Smartwatch Showdown: Samsung and LG’s New Models
South Korean electronics giants Samsung and LG have gone head-to-head by unveiling new smartwatches on the same day - but Samsung is leading the way in terms of new features by adding 3G connectivity to allow you to make and receive phone calls without a smartphone.
The Samsung Gear S offers mobile data without the need for a smartphone connected via Bluetooth.
This allows notifications from social networks like Facebook and Twitter, calendars and applications, even when you are nowhere near your phone. You can also receive SMS and easily send replies using the onscreen keyboard or voice recognition.
It also means that you can make and receive calls directly from your wrist, as well as getting calls forwarded from your smartphone.