Samsung Galaxy Gear: New details on battery life, memory & Companion App

 About Samsung Galaxy Gear SmartWatch already circulating some unconfirmed and confirmed information: display type, the official name and other details are known. Now almost all others are technical specifications reaches the public, bring more light into the remaining darkness. Is also a first screenshot of the Companion app leaked.

 Samsung Galaxy Gear: Supposedly only 10 hours battery life
Previously unknown to us as the U.S. tech blog AmongTech reports, the editors of the site were several employees of a Samsung warehouse in Texas questioning, who have confirmed a number of technical specifications of unpublished SmartWatch. Given that AmongTech has not yet made its appearance great, but the information should be treated with caution, even if the data given sound realistic.

AmongTechs sources confirm the 2.5-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 320 x 320 pixels, the dual-core processor with 1.5 GHz and a GB of RAM - this data we are already more or less known for quite some time . Furthermore, should a 4 MP camera be integrated, which is capable of taking 720p videos - you have guessed a camera with only 2 MP. A speaker should also be installed, this is not, however, placed directly in the watch case, but in the bracelet. Furthermore, an acceleration sensor, NFC and Bluetooth 4.0 LE on board the Android-based smart Jelly Bean Watch. The gadget will be available in two storage variants: 6 and 8 GB. But here the question arises what the difference actually is marginal memory? Four and eight GB would be useful to justify a certain price difference.

The specifications sound, apart from the memory options so far quite promising. What somewhat saddened us to the newly emerged details of the Smart Watch, is the alleged battery life of only 10 hours - so should the Galaxy Gear equally often at the outlet as a smartphone. Since the gadget connects via Bluetooth 4.0 LE with the smart phone to exchange data, this should not be the big battery eater. Power Hungry, the AMOLED display becomes probably be there, if it is allowed to permanently activated - so it is to be hoped that the screen can be optionally disable.

Samsung Galaxy Gear: First screenshot of the Companion App

In addition to the now almost complete specifications of the Samsung Smart Watch gives us the infamous "leaker" evleaks a first screenshot of the companion app that is used for exchanging data with the smartphone. Can be the so-called "Gear Manager Samsung" apparently install apps to manage and configure a number of settings. Further indicates the feature "Find my watch" indicates a location service that can be used in case of loss of the Watch.

As reported a few days ago, the Galaxy Gear might seem to be compatible only with Samsung Galaxy smartphones - at least suggests that to be seen on the screenshot icon "Samsung Apps" to this. Whether this is really so, but at this time can not determine final.

So let's wait and see what Samsung on Wednesday, the 4th September will reveal. We will be on site and inform you directly from the Unpacked event about all the new features from Samsung - of course also on the Galaxy Note 3 .