14 DAY TRIAL // As we’re standing by, waiting for the whole Google I/O goodness to kickstart in a few hours, rumors regarding Samsung’s upcoming Android Wear smartwatch seem to be taking a real form.
After all, news that Samsung will be unveiling its first Android Wear smartwatch at the event has been making rounds for the past few weeks and the device was even spotted making a stop at the FCC.
But in anticipation of the big event, the folks over at ALT1040 have managed to get ahold of the specifications and the name of the upcoming product.
According to their information, the smartwatch will be known as the Samsung Gear Live. The timepiece will arrive with a 1.63-inch screen, which makes it quite similar to the LG G Watch.
But unlike the 280 x 280 resolution the G Watch will arrive with, the Gear Live is said to be offering a more advanced 320 x 320 akin to what the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo are currently boasting.
In the processor department, things seem to have been upped a little bit, as Sammy has slipped in a 1.2GHz CPU as opposed to the 1GHz one found in the Gear 2.
The smartwatch is fitted with 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage. In the battery department, it looks like the Gear Live will take advantage of a 300mAh, which is notably lower than the LG G Watch’s leaked 400mAh one.
The report doesn't specify anything about the camera sensor, so we can assume the Gear Live will be in the vein of the Gear 2 Neo that, unlike the Gear 2, lacks a camera (and an extra $100 / €73 too).
Of course, the smartwatch will come equipped with a bunch of software that’s not available on Tizen, like Google Services, Google Now, Gmail, Hangouts, Google Maps and Google Voice.
But sadly, there doesn't seem to be anything too interesting about the Gear Live. It appears Samsung is just re-using the Gear 2 or Gear 2 Neo blueprints and throwing Android Wear on top just to be hip and in-league with every development in the world of wearables.
If you think about it, there doesn't seem to be any noticeable differences compared to the Tizen-running products, but the Google service integration might be enough to spark the interest of some consumers.
However, there are some areas where Samsung might surprise us after all. For example, the company could end up introducing a smartwatch that takes advantage of a different from factor, a round one to be more specific, akin to Moto 360. That wouldn't be half bad, would it? We will probably know in a few hours.