Samsung's first few attempts at wearables ranged from interesting to impractical, but with the launch of the Gear S2 smartwatch last year, the company finally hit its stride. With the Gear Fit 2, Samsung has taken its recent learnings and used them to build a device that's half smartwatch, half...

Comfortable; Well-priced; IP68 water resistance

Bulky; Short battery life; Android only

Could the Gear Fit 2 be your new fitness assisting MVP?

Crystal clear and responsive display; Capability for substantial music storage; Comfortable and unobtrusive; Reasonable price point

Sensors are somewhat flawed; Watch face design is poor; Not water resistant enough to shower with; Not many third-party apps available

The Gear Fit2 is a luxurious fitness tracker. No other such device has a display as brilliant as that of the Gear Fit2. The additional 4 GB of internal memory expands the device's functionality into the portable audio player realm, which is especially handy because you can go jogging without having...

Apart from making smartwatches like the Gear S2 and the new Gear S3 , Samsung has not forgotten about their fitness wearable segment. The latest incarnation of Samsung's fitness bands, the Gear Fit2 certainly sports quite a few upgrades compared to its predecessor. Read on to find out what we think.

Big screen Great battery life Durable

Big screen Great battery life Durable

Doesn't count steps if pushing shopping cart

As so, there you have it. A smart wearable by Samsung that hopes to give users a better look into their daily fitness. When taken in the context of fitness trackers, the Gear Fit 2 finds itself among an incredibly crowded market filled with companies that have a lot more experience in the fit world.

Easy to wear...able (ha) - Screen is well sized and easy to use - 4GB onboard storage for local music files - Can play music to Bluetooth headsets - Plenty of tools to track more than just workouts - Automatic tracking of activity and sleep

- Battery life largely varies depending on usage - Lack of apps in Tizen ecosystem - Heart rate tracking inaccurate during more intense workouts - Heart rate monitoring off for all but cardio activities - Replying to notifications is severely limited - No alarm despite sleep tracking

I have to give Samsung credit: it went from making a me-too wearable to making something that feels like a serious commitment, something that its intended audience would actually want to use. I'm talking about the Samsung Gear Fit 2, the company's new activity-tracking wristband.

Comfortable band; Tracks everything except swimming; Built-in GPS

Band still isn't very attractive; Display not visible in sunlight; Android only

Wearable devices today generally fall into two categories: fitness trackers or smartwatches. Since many people are looking for different features and functions, the fact that there are so many different devices with varying features is not surprising.

Samsung's originally Gear Fit felt like a half-baked, half-finished device, but the Gear Fit 2 corrects nearly all of the faults of its predecessor. Stronger battery life would be nice, but that's a necessary trade-off to get a device that handles fitness tracking while still managing to act as a...

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