LG G Watch R Gets Official

LG G Watch R Gets OfficialLG G Watch might not have impressed the customers as the Moto 360 did, but it seems that LG has come up with a new Android Wear smartwatch to compete Moto 360. LG has recently officially announced their new smartwatch, the LG G Watch R. The LG G Watch R comes with a 1.3-inc P-OLED (Plastic-OLED) display with a resolution of 320 x 320 pixels and the display takes 100 percent of the watch round face. The G Watch R can resist in water up to a meter for up to 30 minutes and the display is clearly viewable in sunlight from any angle.

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As far as specs are concerned, the LG G Watch R comes powered by a quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor clocked at 1.2GHz, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal memory and a 410 mAh battery.  Unlike G Watch, the LG G Watch R has heart rate monitor and some health and fitness apps which helps in tracking fitness. The G Watch R also features 9-Axis (Gyro/ Accelerometer/ Compass), Barometer and comes with IP67 rating which makes it dust and water resistant and the latest Google’s Android Wear as the operating system.

LG G Watch R Gets Official

This new smartwatch will be showing off at IFA 2014 next month and according to LG, the G Watch R will go on sale in fourth quarter. However, there are no details on pricing yet. Well, both Android Wear smartwatches, the G Watch R and the 360 will be showing off in IFA 2014 next month, but it seems that the G Watch R will surely beat Moto 360 in terms of design. What do you think?

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