Samsung loves to jump on trends early so it wasn’t all that surprising it decided to get a piece of the hearable action before its rivals by unveiling the Gear IconX alongside its Gear Fit2 fitness tracker.

The $199 pair of truly wireless earbuds is being dubbed fitness buds by Samsung and includes a built-in accelerometer for activity tracking, a heart rate sensor and a 4GB of onboard storage so you can put some music on and work out without your smartphone.

If you’ve been paying close attention to all things hearables, then you might be thinking that this all sounds very familiar. That’s because we could easily be describing the Bragi Dash to you. The major differences here are that unlike Bragi’s buds, you can’t go swimming with the Gear IconX and they can only be paired with Android smartphones. Sorry iPhone users.

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