News & Reviews:   Samsung Gear Fit 2

Nowadays, city people are more concerned about their health as they know they are lacking exercise because of too much work, traffic jams and various other activities of this modern life. This in turn results in more people owning a health tracker to monitor their fitness level, encouraging and reminding them to exercise more. Is the Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro, which retails at RM779 the health tracker for you? Lets check it out in our review below.

This weekly TechNave we've had quite a number of small but potent bits of news like Nokia smartphones coming in 2017, Huawei making a breakthrough in graphene-assisted heat resistant li-ion batteries and a well-known print magazine like Sports Illustrated actually using a smartphone for the image of its cover. Netflix now allows offline viewing and MediaTek announced new Helio X23 and X27 deca-core processors.

Getting healthy is a goal that everyone should achieve. We are now living in a more sedentary lifestyle, so getting up and at ‘em to be a healthier person is a must. Technology is helping, as people as a whole are getting less exercise nowadays - hence a fitness accessory can serve as a tool to remind and motivate them to keep fit and healthy. The Samsung Gear Fit2 has all the basic fitness features, is it enough for the professional sportpersons or athletes or is meant more for the general user? We find out below.

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Internationally, the Xiaomi Mi 5S and Mi 5S Plus got launched along with the TCL 950 and Blackberry will not be designing smartphones anymore. Samsung also officially announced their Galaxy A8 (2016). The Malaysian prices for the Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus got "officially" leaked, so check out our compilation page to register your interest for the telco of your choice.

Sleeker and more snazzy looking than before, the Samsung Gear Fit 2 still manages to fit in a 1.5-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen with built-in GPS touchscreen for RM699. We managed to get some time with the blue boxed set and promptly did an unboxing and hands-on video which you can see below. The full review is coming as we sweat it out for you TechNavers and we'll be getting our hands on some more Samsung Gears soon, so stay tuned to TechNave.com.

This week Computex started but for most of us, ASUS stole the show with their Zenvolution, announcing the ASUS ZenFone 3 Deluxe, ZenFone 3 and ZenFone 3 Ultra. ASUS didn't stop there and also announced their ASUS Transformer 3 2-in-1 laptops and the ASUS ZenBook 3 but their biggest news turned out to be their ZenBo personal robot. Huawei Malaysia started the sale of their Huawei P9 and P9 Lite and subsequently announced the price and release date for the much awaited Huawei P9 Plus and more.

After so many leaks online, the latest health tracker from Samsung is finally launched. The Samsung Gear Fit 2 is a refresh of the original Gear Fit, that was launched in 2014, and it comes with more features than the eye could see. 

If your old Samsung Gear Fit is running long in the tooth, don’t worry. Samsung is set to launch their refresh of the health tracker soon, and looks like the full specs of the tracker is now up online.

We have covered what the Samsung Gear Fit 2 before here at Technave. We are fond of the original Gear Fit, and new photos of the Gear Fit 2 leaked online shows new features of the wearable that wasn’t available in the previous model.

We have covered about the leaked photo of the upcoming Samsung Gear Fit 2 wearable, and new information online suggests that the new wearable will come in three new colours that will complement people who are looking to get more fitness into their daily regiment.