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The 'Samsung Gear Sport' is a compact, waterproof smartwatch with inbuilt GPS tracking.              Samsung...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eLEADIN:\u003cbr/\u003e              Samsung is launching its latest sport-focused smartwatch at the IFA technology show in Berlin.\u003cbr/\u003e              The 'Samsung Gear Sport' is a compact, waterproof smartwatch with inbuilt GPS tracking.\u003cbr/\u003e              Samsung is also using the annual technology show to launch its latest fitness tracker, the 'Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro'\u003cbr/\u003e              STORYLINE:\u003cbr/\u003e              This is the 'Samsung Gear Sport,' the latest addition to the Samsung smartwatch range.\u003cbr/\u003e              The device comes with a 1.2-inch super AMOLED screen which makes it smaller than the main Samsung wearable device, the Gear S3 smartwatch.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"We recognise that one size doesn't fit all. People want different form factors and sizes depending on their preference,\" says Marc Holloway, European portfolio manager for Samsung wearables\u003cbr/\u003e              \"There is a popular trend with oversized watches which is where S3 tends to sit. But the Gear Sport is more compact.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              The Gear Sport has a 5ATM water proof rating which means you can go swimming, and even diving, with it on the wrist.\u003cbr/\u003e              It also comes with integrated GPS tracking so you can track running and cycling without the device being tethered to a smartphone.\u003cbr/\u003e              In other words, it is a smartwatch with many of the functions of a fitness tracker.\u003cbr/\u003e              But there is also an input option where users can track their daily calorie intake, says Holloway.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"Well, you can set your own weight goal. You can also monitor your nutrition balance. So the device will tell you how well you are doing compared to that day. \"\u003cbr/\u003e              \"Which means that you actually have time to adapt. So if it is telling you that you have gone over your calorie intake for that particular time, then you can decide if you want to do a longer workout in the evening.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              The device is being launched at the IFA technology show in Berlin.\u003cbr/\u003e              After a decline in 2016, the smartwatch market is set to grow in 2017 according to Strategy Analytics, an international market analysis company.\u003cbr/\u003e              Holloway cites German research institute GfK's research that says Samsung is becoming the most popular smartwatch brand in Europe, although Apple is ahead in the global market share.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"Well, I think we are still seeing a sustained growth. We have not seen any period of a decline, at least in Europe. And actually, in the last year we have had our most successful year, thanks to the Gear S3 and the Fit 2,\" he says.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"So, based on GfK (German based research institute) data, for example, we are number one on the hitlist for smartwatches in Europe. So we have seen great success there.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              Nicole Scott, the editor of the Mobilegeeks technology news website, says the Gear Sport watch is finally integrating fitness tracker features into a smartwatch.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"The big questions is, what took them so long to integrate so many fitness forward features into a wearable device,\" she asks\u003cbr/\u003e              \"We have seen the market grow but we have seen a lack of interest because of the inability of these products to actually address what consumers want.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              Samsung is also launching a fitness tracker at the IFA technology show.\u003cbr/\u003e              The Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro is an update on its already existing Gear Fit2 tracker.\u003cbr/\u003e              The new device is waterproof and can track swimming.\u003cbr/\u003e              It also has an auto detection system which will sense what sport you are doing and start tracking that automatically.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"The Fit2 Pro is a really fitness forward device,\" says Scott.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"The fact that it can track swimming aims it at a segment of the market that is way more in to, say, triathlons. Or just see themselves wearing a bikini all the time.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              Samsung has not released prices for the two devices.\u003cbr/\u003e              The IFA technology show in Berlin starts with media days on Wednesday and Thursday before opening to the public on Friday 1 September, 2017.\u003cbr/\u003e              The show runs through until 6 September, 2017.\u003cbr/\u003e            \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e              Berlin - 29 August, 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              1. Various close of 'Samsung Gear Sport' fitness centred smartwatch \u003cbr/\u003e              2. Woman using 'Samsung Gear Sport'\u003cbr/\u003e              3. Close of 'Samsung Gear Sport'\u003cbr/\u003e              4. SOUNDBITE: (English), Marc Holloway, European portfolio manager for Samsung wearables:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"We recognise that one size doesn't fit all. People want different form factors, different sizes depending on their preference. Gear S… There is a popular trend with oversized watches which is where S3 tends to sit. But the Gear sport is more compact.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              5. Close tilt up of the Samsung Gear Sport\u003cbr/\u003e              6. Woman holding Samsung Gear Sport\u003cbr/\u003e              7. SOUNDBITE: (English), Marc Holloway, European portfolio manager for Samsung wearables:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"Well, you can set your own weight goal. You can also monitor your nutrition balance. So the device will tell you how well you are doing compared with your goal in that day. Which means that you still actually have time to adapt. So if it is telling you that you have gone over your calorie intake for that particular time, then you can decide if you want to do a longer workout in the evening.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              8. Various close of 'Samsung Gear Sport'\u003cbr/\u003e              9. SOUNDBITE: (English), Marc Holloway, European portfolio manager for Samsung wearables:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"Well, I think we are still seeing a sustained growth. We have not seen any period of a decline, at least in Europe. And actually, in the last year we have had our most successful year, thanks to the Gear S3 and the Fit 2. So, based on GfK (German based research institute) data for example we are number one on the hit list for smartwatches in Europe. So we have seen great success there. And we do see the continuation of smartwatches more towards fitness, wellness. And users are just generally looking for more features out of their device. And that is what we are looking to do. We are looking to keep innovating to bring those features.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              10. Close of 'Samsung Gear Sport'\u003cbr/\u003e              11. Woman holding 'Samsung Gear Sport'\u003cbr/\u003e              12. Zoom out of 'Samsung Gear Sport' laying on table \u003cbr/\u003e              13. Pan of 'Samsung Gear Sport' watches \u003cbr/\u003e              14. Close of two 'Samsung Gear Sport'\u003cbr/\u003e              15. SOUNDBITE: (English), Nicole Scott, editor of 'Mobilegeeks' technology website:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I think the Gear Sport is a natural iteration of what we have seen from Samsung. The big questions is, what took them so long to integrate so may fitness forward features in to a wearable device. We have seen the market grow but we have seen a lack of interest because of the inability of these products to actually address what consumers want. So now that there is a strong fitness component, I'm interested.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              16. Various close of 'Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro' fitness tracker \u003cbr/\u003e              17. Person scrolling through options on Gear Fit2 \u003cbr/\u003e              18. Gear Fit2 on arm \u003cbr/\u003e              19. Person scrolling through Spotify app on Gear Fit2 \u003cbr/\u003e              20. SOUNDBITE: (English), Nicole Scott, editor of 'Mobilegeeks' technology website:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"The Fit2 Pro is a really fitness forward device. The fact that it can track swimming aims it at a segment of the market that is way more in to, say, triathlons. Or just imagining themselves wearing a bikini all the time.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              21. People taking photos of tanks of water with 'Samsung Gear Sport' and 'Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro'\u003cbr/\u003e              22. Close of 'Samsung Gear Sport'\u003cbr/\u003e              23. Two 'Samsung Gear Sport' in water\u003cbr/\u003e              24. 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