Samsung Gear S2 to Support iPhone; New Rose Gold, Platinum Models

Samsung VP Alanna Cotton just announced today at CES 2016 it will soon bring iOS support later this year to its Gear S2 smartwatch, which would have it compete directly with the Apple Watch.

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Also new are Gear S2 Classic versions in actual Rose Gold and Platinum finishes, in what looks like a move to compete with Apple Watch’s high end models. Also announced was the upcoming addition of Samsung Pay support “later this year”.

Samsung announced their Gear S2 smartwatches last August, running the company’s Tizen OS.

[via TechCrunch]

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