Galaxy Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo make an appearance courtesy of @evleaks (Update: Apparently not!)

BY Rajesh Pandey

Published 22 Feb 2014

Rumors have been floating around the Internet that Samsung is planning on unveiling not one, but two, variants of the Galaxy Gear 2 along with the Galaxy S5 at Barcelona in MWC next week. @evleaks just confirmed these rumors and even posted a low-quality blurry picture, giving the world its first glimpse as to what the two Galaxy Gear 2 variants will look like. 

While rumors had suggested that the new Galaxy Gear will sport a new design, the leaked image suggests otherwise. Both variants of the smartwatch look similar to the current generation Gear, albeit with reduced bezel space and a front facing camera.

Surprisingly, there is also a miniature physical home button present on the front of the devices. 

@evleaks tweet suggests that the devices are going to be called the Galaxy Gear 2 and Galaxy Gear 2 Neo — the latter branding being used by Samsung to launch cheaper variants of its high-end devices.

The cheaper ‘Neo’ variant is probably going to compete with low-cost smartwatches like the Pebble, thanks to its plastic body that should keep manufacturing costs down. On the other hand, the Gear 2 will be the successor to the original Gear and retain its metal body.

Update: @evleaks has just posted a high resolution picture of the devices.

Update 2: Oh well! It looks like the impeccable @evleaks has made a blooper. Apparently, the above images are not of a Galaxy branded smart watch.