Looks like Samsung couldn’t wait till its Unpacked 5 event at MWC 2014 to announce its new smartwatch line. Samsung has come out and announced its successor to the original Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch with these, the Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo. Notice anything strange? Yes, that’s right, the ‘Galaxy’ tag has been dropped, just as @evleaks said earlier today, and sure enough, since the ‘Galaxy’ tag denotes an Android-based product, Samsung has said that both these watches with have a Tizen-based OS.
Both devices will have 1.63-inch Super AMOLED screens, 1.0GHz processors, 512MB RAM, 4GB storage, heart rate sensors, pedometer, music player, supports Bluetooth, and a 300mAh battery which is said to be good for 2-3 days, hopefully with use. Samsung has also kept a 2MP camera on the Gear 2, though the Gear 2 Neo does not have this feature; the camera on the Gear 2 has also been moved to the watch itself instead of sitting on the wristband, which now makes it even sneakier. Both watches will also have an infra-red blaster which will allow you to control televisions via WatchON.
Keeping most of the colours available to the original Gear, the Gear 2 will be available in Charcoal Black, Gold Brown and Wild Orange, whereas the Gear 2 Neo will be available in Charcoal Black, Mocha Grey and Wild Orange. Overall, the appearance of the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo is different enough to their predecessor to warrant a fresh start, and there’s no telling what the new Tizen-based OS will be capable of, though it seems like Samsung hasn’t quite listened to some past criticisms considering they have still elected to include a Super AMOLED screen that will make mince meat of the battery. Still, they haven’t mentioned anything about Samsung-exclusive compatibility, and the inclusion of health based features should make these smartwatches a nice change of pace when they become available globally in April.
What do you think about the Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo: are you interested in getting one now that you’ve heard what it officially has? Let us know what you think in the comments.
Source: DroidLife
