Just months after announcing the company’s first go at a true smartwatch solution, the Samsung Galaxy Gear, the company is in do-over-mode and back with two new efforts – the Samsung Gear 2 and the Gear 2 Neo. Both are lighter and thinner than the original model, with better battery life, better comfort on the wrist, and perhaps most importantly – come nary a sign of Android in sight.
That’s right, the Gear 2 and the Gear 2 Neo may look similar, but inside this is a whole new beast. Android has been swapped out for Tizen, the company’s in-house mobile embedded operating system, however you’d never know; the company has virtually replicated the original Gear’s user experience onto the new Tizen platform. Samsung did take the opportunity to significantly beef up the watch’s internals, which now features more RAM and a faster processor for faster loading times.
So you may be wondering – what is the difference between the Gear 2 and the Gear 2 Neo? In short, not much. The Gear 2 Neo doesn’t come wih a camera, and it’s made of mostly plastic whereas the Gear 2 is built with more high end aluminum. The Gear 2 Neo will be the cheaper variant this time around, though Samsung has yet to reveal pricing and availability for either of the company’s new smartwatches, nor the Galaxy S5 or the Gear Fit, which was also announced today.
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