As we all know, Samsung is a company that doesn't believe in such a thing as "feature bloat", and to an extent, that is why we like the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch. While those features will have an adverse effect on the battery life, the major issue we have with the Gear is in compatibility. At launch, the only device that will support pairing with Gear is the Galaxy Note 3...
Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-confirms-that-Gear-smartwatch-will-eventually-work-with-non-Galaxy-smartphones_id47157
Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-confirms-that-Gear-smartwatch-will-eventually-work-with-non-Galaxy-smartphones_id47157