Samsung Gear S2 hands on

The original Gear S, which we reviewed late last year, was a hulking brute of a bracelet. For its sequel, Samsung sticks to the basics –Tizen OS, wristbound chassis– but almost everything else has been rebuilt, repackaged, or repainted into one of the most attractive wearables of IFA 2015. The company gave us a sneak peek into the new smartwatch here in Berlin, so join us for a quick look in our Samsung Gear S2 hands on!Samsung Gear S2 hands on

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Samsung Gear S2 pricing looks like it could be on the steeper side of things

Are smartwatches getting more expensive? Call it a side effect of more polished designs, higher-end hardware, or even just the realization that consumers will actually pay these loftier sums, but whatever the cause, while we once saw a good number of wearables launching in the $200 price range, with more recent crops of smartwatches, manufacturers seem to have no qualms about asking for $300, $400, $500, and up. Maybe we’re just getting distracted by

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Samsung formally announces Gear S2 and Gear S2 classic with rotating-bezel control

For the past few weeks now, Samsung’s been crystal-clear: the Gear S2 smartwatch is coming, and it’s coming to IFA. As we gear up for our trek to Berlin, where we fully intend to check out this wearable for ourselves, it seems that Samsung couldn’t even bring itself to wait for the start of the expo itself, and today the manufacturer officially announces both the Gear S2 and the rumored Gear S2 ...

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Samsung Gear S2 may come in at least two variants, including Gear S2 Classic

Samsung hasn’t shied away from building buzz around its next-gen Tizen smartwatch the old fashioned way, previewing the circular Gear S2 at the latest smartphone-dedicated Unpacked event and then outright showing off the timepiece in a teaser video.What the South Korean device manufacturer didn’t reveal was the Gear S2 is likely headed to market in a “Classic” variation, as well. The name Gear S2 Classic popped up in source code on Samsung’s very ...

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