The Gear S2 features a range of sensors, including accelerometer, gyroscope, ambient light, barometer, and even one for tracking heart rates. Softwareīoth the Gear S2 and Gear S run Samsung's own Tizen-based wearable platform.
We're a fan of wireless charging, so Gear S2 3G gets this round. The Gear S has the same battery and comes with a regular charging cradle. The Gear S2 3G has a 300 mAh Li-ion battery and magnetic wireless charger. Due to that, and because the Gear S2 3G has the latest SIM technology, we're leaning toward giving this round to the Gear S2 3G. Both devices therefore have built-in connectivity and can place calls and texts and slurp data without being tethered to a phone.īut it's worth noting the Gear S doesn't have NFC for mobile payments and the like. The Gear S features nearly all the same stuff - except it has nano-SIM instead of e-SIM.
An e-SIM is basically an embedded version of a SIM chip currently used by most smart devices in order to register and work on mobile networks.
The Gear S2 3G features support for 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, NFC, and e-SIM. The Gear S has the same specs on paper, so it's a tie between the two (in terms of power, at least). The Gear S2 3G is powered by a dual-core 1GHz MSM8226 processor, backed by 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage. We can't comfortably deem a winner for this round, as it's all down to opinion. The latter watch therefore has the larger, more pixel-packed display, but it's not circular, and many people prefer their watches to have circular displays. The Gear S2 3G has a 1.2-inch circular AMOLED (360x360-pixel resolution) display, whereas the Gear S has a 2-inch super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen (360x480-pixel resolution) display. But if size and weight are your main concerns, the Gear S2 3G would be the device to get, as it is much more portable. It's hard to say which device would theoretically win this round, considering their designs are so starkly different, and your final opinion would be largely based on your preference of a circular screen or curved screen. It also has a removable strap, should you want to swap it for a replacement. The 2-inch curved AMOLED screen sits flush with the wrist, though, diminishing its scale.
It's also bigger in general, with the following dimensions: 58.1 x 39.9 x 12.5mm. The Gear S weights a bit more than the Gear S2 3G, coming in at 67g. It weighs 51g, for instance, and has the following dimensions: 44.0 x 51.8 x 13.4mm. The Gear S2 3G is actually the bulkiest of the three Gear S2 models. It'll be available in a dark gray case and matching band or a silver case with a white band. The Gear S2 3G has a circular screen, rotating bezel, small profile, and home and back buttons. To help you decide which is best, we've explained below how they differ. So, if you're the type who wants to dial out from your wrist, you'll want to look at either one of these devices. Similar to how the Gear S lets you place calls and texts without being tethered to a phone, the new Gear S2 3G watch has its own embedded 3G e-SIM card, which allows you to place calls, text, and slurp data without a phone. Although it still needs a Samsung phone to make most features work, the Gear S packs Bluetooth 4.0, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, 3G multiband cellular (not 4G LTE), and even a SIM-card slot, meaning it'll let you answer incoming calls via a built-in speakerphone or connected Bluetooth headset. The Samsung Gear S is a watch that's also a phone. In this comparison, we're pitting the Gear S2 3G against the Gear S. The other models include the Gear S2 Classic, which has a more familiar and timeless watch design, and the Gear S2 3G, which offers built-in connectivity. The watch is actually being offered in three distinct models, with the standard Gear S2 being the flagship device. (Pocket-lint) - Samsung has announced the Samsung Gear S2, its first round smartwatch.