Samsung has announced today three new variants of its Gear S2 Classic smartwatch, one encased in 18K Rose Gold, another in Platinum, and the third new variant is the Gear S2 White, where a sporty white elastomer strap is matched to the stylish silver dial. With the 3 new offerings, the Samsung Gear S2 is now available in 5 variants in India – Gear S2 Classic Black, Gear S2 Classic Rose Gold, Gear S2 Classic Platinum, Gear S2 Black and Gear S2 White.
The Platinum and Rose Gold variants come with plating that encases the dial and buckle. The new variants are complemented by premium leather straps, in Ivory White for the Rose Gold and Black for the Platinum. Both straps are standardized 20mm straps, giving the customer complete freedom to ‘dress’ their Gear S2 further with straps of their choice.
The new variants of the Gear S2 will be available across all Samsung retail channels at a price of INR 24,300 for the Gear S2 White and INR 34,900 for the Gear S2 Classic Gold and Platinum variants.
Samsung has also introduced a whole new set of applications & dial faces for the Indian consumers. Samsung is also offering an enhanced choice of apps such as cab services from Uber, G’Night sleep tracking app, reminder specialist My Notes in Gear and an all-new YouTube browsing app Xenozu to its customers. Gear S2 will also feature a host of new games, enabling the intuitive rotating bezel as a natural game controller.The games from popular genres like the puzzle based Hextris, classic car racing Vroom Rider, brain teaser themed Hangman as well as wildly popular Play store games like Space Wars & Snake are now available on the Gear S2 to be played with bezel control.
Mr. Manu Sharma, Director, Mobile Business, Samsung India Electronics, said, “Gear S2 is a sleek and smart wearable that enable users to augment and personalise their mobile experience and lifestyle. The introduction of these new variants with additional apps and watch faces will further add to the style and convenience quotient. Samsung Gear S2 is a true testimony to our commitment to provide breakthrough technology to make lives of our consumers richer.”
Samsung Gear S2 Classic Specifications:
Display | 1.2”, Circular Super AMOLED, 360×360, 302ppi |
AP | Dual core 1.0 GHz |
OS | Tizen based wearable platform |
Audio | Codec: MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+
Format: MP3, M4A, AAC, OGG |
Memory | Storage: 4GB Internal Memory / RAM: 512MB |
Features | Communications:
– Contacts, Notifications, Messages, Email, – Preset text, Voice Input, Emoticons, Keypads |
Health & Fitness:
– S Health, Nike+ Running |
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Information:
– Schedule, News, Maps &Navigation, Weather |
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Media:
– Music Player, Gallery |
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Others:
– S Voice, Voice Memo, Find My Device, Power Saving Mode, Safety assistance, Privacy lock |
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IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant | |
Samsung Services | Samsung Gear Apps |
Connectivity | Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.1 NFC |
Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyrosenser, Heart Rate, Ambient Light, Barometer |
Dimension | Gear S2 : 42.3×49.8×11.4mm (47g)
Gear S2 classic : 39.9×43.6×11.4mm (42g) |
Battery | Wireless Charging
250mAh Li-ion Typical Usage 1.5-2 days |