[Courtesy of Samsung Electronics]
Samsung Electronics is teasing its new smartwatch, Gear S3, that could be unveiled at the end of this month at an event ahead of a trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances in Berlin.
Samsung has released multiple generations of "Gear" smartwatch lineup so far. Its "Gear S2" series were released in 2015.
Invitations sent out by Samsung for a pre-IFA event in Berline this year featured elements of a watch -- a blue circle with a minute and hour hand, clearly in the shape of a watch face. Below the watch, it reads "Talk about 3", and at the very bottom of the invitation, it simply says "Gear".
This could be a simple oversight, or it could point to Samsung unveiling more than one variant of the Gear S3, TechRada, part of an international media group and digital publisher, said, adding it could mean Samsung is about to announce two completely different watches, one in the Gear family and one not.
The Gear S3 is rumored to come in multiple flavors as well, though this time around it's thought to include a third option. Buyers will reportedly be able to choose between Gear S3 Classic, Gear S3 Explorer and Gear S3 Frontier editions, the digital publisher said.
TechRada said: While the watch face looks about as standard as they come, what is curious is the blue dot on the bottom, right around 8 o'clock. It doesn't sync up with the look of the Gear S2, so could signal a new feature coming to the next-gen smartwatch.
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