Samsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch just doesn't cut it

For a watch, the Galaxy Gear sports some pretty impressive technology: It has a tiny but useable 1.6-inch touchscreen, 4 gigabytes of storage, 24 hours of battery life, a 1.9 megapixel camera, a speaker and a microphone. Samsung essentially shrunk a smartphone down until it was functional as a wristwatch.

It even does a number of smartphone-like things: Galaxy Gear displays updates, including texts, calendar appointments and other notifications. It has apps, it takes pictures, and it even makes phone calls.

But the Galaxy Gear isn't a replacement for a smartphone. In fact, you still need a smartphone or tablet to use most of the smartwatch's features.

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