From all indications, Samsung has just released a gorgeous but fatally-flawed dud as its first foray into the fitness tracking market.

Right after its announcement in February 2014, Samsung’s new Gear Fit ($199) was generally regarded as a hit due to its lightweight design, gorgeous color touchscreen and promised long battery life.

We were smitten with it, too – based on paper specs and brief CES demos.

This week, though, the Gear Fit was properly reviewed by several leading tech outlets.

The verdict? it’s giving the gadget media fits!

All Form and No Function

The Samsung Gear Fit is being slammed by the gadget media for being “all form and no function”.

Take a look at some of the headlines this week:

And this isn’t just a case of a single feature not meeting one journalist’s sniff test.

The Worst Fitness Trainer Ever?

All of the independent reviews we’ve seen so far agree on the following issues with the Gear Fit – possibly making it one of the worst fitness trainers you could imagine:

not trustworthy : the pedometer is inaccurate

: the pedometer is inaccurate hard to read : the display is hard to read, even with Samsung’s recent update that allows for vertical views

: the display is hard to read, even with Samsung’s recent update that allows for vertical views can’t multitask : you can’t use the heart rate monitor while exercising

: you can’t use the heart rate monitor while exercising difficult to work with : the apps and monitor are confusing and unintuitive to use; you have to manually start the pedometer app to measure walks

: the apps and monitor are confusing and unintuitive to use; you have to manually start the pedometer app to measure walks no pulse : the heart rate monitor has a hard time reading your pulse, and when it does, it’s inaccurate

: the heart rate monitor has a hard time reading your pulse, and when it does, it’s inaccurate it’s a lousy companion : when paired with your Galaxy phone, the Fit does little more than notify you and let you cancel calls

: when paired with your Galaxy phone, the Fit does little more than notify you and let you cancel calls that said, it’s pretty

Know anyone like that?

We are big fans of Samsung’s aggressive product release strategy in the wearables space, but the Gear Fit looks like it needed to work out a little longer before hitting the street.

More Apps On The Way

That said, all is not lost. Samsung has been releasing patches to their apps and the Fit’s proprietary operating system frequently since the Fit’s launch.

Also, Samsung opened-up the Fit to 3rd party developers. It’s rumored that Strava and RunKeeper will soon have apps for the device.