Samsung shuns Android, unveils latest Gear 2 smartwatches that runs on a new OS

We could all remember Samsung first ever Galaxy smartwatch code named Samsung galaxy gear that was released sometimes last year together with the Galaxy note 3. 

This time around Samsung has just launched the Gear successor named Gear 2 ahead of the Mobile World Congress event coming up in few days’ time.

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The new Samsung Galaxy gear 2 smartwatch comes in two variant, the gear 2 and the gear 2 neo which is for lower economy.

The most surprising with this release is that as many would have expected Samsung to toe the normal path of Android OS, they decided to turn another way round this time around shunning Android OS on the new Galaxy smartwatches, but the new device is powered on a new operating system called Tizen which is a Linux based OS that came about as a result of Samsung partnership with Intel.

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The new Gear 2 smartwatch features a 1.6 inches super AMOLED display with 4GB of internal storage and 512 RAM. It is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor. 

It also features accelerometer, an IrLED port capable of turning it into a universal remote control. Unlike the first Galaxy Gear, this particular gear 2 has a heart rate censor.

The Gear 2 has a 2MP camera mounted on the front, whereas the Gear 2 neo has no camera. It can store and play music without being connected to any smartphone. 

The Gear 2 has a metallic face, while it variant the Gear 2 new has a plastic face, but devices have been certified water and dust resistance.

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Samsung has just announced that both devices will be compatible with most of the Samsung Galaxy smartphones. 

The two smartwatches will be available in different colours ranges from charcoal black, Mocha grey, gold brown to wild orange. And the smartwatches will be shipped to different part of the world by the beginning of April this year.