{"id":56188,"date":"2014-08-30T16:46:11","date_gmt":"2014-08-30T08:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=56188"},"modified":"2014-08-30T16:46:11","modified_gmt":"2014-08-30T08:46:11","slug":"this-is-samsung-galaxy-gear-s-smart-watch-not-an-android-wear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/30\/this-is-samsung-galaxy-gear-s-smart-watch-not-an-android-wear\/","title":{"rendered":"This is Samsung GALAXY Gear S Smart Watch, not an Android Wear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While many brands are embracing the new Android Wear OS, and have churned out a couple of <a href=\"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/tag\/android-wear\" target=\"_blank\">Android Wear<\/a> Smart Watches, Samsung choose to be different. It introduces the elegant GALAXY Gear S smartwatch that runs on Tizen OS.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"56190\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/30\/this-is-samsung-galaxy-gear-s-smart-watch-not-an-android-wear\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"samsung-gear-s-smart-watch\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56190\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch.jpg?resize=600%2C400\" alt=\"samsung-gear-s-smart-watch\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Before you dismiss it as yet another smart watch that links to a smartphone, I have to stop you. Unlike other smartwatches (<a href=\"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/24\/neptune-pine-is-the-real-smartwatch-in-your-wrist-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">except this PINE<\/a>), this Samsung GALAXY Gear S is actually 3G enabled. It has a SIM Card slot on the back.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"56191\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/30\/this-is-samsung-galaxy-gear-s-smart-watch-not-an-android-wear\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-01.jpg?fit=600%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-01.jpg?fit=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-01.jpg?fit=600%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56191\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-01.jpg?resize=600%2C427\" alt=\"samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-01\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-01.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-01.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And as with other GALAXY Gear series of gadgets, Samsung continues to add the heart rate monitor into this GALAXY Gear S.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How about the specs?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4c4a4a;\">As mentioned,\u00a0Gear S is 3G enabled. It has a 2-inch AMOLED screen (<span style=\"color: #263034;\">360\u00d7480 display)<\/span>. It is powered by a dual-core 1GHz CPU with just a 300mAh battery that Samsung claims can keep the device running for up to two days. \u00a0<\/span>The OS is\u00a0<span style=\"color: #4c4a4a;\">Tizen. It has a 4GB\u00a0storage and 512MB RAM and is IP67 certified against dust and is water resistant. It also has\u00a0<span style=\"color: #263034;\">heart rate monitor, Bluetooth 4.1, 802.11a\/b\/n, GPS.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>How big or small is this GALAXY Gear S?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The watch is actually quite big, especially if you have small wrist.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"56193\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/30\/this-is-samsung-galaxy-gear-s-smart-watch-not-an-android-wear\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-02.jpg?fit=600%2C399&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,399\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-02.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-02.jpg?fit=600%2C399&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56193\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-02.jpg?resize=600%2C399\" alt=\"samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-02\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-02.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-02.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"56192\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/30\/this-is-samsung-galaxy-gear-s-smart-watch-not-an-android-wear\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-03\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-03.jpg?fit=600%2C487&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,487\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-03.jpg?fit=300%2C243&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-03.jpg?fit=600%2C487&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56192\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-03.jpg?resize=600%2C487\" alt=\"samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-03\" width=\"600\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-03.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/samsung-gear-s-smart-watch-03.jpg?resize=300%2C243&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4c4a4a;\">Expect to see this Samsung GALAXY Gear S at IFA 2014 next week. That is all at the moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[ad#img]<br \/>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/newlaunches.com\/archives\/samsung-announces-sleek-incredibly-beautiful-power-gear-s-smart-watch.php\" target=\"_blank\">source1<\/a>)<br \/>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2014\/08\/samsungs-6th-smartwatch-has-a-3g-modem-and-a-massive-curved-display\/\" target=\"_blank\">source2<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung introduces the elegant GALAXY Gear S smartwatch that runs on Tizen OS. It is 3G enabled and has a 2-inch screen. 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