Samsung’s assault on the fitness and health market includes a slimmer version of its Gear 2 smartwatch, the Gear Fit, with a curved screen, heart rate monitor and notifications while tracking your activity. By Samuel Gibbs
Samsung's new Gear Fit has a touch sensitive curved Amoled screen. Menus are navigated by swipes of the finger.Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The GuardianThe Gear Fit has a heart rate sensor built into its back.Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The GuardianThe biggest issue with the Gear Fit is that the watch face is horizontal and shifted 90 degrees from the orientation of a normal watch face.Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The GuardianThe Gear Fit sits about 1.5cm tall on the wrist, but can be fit under most sleeves.Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The GuardianThe curved screen of the Gear Fit means it is more comfortable to wear, fitting the profile of your wrist more readily.Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The GuardianThe Gear Fit needs a charging adapter, that clips onto some metal contacts to allow the smartwatch to be charged via micro USB.Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian