Exactly two years after Samsung presented its first smart watch, Samsung unveiled early last month the brand new Samsung S2 Gear. Any successor to Samsung’s first smart watch, from the Gear 2, via the Gear Fit and Gear S and finally now the new gear S2 looked back better environment in terms of form and was provided with a little more functionality. Now it can be said that Samsung has come to a level that the smart watch ‘adult’ has become. These “adult” Gear S2 on October 30 will go on sale in the Netherlands, as Samsung has just announced
Samsung S2 Gear
intuitive
Samsung got its gear S2 something done what other smart watch manufacturers – even Apple – have not had for one another. in direct intuitive controls
The Samsung Gear S2 features of a rotatable ring around the circular display. Actually a very logical choice, since many normal watches have such a rotating bezel. Although the gear S2 also just has a touch screen, is possible with the ring around the smart watch be easily navigated through the menu. This indicates immediately when first used the feeling that this is the way a smart watch to be controlled.
The Samsung S2 contains Gear a rotating bezel and a clear return and home buttons on the side
The ring prevents the small 1.2 inch little display with a finger is difficult to be done to swypen by menus. In addition, the gear S2 is on the side with two very logical buttons, a back button, a home button. For users of Android smartphones, these two buttons very recognizable and the functionality of these keys is immediately apparent.
design
In terms of design, Samsung relative made its first Galaxy Gear giant steps. Were the first smart watches Samsung clumsy and cumbersome in design, the gear S2 and away the most subtle smart watch at the moment. Through her subtle curved design and small footprint the gear S2 promises to be the first smart watch to be that attract the attention knows the female audience.
The Gear S2 has a very modest and understated design that will appeal to many
The modest design and intuitive interface of the gear S2 shows that Apple Watch Apple really still in its infancy. It is noteworthy that the “king of design and intuitive interfaces is trumped by Samsung. Samsung shows the gear S2 that the company over the last two years of extensive knowledge and experience gained with the development of smart watches and the company is able to retain its lead over Apple.
The Samsung Gear S2 comes in two versions. First, the ‘normal’ gear S2 are released. This can best be characterized as the “sport-version” of the gear S2 and the execution of the photos in this article. Later, the S2 Gear Classic at the market. This model has a classic design, reminiscent of luxury watches of Swiss watch brands.
Functionality
Although the Samsug gear S2 is a significant change compared to The very first Galaxy Gear, the watch is at the base is still used as an extension of the smartphone. The watch displays all notifications from the smartphone, allowing the smartphone in your pocket can remain. It is even possible to read incoming SMS messages or e-mail directly on the screen of the gear S2. This is remarkably better than other smart watches, thanks to the rotating ring. By turning the ring by the text be scrolled and he tmogelijk to read even long texts on the gear S2.
It is also possible, for example SMS messages to answer directly from the smart watch. English speakers can do this via Samsung’s voice assistant S Voice. This is not yet available in Dutch, so Dutch could type on the tiny screen of the gear S2 messages. For this, the smart watch comes with predictive text input. Practically speaking, the 1.2 inch screen is too small to the gear S2 to enter text, so this feature will probably hardly be used.
The Samsung S2 Gear equipped with an accurate heart rate sensor
In addition, the Samsung S2 Gear is primarily a sports and fitness tracker. The smart watch is equipped with various sensors with which the gear S2 many sports can register. The gear S2 is equipped with a pulse sensor
Connectivity
Like other smart watches the gear S2 is primarily via a bluetooth connection linked to a smartphone. But also stand-alone the gear S2 can function thanks to its Wi-Fi support. Samsung even has presented an embodiment of the gear S2 with 3G support. This version has a built-called “e-SIM ‘and can independently without using a smartphone to connect to the wireless network.
Furthermore, the gear S2 has NFC support. Thanks to this support NFC smart watch can be easily linked to a smartphone by simply holding them against each other. But the most remarkable feature is the fact that the gear S2 payments can be made at POS terminals with NFC support. Payments made via Samsung’s proprietary payment platform Samsung Pay.
Compatibility
The Samsung Gear S2 does not run on Android Wear Google’s operating system, but Samsung’s own Tizen platform. Previously, the problem was that smart watches from Samsung could be used only with a select few smartphones from Samsung itself. With the gear S2, this is also finally changed.
Although users are still the most out can take their gear S2 at the time that the smart watch is used to be coupled in conjunction with a smartphone from Samsung, can Gear S2 to every other Android Android smartphone. Requirement is that the device runs on Android 4.4 or higher and have at least 1.5 GB of memory.
Price and availability
The Samsung Gear S2 appears in a normal and a classic version. The standard version is equipped with elastomeric straps, while the classic version really has leather straps. The gear S2 will cost 349 euros, 399 euros and the classic version from 30 October in the Netherlands.
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