Google today introduced LG Watch Sport and LG Watch Style Android Wear smartwatches running Android Wear 2.0, as expected. Both these have Circlular P-OLED displays, have rotating power button lets you easily scroll through your stream, bring up the app launcher, or get help from your Google Assistant and are water resistant.
The LG Watch Style is thin, light and is comfortable to wear. It comes with snap-and-swap 18mm leather and silicone bands out of the box so you can quickly switch bands.
The LG Watch Sport comes with a elastomer strap, NFC for payments through Android Pay, GPS for tracking exercise and navigation, a heart rate sensor for workouts and also has LTE connectivity.
LG Watch Style specifications
- 1.2-inch (360 x 360 pixels) Circular P-OLED Display at 299PPI
- 1.1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 (MSM8909W) processor
- 512MB LPDDR3 RAM, 4GB eMMC
- Android Wear 2.0 OS (compatible with smartphones running Android 4.3 and iOS)
- Dust and Water Resistant (IP67)
- Bluetooth 4.2 LE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
- Dimensions: 42.3 x 45.7 x 10.79mm
- Microphone
- Sensors: 9-Axis (Gyro/ Accelerometer/ Compass), Ambient Light sensor
- 240mAh battery
LG Watch Sport specifications
- 1.38-inch (480 x 480 pixels) Circular P-OLED Display at 348 PPI
- 1.1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 (MSM8909W) processor
- 768MB LPDDR3 RAM, 4GB eMMC
- Android Wear 2.0 OS (compatible with smartphones running Android 4.3 and iOS)
- Dust and Water Resistant (IP68 )
- Dimensions: 45.4 x 51.21 x 14.2mm; Weight: 89g
- Bluetooth 4.2 LE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, LTE, 3G, NFC (Android Pay)
- Sensors: 9-Axis (Gyro/ Accelerometer/ Compass), Ambient Light sensor, Barometer, PPG (Heart Rate Sensor), GPS
- Speaker, Microphone
- 430mAh battery
The LG Watch Style comes in silver, rose gold and titanium colors, is priced at $249 (Rs. 16,690 approx.) and will be available from Best Buy and the Google Store. The LG Watch Sport comes in titanium and dark blue colors, is priced at $349 (Rs. 23,390 approx.) and will be available from AT&T, Verizon and the Google Store. Both the models will be available in the U.S. starting from February 10th.
Google said that these watches will be available at carriers and retailers across Canada, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, UAE and UK in the coming weeks.