Deal: LG G Watch R on sale for $249.99 at Daily Red Tags
While the verdict on Android Wear vs Samsung Gear might still be up for individual interpretation, one thing is a bit more certain: the LG G Watch R is a fantastic piece of kit. Featuring a plastic OLED screen with a fully complete circular display (something Motorola came up a bit flat in attempting), and fantastic battery life, the smartwatch was a major upgrade from the original LG G Watch released last summer. Unfortunately, top tech is often price prohibitive, and at $300 the G Watch R is a bit steep for some.
Thanks to shopping site Daily Red Tags however, it’s now available for $50 off, bringing the price down to just $249.99. The model in question is the International (European) model and thus for customers living in North America or Asia, the AC Adapter will inevitably not fit in your charging socket, but there are easy ways to get around that. It’s worth mentioning that this is the largest sale we’ve seen for the product, with only Amazon selling it at $10 below retail price at $289.
For all those who missed our coverage on the round wonder, take a gander at our review and see for yourself if the LG G Watch R might be right for you.
Why I prefer Samsung Gear’s Tizen to Android Wear
A few months ago our US Senior Editor Andrew Grush offered his praise of the Moto 360, having spent a month with it. Despite the quality of the writing itself, I took issue with the core of the content: that Android Wear is a suitable platform for wearables. I have to disagree, at least as things now stand. Android Wear seems fundamentally broken due to its being chained to Google Now and a smartphone, something not so true of Samsung’s Gear products, which run on Tizen.
After a discussion with Andrew however, a larger issue surfaced: the divergent opinion is largely based on the individual’s needs and expectations. To this end, I felt it an interesting experiment to delve into the functionality of both, and try and give readers a bit more insight into the very different paths that Google and Samsung are taking with their wearables.
Good on Google
Android Wear is Google’s answer to the wearable wars, a battle that in no small way ramped up big-time when rumors started flying about Apple releasing an “iWatch” well over a year ago. Ironically it wasn’t until last Fall that the Apple Watch actually came to fruition, though it has yet to be released at the time of writing this piece.
Android Wear looks very clean, serves as an extension of Google Now, and has very basic functionality. Presumably Google was aiming for all three when it designed the software. While this is not intended to be a review of the platform, I will nonetheless discuss some pros and cons. For reference, I have spent considerable time with the Samsung Gear Live, the Moto 360, the LG G Watch, and the LG G Watch R. I tested both the 4.X software version and then more recently, the 5.X build.
The Good
Wear has a very clean interface that perfectly complements the Google Now functionality it is tied to. It is quite literally, an extension, in every sense of the word. The various swipe-based gestures work well to navigate the various menus and screens, and I absolutely love the “face-palm” motion that will turn-off the screen: it not only feels cool to do, but it’s a highly effective way to turn off the screen when it might have turned on by accident. I also like the ability to enable Developer Mode, just like on standard Android: hit the Build Version a few times and presto!
The real “big deal” with Android Wear seems to be the fact that it works on any Android device running on Jelly Bean 4.3 or higher. The element of proprietary requirements completely go out the window, something that Samsung seriously needs to address (something I will be addressing later). It is also worth noting that, even though there’s not much of an out-of-box experience, there are a growing number of apps available that are compatible with Android Wear.
The Bad
Android Wear is fairly limited without its accompanying smartphone or tablet tether. Ask it the weather? It needs to connect to Google Now. Ask for directions? Google Now. Ask for movie info? Google Now. Sure, some apps do work even when your phone connection is dropped or your phone’s battery dies, but they still have to be synced initially to the phone and the apps have to be installed on the phone in order to continue to be available on the watch.
Also, Google seriously needs to do something about its search hot phrase: “OK Google” is just ridiculous at this point. If Motorola managed to solve this problem with the Moto X (2014) by allowing the user to select any phrase or word to activate it, there is really no excuse Google can’t. The company wants Android Wear to catch on, yet the key out-of-box functionality requires talking to the watch – something many people aren’t comfortable with for the potential embarrassment of doing it in public – and you need to use the most unoriginal phrase ever to do it. This “hotword” gripe extends to the Android OS as a whole however: it needs to change.
Probably my biggest gripe is that a Bluetooth tether must constantly be connected between your handset and smartwatch, and that means battery on both is going to drain faster than normal. I also just don’t feel that AW offers enough of an experience that it is necessary, and in many situations I’d rather just go for my phone or tablet in order to check notifications and perform some of the other basic tasks Android Wear is capable of. Of course, not everyone will feel this way. Some folks, like Andrew, like the idea of a companion device and don’t mind that it is tied to a phone in order to provide a great number of its functions.
Smitten with Samsung
Turning to the other side, let’s take a look at the Tizen build running on Samsung’s Gear products. For reference I have spent considerable time with the Gear Fit, Gear 2, and Gear S. For the sake of this commentary, I will use the SIM-enabled Gear S, however the majority will also apply to the Gear 2.
The Good
To be quite blunt, from a user-interface perspective, one would be hard pressed to believe the Gear series isn’t running Android TouchWiz. The bridge between the two is so tight it’s almost as if they are one-and-the-same. The icons, the settings, the features. Gear devices even have a truly stunning level of depth in the Settings menu, allowing you to change the text size, font, window colors, backgrounds, motions, and with the Gear S, even toggle on/off WiFi, 3G, and the GPS.
The Gear S has a pre-installed Contact List (Address Book) for starters, along with an SMS application, a Calendar App, a Phone Dialer and various Widgets (like a news filter that can use 3G to update) among other features, things that just mop the floor with Android Wear in terms of productivity. Heck, you can even download Opera Mobile from the Samsung App store. Now I will be the first to admit that typing anything on the tiny virtual keyboard the Gear S has isn’t exactly easy to do, but the fact is you can do it, and surprisingly with minimal mistakes assuming your fingers aren’t excessively thick. It is very much a smart watch, and one that serves to legitimize the genre.
Fleksy, one of the downloadable keyboards for the Gear S, however the device comes pre-installed with Samsung’s own for reference.
Looking at other features, the Gear series also has a built-in music player and a camera (on some models). The speakers are quite loud and while their actual use is somewhat questionable (there is no microphone jack) again, you can use it as an impromptu speaker if necessary while exercising by loading the internal memory with albums. Android Wear on the other hand, is limited to vibrations and that’s it. Google doesn’t believe in cameras, speakers, or anything else “smart”, rather it views the wearable platform as an extension of vanilla Android: plain and simple.
Special mention also needs to be made to the fact that the Gear S’s charger is actually a mini battery. Snap it onto the back of the device and it will begin charging the battery of the watch even without a USB connection. This is an absolutely brilliant addition and serves as a legitimate reason to carry around the charger piece when you worry the device’s battery might die before you get home.
The Nexus 9 and Galaxy Tab S have a surprising similarity despite otherwise irreconcilable differences: neither will work with a Gear S.
The Bad
First and foremost, it is absolutely shameful the manner in which Samsung supports its Gear devices. The question isn’t what is compatible with it, but rather, how many of the devices you own aren’t. Let’s put aside the fact that the Gear is 100% proprietary: Samsung wants you to use Samsung products much like Apple wants customers to use Apple. This is just an unavoidable reality. The problem however, is the fact that there is no clear “cut off” to compatibility as there is with Android Wear and its 4.3 minimum requirement.
Last year Samsung released the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 and 8.4 and for reasons totally unknown, neither work with the Gear S, not even the LTE variants. Mind you, it’s possible to download the Gear Manager software, but the wearable won’t be found when pairing is initiated. It’s been how many months since the Gear S released and this still isn’t fixed? While basically any other product from 2014 works seemingly without a hitch, things are a different nature when you travel a bit farther back in time. Are we actually supposed to believe it takes 2014-era CPU processing power to handle a watch application?
Other issues with Tizen include the aforementioned minuscule keyboard that makes typing quite difficult, the almost overly-confusing number of menus and actions that are possible, the fact that (with the Gear S) a tether with your phone is still required for some functionality that should be 100% functional on the device itself (e-mail for example), and (also with the Gear S) the fact that the camera was removed.
Round and round they go, but try to sync with a second device and you’re dealing with a flat.
Grouped Gripe
Finally, I want to share another major, major gripe with both Android Wear and Tizen: the fact that they can only be synced with a single device. Let’s say that you have a smartphone and a tablet, something that companies like both Google and Samsung seem to encourage (see the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 or the Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Tab S, respectively). Let’s say that you have your wearable linked with the phone, but you want to sync it with your tablet. Well, you can’t. In Samsung’s case this is hardware compatibility, but with Google’s it’s possible assuming you format the device and make a new profile on the tablet.
Better yet, let’s say you upgrade your phone. Well say “Goodbye” to everything on your watch, because there is no way to simply link it to a new device. No, you need to completely format the software and pair it fresh with the new device. Why is this? The tablet issue I can understand given that the device is meant to pair with the phone, but the fact that you can’t have it linked to more than one device is just poor execution if you ask me. Maybe most customers don’t change phones regularly, but some do.
Could a device like the Simband take Samsung’s wearable platform to the next level?
Wrap up
Disclaimer: As this was written as an opinion piece, I make no claim whatsoever that my views are in any way, shape, or form the “correct” ones. You, the reader, are free, welcome, and encouraged to disagree.
So the question is, what is the purpose of a wearable device? Clearly for me, it’s about functionality. If I’m spending $300 on a piece of technology that offers very little watch-related perks (it needs to be constantly recharged, you are encouraged to disable the perpetual always on watch condition, the designs have yet to reach those of genuine timepieces, especially in Samsung’s case), the barren out-of-box functionality of Google Wear is such that I’d be better off just sticking with my phone.
This is why I found the Gear S to be absolutely fantastic. The design is borderline horrible, so much so that it’s more like a bracelet than a watch, and the rubber strap lacks any conviction of premium whatsoever. Heck, the actual device itself appears to be a return to plastic: the tacky chrome rim highlights the fact that the Gear 2 used metal for its face. Yet, Tizen/the Gear S has a large SAMOLED screen, it has so many features right out of the box, and even allows you to make a phone call, for crying out loud. This is very much as smart as smart can get for the moment.
While I’m not writing off Android Wear by any means (heck, the LG G Watch R is just plain awesome as far as I’m concerned), for me at least, it doesn’t provide the basic innate features that I feel a smartwatch should have.
22 best Android Wear watch faces
Android Wear is starting to come into its own. The latest round updates added unprecedented smoothness and reliability and the upcoming hardware is both more stable and more stylish. Of course, one of the most important things you’ll need to find is an Android Wear watch face. You’ll look at it more than anything else so you should find one that suits your needs. Here are the best Android Wear watch faces.
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500px
[Price: Free]
500px is actually a wallpaper application where you can find some of the best photography out there and use it as your background. One of the more recent updates added an Android Wear watch face so you can take the gorgeous photos you find on 500px and put them directly on your smartwatch. The layout is minimal but the photos are gorgeous and it is free without in app purchases so you can enjoy it without spending a dime.
About Time Watch Face
[Price: $0.99]
About Time Watch Face embraces a minimal design with some smooth animations and a classic set up. It’s an analog style watch face with separate minutes/hours and seconds dials as well as some fun gear animations to give it that expensive watch feeling. It is only for round smartwatches so rectangular watch owners will have to keep looking. It’s designed in a way where the notifications don’t mess with the clock face and that’s important too.
Battery Watch Face
[Price: $0.99]
Battery Watch Face is a minimal watch face that shows the basics and that includes the time, date, and, of course, the battery level. You can customize the color to suit your tastes and it’s a great option for people who want to keep it simple but informative. If you purchase this watch face, you’ll also get Wear Battery Stats free of charge so you can take advantage of all of the battery monitoring features.
Chrono Watch Face for Wear
[Price: Free / $1.50]
Chrono Watch Face for Wear was one of the earlier watch faces to come out and it remains one of the more popular options now. It features a simple analog-style interface and you can customize the colors to your taste. You’ll also see the battery stats for both your phone and your watch along with the date. It also features 12/24 hour modes, a seconds hand, Samsung Gear Live monochrome mode, and it’s been specially designed to prevent battery drain and burn in.
Despicable Watch Face
[Price: $0.99]
Despicable Watch Face is here because really, who doesn’t love minions? It also shows how whimsical and fun a watch face can be which is surprisingly rare. It’s a fairly basic watch face and comes with the time and a picture of a minion. It does have a few issues, including no 24-hour mode and no date options. It partially makes up for these by having some fun and goofy animations.
Facer Watch Face
[Price: $1.00]
Facer earned early fame in the watch face game by allowing users to customize and create their own watch faces. It’s even better because those designs can be exported, shared, and imported elsewhere. Thus, a small community of watch themers have created a bunch of Facer watch options and there’s even a subreddit. There are some smaller bugs like some information becoming unsynced but it’s a solid option, especially if you like to change things up often.
Human Time Watch Face
[Price: Free]
Human Time Watch Face is a simple text-based watch face. Instead of having dials or numbers, it simply says what time it is in text. There are 10 fonts and each one can be bolded, italicized, or both. You can also change the position, add a shadow, control capitalization, and you can choose whether or not to show the date. It’s very simple but effective and customizable. It’s also totally free.
InstaWeather for Android Wear
[Price: Free with in app purchases]
InstaWeather for Android Wear is a set of watch faces that focus on showing you the weather as well as the time, date, and sometimes the battery. There are roughly half a dozen watch faces to choose from that showcase the weather in different ways. The app itself also doubles as a weather app complete with weather radar support. You can also get weather alerts for snow/rain, and there are a number of other small features you can play with. Do beware, the app is confusing when you first use it but it works well once you get the hang of things.
Krona Sunlight Watchface
[Price: $1.69]
Krona Sunlight Watchface is another watchface that shows you the weather. This one is a little more sleek and minimal than InstaWeather and useful for people who don’t want a gaudy design. It shows things like temperature, cloudiness, precipitation, and the times of the sunrise and sunset. One of its most unique features is the ability to save the weather for 24 hours so even if your phone loses Internet connectivity, you can still get the weather forecast on regular intervals.
Military Digital Watch Face
[Price: $1.45]
Military Digital Watch Face takes the old school style of military digital watches and puts it on your Android Wear smartwatch. It shows the time, complete date, battery life on both your phone and watch, and finally it shows the step count. On the downside, this is only for circular watch faces so only the Moto 360 and LG G Watch R. It’s a shame it doesn’t support rectangle watches but nevertheless, it’s a great design.
Muzei Live Wallpaper
[Price: Free]
Muzei Live Wallpaper has garnered a positive reputation for being the best live wallpaper for viewing classic art like The Starry Night or The Mona Lisa. As it turns out, Muzei also comes complete with its own Android Wear watch face that pretty much does the same thing. The layout is basic so don’t expect a lot of features but if you’d like to see various pieces of classic art, there’s no better app available than this one.
PAC-MAN Watch Face
[Price: $0.99]
Fans of old school gaming can get a bit of nostalgia out of a watch face that features the world’s hungriest hero. The PAC-MAN watch face is simple but features some tasteful PAC-MAN graphics that includes the border that features characters from the game down to the time itself, which is in an 8-bit style font. It’s very basic and doesn’t include things like the date or a battery monitor but if you dig simplicity and the 8-bit days, this is a good way to go.
Pujie Black, Pujie Blue, Pujie Red Wear Watch Face
[Price: $1.27, $1.00, $1.00 respectively]
The Pujie colleciton of watch faces feature a variety of designs and customization options in three colors. It sucks a little bit that they all come in different apps but if you don’t like two of the colors, then you’ll probably save money buying just one. Each app has a small set of presets to show you to the kind of stuff you can do but you can ultimately customize the watch to your tastes. There are 13 analog and a totally customizable digital clock to start you out and then you can change a bunch of stuff. It’s not quite as deep as Facer but it’s still a good option.
Ranger Military Watch Face
[Price: $0.99]
Ranger Military Watch Face is another military-style watch face with a simple but beautiful design and some nifty features. You can view weather, the seconds hand, compass, step tracker, battery levels, and date. The compass and weather is a little finicky but otherwise everything works well. There is also a night-mode that illuminates the watch in green. It’s a solid option for fans of analog watch faces.
Skymaster Pilot Watch Face
[Price: $0.99]
Skymaster Pilot Watch Face is a more sophisticated option for Android Wear owners. Aside from its astounding design, you can see the time, date, battery indicator, and weather which is supplied by OpenWeatherMap. This is a fairly simple watch face so there aren’t many customization options and what you see is pretty much what you get. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing and it is a really good looking watch face.
Speeds Pro Watch Face
[Price: $0.99]
Speeds Pro Watch Face is another analog style watch face with some unique features. You can see the time, date, the seconds hand, step counter, weather, and battery indicator. There is also a feature that shows you how fast you’re going. It only displays in MPH which will turn off a lot of people and reports are that it does use quite a bit of battery. Aside from those issues, it’s a solid watch face that looks nice.
StarWatch Watch Face
[Price: $0.99]
StarWatch Watch Face is the watch face to get for fans of space, the cosmos, and the stars. The watch face features a the time and date and you can set it between 24-hour mode and 12-hour mode. The big feature is that the app always shows the stars that are directly above you in a star map format. It looks beautiful and even shows the location of plants and the sun. The image changes based on what time of day it is and what time of year it is.
Station Watch Face
[Price: $0.99]
Station Watch Face is the initial release of all-star icon themer Tha Phlash. It features a fantastic design that can be customized in red, blue, or green and there are a number of other customization features. It shows the time and date as well as the battery level and you can set it to show other things as well. It’s a solid design with a good layout and it works on both circular and rectangular watch faces.
Timeless Wear Watchface
[Price: Free]
Timeless Wear Watchface is a simple digital watch face. It shows the time along with the seconds in both 12-hour and 24-hour formats. There is also an option to keep the background black for battery saving purposes or you can have it show a wallpaper for a bit of extra flair. You can also show the date, change where the clock is so it doesn’t interfere with the “Okay, Google” or notification cards, and you can add custom backgrounds if you wish.
Un Petit Monde Watch Face
[Price: Free]
Un Petit Monde translates to “a small world” and this is one unique watch face. It does the basics like showing the time and date but the background is actually a stop motion video that sort of tells the story of an adventurer named Moses. The animations correlate with the time of day so night time will bring night scenes and day time will bring day scenes. The stop animation videos are a nice touch even if they burn the battery a little bit.
Watch Face Minimal & Elegant
[Price: $0.99]
Last on our list for now is Minimal & Elegant. It’s a unique spin on the digital watch face where the hours and minutes are in rows instead of the standard style. It is, as the name implies, actually kind of elegant. It also shows the date and the battery levels for your watch 
and phone (P). It also comes in 12-hour and 24-hour formats, and you can view the time in text instead of numbers.
WatchMaker Watch Face
[Price: Free / $0.99]
WatchMaker Watch Face is the biggest competition to Facer that you can find. Much like Facer, you can create and customize your own watch faces to make them look, feel, and act how you want them to. Some of the more unique features include calendar support, weather, GIF support, compass, and plenty of other features you can’t find anywhere else. Also like Facer, you can find watch faces made by others if you don’t feel like making your own. It’s great for tinkerers and for those who want to try to make their Wear experience their own.
Wrap up
If we missed any great Android Wear watch faces (and we likely did), let us know in the comments!
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LG G Watch R international giveaway
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The Choose Your Own Android Smartwatch Giveaway: Moto 360, G Watch R and more
Though Android Wear smartwatches are futuristic and stylish, they’re still a little bit pricey. If you’ve had your eye on one of the first generation Android Wear devices (and we know you have), today might be your lucky day. StackCommerce is giving away an Android smartwatch. The best part? You get to choose which one you win!
To enter, simply head to the giveaway page and enter your email address to win your choice of one of these Android Wear Devices:
- LG G Watch R
- Motorola Moto 360
- Samsung Gear Live
This is a super easy way to win one of the best smartwatches on the market. The contest will be open for the next five days, so be sure not miss out! Head to the giveaway page to enter now.
Editor’s Note: This deal is through StackCommerce, in partnership with AA Deals Store and other StackSocial partners — and not an exclusive Android Authority contest.
T-Mobile Announces LG G Watch R for Launch on November 19th
T-Mobile just made the Moto 360 available online for customers to pick up as of today with select stores set to carry the Android Wear powered device on November 19th. On the same day T-Mobile will also be making the LG G Watch R available. The G Watch R is the other round-faced Android Wear device that has is own interesting appeal to it with the Plastic OLED display that is said to give it better clarity in sun light and from acute angles.
T-Mobile will be offering this slightly more expensive, $299.99, Android Wear device with $50 down and the same $10.41 monthly payments and final payment of $10.56 that the Moto 360 carries. They don’t mention it being, or becoming, available for online purchase, just that it will be in select stores November 19th.
Will you be holding out for the 19th and making you choice in-store, or have you already hit the purchase button on the Moto 360 from T-Mobile?
Source: T-Mobile
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LG G Watch R now available through the Play Store
Right now, residents in the United States can pick up the G Watch R, LG’s first ever round-faced smart watch, for $299 from the Google Play Store. The device is currently listed as ‘in stock’ and will ship within 1-2 business days, so if you order today with Standard Delivery, it should be with you by next Wednesday, November 12.
For those unfamiliar with the G Watch R, it’s the latest Android Wear smart watch to hit the market, and it certainly appears to be the most successful. The unit sports a premium design, support for a truckload of different watch faces, and a ton of dedicated applications — all available to download through its official companion app.
If you like the sound of the LG G Watch R and want to grab one up via the Play Store — hit the source link below.
Source: Google Play Store
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LG G Watch R confirmed for AT&T retail locations
LG recently announced the global availability of the LG G watch R. That would be the other round Android wear watch. The device is slated to start hitting digital and physical shelves all over the globe in November. We know it will launch in the Play Store for sure, but now we also know that AT&T will carry the device in-store as well.
They don’t offer up any more detail than that though. Pricing and availability will announced at a later date.
A quick recap: The LG G Watch R carries the Snapdragon 400 processor, 512 RAM, 4GB internal storage, 410 mAh battery, a 1.3-inch full circle P-OLED screen and various sensors. It is also IP67 dust and waterproof rated. It measures in at 46.4 x 53.6 x 9.7 mm and weighs 62 g.
As far as round Android Wear devices, this is looking like a good option. I am hearing some distaste for the ll black housing though without any other immediate option. Where does your Android Wear heart lay? Did you already pick up one that you love, or are you waiting for the G Watch R, or perhaps the ASUS ZenWatch or Sony SmartWatch 3.
Source: AT&T
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LG G Watch R gets global roll out announcement from LG
The LG G Watch R, the other round watch, is finally coming to the world. Well, at least its roll out globally is starting. The first set of locales to have access to LG’s second Android Wear device will be France, Italy, Spain and the UK. You guys in those countries should start to see the device popping up at retailers in the first part of November. Shortly after the release LG has plans to push it to Asia North America. They say “soon after”, so that could mean later in November or December. Hopefully they push it out in time for Christmas in the states. It is also set for release on the Play Store in the weeks ahead.
The LG G Watch R brings in many of the same hardware specs we have all heard of before. Th carries a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor clocked at 1.2GHz, 512MBs of RAM, 4GB internal storage, 410 mAh battery, and a round 1.3-inch P-OLED display at 320 x 320. It also carries a heart rate monitor, barometer and 9-Axis sensor.
“While the original G Watch was designed to be a no-nonsense, pure Android Wear device, the G Watch R was developed with a more aesthetic eye,” said Dr. Jong-seok Park, president and CEO of the LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “The G Watch R represents LG’s commitment to meld form and functionality together in perfect harmony and to create a device that not only looks great but more importantly, offers technology that makes life more convenient.”
A nice benefit to the LG G Watch R compared to a few of the other guys on the market today is the watch band. It is compatible with any 22mm watch strap. Which leaves your strap options nearly limitless. LG cleverly left any price tags off the press release, but we have heard talk that it should be around $300. That would put it on par with the Moto 360, and be slightly higher than their current G Watch.
Have you been holding off on splurging for the Moto 360 to get your hands on the LG G Watch R? The wait is almost over.
Source: LG | G Watch R Global
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LG G Watch R release date is set for October 14th, but only in South Korea for now
With the Motorola Moto 360 currently owning a monopoly on the circular smartwatch arena, it was only a matter of time before its main competitor, the LG G Watch R, stepped into the ring. We’ve been wondering when the LG G Watch R release date was going to come and LG has today confirmed it itself that the wearable will be launching on October 14th. Now before you ready your money to throw, there is one catch – the LG G Watch R is only going to be launching in South Korea on that date. Don’t get too disappointed though as many other regions will likely get the device soon after, probably before the end of October, though that hasn’t yet been specified by LG.
The LG G Watch R was somewhat of a surprise release at IFA 2014 last month, particularly seeing as it had only launched its maiden Android Wear wearable, the LG G Watch, just two months prior. In fact, if you look at the stat sheet of the G Watch and the G Watch R, they will look very similar, the primary difference of course being the completely circular display – something even the Moto 360 lacked because of its ambient light sensor. And contrasting its Android Wear and indeed, all smartwatch, brethren, the LG G Watch R actually looks the most like a mainstream watch, something that may work in their favour when it goes global. No pricing has yet been confirmed.
What do you think about the LG G Watch R release date? Are you hoping to get one? Let us know your thoughts.
Source: LG via TalkAndroid
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