2024年5月22日发(作者：郯承嗣)
三星智能手表不值得买的三大理由
三星智能手表Gear已经抢先上市，而且收到了不少好评，但它算不上是一款革
命性的产品，不值得掏钱购买。为什么？1.它能完成的任务iPhone都能完成；
2.它目前只能和少数三星设备配合使用；3.电池续航能力不理想，每天都要充电。
三星（Samsung）售价299美元的Gear智能手
Based on some of the early buzz, you'd figure
the $299 Samsung Gear smart watch is a
表刚一发布，就收到不少好评，但如果你据此认
为这是一部革命性的设备，那不妨往下看看。从
各项参数来看，Gear亮点颇多：1.63英寸的全彩
屏幕、谷歌（Google）Android操作系统、70款
首发应用，其中不乏eBay、印象笔记（Evernote）
和健身软件RunKeeper等大牌应用。用户可以打
电话、查阅电子邮件，甚至手腕一抬就能拍摄照
片和视频，而语音识别更是让触摸操作都省了。
面对如此繁多的功能，用户很容易浮想联翩，认
为小小的Gear是万能的，能够完成生活中所有
大小事，但事实并不尽然。
所以，我并不推荐Gear。以下是三条显而易
见的理由。
Gear能做的智能手机都能做到。所以，Gear
并没有什么独门功夫。相反，三星在发布会上展
示的功能我的iPhone 5全能做到，除了这款手表
戴在手上比较好看之外。至于发布首日可用的70
款应用程序，它们中的绝大部分Android和iOS
设备都能下载到。的确，某些场合中手表比较方
便——例如我在慢跑时就不用掏出手机了，但光
凭这一点还不够，不值得我掏钱。
Galaxy Note III可不是人人都有。除非每
个购买Gear的用户都有一台Galaxy Note III，
不然多半是委屈了它。三星的智能手表必须通过
蓝牙与三星最新款的平板手机配对，才能运行许
多基本功能。（虽然三星表示未来Gear也可能支
持Galaxy手机，但具体时间还没有确定。）换句
话说，在短期内Gear只能和三星的小部分设备
配对，势必大幅降低它的吸引力，也极大地影响
了潜在用户。最后一来，我必须花300美元购买
Gear，然后还要搭买一台Note III。我可没这么
多钱。
电池续航差强人意。三星表示，根据使用情
况，Gear的续航时间为一天左右。这样的表现和
智能手机相差无几，这难道还是所谓的智能手表
吗？看看竞争对手，Pebble智能手表的续航时间
downright revolutionary device. On paper, it has
several nifty things going for it: a 1.63-inch color
display, Google (GOOG) Android, and 70 apps at
launch from eBay (EBAY), Evernote, and
RunKeeper, among them. It lets users make
phone calls, check email, even point and shoot
photos and video by holding up your hand. And
voice recognition means it's possible to navigate
the device touch-free. With all those features
going for it, it's easy to let the imagination run wild
with far-out hypothetical scenarios where this
thing is all but doing the home cooking.
Still, I'm not sold. Here are three easy
reasons why:
It doesn't do anything my phone doesn't
already do (yet). All right, so the Gear isn't even
out. But based on Samsung's announcement, it
doesn't do anything my iPhone 5 doesn't already
do besides look better strapped to someone's
wrist. Most of the 70 apps available on day one
are already available for Android and iOS devices.
Sure, it might make certain tasks easier -- I like the
idea of running without having to pull out my
phone -- but there just aren't enough unique use
cases for me to even consider splurging on this.
I don't have a Galaxy Note III. Unless users
also have the Galaxy Note III, they aren't going to
get the most out of the Gear. Samsung's smart
watch must be paired via Bluetooth with the
upcoming phone-tablet hybrid, a.k.a. "phablet," to
perform many basic tasks. (That may change:
Samsung has said the Gear will likely work with
other Galaxy phones in the future, though it didn't
specify when.) In other words, the watch will only
work with a small subset of devices for the
foreseeable future. That severely limits its appeal
and potential audience. Because in the end, I'd
可是高达一整周。当然，Pebble仅仅配备了一款
简单的黑白显示屏，而且也没有Gear那么多花
里胡哨的功能，但我还是希望后者的电池能更给
力一点。每天晚上睡觉前给手机充电是理所当然
的事，但手表也需要吗？
诸位读者看法如何呢？你们对三星Gear感
have to spend $300 for the Gear and purchase a
Note III. That's too rich for my blood.
I don't love the so-so battery ing
to Samsung, the Gear should go a day in between
charges depending on how it's used. That's just
average as smart phone battery life goes and
disappointing when it comes to so-called smart
watches. To compare, the Pebble smart watch
lasts up to a week before needing more juice.
Sure, the Pebble uses a simpler black and white
screen and lacks the bells and whistles of the
Gear, but I still expect more out of the latter. I'm
OK plugging in my phone before I go to bed each
night. But my watch? Not so much.
What about you, Fortune readers? Has the
Samsung Gear piqued your interest? Will you be
among the first to buy one? Sound off in the
comments below.
兴趣吗？你们会抢购首发产品吗？欢迎大家点
评。（财富中文网）
2024年5月22日发(作者：郯承嗣)
三星智能手表不值得买的三大理由
三星智能手表Gear已经抢先上市，而且收到了不少好评，但它算不上是一款革
命性的产品，不值得掏钱购买。为什么？1.它能完成的任务iPhone都能完成；
2.它目前只能和少数三星设备配合使用；3.电池续航能力不理想，每天都要充电。
三星（Samsung）售价299美元的Gear智能手
Based on some of the early buzz, you'd figure
the $299 Samsung Gear smart watch is a
表刚一发布，就收到不少好评，但如果你据此认
为这是一部革命性的设备，那不妨往下看看。从
各项参数来看，Gear亮点颇多：1.63英寸的全彩
屏幕、谷歌（Google）Android操作系统、70款
首发应用，其中不乏eBay、印象笔记（Evernote）
和健身软件RunKeeper等大牌应用。用户可以打
电话、查阅电子邮件，甚至手腕一抬就能拍摄照
片和视频，而语音识别更是让触摸操作都省了。
面对如此繁多的功能，用户很容易浮想联翩，认
为小小的Gear是万能的，能够完成生活中所有
大小事，但事实并不尽然。
所以，我并不推荐Gear。以下是三条显而易
见的理由。
Gear能做的智能手机都能做到。所以，Gear
并没有什么独门功夫。相反，三星在发布会上展
示的功能我的iPhone 5全能做到，除了这款手表
戴在手上比较好看之外。至于发布首日可用的70
款应用程序，它们中的绝大部分Android和iOS
设备都能下载到。的确，某些场合中手表比较方
便——例如我在慢跑时就不用掏出手机了，但光
凭这一点还不够，不值得我掏钱。
Galaxy Note III可不是人人都有。除非每
个购买Gear的用户都有一台Galaxy Note III，
不然多半是委屈了它。三星的智能手表必须通过
蓝牙与三星最新款的平板手机配对，才能运行许
多基本功能。（虽然三星表示未来Gear也可能支
持Galaxy手机，但具体时间还没有确定。）换句
话说，在短期内Gear只能和三星的小部分设备
配对，势必大幅降低它的吸引力，也极大地影响
了潜在用户。最后一来，我必须花300美元购买
Gear，然后还要搭买一台Note III。我可没这么
多钱。
电池续航差强人意。三星表示，根据使用情
况，Gear的续航时间为一天左右。这样的表现和
智能手机相差无几，这难道还是所谓的智能手表
吗？看看竞争对手，Pebble智能手表的续航时间
downright revolutionary device. On paper, it has
several nifty things going for it: a 1.63-inch color
display, Google (GOOG) Android, and 70 apps at
launch from eBay (EBAY), Evernote, and
RunKeeper, among them. It lets users make
phone calls, check email, even point and shoot
photos and video by holding up your hand. And
voice recognition means it's possible to navigate
the device touch-free. With all those features
going for it, it's easy to let the imagination run wild
with far-out hypothetical scenarios where this
thing is all but doing the home cooking.
Still, I'm not sold. Here are three easy
reasons why:
It doesn't do anything my phone doesn't
already do (yet). All right, so the Gear isn't even
out. But based on Samsung's announcement, it
doesn't do anything my iPhone 5 doesn't already
do besides look better strapped to someone's
wrist. Most of the 70 apps available on day one
are already available for Android and iOS devices.
Sure, it might make certain tasks easier -- I like the
idea of running without having to pull out my
phone -- but there just aren't enough unique use
cases for me to even consider splurging on this.
I don't have a Galaxy Note III. Unless users
also have the Galaxy Note III, they aren't going to
get the most out of the Gear. Samsung's smart
watch must be paired via Bluetooth with the
upcoming phone-tablet hybrid, a.k.a. "phablet," to
perform many basic tasks. (That may change:
Samsung has said the Gear will likely work with
other Galaxy phones in the future, though it didn't
specify when.) In other words, the watch will only
work with a small subset of devices for the
foreseeable future. That severely limits its appeal
and potential audience. Because in the end, I'd
可是高达一整周。当然，Pebble仅仅配备了一款
简单的黑白显示屏，而且也没有Gear那么多花
里胡哨的功能，但我还是希望后者的电池能更给
力一点。每天晚上睡觉前给手机充电是理所当然
的事，但手表也需要吗？
诸位读者看法如何呢？你们对三星Gear感
have to spend $300 for the Gear and purchase a
Note III. That's too rich for my blood.
I don't love the so-so battery ing
to Samsung, the Gear should go a day in between
charges depending on how it's used. That's just
average as smart phone battery life goes and
disappointing when it comes to so-called smart
watches. To compare, the Pebble smart watch
lasts up to a week before needing more juice.
Sure, the Pebble uses a simpler black and white
screen and lacks the bells and whistles of the
Gear, but I still expect more out of the latter. I'm
OK plugging in my phone before I go to bed each
night. But my watch? Not so much.
What about you, Fortune readers? Has the
Samsung Gear piqued your interest? Will you be
among the first to buy one? Sound off in the
comments below.
兴趣吗？你们会抢购首发产品吗？欢迎大家点
评。（财富中文网）