During its CES 2016 press conference, Samsung announced that its latest wearable, the Gear S2, will be compatible with iOS later this year. Unfortunately, Samsung didn't provide any other details or expand on how functional the smartwatch will be when tethered to an iPhone, but it's coming nonetheless.
The Gear S2 runs on Samsung's own Tizen OS rather than Android Wear, and it originally launched with compatibility with select Android devices, in addition to Samsung's own offerings. It will be interesting to see if Samsung makes any inroads with iPhone users, especially given the Gear S2's direct competition, the Apple Watch.
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Samsung's Gear S2 smartwatch will be compatible with iOS later this year
I love my Apple Watch but I'm excited to see what this watch will be like on iOS
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This watch looks like one of those that you can buy at a 99ç store or at Century 21 outside racks!
Hardly. As someone who is fairly uninterested in smart watches, this is the first to have gained my interest.
We couldn't expect anything other than negativity towards a non apple product from you though, could we?
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Always good to have options.
Still wish the watch ran Android Wear though...
I hoping that Apple adds Android functionality to the Watch with Health app for Android. I know a lot of people who would like an Watch, but have an Android phone. If they did it could take a larger share of the market.
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Wouldn't buy any Watch by Samsung. Apple Watch is the best one by far. Better than Lagdroid wear.
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You really are sad. If someone wants to use the Samsung watch let them, if they prefer the apple watch again fine. No need for silly insults.
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+1
It is sad that Samsung are the face of Lagdroid, when it should be Google.
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It runs on Tizen, not android. Try again you *****.
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I don't care whether it runs lagdroid or Tizen crap, Apple is the only one who has made a compelling product in the Apple Watch, Lagdroid wear and Samsung's watch are just poor in comparison. Not my problem if you can't accept that facts that Apple is BETTER that it's competition in Smartwatches too.
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