Samsung
India, as expected, on Thursday launched its Gear S2 smartwatch in India.
Priced at Rs. 24,300, the smartwatch will be available via Samsung physical
retail channels starting Thursday. Samsung
also launched the Gear S2 Classic edition, priced at Rs. 25,800. Both variants will be exclusively available on Flipkart.
One of
the talking points of the Gear S2 is its gorgeous design, which unlike most
smartwatches out there (including Apple Watch) boasts a circular design. It
also doesn’t come with a flat tyre
dead zone seen on the Motorola Moto 360 and makes use of all the space. As for
the variants, Samsung says that the Gear S2 is ‘ideal for those who are on-the-go and have an admiration for
minimal and modern design’. The Gear S2 classic, on
the other hand, is for users ‘who prefer a more timeless
watch design’.
While the
Gear S2 supports touch inputs, what sets it apart from other smartwatches is an
intuitive rotating bezel. This bezel can be used to navigate the user
interface, while the two physical buttons on the side can be used to go ‘one step back’ and the other to ‘launch the app drawer’.
Another
differentiating factor is the operating system, which is yet another example of
how Samsung is distancing itself from Google. Instead of running on Android
Wear, it runs on the homegrown Tizen OS. There are basic apps to keep you
notified of emails, text messages, news, calendar events and fitness related
activities. But one will miss out on the growing number of third-party apps
available on Google’s operating system.
“Samsung Gear 2 is a true testimony to our commitment to provide breakthrough technology to make lives of our consumers better,” Manu Sharma, director, marketing IT & Mobile at Samsung India.
“Samsung Gear 2 is a true testimony to our commitment to provide breakthrough technology to make lives of our consumers better,” Manu Sharma, director, marketing IT & Mobile at Samsung India.
Samsung
Gear S2, Gear S2 Classic specifications and features:
Both variants feature the
same set of internals and are only differentiated on their design. So what you
get is a 1.2-inch (360×360 pixels) circular dial with Super
AMOLED display, and a 1GHz dual-core processor paired with 512MB of RAM underneath. On
the storage front, there is 4GB inbuilt memory available.
The Gear
S2 also features a 250mAh battery, which Samsung says is good enough to last
2-3 days. This is impressive considering the Apple Watch needs to be charged at
the end of each day. There is also a heart rate monitor, IP68 certification for
dust and water resistance, and connectivity options like Wi-Fi 802.11n, NFC and
Bluetooth 4.1.
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