Samsung acknowledged that the initial price Galaxy Gear was too high and therefore wants the new generation to be sold at a lower price. It is speculated that competitive Apple will start selling watches this year iWatch for $299 and Samsung therefore considers that they will Galaxy Gear 2 to sell for less to be competitive. The sources do not mention a specific price, so we can only rely on speculation.
According to them, the watch could be sold for as little as $249, making it cheaper than its competitor. The reason behind the decision is that Samsung did not meet expectations and sold only about 2013 units at the end of 800. On low popularity Galaxy Gear was also involved in the fact that the watch was only compatible with the Note 3 at that time Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition). But the new generation should correct this and, according to the information, it should support a wider range of devices. And when will we get a new watch? Galaxy Gear 2? Numerous sources say that Samsung will present them at MWC together with Galaxy S5.
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*Source: ZDNet.co.kr
