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Here are some of the renderings with a 22mm pin attachment. Just a sneak preview.
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One small question.
Whilst 22mm is a standard size, it's not the only one - a quick look round online would seem to suggest that anything up to 30mm is pretty easy to get ahold of.
If that's the case, why opt for 22mm? It seems a little small compared to the size of the Gear S itself.
I for one am glad there are people like you who dare to change things around...I think if we have to wait on Samsung, this would never get done...as for 22mm...this is a good size and one of the most use standard sizes therefore there are mane bands on hand...
I would like to be one of your testers...promising to test the product to extend, and leaving my comments (good or bad)...
thanx for the effort
alain
I'm in. Would love to test this out. Like the idea of a metal band.
I also would like to see the S have a more upscale band. Feel free to contact me for testing.
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Im willing to test.. Im Co-Founder of www.SamMobile.com and owner of www.gearfaces.com and if this all goes through I maybe can hook you up with an article..
Btw I live in the Netherlands..
Step666 said:
One small question.
Whilst 22mm is a standard size, it's not the only one - a quick look round online would seem to suggest that anything up to 30mm is pretty easy to get ahold of.
If that's the case, why opt for 22mm? It seems a little small compared to the size of the Gear S itself.
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There will be alternate sizes. just seems like most people ask about 22 but it is pretty simple to scale up the hole pattern.
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just seems like most people ask about 22
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At a guess, I would say that's because it's the size the other Gears (and the likes of the Pebbles) use.
But with the Gear S being that bit bigger, I can't help but think a slightly thicker strap would be better.
Anyway, I'm certainly game to see what you come up with.
Step666 said:
One small question.
Whilst 22mm is a standard size, it's not the only one - a quick look round online would seem to suggest that anything up to 30mm is pretty easy to get ahold of.
If that's the case, why opt for 22mm? It seems a little small compared to the size of the Gear S itself.
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The stock band is 24mm, which is also a common, standard size. There are thousands of 24mm bands on ebay. The Gear S is a lot of things, but small is not one of them. A 22mm band does seem a bit small. 24mm, even 30mm might even look strangely small if the adapter offers no smooth transition to the 40mm width of the watch face.
We see this with the stock band, as it grows in width from 24mm band width to the watch faces 40mm. Standard bands do not do this. Smaller bands might look quite odd if they just attached to this large watch.
Perhaps the adapter should offer a similar transition from watch face's 40mm to the lower band size whatever that is)?
Either way, this seems to be quite an interesting product. Any thoughts on pricing?
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There will be alternate sizes. just seems like most people ask about 22 but it is pretty simple to scale up the hole pattern.
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Did you receive my PM?
hell yeah sign me up!! I would be very excited to beta test.
I'm game.
I'm down as well and live in the us
I indicated I'd buy one, but if you HAVE any more test models I'd love to test it for you =) I plan on getting a Gear S for Christmas and will be wearing it every day for work, so I should be able to give you some good feedback. I'd totally love to be able to have a metal band for it. Let me know! Either way thank you for doing this!
Glad someone is thinking out of the box I'd gladly buy one or test one I've been wanting some new options.
Also most interested in this project. I'm wearing Gear S on a regular basis and its the first watch I've worn regularly in more than 4 years - since the smart phone became my watch in fact.
The effort to get something that is more comfortable than the standard rubber band is vital if watches like the Gear S are to make it into the main stream. Well done for getting this going.
I would agree that where the watch strap meets the watch face the size should be in relative proportion.
Any time frame for this? I'm super excited as I think it's going to look great. Have no issue paying for the beta and paying again at final release.
Hi,
I am definitely interested in this. We have 2 Gear S at home (me and my wife use it everyday)
And I would buy one for each of us when the final product is ready.
Also, I would be interested to be in the beta program. In fact, I would pay for getting a beta product
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Hi there,
For anyone that has/used one of these I've got a few questions if you'd be able to answer...
1. Does the camera have a decent sounding speakerphone?
2. I presume it uses Opera as the web browser?
3. How does this feel in the pocket? I'm so unsure about the slanty bottom as if it is in the pocket, surely it doesn't feel that good?
4. Again, the slanty bottom... Does it make it hard to text in landscape mode?
If anyone has this and is using it, can you give us your feel compared to other phones. I have a Touch Pro 2 at the minute, and want to base this android vs windows mobile as they have more or less the same hardware.
Thanks
Hi there,
I do *not* have a Hero, waiting for its release...but I was at a local store today and they had dummy handsets, correct weight and size.
I asked to put one in my jeans pocket to see how it felt, and it was fine. I thought exactly like you but trust me, you cannot feel any major diff from a non angled phone.
That issue will be fine for you, trust me on it.
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cbailey said:
Hi there,
I do *not* have a Hero, waiting for its release...but I was at a local store today and they had dummy handsets, correct weight and size.
I asked to put one in my jeans pocket to see how it felt, and it was fine. I thought exactly like you but trust me, you cannot feel any major diff from a non angled phone.
That issue will be fine for you, trust me on it.
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Perfect, thanks for that. I have mine on pre-order now anyway, so heres hoping Which shop were you in?
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Perfect, thanks for that. I have mine on pre-order now anyway, so heres hoping Which shop were you in?
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Nice one mate, when should you be getting it and where/who you getting it from?
xX SPION KOP Xx said:
Nice one mate, when should you be getting it and where/who you getting it from?
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Getting it from Expansys, think you've seen my other post...
Why would it use Opera?
I think it uses the more or less 'default android browser'. I didn't even hear of an Opera version for Android.
And for the rest, mobile-review has an in-depth review of the Hero, and a two-part look at Android (the Hero is the first Android device in Russia).
The text translates pretty good in google translate! Take a look:
Hero-review: http://74.125.79.132/translate_c?hl...le.com&usg=ALkJrhg8qM_iQ9guL49UOIUiRaM35o64rw
Android part one: http://74.125.79.132/translate_c?hl...le.com&usg=ALkJrhjqSDygag5z8ACv7CTxhPWh9eXU0Q
Android part two: http://74.125.79.132/translate_c?hl...le.com&usg=ALkJrhhc24NUZ-8f2BpO3gI7m8COcKeMLw
edit: The review is done with a PRE-release firmware, keep that in mind.
dipje said:
Why would it use Opera?
I think it uses the more or less 'default android browser'. I didn't even hear of an Opera version for Android.
And for the rest, mobile-review has an in-depth review of the Hero, and a two-part look at Android (the Hero is the first Android device in Russia).
The text translates pretty good in google translate! Take a look:
Hero-review: http://74.125.79.132/translate_c?hl...le.com&usg=ALkJrhg8qM_iQ9guL49UOIUiRaM35o64rw
Android part one: http://74.125.79.132/translate_c?hl...le.com&usg=ALkJrhjqSDygag5z8ACv7CTxhPWh9eXU0Q
Android part two: http://74.125.79.132/translate_c?hl...le.com&usg=ALkJrhhc24NUZ-8f2BpO3gI7m8COcKeMLw
edit: The review is done with a PRE-release firmware, keep that in mind.
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just so you know, the top of that page has a link to change it from english to russian.
Kyanro said:
just so you know, the top of that page has a link to change it from english to russian.
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on which only the articles appear that the owner of the site has translated. The english site is like 3 months behind the russian one
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Perfect, thanks for that. I have mine on pre-order now anyway, so heres hoping Which shop were you in?
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I was in Orange, Hanley (SOT).
I will be having some hands on time with a retail unit this Friday. Will let you know my thoughts after I have.
I there is anything I can ask / take a look at, let me know.
available now at mobilephonesdirect
nicelad_uk said:
Hi there,
For anyone that has/used one of these I've got a few questions if you'd be able to answer...
1. Does the camera have a decent sounding speakerphone?
2. I presume it uses Opera as the web browser?
3. How does this feel in the pocket? I'm so unsure about the slanty bottom as if it is in the pocket, surely it doesn't feel that good?
4. Again, the slanty bottom... Does it make it hard to text in landscape mode?
If anyone has this and is using it, can you give us your feel compared to other phones. I have a Touch Pro 2 at the minute, and want to base this android vs windows mobile as they have more or less the same hardware.
Thanks
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the hero can now ordered at mobilephonesdirect under vodafone and tmobile, just ordered one today, wont be available for at least two weeks though.
Play.com, Due for release on 29/07/2009, http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/-/1019/1264/3-/HardwareBrowse.html?searchtype=genre
Are android phone possible to sync with hotmail, like on windows mobile phones?
dipje said:
Why would it use Opera?
I think it uses the more or less 'default android browser'. I didn't even hear of an Opera version for Android.
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There is indeed a version of Opera for Android.
http://www.cyrket.com/package/org.microemu.android.Browser
have you seen the HTC Diamond 2? essentially the same size but with slight chin at the bottom - you don't really notice the chin to be honest
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I will be having some hands on time with a retail unit this Friday. Will let you know my thoughts after I have.
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1. Played with both a white and Graphite handset... both felt extremely solid, had a great weight to them and build quality was superb.
Screen very responsive (along with the UI) and great visual quality.
Feel of teflon back was very soft and quite grippy. Both units have the coating. Prefer the white handset personally, but the graphite was also very very nice.
Metal trim around screen a great touch.
Feels a solid, comfortable quality product in the hand.
Easily pocketable, no issue with 'chin'. Not that I thought there would be.
2. No problems using the most excellent on screen keyboard landscape or portrait with very subtle haptic feedback. Accuracy of hitting the right 'keys' was not an issue, the keyboard seems to second guess what you're writing and offers very sensible and logical suggestions. Just hit space or suggested word to continue typing and have the word auto completed.
3. Browser very fast scrolling and multi touch with text re-flow makes most sites I visited a breeze to read. All appeared rendered very well.
Do I want a Hero ???
Oh YES
joemax said:
1. Played with both a white and Graphite handset... both felt extremely solid, had a great weight to them and build quality was superb.
Screen very responsive (along with the UI) and great visual quality.
Feel of teflon back was very soft and quite grippy. Both units have the coating. Prefer the white handset personally, but the graphite was also very very nice.
Metal trim around screen a great touch.
Feels a solid, comfortable quality product in the hand.
Easily pocketable, no issue with 'chin'. Not that I thought there would be.
2. No problems using the most excellent on screen keyboard landscape or portrait with very subtle haptic feedback. Accuracy of hitting the right 'keys' was not an issue, the keyboard seems to second guess what you're writing and offers very sensible and logical suggestions. Just hit space or suggested word to continue typing and have the word auto completed.
3. Browser very fast scrolling and multi touch with text re-flow makes most sites I visited a breeze to read. All appeared rendered very well.
Do I want a Hero ???
Oh YES
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Where did you have a play? did they have any stock available?
It was not in a retail location. If it was I would have bought one there an then
The thing that still sticks in my mind is the quality feel the product has.
Nokia REALLY is screwed if this is what is appearing on the market. They are still delivering Nseries creaky plastic rubbish with an ancient UI... S60 5th Edition looks and works in such a dated way compared to Hero and iPhone 3GS.
N97 - the great amazing S60 handset... PAH.
Apple seriously have competition now hardware and UI wise. The availability of good quality apps is now the battleground.
What did you think to the speed then? Honestly? Was it fast loading messages, calendar, going into new applications? Or is it quite slow which I seem to be seeing on more and more YouTube apps.
Cheers
I sent the specs with suggestions for cases for the g tablet to the following company who looks for ideas on new products: http://www.renaissance-art.com
They have the potential to make a very nice case. Gave them the info on the twelvesouth bookbook case as an example of good product design (although exclusively iPad) with some improvements I thought would be good.
http://www.twelvesouth.com/products/bookbook_ipad/gallery
If you like the possibility send them an email at [email protected] and let them know you would be interested as well. If enough interest, they may go with the idea.
That's awesome!!
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eMail sent. Expensive but nice. I really like that case.
Havn't had further word back from the company yet...
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Havn't had further word back from the company yet...
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He emailed me back almost right away saying he has no plans at this time to work with the VS tablet. How far off are the dimensions that this won't work?
They do custom laptop bags to your specs which would work - $55 for a 14" or under screen size custom sized bag. Give them your HxWxD dimensions here: http://www.renaissance-art.com/Prod266/Product.aspx
They just do not currently do a portfolio style case that can be used as a stand as well...I suppose too much trouble to produce in custom format based on your resonse received.
I wrote to them, and the next day I got a reply asking what devices I was looking for. After my response of a motorola droid x and a galaxy tab, I haven't heard from them...
Hope something is on the horizon.
Hi guys,
I searched for some days, but all i find are videos of sketches, drawings etc...
What i want yo check is if the phone is actually good at writing handwritten notes. Is it easy? Or is it ok just for smsll notes?
Thanks
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I would like to think so. I'm a note taking guy. Always trying to take notes on stock, customers, personal tasks things like that. You can even make folders and organize it to categories. You have to get use to the handwriting. Mine has improved, but started as if a 5 year old wrote them. Now looks like a 12 year old. Ive let others write things on it with better success. Could be my very own penmanship to be honest lol. I think its great for my note taking needs. I wish my Co worker had a note so that we can collaborate and share notes that we have written. In fact i chose to sick with this over the s3 because of that and size.
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If it was the note 10.1, yeah. This is good for short, quick notes. The tablet would be better for more intense note taking. The screen and pen isn't exactly the most accurate.
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I'm a writer ie fiction and its great for note taking. My handwriting still looks like a 6 year old but its getting better.
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ok cool thanks,
so its good for here and there, but not for extensive use...
Fekish said:
ok cool thanks,
so its good for here and there, but not for extensive use...
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I actually used it to take notes for my college classes this last semester. My mileage varied, and I had to experiment a bit to get things to where it worked out. I found myself using smemo, but ended up almost never using handwriting to take the bulk of my notes that consisted of text. I would use the tablet swype beta with the pen, because I found that to be much faster than actually handwriting notes out. Plus, you can fit more info on a screen with text instead of handwriting. Also, the tablet swype has a tab key which is very useful for indenting notes.
Where the note shines for electronic note taking is its ability to combine text entered with the keyboard with sketches and pictures. Until getting my note, I had wanted and tried to take notes electronically with my laptop, but always ran into troubles with graphs, sketches, and equations. The note allows you to use both text, and also scribble those things down when needed, which I found very satisfying. And that was before premium suite, which added even more features that make it even better. Equations were always way to difficult to type up properly, so whenever I needed to take note of an equation, I would just switch to the pen and hand write it out, making fractions, integrals, exponents, and other non typical characters a breeze to record.
As for storing and organizing my notes, I used evernote to sync them into a different folder for each class after I was done for the day. Smemo/snote have a feature to sync to evernote right in the app, so its really simple and useful.
If you're planning on getting the note anyways (not sure why anybody wouldn't if they're looking for a new phone), its definitely possible and worth a shot.
Edit: I agree with the others though on the fact that the note 10.1 would be the real way to go, but for what the note can do as a phone, its friggen amazing and makes me excited about the future of the line. I told myself I don't need a tablet, but thinking about the note 10.1 makes me almost want to get it purely for note taking in class, just because the experience has been satisfactory on my note already, and the same experience on a bigger screen would be awesome.
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Nice. If i was at your position i would've taken definitely a keyboard with me
You said that all people should consider the Note.... unfortunately as yiu know, the size is rthe biggest drawback of this phone. Either if you put it on the table and all around start teasing you, or if you go for a walk and you can feel it continiously in your pocket...
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Fekish said:
Nice. If i was at your position i would've taken definitely a keyboard with me
You said that all people should consider the Note.... unfortunately as yiu know, the size is rthe biggest drawback of this phone. Either if you put it on the table and all around start teasing you, or if you go for a walk and you can feel it continiously in your pocket...
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I would consider the keyboard if I could type fast on one. I swype faster than I type, as I use two fingers on a normal keyboard. Always hated that b*tch Mavis Beacon...haha.
Yes, the note doesn't work for everybody, but I just said they should consider it. There are a few female users on here, or users who have wives with notes that love it even though they have small hands and pockets. I see the size as a double edged sword, its either love or hate I suppose. Haha. It's definitely worth a look by everybody.
Also, I usually get more awestruck looks and questions than teasing when people see my phone. Only my close friends will tease and call it a tablet, and I just say, damn straight, I friggen love my tablet!
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Note to bring up an old-ish thread but... I was wondering about this exact same thing.
I'm currently going for my Bachelors in Petrol Eng and have a lot of Math to go through.
I was mainly interested in the phone because of the sheer size of the phone, but I am worried that I couldn't go back to anything smaller and more normal and rationally sized after having a Note.
But how is it for Calculus notes? Or does anyone have any take on this?
Slap-Yourself :) said:
Note to bring up an old-ish thread but... I was wondering about this exact same thing.
I'm currently going for my Bachelors in Petrol Eng and have a lot of Math to go through.
I was mainly interested in the phone because of the sheer size of the phone, but I am worried that I couldn't go back to anything smaller and more normal and rationally sized after having a Note.
But how is it for Calculus notes? Or does anyone have any take on this?
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Like I've said, its definitely doable, but can take some getting used to. I would make sure and get on an ICS rom with premium suite, as then you would have maximum functionality, and I found the spen to be even more accurate. I haven't tried it, but there is an equation tool even in the premium suite s note application, which could potentially be really useful. However, if you wanted to guarantee good note taking, I would get the Note 10.1 when it comes out, as it has the same functionality but a much larger screen.
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Just to give everyone the heads up I jumped ship and got a Galaxy S III. I will continue to try and support all my photon projects.
MOF
mof9336 said:
Just to give everyone the heads up I jumped ship and got a Galaxy S III. I will continue to try and support all my photon projects.
MOF
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This isnt good news =(
Take it easy Mof, thanks for everything.
Acvice said:
This isnt good news =(
Take it easy Mof, thanks for everything.
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Its been a pleasure I do still have my photon and may keep it as a dev phone.
mof9336 said:
Just to give everyone the heads up I jumped ship and got a Galaxy S III. I will continue to try and support all my photon projects.
MOF
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Sign the petitions, share/support and jump ship? I call triple damage to Moto for failing intelligence check!
Thanks Mof for all your support. I too have given up on the Photon and on Motorola. I got me an EVO 4G LTE!!
Best to you.
My next phone likely HTC if Android, maybe WP8 (really tired of fragmentation). Never again a Moto.
And I'll do everything I can in my company and professional network to limit Moto sales. Major ethical failure.
Hopefully Motorola pulls their heads out of their A$$es because if they don't they are going to lose a lot of business, loss of webtop and ICS, JB production my case in point. I'm looking at going with Galaxy S III for my next phone.
Why GS3 and not GN2?
GSIII specs are amazing. Other than the screen. Way too damn big for me to use as a phone honestly. I might go to a 4.5", but that would most likely be my absolute largest.
thanks mof!
i'm shipping off to the note ii when it arrives in the US. it's gonna be a sweet phone minus CM support. i'm sad about that part. it's the perfect size though!
Yeah, some of these new phones are just getting too big. They're becoming small tablets.
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Yeah, some of these new phones are just getting too big. They're becoming small tablets.
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But isn't that the idea, instead of having 3 devices, 4" phone, 7" tablet and 10" tablet; you just end up w/ two, a 5"+ phablet and 10" tablet. And personally even though I'm not a big guy, I have an Asian hand size; I very much prefer bigger size phone for a long time. I see using 2hand operation is much better. I prefer seeing how my entire paragraph when typing not just a few words at a time. So yes that's usually mean decent size with hardware keyboard or larger screen.
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Just to give everyone the heads up I jumped ship and got a Galaxy S III. I will continue to try and support all my photon projects.
MOF
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Hi,
I did the same too. I am on SIII also.
Thanks.
willysp said:
Yeah, some of these new phones are just getting too big. They're becoming small tablets.
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I was a bit worried at first about the size but the 4.8 is a nice fit.
someone0 said:
But isn't that the idea, instead of having 3 devices, 4" phone, 7" tablet and 10" tablet; you just end up w/ two, a 5"+ phablet and 10" tablet. And personally even though I'm not a big guy, I have an Asian hand size; I very much prefer bigger size phone for a long time. I see using 2hand operation is much better. I prefer seeing how my entire paragraph when typing not just a few words at a time. So yes that's usually mean decent size with hardware keyboard or larger screen.
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I loved the convergence of old PDA and phones into 1 smartphone - because that was functional convergence into about the same form factor that eliminated one device.
However, my issue with 5" phones is just simply size - I carry my smartphone in either a dress shirt pocket, dress pants pocket, or clip on holster. A 5" phone is just too big for the first two to fit, and looks a bit silly on the 3rd.
I personally have no interest in a 7" tablet (though I understand and respect that many may). I prefer to keep a 4" phone, a 10" tablet that I carry to meetings, and a small SSD-based laptop that I use in my desk and hotel room. And client provides desktop in the office.
Hi,
I'm confuse whether to buy or skip and wait for other smart watch. I'm interested with omate cause it come with sim slot any comment ;s
Well, you've got only one choice from the big OEMs...is the Gear S. Otherwise, there's the AI Watch which is expected to release soon. I say soon because they have delayed the launch a few times. But take a look:
www.aiwatchtech.com
Otherwise there are quite a few SZ (Chinese) watch's out there. Be careful, many of them are junk. I would stay away from the TS, there is NO developers supporting it at all.... and neither is Omate for that matter.
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Well, you've got only one choice from the big OEMs...is the Gear S. Otherwise, there's the AI Watch which is expected to release soon. I say soon because they have delayed the launch a few times. But take a look:
www.aiwatchtech.com
Otherwise there are quite a few SZ (Chinese) watch's out there. Be careful, many of them are junk. I would stay away from the TS, there is NO developers supporting it at all.... and neither is Omate for that matter.
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Not that I disagree with the above assessment, but I have now a used 1G/8G extreme version/US TS and I am pretty happy with it.
It is the only one I know of (including the Chinese copies out there) that offer it all: reasonable size with 3G/Wifi/bluetooth/gps AND full android, which I really like.Battery life is actually a bit better than expected (mine came with one of the ensec roms): I get easily 1 day.
I also own a Gear 2 (3 days of battery life; everything works well and less weight), which is a great little watch, but I hate being dependent on the companion phone (and even worse, it has to be one of the more recent Samsung ones: one reason why I never switched to iPhone/Apple).
Now, with the Omate TS you get something that works probably 95% of the time. If anything brakes, you are on your own though....no customer service, no replacement parts....so it all depends whether you are willing to take that risk....
On the positive side there is a lot to explore with the TS. I just installed Big Launcher (10$ on google play) and it works great (so far). Many apps that surprisingly work well on it. The freedom to get apps running from the Google Play store was one of my biggest incentives to try this little beast.
So far so good
Good luck!
PS: I am not 100% sure why Omate dropped development of this watch. They are now starting to advertise the Omate X, good looking, but not much different from all the many, many others out there (from companies with much bigger/well known names)....I would have sticked with the TS design idea and come out with a TS V2 (and continue to support TS V1 to not lose all the V1 customers!)....but that did not happen unfortunately....so this TS is my toy until one of the well reputed companies deliver something equivalent....(and not force you to their very confined infrastructure like Apple or Samsung)
I'm also happy with mine. I'm not happy with the company in general because of the no support thing, but luckily my watch works great (after installing the ensec rom). It's basically an android phone on your wrist..pretty damn cool.
It's a great phone in stand alone mode, but too much for me I wanted something less phone and more watch. I purchased the 1G/8G model.
flaming said:
Hi,
I'm confuse whether to buy or skip and wait for other smart watch. I'm interested with omate cause it come with sim slot any comment ;s
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TS is only workable WATCH SMART PHONE
Unfortunately, I think there is no US version available now! I bought one that seller claims as US version in Chinese TAOBAO, but it is not! I don't have 3G in US, only EDGE. It doesn't bother me too much because you don't have 4G in the last. Although it is not, the watch performance is damn good. The quality of the watch is not damn good but good. It is the best quality I can find in Chinese Market. BTW, the back cover in fact is plastic not metal.
TS is a WATCH, a SMART, a PHONE(WSP). If you need 3 things togehter, TS is the only option now or you need to wait for more than 2 years. I saw WSP in 2012, a Chinese toy named Z1 only work in Android 2.2, pretty slow and bulky.And you can see several advanced versions in KICKSTART recently. Only TS is released!
No need to wait if you have 300 bucks. Such toys will not last 2 years. You can not buy a life-long cellphone. Every 2 years, you always change your mind.
I'm confuse whether to buy or skip and wait for other smart watch. I'm interested with omate cause it come with sim slot any comment ;s[/QUOTE]
I love mines. Worth every penny.
So glad my Sansdisk HD Class 10 32 gig worked.
9 TS's later, and all have issues. 8 had serious mic issues (512/4, 1/8 US, 1/8 EU) making them useless as a phone. 1 had no mic issues but was completely lacking in seals. Funny part is the a number of the competing devices that somebody essentially called junk, have working companion apps, 4.4, less issues and better QC.
Sold all my 2 watches. No more product from Mr. Romantic Lepeng. I will not buy a single item from omate...
If the idea of having a phone stuffed into a watch is what you want and you can deal with the somewhat poor quality control, poor water resistance, and gaping security holes in the ROM, then the TrueSmart might be for you. Bear in mind that doing most tasks on a 1.5" screen requires patience. Right or wrong, there's a reason that phone sizes have been trending upwards and typing anything on a 1.5" screen is cumbersome.
If you want a companion device to display notifications on your wrist, go with something else like Android Wear. Personally I fall more into this category. I don't want a 1.5" screen running full Android. I don't want to answer phone calls on my wrist. I found the TS to be sluggish and difficult to use to the point that I chose not to use any watch at all versus using the TS.
I Think Dees summarizes it very well. Everyone on Kickstarter has been screwed by Omate in countless ways, but in the end some are still happy with their TrueSmart, for example for sports purposes.
mghtymse007 said:
Well, you've got only one choice from the big OEMs...is the Gear S. Otherwise, there's the AI Watch which is expected to release soon. I say soon because they have delayed the launch a few times. But take a look:
www.aiwatchtech.com
Otherwise there are quite a few SZ (Chinese) watch's out there. Be careful, many of them are junk. I would stay away from the TS, there is NO developers supporting it at all.... and neither is Omate for that matter.
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What about the zgpax s5, s6 and s8, and what about the inwatch one & Z and the ec308/9 and the ec408/9 watches and the k8 watch?
Nobody has got standalones right yet. In many respects you are better off grabbing an LG GD910 or Samsung S9110 from 2009 and calling it a day.
i've been appealing to customer service at omate for months, no, over a year to have my truesmart repaired and received no response. the power button stopped functioning after about a month of ownership. which is weird because i never really used that button. no help. screw this company.
They have recently started another kickstarter for the new omate. Oh my God...Good luck to those who participate
.. and now we have the Omate Rise, with a 48 hour promotion on indigogo.