Samsung Galaxy Gear (Smart Watch) announced at IFA

Samsung Galaxy Gear smart watch finally went official at the IFA 2013 event in Berlin, Germany. The Galaxy Gear was one of the most expected devices at the Samsung Unpacked 2. Galaxy Gear smart watch comes with a 1.63inch 320×320 pixels AMOLED display.

In terms of design, the front of the Galaxy Gear is dominated by the display and it is surrounded by metal frame (unusual for Samsung). The strap on the smart watch is made of rubber and as predicted by the rumors, there is a camera that is built onto the strap. The Galaxy Gear isn’t anything on its own and it mainly serves as a companion for your smartphone. The Galaxy Gear is connected to the smartphone via Bluetooth.

Since only the latest version of Android (4.3 Jellybean) supports Low energy bluetooth profile, the number of compatible devices is expected to be limited at launch.

When connected to a smartphone, the Galaxy Gear will have the ability to receive calls, take voice memos and it will display all the notifications from your smartphone.

Samsung Galaxy Gear smart watch Specifications:

800MHz Single core processor
1.63inch 320×320 AMOLED display ( 277ppi)
1.9MP AutoFocus camera with BSI sensor
720p playback and recording
Bluetooth 4.0
4GB internal memory + 512MB RAM
315mAh battery
The Galaxy Gear smart watch will be available in six different colors at launch - Jet Black, Mocha Gray, Wild Orange, Oatmeal Beige, Rose Gold, and Lime Green.

There is no word on pricing yet, but the Galaxy Gear will be launching along with Galaxy Note 3 on September 25th across 140 countries.

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 announced, shipping starts from Sept 25

Samsung has just announced the third iteration of their successful premium phablet series – Galaxy Note 3. The Galaxy Note 3 was announced at the IFA 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The Galaxy Note 3 comes with a 5.7inch Full HD Super AMOLED display. Just like their flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Note 3 will come in two variants – the international variant sporting the Exynos Octa chipset and the USA variant sporting the Snapdragon 800 SoC. Both the variants will come with 3GB RAM and will have 16/32/64GB variants and a microSD card slot.

Like the usual Samsung premium devices, the Galaxy Note 3 is packed with a plethora of software features that include Samsung’s trademark Multi-Window, Smart Stay, Smart scroll, smart rotate, S-Beam, Air View. Like any other Note device, the Note 3 will also come with Samsung’s S-Pen stylus which is advanced. It will come with Samsung’s latest Samsung Knox for security features.

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Specifications:

5.7-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD Super AMOLED display
2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 LTE / 1.9GHz Exynos Octa-Core
Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
13MP camera BSI Sensor with High CRI LED flash with Smart Stabilizer
UHD 4K video recording 30fps(Only Snapdragon version) / 1080p 60fps / Slow motion 720p HD 120fps
2MP front-facing camera with 1080p video recording
3.5mm audio jack with UHQA, FM Radio with RDS
3GB RAM,  32/64GB internal memory, Upto 64GB expandable memory via microSD card
4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS/ GLONASS, MHL, NFC, IR blaster
3200mAh Battery
The Galaxy Note 3 will be available in Jet Black, Classic White and Blush Pink colors at launch and it will come with a wide variety of exchangeable back covers.

There is no word on pricing yet, but the Galaxy Note 3 will be available as soon as September 25th across 140 countries.