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this is dan seifert with the verge we're here in Barcelona Spain checking out samsung's new year lineup of wearable devices consists of the gear to the gear 2 neo and the gear fit the gear 2 and the gear 2 neo are updates of Samsung's Galaxy gear wrist SmartWatch that was released late last year they feature a lighter and thinner design refined user interface and the ability to change out the wrist strap the main difference between the gear 2 and the gear 2 neo is the gear 2 has a camera while the neo does not mainly because the gear 2 neo is a lower-cost alternative the gear fit is a new fitness tracker device very similar to maybe a Fitbit or other type of wrist-worn devices it features a curved AMOLED touchscreen display which is one of the first applications in a wearable device that Samsung has used it also has a heart rate sensor built underneath it so you can monitor your heart rate in real time as well as getting coaching while you're working out and other activities it also supports full SmartWatch functionality for notifications so you can get your notifications for new emails and messages and phone calls right there on the device the gear fit actually feels pretty nice it's very lightweight it's it's comfortable to wear it's got a very simple clasp here on the bottom and it is possible to change out the band four different colors if you if you'd like the gear 2 is a much slimmer and lighter design than last year's Galaxy gear it also features interchangeable wrist bands got a 22 millimeter mount so you can swap out the wristband to something else that you'd like it takes a standard watch band it's got an integrated heart rate sensor and an IR blaster up here next to the camera the camera has been moved off of the strap onto the body itself and the watch has a new homes button in addition to the touch screen interface there are a couple of things that you can do without the gear attached to a phone now you can listen to music and monitor your heart rate without having your phone available without having your phone connected there's four gigabytes of internal storage here to do that Samsung's going to be releasing this in a variety of colors including silver and gold and bronze as well as a lineup of different designer wrist straps Samsung isn't announcing pricing yet but we do expect to see it on the market in April