Samsung Gear Fit 2 announced: All you need to know about this fitness tracker

Samsung has unveiled Gear Fit 2 fitness tracker at $179 (roughly Rs 12,000). Samsung Gear Fit 2 is compatible with devices running Android 4.4 or higher with minimum RAM of 1.5 gigabytes, which means iPhone users are out of luck here. he Gear Fit 2 will compete against devices like Microsoft Band 2 and Fitbit Blaze. Samsung Gear Fit 2, essentially does everything that Gear Fit failed to accomplish when it was launched in 2014. Samsung Gear Fit 2 comes with an updated design, built-in GPS and recognises various activities and syncs the data with Samsung’s S Health app. Read more here

Samsung Gear Fit 2 comes with a 1.5-inch curved Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 216 x 432 pixels. Read more here

Samsung says its Gear Fit 2 is wider than the previous model. The fitness tracker is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor coupled with 512MB RAM, 4GB storage and 200mAh battery. Read more here

Samsung Gear Fit 2 is water resistant and has an heart-rate tracker that will record your heart beats throughout the day. Read more here

Samsung Gear Fit 2 also comes with an accelerator, gyroscope and barometer. Its like Samsung has tried to pack everything it could inside that tiny body. Read more here