Today in New Delhi Samsung announced the latest generation of its wearable tech in the form of Samsung Gear Fit2 and Samsung Gear Icon X at the Galaxy Note 7 launch event.
Gear Fit2 is the second generation device after the Samsung Gear Fit,Gear Fit2 comes in two sizes, 125-170mm for the small size and 155-210mm for the large size,it comes with improved features like a 1.5-inch Super AMOLED curved display with special emphasis to the user experience while being powered by a dual-core processor clocked at 1GHz. A 4GB storage with a 200mAh battery that will last up to 3-4 days and 512MB RAM according to Samsung.The wearable has GPS, heart-rate sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope and barometer sensors for accurate measurement.Gear Fit2 is water resistant with an IP68 rating, making it ideal for rough usage.The device is compatible with Galaxy devices from Android 4.3 and above with minimum 1.5GB RAM. For compatibly with non-Galaxy devices, the device, needs to have at least 1.5GB RAM and Android 4.4.
The Gear Fit2 comes with Icon X wireless earbuds that complements it,giving the user a Feel Free experience during workouts.
Gear Icon X is designed to stay in the ear.Users do not need to worry about losing it or falling off during workout.It also has dedicated voice guide of op to 15 different languages, recorded by real humans to give a personal touch to help users during their workout. They also have a splash resistant P2i Nano coating to prevent any damage by sweat.The wearable comes with an ambient sound mode where you can exercise while listening to music as well as the real world. It can also double as a music player with support for 1,000 music tracks where the number of tracks cannot go beyond 1,000 regardless of the total file size.The file formats that can be played by the IconX are limited to MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV and WMA.The case for Gear IconX has 315mAh capacity and can act as a portable charger for the wearables which pack 47mAh battery. It packs heart rate sensor, accelerometer and capacitive touch sensor and comes with 4GB storage.On the connectivity front, they pack Bluetooth 4.1 and support a frequency range from 20~20kHz and 2 microphones on each earbud.
