Unveiled: Samsung announces Gear 2 & Gear 2 Neo, ditches Android!

Although the first Samsung Gear was released just 5 months ago, Samsung announced its replacements today, a day ahead of Galaxy S5's release. It makes sense, since the first Gear was half-baked and did not sell well.

Left: Gear 2 Neo.    Right: Gear 2
(Photo by: Samsung)

As speculated earlier, Samsung unveiled 2 models-- Gear 2 and the camera-less Gear 2 Neo. Samsung had also thrown away the "Galaxy" moniker to differentiate them from other Android devices. The new Gear will run on Tizen OS, a linux-based operating system built by Samsung and Intel.

According to Samsung, the new Gears will have 2-3 days battery life (up from 1 day), albeit having a smaller, 300 mAH battery (down from 315 mAH). Samsung also claimed that it will have an "enriched application ecosystem" and changes to its external design. Here are some photos: