Neptune Duo is a smarter-watch with a companion touchscreen dumb phone

Neptune has announced the Neptune Pro, and it’s probably the worst idea for a smartphone/smartwatch combination you can imagine. The “brains” of the device are housed in the watch, while the touchscreen companion phone is just a dumb phone that’s linked to your wrist for when you need a bigger phone. Baffled yet? Keep reading.

The actual smartwatch is a little more advanced than most other smartwatches and more along the lines of Samsung’s Gear S watch. You can check texts, answer calls, and a handful of other things normally reserved for your smartphone. When you need a larger screen to tap out longer text messages or take calls without a headset, you can pull out the 5″ touchscreen display of the companion device, which, by the way, is completely useless without the accompanying watch. On its own, it’s just a big slab with nothing going for it in the ways of features and connectivity.

This is probably one of the weirdest concepts for a watch/phone dynamic, and I don’t think it’s going to appeal to very many people. If you have the extra cash to spend and really don’t use your phone for much more than calls and texts, you could get a Neptune Duo and try really hard to reenact some James Bond scenes, but that’s about the extent of it. For $800, you could get a decent phone and a capable smartwatch and get much more bang for your buck.

Of course, if the idea interests you, you can go ahead and pre-order one and get it for $500, which is a full $300 off of the list price everyone else will have to pay when it releases later this year. Otherwise, just wait for some new smartwatches to come out before making a decision.

source: Android Police

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