Gear Fit2 Pro leak reveals new features like offline Spotify support - SamMobile

Last updated: August 14th, 2017 at 22:thirteen UTC+01:00

Nosotros've known for a while now that Samsung has been working on a new vesture device called the Gear Fit2 Pro (SM-R365). Last week, it was spotted on a blank support folio on Samsung's website, substantially confirming its existence. Some more information about Samsung's new wearable device has leaked online today.

As the name suggests, the Gear Fit2 Pro is an improved version of Samsung's existing Gear Fit2 Tizen-powered fettle tracker. One of the biggest improvements is the support for 5 ATM h2o resistance.

This ways that the fitness tracker can be fully submerged in water and will offering tracking functionality for swimming workouts. The Gear Fit2 doesn't offer that. It's just IP68 certified and non submersible. The Gear Fit2 Pro will reportedly be able to sync with the Speedo On app for enhanced swim tracking.

The Gear Fit2 Pro has one characteristic which volition make it stand out in the crowd. It will have support for music playback, including offline Spotify support. Like the Gear Fit2, information technology'south said to take an integrated GPS likewise.

Samsung is reportedly going to offering the Gear Fit2 Pro with a sentinel-mode clasp which will brand it a better selection for rigorous workouts. Samsung is going to unveil the Gear Fit2 Pro alongside the Galaxy Note eight on August 23.

Information technology'due south unclear when it will be released and how much it will toll. The Gear Fit2 Pro will be uniform with both iOS and Android devices.