LG Watch Urbane LTE launched in Korea


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LG unveiled the Watch Urbane LTE at the MWC earlier this month, today LG has launched the smartwatch in Korea. The LTE version of the Urbane smartphone has a new design, runs on LG’s own wearable platform, comes with voLTE voice calling support and also comes with NFC support for easy payments. It has the same 1.3-inch (320 x 320 pixels) P-OLED Display, metal build, 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 SoC, 4GB internal storage and IP67 ratings for dust and water resistance.

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LG Watch Urbane LTE specifications

  • 1.3-inch P-OLED Display (320 x 320), 245ppi
  • 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor
  • 1GB LPDDR3 RAM, 4GB eMMC
  • LG wearable platform (compatible with smartphones running Android 4.4 and above)
  • Dust and Water Resistant (IP67)
  • Sensors: 9-Axis (Gyro/ Accelerometer/ Compass), Barometer, Heart Rate Sensor
  • 4G LTE,Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, NFC
  • Speaker, microphone
  • 700mAh battery

The LG Watch Urbane LTE is priced at 650,000 won (US$ 590 / Rs. 36,845 approx.) and will go on sale in Korea though local carrier LG U + starting March 27th. There will also be separate plans for LG U + customers. LG says that the LTE smartwatch will be available only in Korea for now, and there is no word on the global roll out.

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