The headline really says it all, folks. Starting this fall, you can get an actual smartwatch phone on all four major U.S. carriers. Unlike Android Wear devices or the Apple Watch, the Samsung Gear S is a full-featured mobile device rather than a companion device. Another way the Gear S is different? It runs Samsung’s own Tizen OS. That’s not exactly a plus point.
There’s no news on exact dates or pricing yet, but we’ll stay tuned and let you know as soon as we do.
That’s the way to go. Even for such a nice-looking object as the Apple watch, the requirement for a nearby phone would be a deal breaker for me.