The battery on my original one on my car keys lasted for about two years. It constantly said low battery, but it kept going. Based on what you discussed in the video, there is no reason for me to upgrade to the newer one. I'm happy with the way mine runs.
I think that's a good assessment... unless you have a UWB phone and really want that feature, there is too much of a reason to upgrade. They ARE better - longer battery life, etc but if you already have tags that are working great... upgrade unneeded. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I have the smart tag plus and new smart tag 2. I put both in my sons car just to see which one was better. The older smart tag plus i got twice as many notifications that is was found over the new smart tag 2.
I noticed the same. The smart tag 2 is lacking accurate and frequent offline updates and my tag is NOT! in power saving mode. Now I understand the long battery life which is simply achieved by the infrequent updates and long time gaps between them. I regret having bought the Tag 2 and cannot recommend it. I managed to buy another Smart Tag+ but they are hard to find and cost now almost double.
What do you give up when you using the power savings mode? Can you still track and navigate to the device the same way? All I want to use it for is the tracking feature.
As noticed with all the other reviews that this one is also lacking detailed information on the Smart Tag 2 offline tracking capabilities. I was running it alongside my older Smart Tag+ and noticed immediately that it is lacking accurate and frequent offline updates. Note that the tag is NOT! in power saving mode. Now I understand the long battery life which is simply achieved by the infrequent updates and long time gaps between them. I regret having bought the Tag 2 and cannot recommend it. I managed to buy another Smart Tag+ but they are hard to find and cost now almost double.
They need to have one that can be hidden within a pew pew. It has to be small enough and tough enough. I know they make some confetti stuff, but those don't track I waited for a good review on the new model, and I finally found it. I'll be putting a few in my vehicles. Thieves will typically dump the car a small area a way. By doing this, they are creating what we call, "A duck." They will leave the car to see if the vehicle has been recovered reference having an Air Tag or Smart Tag. They will leave them for weeks at a time. After the coast is clear. The dirtbag will go and recover the vehicle. This is firsthand knowledge given to me from one of my "Clients." They all like to talk and brag about what they do to get in jail. I don't even have to ask them. They just spout it out of their mouth. A couple of them have told me that they still go through the car and search the most obvious places looking for tags, regardless of it's an Apple or Samsung. They said people use the top trim around the top of the window, near the weather stripping. The weather stripping is removed, and the cardboard or composite headliner is pulled down to allow for the Air Tag/Smart Tag placement. He said the better place would be under the dash. He said paint the Tag black, get a good flashlight and shove it as far as you can up under the dash. This is where LoJack used to hide their systems. Time can be on your side. However, don't ever go alone to recover your vehicle. If you spot it, call your local Sheriff's or Police department. If they have a special unit or the possible manpower, which I highly doubt, they might want to sit on it for a while. The main thing is being safe. Be safe all. Great video.
I now have five(5) SmartTag2 trackers, but still can't find the Samsung branded silicone or rugged cases. I was able to buy Spigen cases and they're OK for $20 each. Thanks for your reviews. 👍🏾
I recently bought smarttag2 with rugged case , but honestly I dont find rugged case to be very useful. I still got scratches on my st2 would prefer silicon case over it.
@@NorthernOutlanders Was it the Samsung case or the Spigen? I got a couple of the Spigen cases and they seem "rugged" but time will tell. I'd still like to get a Samsung branded silicone case... Where did you get yours?
I was hoping for bigger differences as in functionality the other improvements are not enough to make me want to toss out my smart tag Plus for the smart tag 2 I also don't like the fact that it's bigger, that's sort of Trump's that is thinner.
The Smart Tag 2 appears to only transmit its location when it is not moving for some time and the smart phone receiving it has GPS coordinates. I had a trip from home to a underground railway station parking 15 km away. Almost not traffic and a lot of green lights in both directions. According to the history I never left home all day.
The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra does not support the AI finding of UWB tags, while the S22 (don't know about S23) does. 😕
You totally skipped over smart tag Plus, I want to know the difference between the plus and smart tag 2, not the original one
The battery on my original one on my car keys lasted for about two years. It constantly said low battery, but it kept going. Based on what you discussed in the video, there is no reason for me to upgrade to the newer one. I'm happy with the way mine runs.
I think that's a good assessment... unless you have a UWB phone and really want that feature, there is too much of a reason to upgrade. They ARE better - longer battery life, etc but if you already have tags that are working great... upgrade unneeded. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Will it work with a Non Samsung Android phone (moto) ?
Nope 😞 only works with Sam Samsung
Do you know if the Smart Tag2 is compatible with the Galaxy S21 FE, since the FE does not have UWB technology?
I have the smart tag plus and new smart tag 2. I put both in my sons car just to see which one was better. The older smart tag plus i got twice as many notifications that is was found over the new smart tag 2.
Wow. Wonder if the new one was in battery saver mode?
I noticed the same. The smart tag 2 is lacking accurate and frequent offline updates and my tag is NOT! in power saving mode. Now I understand the long battery life which is simply achieved by the infrequent updates and long time gaps between them. I regret having bought the Tag 2 and cannot recommend it. I managed to buy another Smart Tag+ but they are hard to find and cost now almost double.
@klausadrift7568 thanks I was wondering if I should upgrade our families tags, but that doesn't sound like an upgrade.
What do you give up when you using the power savings mode? Can you still track and navigate to the device the same way? All I want to use it for is the tracking feature.
Good question, hard to tell at this point but I'm pretty sure it will simply ping the server less often. Depending on your use, might not matter much.
As noticed with all the other reviews that this one is also lacking detailed information on the Smart Tag 2 offline tracking capabilities. I was running it alongside my older Smart Tag+ and noticed immediately that it is lacking accurate and frequent offline updates. Note that the tag is NOT! in power saving mode. Now I understand the long battery life which is simply achieved by the infrequent updates and long time gaps between them. I regret having bought the Tag 2 and cannot recommend it. I managed to buy another Smart Tag+ but they are hard to find and cost now almost double.
They need to have one that can be hidden within a pew pew. It has to be small enough and tough enough. I know they make some confetti stuff, but those don't track I waited for a good review on the new model, and I finally found it. I'll be putting a few in my vehicles. Thieves will typically dump the car a small area a way. By doing this, they are creating what we call, "A duck." They will leave the car to see if the vehicle has been recovered reference having an Air Tag or Smart Tag. They will leave them for weeks at a time. After the coast is clear. The dirtbag will go and recover the vehicle. This is firsthand knowledge given to me from one of my "Clients." They all like to talk and brag about what they do to get in jail. I don't even have to ask them. They just spout it out of their mouth. A couple of them have told me that they still go through the car and search the most obvious places looking for tags, regardless of it's an Apple or Samsung. They said people use the top trim around the top of the window, near the weather stripping. The weather stripping is removed, and the cardboard or composite headliner is pulled down to allow for the Air Tag/Smart Tag placement. He said the better place would be under the dash. He said paint the Tag black, get a good flashlight and shove it as far as you can up under the dash. This is where LoJack used to hide their systems. Time can be on your side. However, don't ever go alone to recover your vehicle. If you spot it, call your local Sheriff's or Police department. If they have a special unit or the possible manpower, which I highly doubt, they might want to sit on it for a while. The main thing is being safe. Be safe all. Great video.
I now have five(5) SmartTag2 trackers, but still can't find the Samsung branded silicone or rugged cases. I was able to buy Spigen cases and they're OK for $20 each. Thanks for your reviews. 👍🏾
Yeah, haven't seen them for sale yet anywhere, even directly through Samsung. :/
I recently bought smarttag2 with rugged case , but honestly I dont find rugged case to be very useful. I still got scratches on my st2 would prefer silicon case over it.
@@NorthernOutlanders Was it the Samsung case or the Spigen? I got a couple of the Spigen cases and they seem "rugged" but time will tell. I'd still like to get a Samsung branded silicone case... Where did you get yours?
@@sincitysteve2009 I purchased the samsung rugged case. Rugged case is on sale in India currently.
Is "Notify when left behind" feature still limited in 2 tags ?
I like that the smart tag 2 is thinner. I don't like that it's too long with that unnecessary huge hole.
I was hoping for bigger differences as in functionality the other improvements are not enough to make me want to toss out my smart tag Plus for the smart tag 2 I also don't like the fact that it's bigger, that's sort of Trump's that is thinner.
The biggest difference is UWB but for anyone without a UWB phone it doesn't do much. Battery life is doubled, that's a pretty big deal.
Cool tech! Glad I'm not wrecking it.
The Smart Tag 2 appears to only transmit its location when it is not moving for some time and the smart phone receiving it has GPS coordinates.
I had a trip from home to a underground railway station parking 15 km away. Almost not traffic and a lot of green lights in both directions. According to the history I never left home all day.
You fr? Tryna put this on my pup 🤦🏽♂️
may be save mode?
Wow glad i found your channel your awsome on the news! Gonna definitely subscrib👏
Awesome!! Thanks for hanging with me here on UA-cam. My geeky playground!! 🤓
Shape and size is exactly like the military dogtag.
🤔 good point
Do both have features to alert when it moves a certain distancr from th phone?
Would you know how long of location history it saves. I can not find the answer anywhere.
Only 7 days :( bummer IMHO
@@TechItBeforeYouWreckIt thank you
Is the battery expensive?
Not at all. Super cheap standard button batteries sold st the dollar tree.
great video.
Thx!! Trying to put out good informative content. Glad you liked it.
Forgot to mention one difference between smarttag2 & smarttag.
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Z fold 4 doesn't work? 😢
It should, the fold series has UWB, the flip series does not.