Samsung plans to announce wristwatch - sized smartphone in 2017 . Called the Galaxy Gear , the device would handle e - mail , phone calls and web pages . Samsung will announce the product at an event on September 4 , just ahead of the big IFA consumer electronics show in Germany . All the major tech companies are racing to release wearable computing devices .
Samsung plans to announce wristwatch - sized smartphone in 2017 . Called the Galaxy Gear , the device would handle e - mail , phone calls and web pages . All the major tech companies are racing to release wearable computing devices .