't order any?
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That coming from a T-mobile user who in a year will have to buy an ATT Phone

cyclical said:
If it won't connect to sprint network/activate, go into your settings-->Cellular--> Change Network Profile/Update PRL.
I had to this on mine after the Sprint store activated it because it would not make phone calls/connect to the internet. My wife who got her activated at the same time by the same person did not have to do this.
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yeah, that worked. i stumbled upon that a little after posting my last comment and 10 seconds after stumbling upon it, the person from sprint told me to do it.
All I can say about this phone is that this sht is immaculate!

Got mine sat. And I love it, was coming from the evo . I hate the evo and android but I do miss some of it's features! Don't think I'll look back

I pre-ordered mine and picked it up Sunday. I think the thing is very nice. I came from a HTC Hero. What surprised me is the thickness is only sightly more than the hero. It's noticeable but just slightly.
There are a few quirks to get used to, especially multitasking limitations. But the speed, flow and intuitive interface make up for that. Thinking about it, even though my rooted Hero did multitasking, the performance was so bad, it ruined the experience (same goes for my wife's Evo).
I still find myself using the soft keyboard -- but for the long/detailed email composing, you cannot beat having a physical keyboard (screen real estate).

deadwrong03 said:
i havent seen any threads posted or anything here whats going on? did u sprint guys pass on the arrive or something?
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I had two on pre-order. Picked them up on Sun. afternoon (3/20).
I entered my Live ID and had contacts, Xbox, ZunePass configured by the time I hit the parking lot. When I got in the car I added my main Hotmail account, and when I got home I configured it for Exchange. The rest was spent exploring apps (no, Steve Jobs, NOT "apples").
The wife was another story, she's spent a few days on the migration - mostly because she hadn't synced her phone with Outlook in the 30 days prior, she wanted to migrate her PST to another machine, and she hadn't properly configured Outlook to sync with Windows Live. (Edit: Here's the Live support forum thread on that issue)
She's getting where she needs to be - but I think migrating her old Calendar items are giving her problems. She's posted in the Windows Live support forums and I'll try to post a link to the issue later. It's not really a WP7 issue - just a sync issue she's having between Outlook and Hotmail Calendar.
So I guess how smooth it goes depends on how much you embrace the Windows Live "cloud" concept. In my case, I've never had an easier more care-free migration to a new phone. The wife's experience has been frustrating, but mostly because she's having to learn a lot of new things at once and of course she's in a big hurry. Procrastinators of the world unite... tomorrow - right?

Viper Smart Start

I'm considering adding a car starter to my wife's car, and was wondering if anyone has used or is using the Viper SmartStart? Its sold and installed at Best Buy, but also requires a yearly subscription to SmartStart.
The plus of of these is that you can start your car from virtually anywhere, where as traditional starters have a limited range. We live in colder environment, and the plus of being able to start one's car from inside a mall, supermarket, etc, would be a great bonus during the winter months.
Are they worth the cost over a traditional remote car starter system, and are you happy with it?
Thanks for any feedback
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I personally don't have one, but think about it this way: do you live in a colder place, such as alaska or the midwest where you really have bad winters, rather than someplace that may have the regular maybe 3 months of really cold winter, where you'd pay all that extra subscription year round where you only see 3 good months of use?

You make a good point of paying for a 1 year subscription when you only may really use it for 3 months. We live in Buffalo, NY. Not worst of winters, but they can be pretty bad sometimes as well.
I believe you can actually get a 3 month subscription as well.
I'm also interested in its functionality. Has anyone had much experience with it, and does it work as well as its advertised?

I have a viper smart start system and it is handy year around both summer and winter, it has saved me from lockouts a few times plus I really like knowing if I feel like I left my vehicle unlocked I can secure it from anywhere. Of course if your vehicle is in a cell dead zone it won't work. The app could really use a better interface and a damn widget for sure. why it doesn't make your phone a full 2 way remote I don't understand seems easy to make it an instant push notification but this feature still isn't available. Personally I think the whole system is gonna go the way of satellite radio and MSN live on my pioneer deck.
But for now its handy and I forgot to mention it is pretty pimp!

Hey Steelewise.
Thanks for the feedback..... Do you remember when you had it installed or maybe added the app to your phone? I "think" the system does now include a push back to phone. This is per the Viper website:
2-Way confirmation of commands received at vehicle.
Smart Alerts sent via text messaging (SMS).
Security alert messages (for security/RS or security systems only)
Error messages if command not executed at vehicle (all Viper systems)
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[APP} Tasker on sale for 1.99

Not sure where to post this but if you still don't have Tasker on your phone this is a great deal. I'm contemplating on getting this because I purchased this on his website...which is more painful to install after each wipe.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&

It's tempting, but I'm just not sure if it's practical for me. Also, I'm a little intimidated by its complexity. Does it have much affect on battery life?
Sent from an N4 blessed with AOKP and sanctified by Faux123!

JaylanPHNX said:
It's tempting, but I'm just not sure if it's practical for me. Also, I'm a little intimidated by its complexity. Does it have much affect on battery life?
Sent from an N4 blessed with AOKP and sanctified by Faux123!
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Not really the point of the app. I know some people try to turn off data when the screen's off, and other such nonsense, but the app is made for much more than that. Think of it like automation software. You can have it turn your volume off or low when you're at work/school, start Pandora when it pairs with your car's Bluetooth, whatever you can think of. This is one of those fundamental apps that every rooted android user should have IMHO.
P.S. it's also my opinion that ever android user should be rooted, every smartphone user should have Android for their OS, and that everyone should own a smartphone

For me it says 2.86$ , if i try to buy it the total price is 3.02$ , what type of crap is that?

same here...so weird
is it diff country diff pricing?

damn OP beat me to it lol saw the news on android police xDD
anyways its $1.99 here NY (USA)

Just purchased, thanks a lot... Came out to $1.99 for me as well
Im located in NY

Guess it's only $1.99 in the USA, the rest of us have to pay a bit more, but it's still a steal even for $3.02 (what I paid).
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rayiskon said:
For me it says 2.86$ , if i try to buy it the total price is 3.02$ , what type of crap is that?
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same here :silly:
update:
got it for $1.99 using this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1978281

I got it earlier. Whether I actually use it is another thing lol like the thousands of apps I buy and never use
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wngmv said:
Not sure where to post this but if you still don't have Tasker on your phone this is a great deal. I'm contemplating on getting this because I purchased this on his website...which is more painful to install after each wipe.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&
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I too bought it through PayPal a couple of years ago. Just bought it again as I like to have all my apps tied to the Play Store

$1.99 / €1.99 / £1.99
I've just checked dollars, euros and pounds (by spoofing locations) and it seems to be 1.99 of whichever currency from where I am (Ireland)
Bought in euros as it was easiest - not worth the saving to fanny about paying in dollars!
I bought AutomateIt pro a while back and regretted not having bought Tasker for some reason in the days following. I can't remember exactly why, but I bought Tasker this morning when I saw this sale - I'm sure I'll remember what it was I couldn't do with AutomateIt!
Tasker seems to have a new Holo UI which appears a bit more user friendly - will have a good play with it over the weekend

1,99€ for me... Well worth the price.

i paid full price for this and its worth it ten hundred times over, so at $1.99, this is a steal.

Tempting. While I don't use it it would be nice to automate my wifi for work and home.
Thanks for the heads up.
Bet he's been selling a lot due to the great xda TV videos.

I've been using llama on my Nexus devices (4, 7, 10) for a while and it is free.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kebab.Llama&hl=en
But Tasker for $1.99 is a good deal and it doesn't get discounted very often. Now if only Titanium Backup would on sale at that price I'll be all over it!

mine still $2.86

got it yesterday (just because $1.99 is still much better than ~$6.xx)
i have no use for it right now, but figured it was worth the purchase

Can someone explain me the following:
Why with this profile:
Cell Near
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Time from X to Y ===> Wifi On (Set On in task)
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Wifi Not Connected
My wifi keep toggling on and off constantly.
It is the only one active profile I have. So, it should search if i'm near a cell, check time and if wifi is not already turned on then turn it On. It shouldn't switch it off as i DON'T HAVE Exit task which would do it.
There is a profile setting which restores previous state
Another question - is there any way of setting priorities for "checks"? For example, some of them may require sensors to be used (which is power consuming) while others can just check variables in the memory (less consuming). So,if it is an AND condition of few checks then by ordering them in a right sequence I can make profile less power consuming. For example, why to check the second condition in AND statement if the first one is already false.
Order of checks doesn't matter

fatum2002 said:
Can someone explain me the following:
Why with this profile:
Cell Near
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Time from X to Y ===> Wifi On (Set On in task)
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Wifi Not Connected
My wifi keep toggling on and off constantly.
It is the only one active profile I have. So, it should search if i'm near a cell, check time and if wifi is not already turned on then turn it On. It shouldn't switch it off as i DON'T HAVE Exit task which would do it.
There is a profile setting which restores previous state
Another question - is there any way of setting priorities for "checks"? For example, some of them may require sensors to be used (which is power consuming) while others can just check variables in the memory (less consuming). So,if it is an AND condition of few checks then by ordering them in a right sequence I can make profile less power consuming. For example, why to check the second condition in AND statement if the first one is already false.
Order of checks doesn't matter
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Maybe because the phone changes between different cells even if you don't move.
You have to add more cells to a location.

Anyone got htc one working with gear?

I have the htc one and im very interested in the Galaxy gear watch, ive heard rumours that the watch will work with it, but id love to hear from someone who has. If so id just need notifications to work and calling features. Thank you.
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I have the htc one and im very interested in the Galaxy gear watch, ive heard rumours that the watch will work with it, but id love to hear from someone who has. If so id just need notifications to work and calling features. Thank you.
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Samsung Note 3 only. S4/S3 support coming soon... Dont expect to see it anytime soon.
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I'll stick with my Pebble. Not a fan of the mini-computer-on-wrist thing... The pebble still looks like a watch.

You want to pay $300 to not take your phone out of your pocket?

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You want to pay $300 to not take your phone out of your pocket?
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You still have to take it out of your pocket anyway. All the gear does is tell you you have an email or sms,doesn't actually show who from or the message at all. Kinda makes it useless in my opinion.
I do really want a smart watch myself and the only decent one is the pebble.

JaredC01 is right. The pebble still looks like a watch plus it gets decent battery life considering the screen is always readable and doesn't shut off unlike the Galaxy Gear. I can find out who's calling me, what's playing, what message they sent me without having to use my other hand to power the screen on (unless the gear has an accelerometer trigger to turn the screen on when flicking one's wrist). Sticking with my pebble until something better arrives.

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JaredC01 is right. The pebble still looks like a watch plus it gets decent battery life considering the screen is always readable and doesn't shut off unlike the Galaxy Gear. I can find out who's calling me, what's playing, what message they sent me without having to use my other hand to power the screen on (unless the gear has an accelerometer trigger to turn the screen on when flicking one's wrist). Sticking with my pebble until something better arrives.
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Do you think should I buy a Pebble NOW? I mean, is it too late?

I won't want to be that connected to my phone.

serkanhiziroglu1998 said:
Do you think should I buy a Pebble NOW? I mean, is it too late?
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I think they're trying to finish with the pre-orders first before being sold in retail stores (if any at all or maybe only online). A lot of people backed this kickstart project and the pebble orders piled up quickly. I backed them up last year on September and I just got mine this past June. Maybe the wait is less now, or maybe not.

I ordered my Pebble watch just under a month ago and it just arrived.
It's not about not wanting to take your phone out to look at, rather it's about being a little more subtle when checking updates. I can check messages and notifications with the same amount of disruptions as a wrist flick.

If you want something cheap get a Sony watch first or second version for 50-150 on ebay if you want a wrist communicator

But with the pebble you can do some useful things like delete messages, skip through songs, and other stuff that would be useful for say running or if you are at the office and don't want to be blatant about certain things.

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But with the pebble you can do some useful things like delete messages, skip through songs, and other stuff that would be useful for say running or if you are at the office and don't want to be blatant about certain things.
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Would be very useful on a motorcycle!

serkanhiziroglu1998 said:
Do you think should I buy a Pebble NOW? I mean, is it too late?
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I know I'm a little late to the party, but I bought my pebble a month ago in best buy. It was honerstly an amazing piece of hardware and works well. I didn't need to order it or wait. I had an s4 at the time a d it didn't work well with Samsung's talkback bug but I would buy again in a heartbeat... It's a smaller size to me. I usually wear large faces like diesel or breitling but otherwise it works better than the gear.
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Now that Gear is gonna be open to a lot of Samsung devices I wouldnt be surprised to hear they figured out how to make it run w a One

Questions answered about the Galaxy Gear
I work for Sprint, and I was awarded the Galaxy Gear as part of the Galaxy Note 3 Advocate package. As for what the watch is capable of, it does more than what the previous posters have stated. To answer some of what was said.....it does display your text messages, and it allows you to respond via S-Voice to them. It has a media controller that allows you to skip tracks, control volume levels, and play/pause media including videos. It has a pedometer, accesses your contacts, call logs, and more. I love mine, but I'm honestly waiting for someone to figure out how to successfully pair it with the HTC One or the One Max so I can come back to my HTC. The Note 3 is awesome, but I would rather be using my HTC One with the gear.....thats my take on it.

I bought my pebble from best buy, love it. I've played with the Galaxy Gear, Samsung tried sticking way too many features into the watch and forgot that it was a watch. Get the Pebble.
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I didn't pay for mine....got it for free. I had a customer who brought in his iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S to recycle after purchasing the Note 3 using the Sprint 1-Up program for $47.25.....got the gear for free with enough change from the recycle to purchase a body glove case with no out of pocket cost!! Awesome deal!

Is it worth it?

I just purchased my first ever smart watch and did I make a good choice? I'm not a fitness junkey so this will be more of a watch/notification watch. Any tips that you guys have will greatly be appreciated.

Perhaps not. Samsung have made the watch half useless if you intended to just use it as a daily watch to get your call notifications. Not so long ago, all Samsung Gear S3 and Galaxy Watch users stopped receiving incoming Skype and Whatsapp call/video call notifications on their watches. I took the issue to Samsung personally and I got told this fairytale that their watches have never been receiving such notifications. As a long-time user of their watches, I know that to be a load of hogwash. So, up to you but I'd recommend returning it and get something else. It's not like receiving those notifications isn't a core function of the watch, or something. In fact, it's sometimes the only reason any of us buy it in the first place. It's also a function that any other watch can do effortlessly.
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Perhaps not. Samsung have made the watch half useless if you intended to just use it as a daily watch to get your call notifications. Not so long ago, all Samsung Gear S3 and Galaxy Watch users stopped receiving incoming Skype and Whatsapp call/video call notifications on their watches. I took the issue to Samsung personally and I got told this fairytale that their watches have never been receiving such notifications. As a long-time user of their watches, I know that to be a load of hogwash. So, up to you but I'd recommend returning it and get something else. It's not like receiving those notifications isn't a core function of the watch, or something. In fact, it's sometimes the only reason any of us buy it in the first place. It's also a function that any other watch can do effortlessly.
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I currently have the s9 and yesterday I ordered the galaxy watch and the iconx(2018) headphones together. It only made sense to order everything Samsung. But if you're suggesting returning the product, what would you recommend getting?

I know you mentioned you're not a fitness fanatic but I'll just throw this one at you, try the Fitbit Ionic. It does the important stuff and it looks good. I say that with hesitation because 'looks' becomes subjective, however, technically the watch functions rather well and excels in some areas.
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I have the galaxy watch now after having previous versions. I get Skype and WhatsApp notifications. I think the access to calls texts and emails is great. One thing you will have to search for is watch faces that have what you need on the watch face to make them easy to access.

I dont use Skype and wouldn't touch Whatsapp so I can't comment on those. Stair climbing has never worked because of the 10 ft algorithm Samsung uses but the rest of the fitness functions and GPS on my Galaxy are right on. I use them multiple times a week at the gym and they're spot on. My heart rate will match with the machines always within 1 or 2 bpm. The only thing I compare it to is my previous Fitbit and my wife's Fitbit. Fitbit makes crap and I'll never buy their junk again. Their fitness trackers are a joke so before you buy, make an account there and read through their community posts.

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I dont use Skype and wouldn't touch Whatsapp so I can't comment on those. Stair climbing has never worked because of the 10 ft algorithm Samsung uses but the rest of the fitness functions and GPS on my Galaxy are right on. I use them multiple times a week at the gym and they're spot on. My heart rate will match with the machines always within 1 or 2 bpm. The only thing I compare it to is my previous Fitbit and my wife's Fitbit. Fitbit makes crap and I'll never buy their junk again. Their fitness trackers are a joke so before you buy, make an account there and read through their community posts.
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Very honest opinion.. and i would add that sometimes when i ride a bike it counts as i m doing cycling

cwb1231 said:
I have the galaxy watch now after having previous versions. I get Skype and WhatsApp notifications. I think the access to calls texts and emails is great. One thing you will have to search for is watch faces that have what you need on the watch face to make them easy to access.
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Is there a way to get free watch faces kinda like paid apps for free?

Tel864 said:
I dont use Skype and wouldn't touch Whatsapp so I can't comment on those. Stair climbing has never worked because of the 10 ft algorithm Samsung uses but the rest of the fitness functions and GPS on my Galaxy are right on. I use them multiple times a week at the gym and they're spot on. My heart rate will match with the machines always within 1 or 2 bpm. The only thing I compare it to is my previous Fitbit and my wife's Fitbit. Fitbit makes crap and I'll never buy their junk again. Their fitness trackers are a joke so before you buy, make an account there and read through their community posts.
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So stick to the Samsung watch?

RussianSolja said:
Is there a way to get free watch faces kinda like paid apps for free?
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Yes, there are plenty of free watch faces on Galaxy Apps and if you don't find what you want you can try apps like facer or watchmaker, plus if you want it you could use the Galaxy Watch Designer app on your pc to make your custom watch faces.
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I would say that it's something only you can answer.
For me the galaxy watch is great because it fits all my needs.
I get all the notifications I really need from work, family and friends and I can answer them but it's mostly calls, emails and WhatsApp messages(I do check out the notifications from social media but only to see if It can be interesting to check on the phone or pc).
It also tracks all the workout I do and I can store all the music I need for it so I can go out and do it without any need of my phone.
I know people that need less things from a smartwatch and could do fine with a less expensive one from any other brand, meanwhile other people need or want to use some apps that don't work great with a Samsung watch and choose either a android or apple watch to make it work better with the phone they have.
You should check what you want from a smartwatch and look if a Samsung watch is really what suits your needs.
Feel free to ask more things if you want.

I had several different models. S3 was too big for my hand and stopped working three times. In addition, Samsug's heart rate measurement is bad, you can not measure the heart rate and walk. FitBit is great for fitness but is ugly. There is not too much apps, you can not personalize the watch too much. Some activities recorded only after 10 minutes. My husband has a Garmin tactix and that's the best watch I've ever seen. Unfortunately, the watch is too big for my tight hand. The battery is much better, heart rate measurement is more precise, sleep tracking is better.... I'm impressed

The 1 problem I had with all other watches was i couldn't go all day on a charge with everything turned on.
This one does. Nuff said. For that, it's worth it.