The only problem is it doesn't fit Samsung Gear S2 SM - R720 / SM - R730 and Gear
S2 Classic Watch.
Seems like only a few hours ago that Huawei was showing off fancied up versions of its Watch and lo and behold, Samsung's pulling a similar stunt with the announcement of two new Galaxy Gear
S2 Classic watches.
Not exact matches
The 11.4 mm thin Gear
S2 is targeted towards consumers who love minimal and modern design, while the 13.4 mm thin Gear
S2 classic is for consumers who like a more traditional
watch design approach.
The availability or the price of the Gear
S2, the Gear
S2 classic, and the Gear
S2 3G hasn't been announced yet, but the
watches will be displayed on September 3 during IFA 2015 at Berlin.
The only downside to be found here is the size of the
watches, which may not be compatible with smaller wrists — though that «issue» is heavily mitigated by the fact that the Gear
S2 and
S2 Classic are still on sale at new lower prices and will be receiving the latest software by the end of the year.
Though pricing and release details weren't mentioned, Samsung has revealed the the smartwatch will come in two variants: the regular Gear
S2, and the Gear
S2 Classic which is aimed at those who «prefer a more timeless
watch design, offering an elegant Black finish with a matching genuine leather band.»
Like last year's Gear
S2 Classic, both Gear S3 models are ready to accept any 22 mm
watch band of your choosing provided you have a couple simple tools.
For all of the Gear
S2 and
S2 Classic buyers out there, the most important part of all of this is that Samsung is committing to bringing this software experience back to your year - old
watch as well.
The model I've been wearing for the last 24 - hours is the
S2 Classic with a regular 20 mm pin
watch strap, which means you can take any standard
watch strap and swap it out.
There's no word yet on pricing for the rose gold and platinum Gear
S2 Classic smartwatches although a Samsung spokesperson told Pocket - lint that they won't cost as much as the Apple
Watch Edition, which starts at around # 8,000.
The main difference between the two is in the design of their faces — the Gear
S2 Classic looks more like a regular
watch, while it's obvious the Gear
S2 is a smartwatch with apps.
When the Gear S3 Frontier and
Classic are released later this year, they won't be taking over store shelf space from the Gear
S2 — all four
watches will sit together along with the Gear Fit 2 as equal parts of Samsung's wearable ecosystem.
Samsung's also got the
S2 Classic, which is all about leather straps and traditional
watch design.
A standard Gear
S2 will be the leading device, but there's also a «Gear
S2 Classic» with a more standard
watch design and also a Gear
S2 3G with built - in connectivity.
The South Korean company today added 18 - karat rose gold and platinum Gear
S2 Classic options to its smartwatch lineup, and they'll cost you about $ 9,500 less than a gold Apple
Watch.
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Just keep in mind that
watch bands are made to fit either the Samsung Gear
S2 or the Samsung Gear
S2 Classic.
Gone are the modern tapered edges from the Gear
S2 and replaced with more
classic and traditional
watch lugs.
The new wearable will be available in two flavors — the Gear
S2 and Gear
S2 classic — both of which have round faces and are aimed at consumers who «prefer more timeless
watch design.»
The Gear
S2 and Gear
S2 classic have the same internals, but while the standard model sports a simple, modern design with a plastic strap, the
classic has a black finish with a leather strap that makes it look more like a traditional
watch.
One of the promised features of Samsung's Gear
S2 and Gear
S2 Classic was the ability to use Samsung Pay on the
watch for NFC payments, and now — nearly a year later — Samsung is finally launching this functionality on the Gear
S2 along with a fairly beefy update...
Whether Apple needs to «
watch out» is yet to be seen Samsung Gear
S2 and Gear
S2 classic Product Specifications:
Where the Gear
S2 looks sporty and even a little futuristic, the
Classic version looks more like a traditional
watch.
There's a good reason for that, and it's been brought into the mainstream by the Apple
Watch Series 3 recently after debuting on a cellular - enabled Samsung Gear
S2 Classic in early 2016.
Apple
Watch Steel with black sport band $ 499.99 save $ 100 Samsung Gear S2 Classic $ 299.99 save $ 50 Pebble Time smartwatch $ 129.99 save $ 70 Withings Activité fitness watch $ 337.50 save $ 112.50 Fitbit Surge fitness watch $ 199.99 save $ 50 LG Watch Urbane $ 249 save $ 101 Jawbone UP3 fitness band $ 109 save $ 70 Apple Watch Sport 42 mm space gray with sport band $ 369.99 save $ 30 Fitbit Charge HR fitness tracker $ 89.99 save $ 40 Huawei Watch Silver Stainless Steel Link Band $ 349.99 save $ 50 Pebble Time Steel $ 199.99 save $ 50 Microsoft Band 2 $ 249.99 + $ 50 gift card Fitbit Flex fitness band $ 59.99 save $ 40 Withings Activité Pop fitness watch $ 112.46 save $ 37.49 Samsung Gear S2 $ 249.99 save $ 50 Huawei Watch Silver Stainless Steel Mesh Band $ 349.99 save $ 50 Basis Peak fitness tracker $ 139.99 save $ 60 Huawei Watch Black Leather Band Android Wear smartwatch $ 299.99 save $ 50 Pebble Classic smartwatch $ 69.99 save $ 30 Samsung Gear 2 Neo Tizen smartwatch $ 129.99 save $ 70 Samsung Gear Fit $ 79.99 save $ 42 Samsung Gear S on AT&T Free save $ 100 * Withings Pulse O2 fitness tracker $ 74.96 save
Watch Steel with black sport band $ 499.99 save $ 100 Samsung Gear
S2 Classic $ 299.99 save $ 50 Pebble Time smartwatch $ 129.99 save $ 70 Withings Activité fitness
watch $ 337.50 save $ 112.50 Fitbit Surge fitness watch $ 199.99 save $ 50 LG Watch Urbane $ 249 save $ 101 Jawbone UP3 fitness band $ 109 save $ 70 Apple Watch Sport 42 mm space gray with sport band $ 369.99 save $ 30 Fitbit Charge HR fitness tracker $ 89.99 save $ 40 Huawei Watch Silver Stainless Steel Link Band $ 349.99 save $ 50 Pebble Time Steel $ 199.99 save $ 50 Microsoft Band 2 $ 249.99 + $ 50 gift card Fitbit Flex fitness band $ 59.99 save $ 40 Withings Activité Pop fitness watch $ 112.46 save $ 37.49 Samsung Gear S2 $ 249.99 save $ 50 Huawei Watch Silver Stainless Steel Mesh Band $ 349.99 save $ 50 Basis Peak fitness tracker $ 139.99 save $ 60 Huawei Watch Black Leather Band Android Wear smartwatch $ 299.99 save $ 50 Pebble Classic smartwatch $ 69.99 save $ 30 Samsung Gear 2 Neo Tizen smartwatch $ 129.99 save $ 70 Samsung Gear Fit $ 79.99 save $ 42 Samsung Gear S on AT&T Free save $ 100 * Withings Pulse O2 fitness tracker $ 74.96 save
watch $ 337.50 save $ 112.50 Fitbit Surge fitness
watch $ 199.99 save $ 50 LG Watch Urbane $ 249 save $ 101 Jawbone UP3 fitness band $ 109 save $ 70 Apple Watch Sport 42 mm space gray with sport band $ 369.99 save $ 30 Fitbit Charge HR fitness tracker $ 89.99 save $ 40 Huawei Watch Silver Stainless Steel Link Band $ 349.99 save $ 50 Pebble Time Steel $ 199.99 save $ 50 Microsoft Band 2 $ 249.99 + $ 50 gift card Fitbit Flex fitness band $ 59.99 save $ 40 Withings Activité Pop fitness watch $ 112.46 save $ 37.49 Samsung Gear S2 $ 249.99 save $ 50 Huawei Watch Silver Stainless Steel Mesh Band $ 349.99 save $ 50 Basis Peak fitness tracker $ 139.99 save $ 60 Huawei Watch Black Leather Band Android Wear smartwatch $ 299.99 save $ 50 Pebble Classic smartwatch $ 69.99 save $ 30 Samsung Gear 2 Neo Tizen smartwatch $ 129.99 save $ 70 Samsung Gear Fit $ 79.99 save $ 42 Samsung Gear S on AT&T Free save $ 100 * Withings Pulse O2 fitness tracker $ 74.96 save
watch $ 199.99 save $ 50 LG
Watch Urbane $ 249 save $ 101 Jawbone UP3 fitness band $ 109 save $ 70 Apple Watch Sport 42 mm space gray with sport band $ 369.99 save $ 30 Fitbit Charge HR fitness tracker $ 89.99 save $ 40 Huawei Watch Silver Stainless Steel Link Band $ 349.99 save $ 50 Pebble Time Steel $ 199.99 save $ 50 Microsoft Band 2 $ 249.99 + $ 50 gift card Fitbit Flex fitness band $ 59.99 save $ 40 Withings Activité Pop fitness watch $ 112.46 save $ 37.49 Samsung Gear S2 $ 249.99 save $ 50 Huawei Watch Silver Stainless Steel Mesh Band $ 349.99 save $ 50 Basis Peak fitness tracker $ 139.99 save $ 60 Huawei Watch Black Leather Band Android Wear smartwatch $ 299.99 save $ 50 Pebble Classic smartwatch $ 69.99 save $ 30 Samsung Gear 2 Neo Tizen smartwatch $ 129.99 save $ 70 Samsung Gear Fit $ 79.99 save $ 42 Samsung Gear S on AT&T Free save $ 100 * Withings Pulse O2 fitness tracker $ 74.96 save
Watch Urbane $ 249 save $ 101 Jawbone UP3 fitness band $ 109 save $ 70 Apple
Watch Sport 42 mm space gray with sport band $ 369.99 save $ 30 Fitbit Charge HR fitness tracker $ 89.99 save $ 40 Huawei Watch Silver Stainless Steel Link Band $ 349.99 save $ 50 Pebble Time Steel $ 199.99 save $ 50 Microsoft Band 2 $ 249.99 + $ 50 gift card Fitbit Flex fitness band $ 59.99 save $ 40 Withings Activité Pop fitness watch $ 112.46 save $ 37.49 Samsung Gear S2 $ 249.99 save $ 50 Huawei Watch Silver Stainless Steel Mesh Band $ 349.99 save $ 50 Basis Peak fitness tracker $ 139.99 save $ 60 Huawei Watch Black Leather Band Android Wear smartwatch $ 299.99 save $ 50 Pebble Classic smartwatch $ 69.99 save $ 30 Samsung Gear 2 Neo Tizen smartwatch $ 129.99 save $ 70 Samsung Gear Fit $ 79.99 save $ 42 Samsung Gear S on AT&T Free save $ 100 * Withings Pulse O2 fitness tracker $ 74.96 save
Watch Sport 42 mm space gray with sport band $ 369.99 save $ 30 Fitbit Charge HR fitness tracker $ 89.99 save $ 40 Huawei
Watch Silver Stainless Steel Link Band $ 349.99 save $ 50 Pebble Time Steel $ 199.99 save $ 50 Microsoft Band 2 $ 249.99 + $ 50 gift card Fitbit Flex fitness band $ 59.99 save $ 40 Withings Activité Pop fitness watch $ 112.46 save $ 37.49 Samsung Gear S2 $ 249.99 save $ 50 Huawei Watch Silver Stainless Steel Mesh Band $ 349.99 save $ 50 Basis Peak fitness tracker $ 139.99 save $ 60 Huawei Watch Black Leather Band Android Wear smartwatch $ 299.99 save $ 50 Pebble Classic smartwatch $ 69.99 save $ 30 Samsung Gear 2 Neo Tizen smartwatch $ 129.99 save $ 70 Samsung Gear Fit $ 79.99 save $ 42 Samsung Gear S on AT&T Free save $ 100 * Withings Pulse O2 fitness tracker $ 74.96 save
Watch Silver Stainless Steel Link Band $ 349.99 save $ 50 Pebble Time Steel $ 199.99 save $ 50 Microsoft Band 2 $ 249.99 + $ 50 gift card Fitbit Flex fitness band $ 59.99 save $ 40 Withings Activité Pop fitness
watch $ 112.46 save $ 37.49 Samsung Gear S2 $ 249.99 save $ 50 Huawei Watch Silver Stainless Steel Mesh Band $ 349.99 save $ 50 Basis Peak fitness tracker $ 139.99 save $ 60 Huawei Watch Black Leather Band Android Wear smartwatch $ 299.99 save $ 50 Pebble Classic smartwatch $ 69.99 save $ 30 Samsung Gear 2 Neo Tizen smartwatch $ 129.99 save $ 70 Samsung Gear Fit $ 79.99 save $ 42 Samsung Gear S on AT&T Free save $ 100 * Withings Pulse O2 fitness tracker $ 74.96 save
watch $ 112.46 save $ 37.49 Samsung Gear
S2 $ 249.99 save $ 50 Huawei
Watch Silver Stainless Steel Mesh Band $ 349.99 save $ 50 Basis Peak fitness tracker $ 139.99 save $ 60 Huawei Watch Black Leather Band Android Wear smartwatch $ 299.99 save $ 50 Pebble Classic smartwatch $ 69.99 save $ 30 Samsung Gear 2 Neo Tizen smartwatch $ 129.99 save $ 70 Samsung Gear Fit $ 79.99 save $ 42 Samsung Gear S on AT&T Free save $ 100 * Withings Pulse O2 fitness tracker $ 74.96 save
Watch Silver Stainless Steel Mesh Band $ 349.99 save $ 50 Basis Peak fitness tracker $ 139.99 save $ 60 Huawei
Watch Black Leather Band Android Wear smartwatch $ 299.99 save $ 50 Pebble Classic smartwatch $ 69.99 save $ 30 Samsung Gear 2 Neo Tizen smartwatch $ 129.99 save $ 70 Samsung Gear Fit $ 79.99 save $ 42 Samsung Gear S on AT&T Free save $ 100 * Withings Pulse O2 fitness tracker $ 74.96 save
Watch Black Leather Band Android Wear smartwatch $ 299.99 save $ 50 Pebble
Classic smartwatch $ 69.99 save $ 30 Samsung Gear 2 Neo Tizen smartwatch $ 129.99 save $ 70 Samsung Gear Fit $ 79.99 save $ 42 Samsung Gear S on AT&T Free save $ 100 * Withings Pulse O2 fitness tracker $ 74.96 save $ 25
Talking about the Gear
S2 Classic, it is one with a premium design as it features a black finish with a matching leather band and is aimed to take on the high - end smart
watches like the LG
Watch Urbane and also the Apple w
Watch Urbane and also the Apple
watchwatch.
If you've got a Samsung Gear
S2 Classic and want a
watch band that will work well for fitness, or keep you from having a sweaty wrist under the rubber, the Moretek bands might do the trick.
With this Band Adapter, users can attach standard 20 mm
watch straps, which include the Gear
S2 classic strap.