Samsung announced new smartwatches Gear 2, neo and fit in the unpacked5 event in MWC Barcelona. Samsung’s new Gear smartwatches are no longer card-carrying members of its Android Galaxy. That’s because Tizen, the company’s open-sourced OS, has taken over the reins for the line begot by the barely five-month-old Galaxy Gear. And, in typical Samsung fashion, the company hasn’t released just one new Gear, but three with very specific areas of focus: the fashionable Gear 2, the functional Gear Neo and fitness-focused Gear Fit.
The Gear 2 has a 1.63 inch Super AMOLED display with a 2 megapixel camera that has been moved from the strap to the face of the device for a more sleek design. Interchangeable straps, compatible with standard 22mm pin watch bands enable consumers to wear their favorite strap. With the Gear 2 consumers can also make voice calls and send text messages right from their wrist.
With a 1.84 inch curved Super AMOLED display and interchangeable band, Gear Fit has an athletic design thats functional whether active or asleep. The Gear Fit tracks your steps, monitors your heart rate on-the-go, and provides notifications for incoming calls, texts and emails.
A Camera is equipped to a main body instead to strap, making the Samsung Gear 2 a sleek and sharp smart companion. Consumers are now available to express their mood or coordinate with their outfit with modern and sophisticated strap color options including Charcoal Black, Gold Brown and Wild Orange for Gear2 and Charcoal Black, Mocha Grey and Wild Orange for Gear2 Neo. The home screen background, clock face and font are also customizable to reflect their personal taste.
The Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo are essential companion devices, allow users to accept or ignore incoming calls and messages, and providing instant notification options based on a users activity and habits.
Both devices act as an extension of a consumers daily life, offering users more control of their lives with standalone features, such as controlling electronic products such as TV, settop box through WatchON Remote application in their own home with an embedded IrLED sensor. The addition of a standalone music player with Bluetooth headset means people can leave their smartphone at home and still enjoy their music on the go.
Both devices also offer personal fitness coaching in real time, allowing users to develop a customizable fitness routine and monitor their heart rate in order to improve their overall well-being.
Finally, the Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo let users connect to a wide variety of Samsung devices and access an enriched application ecosystem as the first wearable powered by Tizen based wearable platform. Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo are compatible with more than dozens of Samsung Galaxy smartphones at launch.
