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In the smartwatch world, the Gear Sport is more of a reliable squad player rather than a star striker. It doesn’t have the apps of Android Wear, the fitness depth of the Garmin Forerunner series or the battery life of a Fitbit Ionic. On the other hand, its interface is one of the best you’ll find on any smartwatch and being an all-rounder never did the Apple Watch any harm. As long as you’re okay with getting a selection box of fitness and smartwatch elements, then it might well be wrist-puter for you. Still, if you’re not likely to go swimming, then we’d still recommend plumping for the Gear S3 Classic, which you can pick up for the same price.

Spinning bezel interface is excellent; Punchy screen; Versatile activity tracking; Swim-certified water resistance;

Claimed battery life is ambitious; Fewer apps than Wear or Apple Watch;

The Samsung Gear Sport is quite expensive but it's a great looking smartwatch packed full of tech, in a compact and light design. It balances regular and fitness features and also has decent battery life too.

Spinning bezel interface is excellent; Punchy screen; Versatile activity tracking; Swim-certified water resistance;

Claimed battery life is ambitious; Fewer apps than Wear or Apple Watch;

Ultimately, the best comparison right now is the Fitbit Ionic. It too offers both fitness tracking and smartwatch features, and works with Android and iOS devices. Not surprisingly, the Ionic offers a deeper focus on fitness and more accurate results.

Slim, swim-friendly design; Works with standard watch bands; Good battery life; Solid third-party app selection; Can play offline Spotify playlists

Requires multiple phone apps; Mixed fitness tracking performance in testing

The smartwatch never had it easy. On the one hand, offer too small a list of skills and people question your value; on the other, do too much and the resulting complexity can overwhelm the wrist.

Solid set of fitness-related features; Samsung Pay is convenient; Circular touchscreen and scroll wheel easy to use; Standard 20mm straps

Underwhelming design; No Samsung Pay MST; GPS is a battery hog

Samsung's latest smartwatch is all about sports, which will come as no surprise when you consider its name. Its design, too, exudes a fitness focus with a more sweat-friendly silicone strap and a smaller, lighter construction compared to the previous Samsung Gear S3 .

Accurate GPS/GLONASS; Rotating bezel interface is still great; Spotify offline playback; Good activity tracking

Shortage of Tizen apps; No Bluetooth HRMs; S Voice is forgettable; Limited Samsung Pay support

Android Wear has been anything but a resounding success, so Samsung is putting all its eggs in the Tizen basket. And it could be onto something with the $299.99 Gear Sport, a fitness-focused smartwatch for Android and iOS devices. Slimmer than the Gear S3, it looks good enough to wear outside of the gym, and its bezel-based navigation is a nice way to maneuver through screens while in the pool. It's not as accurate as some dedicated fitness trackers, but it's a solid companion if you're looking to become more active. Combined with a decent third-party app selection, it gives Android Wear watches a run for their money. Sporty but Sleek The Gear Sport ($253.74 at Amazon) is meant to fall between the Gear S3, Samsung's flagship smartwatch, and the Gear Fit2 Pro fitness tracker. Its measures 0.5 by 1.6 by 1.7 inches (HWD) and weighs 1.7 ounces, which is a lot easier to wear than the S3's 0.5 by 1.8 by 1.9 inches and 2.2 ounces. It looks better than your average fitness tracker or sm...

The Samsung Gear Sport is a Tizen-based smartwatch with a fitness focus that gives Android Wear a run for its money.

Slim, swim-friendly design; Works with standard watch bands; Good battery life; Solid third-party app selection; Can play offline Spotify playlists

Requires multiple phone apps; Mixed fitness tracking performance in testing

Last year's Gear S3 was an outstanding smartwatch and we were particularly impressed by its whopping five-day battery life. This year Samsung hasn't replaced it or improved it; instead, the new Gear Sport slots into Samsung's smartwatch line-up just below the S3.

Excellent display; Offline Spotify playback; Swimproof

Not many third-party apps; No support for external heart rate sensors; Expensive

Update: Soon, you'll be able to use your Samsung Gear Sport to control any of your Samsung smart home appliances thanks to an update to the watch's firmware. In a presentation at CES 2018 , Samsung's general manager of mobile computing and wearables, Alanna Cotton, said "We've been leading the...