The Gear S is the first smartwatch from Samsung to feature a SIM card slot so that it doesn't need to be a slave to a smartphone and this means that it would need a separate service plan. It was expected to hit all major carriers in the US, including AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile, by fall. According to a new report from Phandroid, Sprint will offer a $9.99 service plan for the Gear S which includes 1000 minutes of free voice calls, 1000 free text messages, and 100MB of free data. A $10 add-on Family Share Pack plan will allow data, voice calls, and texts to be shared with other registered devices.
The Gear S was unveiled alongside the Galaxy Note 4 and the Galaxy Note Edge during IFA 2014. It comes with a 2-inch curved Super AMOLED display, a 1GHz dual-core processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of onboard storage, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v4.0 LE, A-GPS, and a 300 mAh battery. It is based on home-bred Tizen platform and comes pre-installed with Nokia's HERE Maps solutions for standalone maps and navigation services.
