Category: Smartwatches

Xiaomi’s Huami introduces Amazfit smartwatch with heart rate sensor and GPS

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Xiaomi’s sub-brand Huami has introduced its new Amazfit smartwatch in China. It has a 1.34-inch (320 x 300 pixels) circular display with scratch-resistant ceramic bezel and 1.2GHz dual-core processor. It has replaceable standard 22mm wristband and comes with IP67 ratings for water resistance. It also has GPS + GLONASS support. It also has a heart rate sensor on the back for real time heart rate measurement and syncs to phone over Bluetooth.

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Garmin Fenix Chronos is company’s first luxury smartwatch with expensive price tag

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Garmin has launched its first full-fledged luxury smartwatch dubbed Fenix Chronos with advanced tracking, fitness training, GPS navigation, heart –rate monitoring and more. Apart from standard notification alerts to step, sleep, calorie counting, the Chronos smartwatch can also measure and record activities like run, bike, lap swim, open water, SUP, row, golf and more.  Continue reading “Garmin Fenix Chronos is company’s first luxury smartwatch with expensive price tag”

Announcing Titan Juxt Pro meetups in India powered by FoneArena

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Hello readers! We are coming to meet you again. This time we are teaming up with the folks from Titan, who will showoff their recently launched JUXT Pro smartwatch, successor for the first JUXT smartwatch, compatible with both Android and iOS devices. Continue reading “Announcing Titan Juxt Pro meetups in India powered by FoneArena”

Apple Watch 2 to reportedly not support cellular connectivity

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The next generation Apple Watch was tipped to come with a cellular connectivity. However, a new report from Bloomberg states that Apple is facing issues with battery life for a version of the upcoming Apple Watch 2 with cellular connectivity.

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Huawei Watch with Stainless Steel strap launched in India for Rs. 22999

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Huawei Watch with leather band was launched in India back in April. Today the company has launched the smartwatch with stainless steel band in India at the P9 launch event. It has a 1.4-inch (400 x 400 pixels) circular AMOLED display with 10,000:1 high contrast ratio, scratch-proof sapphire crystal lens and has cold-forged stainless steel frame. It has built-in heart rate monitor, 6-Axis motion sensors and is also water resistant with IP67 ratings. Continue reading “Huawei Watch with Stainless Steel strap launched in India for Rs. 22999”

Samsung Gear S3 announcement set for August 31 at IFA 2016

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Samsung has sent out invites for the announcement of a new Gear smartwatch on August 31st at the IFA. The invite shows a dial along with the caption Talk About 3 confirming that it will be the Gear S3 smartwatch, successor of the Gear S2 that was unveiled at IFA last year. Continue reading “Samsung Gear S3 announcement set for August 31 at IFA 2016”

Asus ZenWatch 3 passes through the FCC, may sport a circular display

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It looks like Asus has a third generation ZenWatch in the works. Earlier two iterations of the smartwatch from Asus sported a square dial, however the ZenWatch 3 may feature a circular display.

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Titan JUXT Pro Android and iOS compatible smartwatch launched for Rs. 22995

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Titan has launched a new smartwatch that is called as JUXT Pro which is the successor for the JUXT smartwatch that was launched in January earlier this year. Continue reading “Titan JUXT Pro Android and iOS compatible smartwatch launched for Rs. 22995”

Apple Watch 2 tipped to sport bigger battery, GPS and LTE support, two versions expected

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Apple is expected to make its next generation Watch more powerful with new features. KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has issued a research note that talks about possible upgrades for the Apple Watch 2.

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Apple Watch 2 tipped to sport thinner One Glass Solution display

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Apple is said to make an important change in the display of its next generation watch. A new report from Digitimes says Apple Watch 2 will sport a thinner display.

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Worldwide smartwatch shipment falls 32% in Q2, 2016: IDC

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Global smartwatch shipment, for the first time saw a year-over-year decline of 32%, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker.

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Samsung Gear S2 gets My Photo watchface, ability to install apps in latest update

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Samsung has released a new software update for its Gear S2 smartwatch that brings major updates and improvements. The company had launched the Gear S2 in Classic and Sport variant in September at IFA 2015.

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Apple and Samsung rank highest in customer satisfaction for smartwatches and fitness bands

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Apple has been ranked highest among manufacturers of smartwatches, and Samsung among manufacturers of fitness bands, according to the J.D. Power 2016 Fitness Band Device Satisfaction Report and J.D. Power 2016 Smartwatch Device Satisfaction Report.
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