While most of the attention for smartwatches is focused on Motorola's upcoming Moto 360 and Apple's rumored wearable, Samsung and LG aren't getting out of the way. Both South Korean companies have unveiled two new wearables, the Samsung Gear S and LG G Watch R, respectively.
For Samsung the new smartwatch marks the company's sixth wearable announced within the last year, a trend that started last year with the Galaxy Gear smartwatch introduced alongside the Galaxy Note 3. The new Gear S however, is arguably the company's most fashionable device yet, featuring a large, curved 2-inch Super AMOLED display.
The watch, which runs the company's Tizen operating system and not Google's Android Wear, also features a heart rate sensor to work with Samsung's S Health app and will provide turn-by-turn directions through Nokia's Here maps service. Similar to Samsung's earlier wearables, the Gear S uses Bluetooth to connect to your phone, but the device also features Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity to allow you to respond to messages or forward calls to your wrist for the times when your phone is not with you. The company claims the device, which is water and dust resistant, will get about two days of battery life.
Samsung says the new smartwatch will be available globally in October, though exact pricing and release dates weren't announced.
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