Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 Release Date, Features & Specs: Smart Watch to Sport Curved Design?
The Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 is keeping up with all the latest rumors spreading about the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S5. This time, the second generation smart watch is speculated to come out with a curved design.
MSN UK reports that it was the ZDNet Korea publication who first claimed that the Galaxy Gear 2 will take some stylish design from the Galaxy Round looks which means it will place in a curve twist to its body. The new curved design is also expected to bring more comfort on the wearer's wrist compared to its original design that was deemed bulky by most.
The sources also added that the Korean tech giant has put a noticeable change on all of the Galaxy Gear 2 parts that appeared "dull or boring" when the first generation was first released, according to Daily Mail UK. It can be recalled that when the first smart watch by Samsung was launched in September 2013, it received a lot of negative feedback from most consumers, reviewers and analysts especially due to its big design and battery life that is poor.
It was recently confirmed by Samsung that the Galaxy Gear 2 will be launched at the same time that the Galaxy S5 smartphone's release date which will happen anytime on March or April in London. Another new Samsung report also leads to a claim that it will also come up with a smart eyewear that will go head to head with the Google Glass which will be possibly called as the Galaxy Glass eyewear, Gigaom mentioned.
Further reports say that the Korean tech company is hoping to launch their own version of the smart glasses by September in time for the IFA.
Tech Times added that the Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 will also be a lot thinner than the first for about 15 to 20 percent. It is most likely be compatible with the Galaxy smartphones that have the Android 4.4 KitKat.
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