Samsung launches ‘Gear Fit 2 Pro’ and ‘Gear Sport’ in India

Samsung launches ‘Gear Fit 2 Pro’ and ‘Gear Sport’ in India

Samsung on Wednesday launched  Gear Fit2 Pro and Gear Sport in India.The new wearables were announced at the IFA 2017 in Berlin back in August.

Among the two, the Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro is priced at Rs. 13,590, while the Samsung Gear Sport will be available with a price tag of Rs. 22,990. Both wearables will go on sale in December, and will be available in Black and Red colour options.

Specifications

The Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro features a 1.5-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 216×432 pixels. The display panel is touted to double up as an “effective secondary screen” to let users view maps, activity statistics, and archives in addition to responding to messages with preset replies and emoticon library. Likewise, the smart fitness band also provides real-time updates and notifications.

Unlike the Gear Fit2 Pro, the Samsung Gear Sport has a circular 1.2-inch Super AMOLED display that supports a rotating bezel UI and comes with a 360×360 pixels resolution. There is also a 300mAh battery that can be charged wirelessly.

Apart from the differences in terms of their display panels and form factors, the Gear Fit2 Pro and Gear Sport both house a 1GHz dual-core processor and 4GB of onboard storage. The Gear Sport has 768MB of RAM, whereas the Gear Fit2 Pro has a memory chip of 512MB. Both the wearables are rated as water resistant to 5ATM and carry MIL-STD-810G certification.

Samsung has provided heart rate sensors as well as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity options on the Gear Fit2 Pro and Gear Sport. Additionally, there is built-in GPS for better tracking. The devices have Tizen OS with features such as auto activity detection to recognise activities such as walking, running, and cycling among others.

Further, Samsung has partnered with Under Armour and Speedo to include support for Under Armour Record, MyFitnessPal, MapMyRun, and Endomondo apps.