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Samsung Gear S

Samsung Gear S

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Samsung Gear S is a smartwatch designed and marketed by Samsung Electronics. It was announced on August 28, 2014, as the successor to the Samsung Gear 2 and was released on November 7, 2014.[2] The smartwatch can be modified to run Android 5.1.1 [3] or Wear OS 6.0.1. [4]

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Its successor, the Samsung Gear S2, was released on October 2, 2015.

Specifications

Hardware

The Gear S is similar to older versions of the Samsung Galaxy Gear although it does come with some new additions. The Samsung Gear S has a curved 2.0 inch Super AMOLED screen at 360×480 pixels. It has a Quad Core 1.0 GHz processor (limited at two running cores from factory) and runs the Tizen operating system. As with the Galaxy Gear 2, the Gear S includes 512 MB RAM and 4 GB internal storage as well as a 300 mAh Li-ion battery.

Using a 3G module the watch itself is able to connect to the Internet,[5] make phone calls and send SMSs without needing a phone. It was the first wearable device to include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G connectivity.[6]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Wearables Samsung Gear S
  2. [2]
    "Samsung Gear S Enhances the Smart Wearable Experience". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  3. [3]
    "[Tutorial] Installing Android 5.1.1 (CM12.1) on Samsung Gear S". 27 September 2015.
  4. [4]
    "[dev] Android Wear port Galaxy Gear S". 17 March 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Samsung Gear 3 will come with a curved screen and 3G". 26 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  6. [6]
    Creating the Gear S wasn't easy but thats the beauty of it. Retrieved 13 November 2014.


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