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Smartwatch
Samsung Gear S
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Developer
| Samsung Electronics
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Manufacturer
| Samsung
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Product family
| Gear
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Type
| Smartwatch
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Release date
| November 7, 2014
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Operating system
| Tizen
,
Android
(root only)
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System on a chip
| MSM8226
Snapdragon 400
processor
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CPU
| Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 (1.0 GHz)
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Memory
| 512 MB
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Storage
| 4 GB
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Display
| 2.0 in (51 mm) Curved
Super AMOLED
with
RGB matrix
360×480
pixels
(4:3 aspect ratio)
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Graphics
| Adreno 305 (200 MHz)
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Input
| Multi-touch
,
Accelerometer
,
Gyroscope
,
Compass
,
Heart Rate
monitor, Ambient Light sensor,
UV
sensor and
Barometer
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Connectivity
| Bluetooth low energy
,
3G
,
Wi-Fi
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Power
| 300mAh
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Online services
| Samsung Apps
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Predecessor
| Samsung Gear 2
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Successor
| Samsung Gear S2
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Samsung Gear S
is a
smartwatch
designed and marketed by
Samsung Electronics
. It was announced on August 28, 2014, as the successor to the
Samsung Gear 2
and was released on November 7, 2014.
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The smartwatch can be modified to run Android 5.1.1
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or Wear OS 6.0.1.
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Its successor, the
Samsung Gear S2
, was released on October 2, 2015.
Specifications
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Hardware
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The Gear S is similar to older versions of the
Samsung Galaxy Gear
although it does come with some new additions. The Samsung Gear S has a curved 2.0 inch
Super AMOLED
screen at 360×480 pixels. It has a Quad Core 1.0 GHz processor (limited at two running cores from factory) and runs the
Tizen
operating system. As with the Galaxy Gear 2, the Gear S includes 512 MB RAM and 4 GB internal storage as well as a 300 mAh Li-ion battery.
Using a
3G
module the watch itself is able to connect to the Internet,
[5]
make phone calls and send SMSs without needing a phone. It was the first wearable device to include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G connectivity.
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Wrist computer
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Wrist data unit
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