Samsung teases its round Gear S2 smartwatch

The news that the Galaxy Note 5 won’t be landing on UK shores wasn’t the only surprise at Samsung’s Unpacked event today.

The South Korean tech giant also (very) briefly teased its new smartwatch, the Gear S2.

Observant gadgeteers will notice that yes, it is round, which is a first for the company, putting it in the same design league as the Moto 360, G Watch Urbane, Huawei Watch and more.

It’s silver, and, well, that’s pretty much everything we know about it. Like we said, it was only briefly flashed on the big screen.

It also looks like it’s running Samsung’s own Tizen-based OS as opposed to Android Wear, and previous rumours have hinted at a 320×320 screen, a 1.2GHz processor, 768MB of RAM, and a host of sensors for activity tracking.

A rumoured 250mAh battery sounds a little small to us, but we’ll just have to wait and see how it fares in the real world.

We could very well see more on the Gear S2 at IFA in September, where we’ll be covering all the latest news from the front lines, so stay tuned.

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Esat has been a gadget fan ever since his tiny four-year-old brain was captivated by a sound-activated dancing sunflower. From there it was a natural progression to a Sega Mega Drive, a brief obsession with hedgehogs, and a love for all things tech. After 7 years as a writer and deputy editor for Stuff, Esat ventured out into the corporate world, spending three years as Editor of Microsoft's European News Centre. Now a freelance writer, his appetite for shiny gadgets has no bounds. Oh, and like all good human beings, he's very fond of cats.