Regarding the use of the watch for sports, you first need to look at the hardware of other models available on the market. As for the operating system, Android Wear offers GPS, for example, but at the moment, Google's platform is still behind its competitors when it comes to native fitness services. Android Wear vs Tizen: fitness and health functions In addition, both platforms use their own systems to pay via smartwatch. In the case of Samsung, there is Samsung Pay, which is also used in smartphones made by the South Korean manufacturer. Google already offers Android Pay.
However, truth be told, Tizen OS has a big gap right now compared to Android Wear when it comes to Artificial Intelligence. Google Assistant is much more advanced than what you have in S Voice though who knows what the future Bixby will bring.īoth software versions support Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connection, so you don't need to have the phone near you all the time. The Gear S3 Frontier, in fact, still offers support for 4G, which makes it even more competent compared to the Moto 360 (2015), for example. It allows you to use a system that incorporates the main control tool, a rotating dial, consistently and avoids you having to touch the screen all the time, especially since it also supports buttons like quick access to applications and return.īoth Tizen and Android Wear can rock your world. In terms of access to information, there isn't much difference between Tizen and Android Wear. Samsung's software is perhaps mildly more intuitive, which might be because Samsung builds the hardware and software itself so it manages the "whole package" without third parties. Quick access to information is provided through the notification system, which is customizable from the accompanying app on the smartphone. The system is very smart and using widgets, you can personalize the information that appears on the screen. In addition, the system offers users the possibility of using the watch's dial to interact with the menus.
© NextPitĪndroid Wear vs Tizen: quick access to information and usageĪndroid Wear allows you to download apps directly onto the watch and of course, you also have the Google Assistant. The number of apps that can be run simultaneously is still a "work in progress". It seems that expanding the number of displays and possibilities in terms of customization will generate more appeal in the long run for both platforms. Your options are pretty much limited to a choice of which widgets you'd like to see on your display. In its meager ecosystem, Tizen offers some applications that allow you to move things around and create a more exclusive experience but there isn't much scope for anything more advanced than that.īoth platforms are working with partners to develop functional dials. Samsung has been working with Volkswagen, for example, to connect the watch to a car. Samsung Gear S3 review: the best of both worldsĬurrently, smartwatches do not offer much in the way of customization.But it aws only in 2015 that the South Korean manufacturer began to form its line of smartwatches with the Gear S2 and last year's Gear S3. In 2014, Samsung integrated its own operating system Tizen into the Gear S. Since the launch of the Galaxy Gear in 2013, I have been using a smartwatch almost every day. In these past four years, a lot has changed in terms of software, from optimization of energy consumption to the number of apps developed for use on this platform. However, in the past year, I noticed that these gadgets have become more functional. I think the big reason for this was the introduction of the Apple Watch into the market, which eventually boosted development in the area of software.Īt the Google I/O conference in 2016, Google announced fundamental changes to Android Wear 2.0, which we officially came to know in early 2017. Before I begin, I must say that in terms of diversity of watches running both OS's, Google takes the lead, as many companies are already investing in Android Wear. On the other hand, Samsung and Apple each manufacture both the hardware and the software.