Samsung Gear S2, S2 Classic, And Mystery Smartwatch Revealed By FCC
The US regulatory agency has certified both the Samsung SM-R720 and the SM-R732. According to past leaks and rumors, the former of those will be sold as the Gear S2, while the latter is due to get the Gear S2 Classic moniker.
The FCC process has revealed that both of these will come with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi built-in, but neither will also sport mobile data connectivity. That’s apparently going to be reserved for a third variation of Samsung’s first round smartwatch.
I’ve been wondering about Samsung’s Gear S2 strategy ever since its first announcement, and it seems now that there’s more to the story than previously reported. In addition to offering two variants of the Gear S2 (what the “Classic” entails, I have no idea, but I reckon it might have a brushed brass-like finish and a leather band or something similar), there is a filing for an unnamed third round smartwatch with cellular data connectivity built in.
Going along with my Gear A theory, this could very well indicate that the erstwhile Orbis is actually its own forthcoming product wholly separate from the Gear S line. Or not.
I guess we’ll find out soon enough.