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Samsung unveils Gear S2 and Gear S2 classic smartwatches with circular Super AMOLED displays

Samsung has finally unveiled its next-generation smartwatch, the Gear S2, today after teasing it during the announcement of the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+. The Gear S2 is the company’s first smartwatch with a completely circular display, and Samsung has focussed a lot on the appearance of the watch without letting go […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
9 years ago

Samsung Gear S2 could arrive with a nano SIM card holder

The upcoming Samsung Gear S2 is rumored to arrive with a nano SIM card slot which will enable cellular networking on it. This is a feature that could bring voice calling from your wrist or navigating the web without having to pair the wearable device with a smartphone. Speaking of connectivity it's worth mentioning that […]

By Octav G.
9 years ago

Exclusive: Some more information about Samsung’s Gear A smartwatch variants and codenames

We've been waiting for the first circular smartwatch from Samsung for quite some time now. Codenamed ‘Project Orbis‘ internally, the Gear A smartwatch runs a version of Tizen platform, and is expected to be officially announced either during the company's event on August 13, or during IFA 2015. Now, we have received some more information […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
9 years ago

Exclusive: Samsung starts testing mobile payments on upcoming smartwatch, more variants inbound

Samsung was expected to unveil a new smartwatch back at Mobile World Congress 2015 in March but it didn't make any announcements related to a wearable device at that event, the company later said that it wasn't in a hurry to get this new wearable device out the door since it's more focused on developing […]

By Adnan Farooqui
9 years ago

The Gear A’s rotating ring bezel will enable very limited gaming on the smartwatch

At the Tizen Developer Summit 2015 in Bengaluru, India, Samsung talked a lot about its upcoming round smartwatch. It didn't actually reveal the watch itself, but it did repeat numerous times that the Orbis/Gear A will feature a rotating bezel ring that will allow users to use the watch without covering up the entire screen. Well, an […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
9 years ago

Samsung confirms rotating bezel ring for the Gear A smartwatch

It has been a long time since Samsung has launched a smartwatch and many expect that the company will finally unveil the Gear A a.k.a Orbis at its event next month. While that remains to be seen the company did confirm today that its next smartwatch is going to have a rotating bezel ring, something […]

By Adnan Farooqui
9 years ago

We’re live at Samsung’s Tizen Developer Summit 2015

Samsung's Tizen Developer Summit 2015 has kicked off in Bangalore, India today, and we're live at the event to check out what's brewing in Samsung's homegrown mobile operating system. We're expecting a little bit of information on the Gear A (aka Orbis), but most of it is probably going to be developer-related, and hence not […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
9 years ago

Latest Gear Manager app update seemingly confirms upcoming round smartwatch

Samsung fans have been anxiously waiting for the company's new smartwatch which was originally supposed to be unveiled back at MWC 2015 in March, instead the company decided to delay the launch because it needed more time to make this the perfect smartwatch. We have already reported exclusively multiple times that the next smartwatch from Samsung […]

By Adnan Farooqui
9 years ago

Exclusive: Samsung Gear A (Orbis) specifications

With all the Galaxy Note 5 news flooding the internet of late, Samsung's upcoming smartwatch hasn't been in the limelight for some time now. The Orbis – or the Gear A as it will be officially called – is still coming though (its announcement is set to take place alongside the Note 5), and Samsung was […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
9 years ago

Could this be the heart rate sensor UI on the Samsung Orbis, aka Gear A?

Samsung might not have officially acknowledged it, but it surely has given away a few aspects of the user interface of the its upcoming round smartwatch, the Gear A. The developer SDK for the watch revealed its user interface (in addition to the specs and design), and Samsung Exynos' Twitter account might just have given us […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
9 years ago

Renders show what the Metal Gold Edition of the Samsung Gear A (aka Orbis) could look like

The Samsung Gear A aka codename Orbis is well and truly in the prepping for a launch this year, and enthusiasts are already going head over heels about the upcoming smartwatch which is expected to be the best yet. Renders from designer xsplash just happened to land here at the SamMobile offices, and we think […]

By Yash G.
9 years ago

Samsung’s Gear SDK reveals Orbis design, UI, and specifications

Earlier today, Samsung released next-generation Gear smartwatch SDK to developers. This SDK comes bundled with comprehensive documentation, sample apps, and explanation about the upcoming Gear smartwatch along with images that help developers in understanding the SDK better. After going through those things, we found some more details about the device, including its possible design and hardware specifications. […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
9 years ago

Samsung releases next-generation Gear smartwatch SDK to developers, rotating bezel confirmed

Last month, Samsung teased an image of its upcoming smartwatch with a circular display, and asked developers to apply for early access to the SDK for building apps for the device. Today, Samsung has released the SDK for its upcoming Gear smartwatch to the developers who signed up. Apparently, the Samsung Gear Early Access SDK allows […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
9 years ago

This Gear A concept image does little to excite

We have been hearing a lot about the Gear A, with our own insiders having offered us a lot of detail about Samsung's first round smartwatch. But despite all the information that has been leaking recently, we are yet to see any hint of what the Gear A (codenamed Orbis) could look like, thanks to […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
9 years ago

Samsung’s round smartwatch delayed, will launch alongside the Galaxy Note 5

Samsung had confirmed earlier this year that it was taking its time with the next Gear smartwatch in order to make sure it's as perfect as possible. Called the Gear A, this watch will be the first round smartwatch from Samsung and will bring a new method of user interaction thanks to its use of a rotating […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
10 years ago

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