Samsung Gear Icon X earphones free with Galaxy S8 and others

Samsung will soon be unveiling its much-anticipated smartphones, the Galaxy S9 and S9+, but that doesn't stop them from promoting their current flagships. The company is now offering the Gear Icon X (2018) fitness earphones worth $199.99 for free.

To avail this offer, users can buy any of the following Samsung smartphones: Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, Galaxy Note 8 or the Galaxy S8 Active. The offer will be available until March 1, only through the Shop Samsung app and on company's US website.

As for the Gear Icon X, the earphones are wireless and comes with touch controls with inbuilt memory storage allowing users to listen to music without relying on their phones. It can also connect to other Android devices running Android 4.4 or above. Not just that, it also has support for Apple's iOS devices.

Talking of the Galaxy S9, the smartphone is said to come with the zippy Snapdragon 845 processor. The device recently made an appearance on AnTuTu benchmarks. It obtained an average benchmarking score of 2,65,257. While the Exynos 9810-powered variant is said to be more powerful, achieving this score is no small feat.

The AnTuTu listing has further revealed some key specs of the Galaxy S9+. As stated, the smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor paired with Adreno 630 GPU on top. The memory aspect is taken care of by 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage space. As for software, the smartphone is shown running on Android 8.0 Oreo operating system.

As per the AnTuTu listing, the Samsung Galaxy S9+ has a screen resolution of 2,220×1,080 pixels. However, it is most probably the default screen resolution supported by the smartphone's display. Going by previous reports, the smartphone will ship with a 6.2-inch S-AMOLED Infinity Display similar to that of its predecessor.

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As far as other specs are concerned, the Galaxy S9+ is said to feature a vertically stacked dual camera setup at the back. While the exact camera configurations are unknown at the moment, the rear camera of the smartphone is likely to have HD 460 fps (frames per second) slow-motion video capability as well as Optical Image Stabilization (OIS). The Galaxy S9+ will have no upgrade over last year's Galaxy S8+ in the battery department. It is said to retain the same 3,500mAh battery with wireless charging support. Lastly, the smartphone is expected to carry IP68 rating for water and dust resistance.