ASUS had unveiled the ZenWatch 2, its second Android Wear smartwatch, at Computex, Asia's foremost tech exhibition held in Taipei early this month, but had not provided any details about its release date or pricing. New reports now claim that ASUS is likely to provide more information about the ZenWatch 2 at the IFA 2015 to be held in Berlin this September.

The ZenWatch 2, which is water and dust resistant, marks a significant improvement over its predecessor, the original ZenWatch with an IP55 rating, while the ZenWatch 2 comes with an IP67 rating for greater water submersion protection. Similar to the Apple Watch, the Asus ZenWatch 2 comes in two different sizes; one measuring 49 x 41mm with a 22mm strap and the other measuring 45 x 37mm with an 18mm strap.

The ZenWatch 2 is powered by a Qualcomm processor and sports a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 AMOLED display. According to ASUS, the new smartwatch has been crafted with a "stylish and detail-focused design" and has been built upon the original ZenWatch, but comes with new functionality. The ZenWatch 2 comes with a metal watch crown that gives users "a new way to interact" with the Android Wear.

The new smartwatch features an enhanced Remote Camera to allow wearers to display their smartphone's camera viewfinder on their wrist. The ZenWatch 2 also functions as an activity tracker and health-and-wellness manager for better health and lifestyle management. Other exclusive features packed in the new smartwatch include deep ZenUI integration and FoneHelper.

The ZenWatch 2 comes with instantly-changeable software watch faces that allows wearers to create their own custom watch faces in the new Watch Face Land app. ASUS has also built a new magnetic charging connector in the ZenWatch 2 that will reportedly "dramatically improve recharging times." Both the models of the ZenWatch 2 come in silver, gunmetal, and rose-gold finishes, with rubber, leather, and metal straps.

ASUS is expected to announce the release date and pricing details of the ZenWatch 2 at IFA 2015 in September, just in time to catch the jump in sales of wearables leading up to Christmas. Meanwhile, in order to make way for the upcoming ZenWatch 2 on store shelves, its predecessor is now being sold at a good discount. Newegg has just cut $50 off the price of the original ZenWatch, bringing its price down to $150. As a bonus, buyers of the original ZenWatch will also receive a $10 Newegg gift card.