Daijiworld Media Network 

Seoul, Aug 28: On Thursday Samsung introduced to the world its first smart watch - one that can make and receive phone calls without the aid of a phone. Samsung hopes to make a running start on the market being inundated with smartphones, what with LG announcing its smart watch and Apple bringing its iWatch to the world next month.

Samsung is well known as the world's largest smart phone maker and yet has witnessed a drop in the income of its mobile department. Intent on making up for the loss in earning, the mobile phone manufacturing giant unveiled its work in the avenue of wearable devices. LG Electronics too chose Thursday to show the world its very first smart watch that has been christened G watch R another standalone phone.

'Gear S' - the smartphone by Samsung, is all set to hit the markets in October and is powered by Samsung's very own Tezin OS. The device is said to be able to sync with a paired smart phone as well as allow for its wearer to keep in touch with all their communications without having to pick a phone and accept a call.

It has a 2inch Super AMOLED screen with 480*360 resolution with a flexible as well as interchangeable wrist band. The phone is said to also allow for messages and notifications to be read on its little screen. Powered by a 1Ghz processor, the phone has 512Mb RAM and 4GB memory. Samsung has also said that its 300mAh battery will last through a whole day with no problems.