The characteristics of Samsung Electronics' next smart watch are being slowly unveiled, even though its launch date is unknown. First, it is reportedly a round smart watch.
During this year's Tizen Developer Summit began in Bangalore, India on June 30, Samsung said that it used Tizen 2.3.1, the latest Tizen operating system, and a rotating bezel ring User Interface in its next smart watch. The name of the product is said to be the Gear A.
Samsung's next smart watch is expected to have a round super AMOLED screen with a pixel resolution of 360x360, and it is likely to sport Tizen 2.3.1 rather than Google's Android as an operating system. The most notable characteristic of the new model is that users will be able to navigate menus by rotating the bezel ring.
In addition, the new smart watch is said to have the dual-core Exynos 3472 processor, 768 RAM, 4 GB of memory, Bluetooth 4.1, WiFi, a GPS navigation system, an accelerating sensor, a gyro sensor, a heart rate sensor, and a barometer.
The Korean tech company is scheduled to showcase the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus in New York on Aug. 13, and the Gear A is also expected to be unveiled at the event.