{"id":90368,"date":"1999-12-31T00:06:00","date_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/samsung-on-a-winner-with-gear-s2\/"},"modified":"1999-12-31T00:06:00","modified_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:06:00","slug":"samsung-on-a-winner-with-gear-s2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.strixdevelopment.net\/smartoffice\/1999\/12\/31\/samsung-on-a-winner-with-gear-s2\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung On A Winner With Gear S2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the past two years, Samsung has released six different wearables, five different smartwatches (Galaxy Gear, Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo, Gear Live, Gear S) and one activity tracker (Gear Fit). None has been particularly successful.<\/p>\n

But Samsung’s latest watch, the Gear S2, is quite different<\/p>\n

from its predecessors. Where Samsung’s other watches failed, the Gear S2 could<\/p>\n

succeed. If it does, it could pose a challenge to both Google and Apple.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Gear for any Android<\/p>\n

With the exception of the Android Wear-powered Gear Live (a<\/p>\n

cheap, odd-looking rectangular watch that received poor reviews), all of<\/p>\n

Samsung’s wearables have required the use of its own Galaxy phones (and in<\/p>\n

particular, its higher-end Galaxy phones) to function.<\/p>\n

Samsung remains the largest vendor of smartphones in the<\/p>\n

world, but this is a significant limitation, one that may have prevented many<\/p>\n

would-be buyers from purchasing them. Even if potential customers currently<\/p>\n

have a Samsung flagship, they may wish to switch to a different Android vendor in<\/p>\n

the future. To do so, however, would render their expensive Gear useless, so<\/p>\n

they may have chosen a different smartwatch platform (like Google’s Android<\/p>\n

Wear) or forgone the purchase altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Gear S2, however, is device-agnostic. Admittedly, not every<\/p>\n

Android phone will do, but if it runs Android KitKat (or better) and sports<\/p>\n

more than 1.5GB of RAM, it should be compatible. On its website, Samsung lists<\/p>\n

more than a dozen different Android handsets confirmed to work with the Gear<\/p>\n

S2, including the more popular phones from Xiaomi, Motorola, LG, and HTC (among<\/p>\n

many others).<\/p>\n

Samsung is even exploring the possibility of bringing the<\/p>\n

Gear S2 to the iPhone (via Digital Spy). Nothing has been confirmed or<\/p>\n

announced, but with Google’s Android Wear now supporting Apple’s smartphones,<\/p>\n

it’s not inconceivable that Samsung’s Gear S2 could eventually make its way to<\/p>\n

iOS in some capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A challenge to Android Wear and the Apple Watch<\/p>\n

The Gear S2 has been formally unveiled but won’t go on sale<\/p>\n

until October. <\/p>\n

Still, early impressions of the device have been generally<\/p>\n

positive. The Verge’s Vlad Savov praised the look of Samsung’s Gear S2, noting<\/p>\n

that it was more beautiful than most Android Wear devices, and more watch-like<\/p>\n

than the Apple Watch. Dan Seifert said the Gear S2’s rotating bezel was a<\/p>\n

“joy to use” and superior to the Apple Watch’s Digital Crown.<\/o_p><\/p>\n

 <\/o_p><\/p>\n

The Gear S2 runs Samsung’s proprietary Tizen operating<\/p>\n

system. That may ultimately limit the appeal of the device, as developers could<\/p>\n

stick to more familiar platforms from Apple and Google. Samsung says the Gear<\/p>\n

S2 will offer more than 1,000 apps at launch, but it remains to be seen how<\/p>\n

much support it will receive long term.<\/o_p><\/p>\n

 <\/o_p><\/p>\n

If the Gear S2 is a success, it could pose quite a challenge<\/p>\n

to rival smartwatch platforms. Given its inter-Android compatibility, it could<\/p>\n

be a particularly devastating rival to Google’s Android Wear. Unless it makes<\/p>\n

its way to iOS, its affect on the Apple Watch could be limited — but if it<\/p>\n

proves compelling enough, it might entice some iPhone buyers to consider<\/p>\n

switching ecosystems.<\/o_p><\/p>\n

 <\/o_p><\/p>\n

For Samsung, it appears that the seventh time is the charm.<\/o_p><\/p>\n

 <\/o_p><\/p>\n

For more information on the Motley Fool go to<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.fool.com.au\/<\/o_p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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