The Samsung Gear Fit is a fitness wristband made by Samsung Electronics, and forms part of their
Samsung Gear
Samsung Gear was a line of wearable computing devices produced by Samsung Electronics. The first device in the series, the Galaxy Gear smartwatch, was announced in 2013. Since then, the line has expanded to include fitness bands and earbuds, as ...
family of smartwatch devices. It features a curved
AMOLED
AMOLED (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode; ) is a type of OLED display device technology. OLED describes a specific type of thin-film-display technology in which organic compounds form the electroluminescence, electroluminescent materi ...
display. Its design was developed to appeal to people interested in fitness and style. The included applications facilitate monitoring fitness activities:
*Heart Rate sensor
*Pedometer
*Exercise Standalone Modes: Running, Walking
*Companion Modes: Cycling, Hiking
*Sleep
Samsung stated that their Gear Fit is the "world's first" wearable device with a curved Super AMOLED touch display. It is smaller and lighter than the
Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo smartwatches, and is focused on health. It features a 1.84-inch Super AMOLED display with a 432x128 pixel resolution. The Gear Fit comes with a pedometer, heart rate monitor, and a sleep monitor.
A 210mAh battery powers the Samsung Gear Fit, which gives a typical usage of 3 to 4 days and up to 5 days with low usage. The watch body measures and it weighs .
Samsung introduced the Gear Fit to the market on April 11, 2014.
In June 2016, Samsung announced its new
Samsung Gear Fit 2. The activity tracker is the follow-up to the original Gear Fit, released in 2014. The new wristband has an updated design, built-in GPS, and the ability to automatically recognize certain activities, an increasingly common feature in fitness bands and watches.
[Lauren Goode, The Verge. ]
Samsung's new Gear Fit 2 has GPS and a giant display
” June 2, 2016. June 3, 2016.
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