When Samsung released its first smartwatch, the Samsung Gear S, it was one of the first in the industry and it boasted breakthrough features never before seen in mobile devices. Samsung's experience through its early foray into smartwatches gives it an advantage as it now releases its new wearable, the Samsung Gear S2.
The design of the new S2 watch is way different from its predecessor. This time, Samsung adopted a circular shape for its device. It has a 1.2-inch AMOLED display boasting a 360 x 360 pixel resolution packing 302 pixels per inch. In comparison to the first Samsung watch, the Gear S has a 360 x 480 resolution but the difference is not that obvious, thanks to the smaller display size.
The circular shape of the new Samsung watch also has a rotating bezel, a simple feature that adds a lot of control for the device. Together with voice activated commands and a touchscreen, controlling the watch's menu and selections is easier and way faster.
The new Samsung watch is powered by a 1 GHz Exynos processor with a 4 GB storage plus 512 GB of RAM. The watch also has an accelerometer, light sensor, gyroscope, a barometer, and heart rate sensors. It comes equipped with a 300 mAh Li-ion battery that can power the watch up to three days. Because of its wireless magnetic charging, feeding the battery is hassle-free.
Perhaps the biggest news that comes with the new Samsung Gear S2 is that the South Korean tech company is reportedly thinking of opening up their Tizen-powered smartwatch to iOS. This is a first by Samsung.
A spokesman from Samsung spoke with Digital Spy, saying, "We are looking at possibilities to open it up to iOS because we opened it up to Android."
If this happens, then the compatibility of the Samsung Gear S2 will increase and its market will also widen as iPhone users will be able to have another option other than the Apple Watch.
