The Samsung Gear 2 is one of the bets of the South Korean company Samsung technology for wearables, ie wrist devices. This is a smart watch that incorporates the operating system Tizen (and not the operating system Android Wear, which much emphasis is gaining in recent weeks), and is an accessory that complements mobile range Galaxy from Samsung. The official price of Samsung Gear 2 is set at 300 euros.
We have had the opportunity to conduct a test of Samsung Gear 2, and this time we will discuss point by point each of the technical specifications that this watch face is presented to users. Try to determine what are the specifications that score high on this watch and which ones have more room for improvement. Let’s start with this thorough test of Samsung Gear 2, the smart watch of Samsung.
Design
The design of the Samsung Gear 2 is a modern watch that fits better within the concept of “time” (at least compared to the first Samsung Galaxy Gear). All external elements (button Home , Camera and even the screen) are fully integrated into the design of the clock, giving an appearance of a compact clock that is much more pleasing than the first Galaxy Gear that Samsung pulled the market late last year 2013 .
But since the concept of beauty is very relative, especially in something as personal as a watch the most important thing to know in relation to the design of Samsung Gear 2 is that its measures are set out in 36.9 x 58.4 x 10 mm, while their weight reaches 68 grams. The plastic strap fits the size of your wrist, and its closure is strong enough and secures enough to ensure that the watch will be fully subject to our wrist.
The Samsung Gear 2 is available in three colors: orange, gold and black. The gold and black colors are more formal, while orange is aimed towards people who want to bring a casual style with a rather striking color on the strap. The Gear 2 is also waterproof and dustproof certified by IP67.
Screen
The screen Super AMOLED from Samsung Gear 2 has a size set at 1.63 inches and a resolution reaches 320 x 320 pixels . Both the size and the display resolution sufficient to comfortably view the contents of Gear 2 from above left between our eyes and the natural position of the wrist to look at the clock.
One of the most important features of the screen of a smart watch is the brightness . At the end of the day, the greatest number of hours of use of a clock of this type takes place in the street where sunlight hits directly on the screen. In the case of Gear 2 , in addition to the usual brightness options that allow us to correctly display the indoors, we also have a choice of maximum brightness that is active for five minutes before returning to the previous level of brightness. This option is brightness which guarantees that we can view the screen in bright sunlight properly, but that turns off automatically after five minutes can become a nuisance if, for example, want to use the clock when jogging.
Camera
The built-in camera Samsung Gear 2 is located in the fronto-lateral clock, so that part just to lift up the hand parallel to the ground to start taking pictures or videos. This camera features a sensor of two megapixels with autofocus and the pictures we make with it have a maximum resolution set at 1080 x 1080 pixels. To be such a simple camera, the photographs that have made her day have a good quality, but the snapshots taken at night show the type of camera before which we stand.
To take a photo or video from your camera Samsung Gear 2 only the application must open the camera and click once on the screen. We also have the ability to create a shortcut to the camera, so that simply by double clicking on the button Start the clock can turn the camera directly.
Performance and memory
The Samsung Gear 2 incorporates a processor dual core that runs at a clock speed of 1 GHz with a memory RAM of 512 megabytes. The performance offered by this watch is enough to move fluently both the interface and the applications themselves, so the performance aspect we did not encounter any negative aspect to highlight.
The internal storage capacity of Samsung Gear 2 is set to the 4 gigabytes, and is a more than enough space to store a large number of pictures and videos (especially considering that a photograph taken with this watch takes less than 1 MegaByte).
Operating System and Applications
The operating system installed as standard on the Samsung Gear 2 is Tizen, and probably this is one of the most debated aspects open. While to download applications in Tizen should stop by the store of Samsung Apps in Android Wear (the other operating system that is positioning itself as competition Tizen) have the ability to download all applications made by private developers.
Still, the variety of applications available for the Samsung Gear 2 is an ideal complement for this smart watch. The Gear 2 comes standard with applications like S Voice (the voice search function) a pedometer (step counter we perform throughout the day) a heart rate meter, an application to track and monitor our hours sleep, WatchON (to control the TV from the clock) or music player, not to mention the option of using the clock as handsfree when receiving or issuing calls. All these applications can be supplemented with the apps that are available for free download from Samsung Apps.
As for the compatibility of the Samsung Gear 2, this intelligent clock is primarily designed for phones and tablets of the range Galaxy. Still, since the clock connectivity is done via Bluetooth, also have the opportunity to connect with other mobile manufacturers. Of course, in that case the options available to control your mobile from the watch practically reduced to receiving or issuing calls.
Autonomy
The Samsung Gear 2 incorporates a battery with 300 mAh capacity. The autonomy of the Samsung Gear 2 completely depends on the use we make of it. If you only use to check any notification for the time and take the occasional photograph, we can achieve autonomy with Gear 2 can be up to four or five days, whereas if we use a much more active (to open apps, make calls, etc.) autonomy is reduced to two days.
The battery power of Samsung Gear 2 is one of the most improvable points of this watch, because we need to charge the battery plugged into the back of the clock an adapter that lets you plug the cable microUSB. The problem with this adapter is not so much how convenient or inconvenient to have to use it whenever we want to charge the watch, but that is a negative in the sense that it forces us to always carry the adapter if we were without battery at some point.
Availability and conclusions
The Samsung Gear 2 is already available market for a price of around 300 euros. For the price of this accessory seems too high we have the ability to sacrifice the camera in the Samsung Neo Gear 2, a cheaper (version 200 euros) this smart watch.
The Samsung Gear 2 is a smart watch, in very short, performs two tasks: the task of serving as additional to our mobile accessory and the task of serving as a clock. In case we need a device for both tasks, the Gear 2 is an alternative to consider very long as we are willing to pay the 300 euros it costs in the market. The public is directed towards this watch is that of a person using the mobile frequently throughout the day , and its main advantage is to see all the notifications we receive in the phone without taking the terminal pocket. This gives us the chance to even take quick notifications to show us the watch out while driving, all without having to look away from the road without access to the phone.
Moreover, the competitive alternatives are vast, and virtually all the major manufacturers have an intelligent under development or available in stores clock. Today it is still too early to determine not only how successful they are smart watches among users, but also to guess what operating system (Tizen, Android Wear, etc.) you will get done as part of the clientele this market.
Samsung Gear 2 review
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