<Tr> <Th> Predecessor </Th> <Td> Samsung Gear 2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Successor </Th> <Td> Samsung Gear S2 </Td> </Tr> <P> Samsung Gear S is a smartwatch designed and marketed by Samsung Electronics . It was announced on August 28, 2014, as the successor to the Samsung Gear 2 and was released on November 7, 2014 . </P> <P> The Gear S is similar to older versions of the Samsung Galaxy Gear although it does come with some new additions . The Samsung Gear S has a curved 2.0 inch Super AMOLED screen at 360 × 480 pixels . It has a Dual Core 1.0 GHz processor and runs the Tizen operating system . As with the Galaxy Gear 2, the Gear S includes 512 MB RAM and 4 GB internal storage as well as a 300 mAh Li - ion battery . </P>

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