Samsung has just launched its new Gear Sport watch, and I had the opportunity to get hands-on with it. In this article, I will take you through my comprehensive walk-through of the device, highlighting its features, design, and functionality.

The Gear Sport is designed for fitness enthusiasts, as evident from its name and sleek build. While it's not as slim and sleek as analog watches, it looks fitting for those who want a watch that can keep up with their active lifestyle. The watch comes in two colors: black and blue, which match the metal casing and band. One of the best features of the Gear Sport is its ease of band replacement. Users can easily swap out the bands with any 20mm bands available from Samsung or other manufacturers.

As a fitness device, the Gear Sport boasts an array of sensors that track various physiological metrics. It includes a heart rate sensor that continuously measures heart rate, accelerometer, gyro, barometer, and ambient light sensor. Moreover, it's rated for use in water up to 50 meters, making it perfect for swimmers. One notable benefit over its predecessor, the Gear S3, is the new Tizen OS that powers the watch. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this latest version of Tizen has me not missing Android Wear at all.

To set up and use the watch, users need to download and install the Galaxy Gear app from the Play or App store. The watch also works with iOS devices, although it lacks some features like replying to iMessages. Once installed, users can turn on Bluetooth and connect the watch to their phone or other Android device. A few additional Samsung apps will be downloaded automatically, granting access to notifications from the user's phone.

The interface of the Gear Sport is simple yet functional. The home screen consists of the watch face, which serves as the primary display. To the right of the watch face are widgets that showcase various fitness-related data such as calories burned, steps taken, floors climbed, heart rate, and more. Users can tap these widgets to access more information about each metric. On the left side of the screen are notifications, which users can swipe through or navigate by turning the mechanical dial around the face.

One of the unique features of the Gear Sport is its partnership with Under Armour. This collaboration brings a range of exclusive apps that cater specifically to fitness enthusiasts. Users get free access to premium services from Under Armour's UA Record, Map My Run, Endomondo, and My Fitness Pal for 12 months. Each of these apps offers watch-specific features to track calories burned, runs, and other exercises.

Another notable feature is Samsung's partnership with Speedo on the Speedo On app. This app provides detailed tracking of swimming activities, making it an excellent tool for serious swimmers.

In conclusion, this walk-through has covered most of the features and functionality of the Gear Sport watch. If you're interested in learning more about this device or have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments below.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Samsung just launchedthe new Gear Sport,and I got a little hands on time with it,and I think I've figuredit out at this point.So, here's my completewalk through of the devicefor anyone curious.The watch is aimed at fitness,hence the sport in the name.And it looks the part, fitting somewherebetween the bulkiersmart watches I've seenbut not quite as slim andsleek as the analog watchesthat I would normally wear out.It comes in two colors, black and blue,which are the color of the metal casingbut also the band thatcomes with the device.You can change these easily, though,with any number of bandsfrom Samsung and othersthat have them available for purchaseso long as they are 20 millimeter bands.Also as a fitness device,it has all of the sensorsyou could ever need.We have a heart rate sensorthat can measure heart ratecontinuously if you want it to,accelerometer, gyro, barometer,ambient light sensor,and it also is rated to beused in water down to 50 metersso you can swim with it no problem.One of the benefits it hasover the more expensiveGear S3, by the way,the OS that is running onthe watch is Tizen as usual,and as someone who usuallygoes for Android Wear watches,I have to say that thisnewest version of Tizenhas me not really missing Android Wear,so that was at least a welcome surprise.To use the watch,you need to download andinstall the Galaxy Gear appfrom the Play or App store.Yes, the watch works with iOS as well,sans being able to reply to iMessagesand a few other things that Applejust won't let third parties touch ever.Once installed, you can turn on Bluetoothand connect to the watch,or Android, it'll make you downloada few other helper Samsung apps,allow notification accessso it can show yournotifications from your phone,et cetera.After that, the interface iscomprised of your watch faceas your home screen, we'll call it.Then you have widgets to the right of thatand notifications to the left.You can swipe through these,or you can navigate themby turning the oddlysatisfying mechanical dialaround the face of the watch.The widgets on the watch showthings like calories burned,steps, floors, heart rate,a shortcut to an exercise,weather, music controls,calendar events, et cetera.You can tap them to get more infoabout that particular data set.You can add new widgetsby tapping the icon allthe way to the rightand delete them by tappingand holding on any of themand then tapping the minussymbol to remove them.To go back on any screen,you tap the right button ofonly two buttons on the watch,and the left button isbasically a home button,but it can also betapped on the home screento open the app drawer.Now in here, you'll find pagesof all of your installed appson the watch in a circle,with the last icon bringingyou to the next pageand tapping any of the iconsbringing you into that app, of course.You can also hold down on the home buttonto turn off the watch,hold down on the back buttonto get Samsung Pay to launch,and double tap the home buttonto get S Voice to launch.The last main part of the UIis the notification center,which you can accessby swiping down fromthe top of the screen,and it can be used tocontrol various settings,like brightness, power saver, et cetera,as well as get a quick lookat connectivity and battery life.And you have all of yournormal Tizen apps on here,but there are a few additionsthat the watch Sport has.Firstly, and somethingI've been waiting foron a watch for a long time,Spotify and Samsung worked togetherto make this the first ever smart watchthat can download your Spotify playlistdirectly to the device, justlike you would on your phone.You simply install the Spotify app,log in with your Spotify Premium account,and go to any of yourplaylists and toggle Download,again, just like you would on your phone.Otherwise, so long as thedevice is connected to WiFi,you can stream Spotify as normal.You can also transfer musicto the four gigs of internalstorage on the watchthrough the Samsung Gear app on your phoneif it's installed on your deviceor through their desktop app, as well.The second unique software on hereis from a partnership with Under Armour.You get a free 12 monthsof premium access toUA Record, Map My Run,Endomondo, and an app I usea lot called My Fitness Pal,all of which are great appsand have watch specific counterpartsto help you trackcalories, runs, et cetera.And lastly, Samsung alsopartnered with Speedoto add the pretty detailed Speedo On appfor tracking your swimming, as well.There, you guys, what I'd like to thinkis a detailed walk throughof all the featureson the Gear Sport.This is a type of video thatI used to do a long time ago,where I just went throughall of the featureslike we just did.And you guys seemed to like it,but I haven't done one in a long time,so I figured I would try it out.So let me know in the comments belowwhat you thought of the Gear Sport,what you think of this type of video,these walk throughs, I guess,complete walk throughs I call them.Let me know if you wantedto see me do more of those.But if you like this video,please thumbs up it or share it.It's greatly appreciated.And if you want more videos like this,please check out my channel,and if you like what yousee there, please subscribe.As always, though, thanks for watching.(upbeat music)\n"