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Samsung Gear is a line of wearable computing devices produced by Samsung Electronics. The first device in the series, the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch, was announced in 2013. [1] Since then, the line has expanded to include fitness bands and earbuds, as well as more smartwatches.

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In February 2019, Samsung re-branded smartwatches, fitness bands, and earbuds under the Samsung Galaxy brand. [2] Samsung shipped approximately 31 million wearable devices in 2019, [3] including 7.4 million true wireless earbuds. [4]

Watches


ProductModelLaunch DateAPWirelessDisplayOSInternal StorageBattery Size
Samsung Galaxy Gear SM-V700September 23, 2013Exynos 4212 1x 800 MHz1.63" super AMOLED (320x320) Android 4GB/512 MB RAM315 mAh
Samsung Gear 2 SM-R380

SM-R381 (Neo)

February 22, 2014Exynos 3250 1x 1 GHz1.63" super AMOLED (320x320) Tizen 4GB/512 MB RAM300 mAh
Samsung Gear Live SM-R382June 25, 2014SDR400 4x 1 GHzBCM4334W (Wi-Fi/BT) [5] 1.63" super AMOLED (320x320) Android Wear 4GB/512 MB RAM300 mAh
Samsung Gear S SM-R750 (Cellular)

SM-R750J

SM-R750A/B/D/P/T/V/W (Cellular)

November 7, 2014Exynos 4212 4x 1 GHz

SDR400 4x 1 GHz

SDR400 4x 1 GHz

2.0" curved Super AMOLED (360x480) Tizen 4GB/512 MB RAM300 mAh
Samsung Gear S2 SM-R720 (BT/Wi-Fi)

SM-R730 (Cellular)

SM-R732 (Classic; BT/Wi-Fi)

October 2, 2015Exynos 3250 2xCA7 1 GHzBCM4343 (Wi-Fi/BT) [6] 1.2" circular Super AMOLED (360x360) Tizen 4GB/512 MB RAM250 mAh

300 mAh

250 mAh

Samsung Gear S3 SM-R760 (Frontier; BT/Wi-Fi)

SM-R765 (Frontier; Cellular)

SM-R770 (Classic; BT/Wi-Fi)

November 18, 2016Exynos 7270 2xA53 1 GHz1.3" circular Super AMOLED (360x360) Tizen 4GB/768 MB RAM380 mAh
Samsung Gear Sport SM-R600October 27, 2017Exynos 7270 2xA53 1 GHzBCM4752 (GNSS) [7] 1.2" circular Super AMOLED (360x360) Tizen 4GB/768 MB RAM300 mAh

Fitness bands

ProductModelLaunch DateAPWirelessDisplayOSInternal StorageBattery Size
Samsung Gear Fit SM-R350April 11, 2014STM32F439ZI CM4 180 MHz [8] BCM4334W (WLAN/BT)1.84" curved Super AMOLED display (432x128)RTOS4GB [9] 200 mAh
Samsung Gear Fit 2 SM-R360June 2, 2016 Exynos 3250 2xCA7 1 GHz [10] BCM43436 (WLAN/BT) + BCM4774 (GNSS)1.5" curved Super AMOLED (432x216) Tizen 4GB/512 MB RAM [11] 200 mAh
Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro [12] SM-R365October 26, 2017Exynos 3250 2xCA7 1 GHzBCM43436 (WLAN/BT) + BCM4774 (GNSS)1.5" curved Super AMOLED (432x216) Tizen 4GB/512 MB RAM [13] 200 mAh

Earbuds

ProductModelLaunch DateAPWirelessCodecMicsInternal StorageBattery Life
Samsung Gear IconX [14] SM-R150July 15, 2016On-Semi LC823450 [15] BCM43436 (BT4.2)On-Semi2 per bud4 GB1.6 hours [16]
Samsung Gear IconX 2018SM-R140October 27, 2017On-Semi LC823450 [17] BCM43013 [18] (BT4.2)On-Semi2 per bud3.4 GB [19] 5 hours

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