Samsung Officially Launched Gear Fit 2 And Gear IconX In PH!

Earlier, Samsung Electronics unveiled two of their latest fitness-centric gadgets here in the Philippines. Called as the Gear Fit 2 GPS sports band and Gear IconX wireless earbuds, they're aimed to be your innovative workout buddies to help anyone achieve their fitness goals with comfort and efficiency.

Samsung Gear IconX and Gear Fit 2

First is the Samsung Gear Fit 2, GPS ready fitness sports band that also acts like a watch. To refresh our minds, its the updated variant of the original Gear Fit that boast several new things and improvements in aesthetics and performance. 

The stylish Gear Fit 2

Its stylish and more comfortable to wear now, Super AMOLED screen with 432 x 216 pixels, 512 MB RAM, 4 GB ROM and 200 mAh of battery capacity. It also has its own heart rate monitor, IP68 water and dust resistance, and can play up to 1K songs.

It can track your burned calories, distance, speed, routine, time, hours of sleep, and stress levels to keep its users healthy. There's also a GPS sensor which can let you record your surroundings and let you use your Gear Fit 2 even without your phone.

It also has Social Challenge and leader-board that allows fitness buffs to challenge each other by doing the same routines where they can beat and set records against each others. It'll serve as a motivation and a good type of healthy competition.

Samsung Gear Fit 2 Specs

Display: 1.5 inch Curved Super AMOLED 432 x 216 resolution at 322 ppi

CPU: 1 GHz Exynos 3520 dual core processor

RAM: 512 MB

ROM: 4 GB

Battery: 200 mAh

OS: Tizen

Connectivity: Bluetooth 4.2+, GPS

Sensors: Accelerometer, gyroscope, heart rate sensor, barometer

Others: IP68 water and dust resistance, Colors: black, blue, pink

Dimensions: 24.5 x 51.2 x 11.9 mm

Weight: 30 g

Price: 8,490 Pesos

The Gear IconX left earpiece

Next is the Gear IconX it's a highly interesting wireless earbuds that works even if you don't connect it via Bluetooth. This cord-free fitness earbuds allows anyone to enjoy music while working out without the worries of wire tangles.

The innovative case with 315 mAh battery for charging

Related: Samsung Gear IconX Wireless Fitness Earphones Review - The Care Free Workout Buddy!

The Gear IconX comes with a comfortable and easy to wear design, dynamic drivers for that heart thumping sound, and 47 mAh w/ up to 3 hours of battery life. If that's not enough, you can charge the earbuds easily with its 315 mAh charging case several times.

Its equipped with audio feedback tech that provides users with personal coach voices to push everyone further with their workouts. Apart from that it has an ambient noise feature captures high frequency sound from your surroundings that enables you to hear loud sounds like horns, shouts, and etc. to keep you alert of your surroundings.

Samsung Gear IconX Specs

Driver Unit: Dynamic

Microphone: 2ea (per earpiece)

Battery: 47 mAh w/ 315 mAh charging case

Connectivity: Bluetooth 4.1

Sensors: Accelerometer, hear rate sensor

Others: Capacitive touch, splash resistance, Colors: black, blue, white

Dimensions: 25.9 x 19.5 x 17.9 mm (in ear monitors), 92 x 32.5 x 30.3 mm (case)

Weight: 12.6 g (earbuds)

Price: 7,990 Pesos

The Galaxy Gear Fit 2 and Gear IconX are both compatible with devices with at least Android 4.4 Kitkat OS and 1.5 GB RAM. The Galaxy Gear Fit 2 retails at 8,490 Pesos and the Gear IconX is priced at 7,990 Pesos only.

The devices can now be purchased in some stores in the metro and will be available across the country starting next week.