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Six months after the first, far from perfect Galaxy Gear, Koreans revived and doubled: in April will come not one, but two smartwatch

Maurizio Pesce

Staff Editor of the Internet, Gadgets and Mobile

Posted

February 23, 2014

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  Samsung Galaxy Neo Gear 2

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Barcelona – The first Galaxy Gear was not convinced, presented in September at IFA in Berlin, was considered rather disappointing from a good portion of its owners, the that a buyer of 3 had brought him into the store. Now, less than six months since launch, Samsung announces the arrival of a second version, even in two different models: Galaxy Gear 2 Gear 2 and Galaxy Neo .

Unchanged

the display – a touchscreen AMOLED 1.63 “with a resolution of 320 x 320 – instead improves the aesthetics: the new smartwatch lose the fake screws on the frame while the camera (always 2 Mpixel, able to take photos and videos in 720p HD) is now integrated into the frame of Gear 2, while it is completely absent from the Neo Gear 2. As a result, the Neo will be slightly thinner and lighter than 55 grams versus 68.

There are no obvious changes in the interface, but it changes the substance: the operating system, in fact, is not Android but Tizen . Like the first, even the Galaxy Gear 2 will be accessories to match their Samsung devices to handle notifications, emails, messages and calls. In addition, the new smartwatch have music player with dedicated internal memory, heart rate monitor and pedometer, for a more dedicated to fitness that multitasking. And, with new applications, you can also use it to monitor your sleep. Also added an IR sensor which means that, with the application WatchON Remote, you can use the Gear 2 as a remote control .

should also improve the autonomy , with a battery life of two to three days, compared with 24 hours of the scarce first watch.

Both models will go on sale from April at a price not yet announced. We’ll see if more details will be announced during the press conference on Monday night here in Barcelona.

Of the first

Gear wrote that is the classic product for pioneers , plagued by structural defects and strategic. Below is our video review.

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