Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced the Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch, the company’s latest offering as a result of many years of progressive innovation in the wearables category.
Introduced in two different options – the Gear S2 and the Gear S2 classic – Samsung designed the Gear S2 to appeal to two distinct consumer preferences. The Gear S2 classic is made for users who prefer a more timeless watch design, offering an elegant Black finish with a matching genuine leather band. The Gear S2 is ideal for those who are on-the-go and have an admiration for minimal and modern design.
“For the past several years, Samsung has pioneered and advanced the wearables category, bringing brave new concepts to the smart wearables market,” said JK Shin, CEO and Head of Samsung’s IT & Mobile Business. “The Samsung Gear S2 reflects Samsung’s most progressive innovation. It is the perfect complement for any occasion, easily taking you from day to night, from work to workout—and ensuring that you get more out of every moment in your day, by making it smarter and ultimately more personal and fun.”
A mere 11.4-millimeter thin, the Samsung Gear S2 brings a light and compact design to your wrist. It offers an incredibly vibrant viewing experience for a smartwatch, thanks to its 1.2-inch circular screen and its 360 x 360 resolution (302 ppi). The applications on the Gear S2 can be viewed with amazing clarity so that users don’t miss notification pop-ups. Also, with the latest Tizen OS and an optimized 1-GHz dual core processor, the Samsung Gear S2 can perform tasks easily and efficiently.
For the ultimate convenience, the Samsung Gear S2 comes with NFC technology which will enable mobile payments without the need for a wallet. Samsung is working with a wide selection of partners across different industries to expand the usability of wearables and streamline consumers’ mobile lives in a variety of ways, including smart car keys, residential room keys, and remote controls to manage a connected home.
The Samsung Gear S2 reflects Samsung’s commitment to openly collaborate with developers and partners to bring increased customization and applications to its devices. Samsung is working closely with partners to offer a range of watch faces and watch bands so that users can have a variety of ways to express their personal style and mood. Users can easily change the band with one click, and change the watch face for a more personalized and sophisticated Gear experience depending on the time, place or occasion.
The Samsung Gear S2 will be available in a Dark Gray case with a Dark Gray band and Silver case with a White band. The Samsung Gear S2 classic will be available in a Black case with a Leather band.
Samsung Gear S2 and Gear S2 classic Product Specifications:
- Display
- 1.2”, Circular Super AMOLED, 360×360, 302ppi
- AP
- Dual core 1.0 GHz
- OS
- Tizen based wearable platform
- Audio
- Codec: MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+
Format: MP3, M4A, AAC, OGG
- Memory
- Storage: 4GB Internal Memory / RAM: 512MB
- Features
- Communications:
– Contacts, Notifications, Messages, Email, – Preset text, Voice Input, Emoticons, Keypads
- Features
- Health & Fitness:
– S Health, Nike+ Running
- Features
- Information:
– Schedule, News, Maps & Navigation, Weather
- Features
- Media:
– Music Player, Gallery
- Features
- Others:
– Voice, Voice Memo, Find My Device, Power Saving Mode, Safety assistance, Privacy lock
- Features
- IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Services
- Samsung Gear Apps
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth® 4.1
NFC
- Sensor
- Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart Rate, Ambient Light, Barometer
- Dimension
- Gear S2 : 42.3×49.8×11.4mm (47g)
Gear S2 classic : 39.9×43.6×11.4mm (42g)
- Battery
- Wireless Charging
250mAh Li-ion
Typical Usage 2~3days
Samsung Gear S2 3G Version Product Specifications:
- Display
- 1.2”, Circular Super AMOLED, 360×360, 302ppi
- AP
- Dual core 1.0 GHz
- OS
- Tizen based wearable platform
- Audio
- Codec: MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+
Format: MP3, M4A, AAC, OGG
- Memory
- Storage: 4GB Internal Memory / RAM: 512MB
- Features
- Communications:
– Contacts, Notifications, Messages, Email, – Preset text, Voice Input, Emoticons, Keypads
- Features
- Health & Fitness:
– S Health, Nike+ Running
- Features
- Information:
– Schedule, News, Maps & Navigation, Weather
- Features
- Media:
– Music Player, Gallery
- Features
- Others:
– S Voice, Voice Memo, Find My Device, Power Saving Mode, Safety assistance, Privacy lock
- Features
- IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Services
- Samsung Gear Apps
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth® 4.1
NFC
- Sensor
- Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart Rate, Ambient Light, Barometer
- Dimension
- 44.0 x 51.8 x 13.4mm (51g)
- Battery
- Wireless Charging
300mAh Li-ion
Typical Usage 2 days