Samsung Gear S2 Classic 18K Rose Gold, Platinum editions launched in India

Samsung launched the Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic smartwatch in India earlier this year, and today the company has launched two premium models of the Gear S2 Classic, one encased in 18K Rose Gold and another in Platinum, along with a White edition of Gear S2 in the country. 

The Samsung Gear S2 Classic 18K Rose Gold and Platinum models are priced at Rs. 34,900, each, while the Gear S2 White model costs Rs. 24,300. With the new addition, the Gear S2 Classic is now available in India in five variants – Gear S2 Classic Black, Gear S2 Classic Rose Gold, Gear S2 Classic Platinum, Gear S2 White and Gear S2 Black.

In addition, Samsung has also announced a couple of new apps, games and dial faces for these smartwatches. The new apps and games include –

1. Uber for Gear app - Lets you locate, book and confirm cabs right from your wrist
2. My Notes in Gear - Lets you take notes from the smartwatch
3. G'Night sleep tracking app - Analyses your sleep cycles
4. Xenozu - YouTube browsing app for the Gear S2
5. Games - Hextris, Vroom Rider and Hangman (you can use the Gear S2s rotating bezel as controller)

Samsung also released a wider catalogue of dial faces for the Gear S2 wearables, including visual animated art of peanuts and functional dial faces that can display weather, moon phases, health goals, reminders and notifications, all in one screen. 

Samsung Gear S2 classic Specifications

• 1.2-inch (360×360 pixels) Circular Super AMOLED display
• 1 GHz Dual-Core Exynos 3250 processor
• 512MB RAM
• 4GB internal memory
• Tizen based wearable platform
• IP67 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
• WiFi: 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, NFC
• Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart Rate, Ambient Light, Barometer
• 250mAh Li-ion battery

Samsung launches Gear S2, Gear S2 Classic in India

Samsung has launched Gear S2 and Gear S2 classic smartwatches in India. The Gear S2 comes in Dark Grey color with Silver case and sporty band and Gear S2 classic comes with a Black case with leather band.

The Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic run on Samsung's home grown Tizen based wearable platform and sports a display with rotating bezels that allows users to scroll, zoom in/out and more. They also have home and back button to access apps and notifications.

Samsung's Gear S2 range sports a 1.2-inch circular Super AMOLED display with 360 x 360 pixel resolution (~302ppi) and is powered by 1GHz dual-core processor with 512MB RAM and 4GB storage. They are IP67 certified for dust and water resistant.They also features an accelerometer, gyroscope, heart rate sensor, ambient light sensor, and barometer. The smartwatches are backed by a 250mAh battery that supports wireless charging.

For fitness enthusiasts, the Gear S2 smartwatches offer tracking daily activity like water and caffeine intake, measuring your pulse, steps, calories and more.

They connect with compatible devices (Samsung device running Android 4.3 and above, non-Samsung devices running 4.4 or above, and having atleast 1.5GB RAM) via Bluetooth 4.1 LE, and offer NFC support for mobile payments.

The Samsung Gear S2 and Gear S2 classic are priced at Rs. 24,300 and Rs. 25,800 respectively, and will be available from Samsung retail stores and exclusively from Flipkart starting today. Samsung will also be offering several band options for the Gear S2 smartwatches, which will be sold separately. The latest 18K Rose Gold and Titanium variants that was introduced at CES will be released in the country by end of February.

Samsung Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic pricing revealed at IFA 2015

Samsung at its IFA event in Berlin last week revealed more details about the Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic smartwatches. They will be compatible with Android devices running Android 4.4 KitKat or up with 1.5GB RAM and above. The first Gear S watches compatibility was limited to some Samsung devices only.

Samsung also published a list of Android mobile devices that will be compatible with Gear S2 wearable, and it includes popular handsets such as the HTC One M9, Huawei Ascend Mate 7, LG G4, Motorola Moto X (Gen 2), Nexus 6, Oppo R7, Sony Xperia Z3, and the Asus ZenFone 2, among others. The full list can be found here.

The new Gear S2 and Gear S2 classic will be available at EUR 349 ($390 | Rs. 26,000) and the Gear S2 classic will cost 399 Euros ($445 | Rs. 30,000) in in Finland. It will also be available in Denmark at 2,599 SEK (Rs. 20,500) for the Gear S2 and 2,999 SEK (Rs. 24,000) for the Gear S2. The sales will begin next month in these two countries.

Samsung also confirmed that Gear S2 and Gear S2 classic will roll out globally from October. There are no details about the pricing and availability of Gear S2 3G that has e-SIM support for voice calling.

Samsung's Gear S2 and Gear S2 classic sports a 1.2-inch circular Super AMOLED display with 360 x 360 pixel resolution (~302ppi) and is powered by 1GHz dual-core processor with 512MB RAM and 4GB storage. They are IP68 certified for dust and water resistant. They connect with compatible devices via Bluetooth 4.1 LE, and offer NFC support for mobile payments. It also features an accelerometer, gyroscope, heart rate sensor, ambient light sensor, and barometer. It is IP68 certified for dust and water resistant. The smartwatch supports wireless charging and pack a 250mAh battery with a typical usage of 2-3 days.

Samsung Gear S2 circular Tizen-based smartwatch gets official

Samsung has unveiled its latest range of Gear S2 smartwatches, Gear S2, Gear S2 3G and Gear S2 Classic. The Gear S2 and Gear S2 3G models comes with silicone band offering a minimal and modern design while the Gear S2 Classic features a more premium black finish and a matching genuine leather strap.

All three run on comapany's home grown Tizen based wearable platform and sports a circular display with rotating bezels that allows users to scroll, zoom, etc. They also have home and back buttons to access apps and notifications. 

Samsung's Gear S2 sports a 1.2-inch circular Super AMOLED display with 360 x 360 pixel resolution (~302ppi) and is powered by 1GHz dual-core processor with 512MB RAM and 4GB storage. They are IP68 certified for dust and water resistant. They connect with compatible devices via Bluetooth 4.1 LE, and offer NFC support for mobile payments. It also features an accelerometer, gyroscope, heart rate sensor, ambient light sensor, and barometer. It is powered by a 250mAh battery that supports wireless charging and is IP68 cerified for dust and water resistant.

The Gear S2 3G has built-in e-SIM support that lets you independently make and receive calls, without connecting to a device and also offers 3G support. It is backed by  300mAh Li-ion battery (Gear S2 3G) that also supports wireless charging. Rest of the specs are same as standard model.

Samsung promises two to three days of battery life for the Gear S2, compared with Apple Watch's 18 hours.

The Gear S2 has dimensions of 42.3x49.8x11.4mm, weighs 47 grams and comes in Dark Grey case w/ Dark Grey band and Silver case w/ White band. The Gear S2 Classic has dimensions of 39.9x43.6x11.4mm, weighs 42 grams and comes in Black case w/ Leather band.

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