Samsung’s Gear Fit 2 and IconX fitness bands, which were announced earlier this month, will be available in India soon. It will be available from Flipkart as well as Samsung’s official e-store.
The Gear Fit 2 will cost you Rs 13,990 while the IconX has a price tag of Rs 13,499. Both the devices are currently available for pre-order.
The Gear Fit 2 has a 1.5 inch Curved Super AMOLED display, 4 GB memory, GPS, accelerometer, Gyro sensor, barometer, and a built in music player. On the display, users can check out notifications (call, SMS, calendar) as well as analytics of their work outs. Besides, the fitness Band helps users to track their sleeping pattern apart from other activities like walking, cycling etc
Samsung Gear IconX is a set of cord-free fitness ear buds that are designed to sit snugly in the ears. Designed to free up movement in a workout & built with a heart rate sensor, it tracks your activity and gives updates on essential data from speed, distance and duration to heart rate and calories burnt through a dedicated voice guide. It too can play music and has 4 GB of memory. Both products can also be synced with the S Health App for more activity trackers, partner apps and detailed stats on food, activity and sleep.
Commenting on the launch, Adarsh K Menon, vice president – Electronics at Flipkart, said, “The launch of a new range of Samsung wearables will further strengthen the premium segment of the wearable category on Flipkart. With an impressive quarter-on-quarter growth of 100% in this category, we are building on an innovative portfolio of products meant for the fitness conscious and tech savvy customers. We are excited to be the online platform for Samsung wearables and are certain that these products will be positively received by consumers. We look forward to continuing this partnership and focus on driving our efforts to provide our customers with a fulfilling shopping experience”.