Battle of Smart Watches : Sony Smart Watch 2 Vs Samsung Galaxy Gear

Sony first announced the coming of Sony smart watch 2, the first Android compatible smart watch with one touch NFC and now Samsung has announced the release of Samsung Galaxy gear, another Android compatible smart watch. We decided to give them a face off here so you can make your choice properly when both smart watches are released into the market.


Kit Contents

• Sony Smart watch 2 - Wrist strap, micro USB charging cable Documentation
• Samsung Galaxy Gear - Wrist Strap, Micro USB charging cable documentation

Sony smart watch 2 comes with one-touch NFC for easy pairing with other Android devices that run on Android 4.0 ice cream and later, also comes with water resistant IP57 that would keep your device protected at 3 feet submersion for about 30 minutes,a long lasting battery that will last you about 7 days low usage,higher screen resolution, and sony plans to introduce third party apps that will make the smartwatch platform better like facebook,viewfinder,weather,calender,Email,call log,Call handling and smart watch2 host application. Samsung Galaxy Gear aims to be an information machine notifying you of calls, messages, and other alerts. Has a built in microphone and visual voice assistant that can help users dictate text messages, alerts and also create calender entries and can also serve as handsfree speaker phone.

Sony smart watch 2 Specifications

• 42*9*41mm
• Transflective 1.6-inch
• Micro USB charging cable
• Aluminum body and silicon wrist band or metal stainless steel
• 220*176 pixels
• One touch NFC and Bluetooth 3.0 for connectivity
• 3-4 days battery power under normal usage and 7 days under low usage
• Water resistant IP57
• No camera, no microphone or speakers
• Android 4.0 and later Operating system

Samsung Galaxy Gear Specifications

• 800MHz Exynos Single core Processor
• 1.63 inch AMOLED Display
• 512MB RAM and 4GB internal storage
• 1.9 megapixel camera and speaker built into wrist strap
• Bluetooth 4.0 L.E
• Stainless steel body
• Proprietary USB 3.0 charger
• 1 day battery power normal usage
• Gyroscope and accelerometer for workout tracking
• 320*320 dimension

From the specifications, we can see the differences and also we can make a better decision about which of the smart watch we would want to go for. Sony smart watch 2 is $262 while Samsung Galaxy Gear is $299 .

Sony first announced the coming of Sony smart watch 2, the first Android compatible smart watch with one touch NFC and now Samsung has announced the release of Samsung Galaxy gear, another Android compatible smart watch. We decided to give them a face off here so you can make your choice properly when both smart watches are released into the market.


Kit Contents

• Sony Smart watch 2 - Wrist strap, micro USB charging cable Documentation
• Samsung Galaxy Gear - Wrist Strap, Micro USB charging cable documentation

Sony smart watch 2 comes with one-touch NFC for easy pairing with other Android devices that run on Android 4.0 ice cream and later, also comes with water resistant IP57 that would keep your device protected at 3 feet submersion for about 30 minutes,a long lasting battery that will last you about 7 days low usage,higher screen resolution, and sony plans to introduce third party apps that will make the smartwatch platform better like facebook,viewfinder,weather,calender,Email,call log,Call handling and smart watch2 host application. Samsung Galaxy Gear aims to be an information machine notifying you of calls, messages, and other alerts. Has a built in microphone and visual voice assistant that can help users dictate text messages, alerts and also create calender entries and can also serve as handsfree speaker phone.

Sony smart watch 2 Specifications

• 42*9*41mm
• Transflective 1.6-inch
• Micro USB charging cable
• Aluminum body and silicon wrist band or metal stainless steel
• 220*176 pixels
• One touch NFC and Bluetooth 3.0 for connectivity
• 3-4 days battery power under normal usage and 7 days under low usage
• Water resistant IP57
• No camera, no microphone or speakers
• Android 4.0 and later Operating system

Samsung Galaxy Gear Specifications

• 800MHz Exynos Single core Processor
• 1.63 inch AMOLED Display
• 512MB RAM and 4GB internal storage
• 1.9 megapixel camera and speaker built into wrist strap
• Bluetooth 4.0 L.E
• Stainless steel body
• Proprietary USB 3.0 charger
• 1 day battery power normal usage
• Gyroscope and accelerometer for workout tracking
• 320*320 dimension

From the specifications, we can see the differences and also we can make a better decision about which of the smart watch we would want to go for. Sony smart watch 2 is $262 while Samsung Galaxy Gear is $299 .