![]() ![]() Like the original Galaxy Gear, the Gear 2 display turns off when not in use. Color reproduction is good, but not quite as vivid as Samsung's smartphone displays. Samsung's smartphones boast some of the best displays around and that trend certainly continues with its wearables. The watch’s screen is sharp enough to comfortably read text notifications and bright enough to make viewing in direct sunlight clear and defined. The Gear 2 retains the same 1.63-inch Super AMOLED display with a 320 x 320 pixel resolution as the Galaxy Gear. It acts just like it does on Samsung's smartphones, turning the screen on and off, and returning you to the main watch screen from any menu.Īs for the Gear 2 Neo, it is essentially the same device, but without the camera module and with a black plastic body instead of the brushed metal.īeyond the aesthetic changes, both the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo are now IP67 rated - up from IP55 on the Galaxy Gear - which makes them dust resistant and waterproof up to a depth of one meter for up to thirty minutes. Samsung has also wisely relocated the home button from the side of the watch, to below the display, where it's much easier to press. One of the big design improvements for the Gear 2 is that the microphone and camera modules are now housed in the watch itself - as they should have been from the start - so the strap is just a piece of plastic, and can easily be replaced with any standard 22mm watch strap. Like the Galaxy Gear, the watch has a brushed metal housing, while the strap is made of a plastic material with the same metal deployment clasp mechanism as before. A minor, but welcome, cosmetic change is the removal of the visible screws from the top of the watch face. But is it enough to turn the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo into a success? Let's find out.Īs far as aesthetics go, the Gear 2 is mostly unchanged. Ditching Android for Tizen OS, the second generation Gears sport a number of new upgrades, including a heart rate monitor and a built-in fitness app. Nevertheless, less than six months later, Samsung unveiled not one, but two new and improved successors to the Galaxy Gear at MWC 2014: the Gear 2, and the cheaper Gear 2 Neo (three if you include the Gear Fit). But while it had plenty of potential, poor battery life, some questionable design decisions, a limited number of apps, and a high price point meant that the $488 accessory never really caught on. Samsung was one of the first to jump on the wearables bandwagon when it launched the Galaxy Gear smartwatch last year. ![]() This year, we've seen a throng of new smartwatches, cameras, fitness bands and other wearable gadgets from many of the biggest tech brands. Wearable technology has been one of the hot talking points of 2014. Samsung Gear 2 & Gear 2 Neo - Second Generation Gears Overview ![]()
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