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GymBoi
post Dec 16 2016, 01:30 AM

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QUOTE(tarm @ Dec 16 2016, 12:26 AM)
Honestly, my perfect watch will be:
1. Wireless charging - all these pin magnetic charger hassle to use. kudos to moto 360 for got this right on the first place.
2. Full circle watch with high res screen - LG G Watch R started this, and no turning back for me.
3. Adequate battery life - Pebble was awesome in this regards until i forgot to charge haha
4. Scratch resistance glass - Huawei Watch excel in this, but....
5. Good vibration motor - again Huawei Watch worse on this. Need good vibration as i always silent my phone during office hours.
6. App support - All AW watches, Pebble and Apple Watch have good app support, Tizen still lacking big time.

None of current watch got all above since ive been using most of smartwatch on market since Sony SW1, the one that come close is Gear S3 (which is lacking item no. 6, but 5 out of 6 should be good enough for me).

So Gear S3 for me now, see what will happen next year.
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Hardware wise S3 is really great .. but Tizen is really omg ...I haven't really checked out XDA yet but I think someone managed to install AW on S3? Something like root? Anyone here tried ?
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post Dec 18 2016, 06:29 PM

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QUOTE(mangoheng @ Dec 18 2016, 04:50 PM)
Mine will finally come tomorrow after buying since last week from Lazada smile.gif

can see why it's so popular... it does have all the main features a smartwatch should have... right now the only bad things reviewers will say is the lack of app support but that I already give upp, Samsung will never have the same 3rd party support as Apple n Google
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If it runs AW then is perfect sad.gif
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post Dec 20 2016, 03:47 PM

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QUOTE(sonotme @ Dec 20 2016, 01:46 PM)
11street might have stock for frontier on thurs/fri. But no more free gifts.. worth it without the free gifts? Anyone bought from 11street?
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If u want free gift, I give u la ....... well not literally .... meaning it's pretty much useless ...
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post Dec 23 2016, 09:21 AM

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Guys, any idea where to buy/make customized watch casing? I work in a factory so can't wear the watch while working so I'm looking for a super slim case to put ONE watch flat and long. Anyone know where to get a casing like this? Thanks.
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post Dec 26 2016, 09:08 PM

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It's been few weeks that we've got the S3 now .... well it was great to have as a smartphone extension but after a while ... it feels kinda ... redundant ... mainly due to the fact that there are sooooooooooooooooooooo little apps sad.gif I can imagine that it can do wonders but why no one is creating any apps .... just wondering how difficult it is to write an app? Anyone has any beginner guide to making Tizen apps?
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post Dec 26 2016, 10:18 PM

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QUOTE(K1d0 @ Dec 26 2016, 10:07 PM)
Just wondering whats the app that you need but its not there?  hmm.gif
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For me I'm using this expenses app "Money Manager Expense & Budget" alot on my phone to track almost every ringgit I spend, but needing to pull out my phone each time, is very troublesome. I tried to email the dev to suggest Tizen extension but got politely rejected ...

I searched on Galaxy app there's only ONE similar app by Samsung ... kinda bad but ... better than nothing at the moment ...

I'm also thinking of some kind of "Anti sleep" during driving or something where every 15 minutes the watch will display some words and we need to say it out loud (minimum 100db or something) if not the watch will vibrate and make loud noises non stop, something like that .... so far I also searched and found ONE app like this that needs purchase (about RM7) I bought it BUT IT'S PURE CRAP ... do not buy it ...

Oh well personally I'm hoping to have 2 apps like the above ...
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post Jan 23 2017, 11:46 PM

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QUOTE(jacklok @ Jan 23 2017, 12:45 PM)
Anyone willing to let go their red leather strap for gear s3 at discounted price? tqtq.. rclxms.gif
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leather or silicon ?
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post Feb 3 2017, 08:38 PM

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QUOTE(wongck @ Feb 3 2017, 02:34 PM)
Check this out - The World's First Smartwatch You Never Have to Charge
Function wise is limited...

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/smartwat...watch-fitness#/
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Please don't trust those shitty websites ...

I bough 3 items from Kickstarter and 4 items from Indiegogo .... total 7 ...... 7/7 items are late .... 4/7 until now still not yet get .... 3/7 although late but I get it now ..... 2/3 that arrive never works ... so yeah fk that
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post Feb 7 2017, 07:07 PM

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QUOTE(d33pbluez @ Feb 6 2017, 01:58 PM)
From Executive watch to semi rugged watch to full rugged watch....
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Any one interested in Moto360 or Gear S3 can PM me.... i plan to let go both of those watches  rclxm9.gif
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Wow you have all 3! Great ! I have a question hope you can help me ... IS your Moto 360 = Mens 46mm ? If yes, can the band be used in Gear S3?

Also same question to all gear s3 users, any idea if we can use strap from Moto 360 46mm or even Asus ZenWatch(1&2), LG G, LG R, LG Urbane ?? I found straps for those but not gear s3 huhu ...
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post Feb 7 2017, 08:27 PM

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QUOTE(singgung @ Feb 7 2017, 08:03 PM)
As long the straps are 22mm. I'm swapping between gear s3 and zenwatch 2 straps so i have at least 4 to choose from now.
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You are swapping ? Good news then !! Thanks !! Yeah i know they are 22mm but I'm unsure of the "hook" design and things ... really great u have this experience .. thanks mate !! very much appriciated
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post Feb 18 2017, 06:29 PM

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Got my twist o flex strap after watching this video .... perfect band smile.gif Easy to wear now .... got it from the link he provided as well ...


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post Feb 26 2017, 06:18 PM

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Guys those who have Gear S3, anyone's bezel start to become "too smooth"? Before still can feel abit tick tick tick feel .... now like smooth already .... can be replaced/fixed?
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post Feb 28 2017, 10:13 PM

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QUOTE(xisan @ Feb 26 2017, 10:39 PM)
Maybe can send for warranty. If it's a band problem then no warranty given. That one is part of the smartwatch, should be honor for warranty claim.
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Thanks bro i'll try to bring it to the service centre
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post Mar 3 2017, 10:39 PM

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It's been few months using the gear s3 now .... won't really say that I regret the purchase ... it's a nice looking watch ... cool and stuff .... but honestly Tizen is just funny ... basically the only app that I'm using is Sleep for Android (which is the main reason i bought the watch, that's y i didn't regret) but ... besides this no really useful apps ? Geez Tizen .... and with so much advancements like root and stuff, no1 managed to install Android Wear on Gear S3 ? tongue.gif

What apps do you guys use on the watch and find it really useful ?
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post Mar 4 2017, 09:49 PM

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QUOTE(hwa107 @ Mar 4 2017, 10:19 AM)
I'm using Android Wear, and most of the time I use my watch for notification, though it just notification but I always have the urge to see who's messaging me, and it's very distracting. So I bought a smartwatch just to satisfy the urge, a quick glance will do.

I also rely heavily on Google apps especially Keep and Map, I walk a lot during the weekend therefore don't want to use phone while walking, even when driving I can check my watch for navigation. And I also use my watch as remote for playing songs.  laugh.gif

Basically that's how I use my watch, I tried Sleep on Android before but that doesn't know what's the benefit other than the statistic.  sweat.gif
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Sleep for Android basically for sleep tracking. You can track with phone only but the phone needs to be on the bed so it can detect your movements ... i usually charge my phone when i sleep so if i charge with cable then on my bed, abit messy .... so i track with watch, my phone can be on the table ...

Android wear good leh ... I'm using an expense tracker to track my expenses, everytime i spend money i need to whip out my phone to records, wish tizen got app like this ... AW got ... then recently dl some meditation app, got AW support also ... tizen really nothing zz
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post Mar 5 2017, 10:08 PM

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QUOTE(hwa107 @ Mar 5 2017, 01:33 AM)
Hey, expenses tracking using AW is a very good idea! Will find which app is good when I'm free.

Yes I agree that AW has more functionality compare to Tizen. Gear S3 is very good looking, as I'm currently looking for new smartwatch, I'm very tempted to buy Gear S3. But the functionality of AW has kept me from buying it.
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I aim long time already before i buy my smartwatch, actually i buy it for 2 reasons, 1 for sleep tracking and 1 for expense tracking ....i didn't expect tizen to have only ONE expense tracking app (and it sux) ... I literally searched the whole market and really have only 1 ... zz

For AW, try this .... I tried the phone app and it's pretty good ... i'm not sure how it integrates with AW

Wallet - Budget Tracker by BudgetBakers.com

I really hope someone will come out with a method to install AW on Gear S3 sweat.gif

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post May 17 2017, 01:26 AM

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Been using the Gear S3 since launch and honestly now I just use it half the time only. I like the watch, good battery life, looks good .... but that's about it. Literally NO app support besides "nice faces" and Android for Sleep.

Android Wear got so much more useful app support ... Gear S3, it's like wearing a normal watch with notifications, that's all.

Really feel like selling the S3 and get an Android Wear but which AW is as cool as S3? =/

 

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