We'll have to save our final judgement for our review, but the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo appear to be Samsung's way of cleaning up its jump into the smartwatch market with the original Galaxy Gear. The new Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo are claimed to have typical usage of two to three days and low usage up to six days, despite a smaller 300mAh battery. The original Galaxy Gear featured a 315mAh battery, with claimed standby time of up to 150 hours and typical usage time of up to 25 hours. But conceivably in the future, it could be used to control the entire smart home once the Internet of Things takes off. The Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo feature a WatchOn Remote application and built-in IrLED Sensor, unlike the original Galaxy Gear, allowing you to control your TV right from the wrist. Apps on the original Galaxy Gear will probably be ported over to the new version. The watch can also be used to track sleep and, Samsung says, stress levels.Īpps from Banjo, BMW, CNN, Conde Nast, Expedia, eBay, Evernote, Feedly, Garmin, Glympse, GM, iControl, Line, Path, Paypal, Runtastic, Volkswagen, Weather Channel and Under Armour will come to the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo. These allow for standalone running and walking tracking, as well as companion cycling and hiking tracking. But now, the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo feature plenty of sensors to keep track of your life.īoth devices have a heart rate sensor, pedometer, gyroscope and accelerometer. The original Galaxy Gear didn't feature hardware to track your fitness - only apps that could do so through the connected smartphone. The Gear 2 will ship in charcoal black, gold brown and wild orange, while the Gear 2 Neo ships in charcoal black, mocha grey, and wild orange. In the realm of customisability, you can also edit the homescreen with your apps of choice. Both the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo can swap to any 22mm strap on the market. The Gear 2 wants to match your personality a little better than the first version.

The new versions feature a a 1GHz dual-core processor and 512MB of RAM, compared to the Galaxy Gear's 800MHz processor.Īll three feature 4GB of on-board storage.

The Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo are a tad faster than the original Galaxy Gear, though.

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