Information continues to emerge about the upcoming Samsung Orbis. Past rumours have suggested that the round-faced device will sport innovative features such as a rotating bezel and support for Samsung Pay, the company’s newly announced mobile payment system. Ensuring that all these features work smoothly , Samsung appears to have opted to use its octa-core Exynos 7420 processor, the same […]
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More Samsung Orbis smartwatch features revealed?
Despite expectations that Samsung would unveil a new smartwatch at MWC 2015 alongside the new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, no such device was announced at the event. Mobile marketing executive vice president Young-hee Lee later confirmed that the company was working on “a more perfect product.” This is widely expected to be the oft-rumoured Samsung Orbis, a round […]
Samsung confirms it is working on “more perfect” smartwatch
Mobile World Congress only kicked off officially today but there has already been a raft of new device announcements. Among them was a healthy number of new wearable unveilings. But at least one expected announcement failed to materialize. After a raft of rumours about the Samsung Orbis, the round smartwatch failed to appear at Samsung’s latest Unpacked event where the […]
Details of the Samsung Orbis smartwatch’s rotating bezel ring
Samsung is expected to unveil its first smartwatch with a round face as early as MWC 2015 (alongside the Galaxy S6 perhaps?). Known so far as the Samsung Orbis, details have slowly been coming to light in recent days and weeks. Most intriguing is the rumour that it will sport a rotating bezel ring to control certain functions. The rotating bezel ring […]
Samsung Orbis smartwatch to support wireless charging?
The Moto 360 smartwatch impressed many last year (and continues to do so). Not only did its round display give it a stylish look that most competitors lacked but its wireless charging capabilities made it a cinch to charge. In stark contrast, Samsung’s smartwatches use an awkward clip-on charging dock. A report by SamMobile today suggests that Samsung’s next watch, likely […]
New details about upcoming Samsung Orbis round smartwatch
We learned just days ago that Samsung was readying its first round smartwatch for launch in early 2015. Codenamed Orbis, it could be unveiled as early as MWC 2015 in early March. SamMobile has now obtained new details about it, including that it will come with both a crown-shaped power button and a rotating bezel ring. The crown (the button […]
Round-face Samsung smartwatch coming to MWC 2015?
Smartwatches with round faces were once an exclusive club. The Moto 360 and Whitings Activité were among the few such devices but the doors to the club are now wide open. LG announced the LG G Watch R just days before IFA 2014 and more such devices were unveiled this week at CES 2015. One manufacturer still not offering a round-faced smartwatch […]