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October 2014
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The editors liked
Looks like a real watch
Lots of sensors
The LG G Watch R feels like a proper watch which just so happens to be smart. It's futuristic
But not showy about it — the last thing I want is strangers on the tube peering over my shoulder every time I give my wristwatch a glance
Battery life
2 days in alwayson. LG says you'll get three if you forego that luxury. This blows away the G Watch R's only competition
Round or otherwise
For the time being
Display
Bright with very good viewing angles
And also the highest pixel densi
Beautiful round metal design
Android Wear + a variety of apps and functions
Good battery endurance and fast charging
High-quality display
CPU
Snapdragon 400
A smooth user experience
Comfortable design
Shar
Bright display
Good voice commands
Good looking
Colorful and bright P-OLED display
Better than average battery life
Superb design
Excellent OLED screen
With its round design
Angular metal frame and selection of gorgeous watch faces
The LG G Watch R is the most attractive Android Wear Smartwatch around. It's battery life isn't bad either
Great battery life (for an Android Wear watch)
Sharp aesthetics (assuming you like manly chronographs)
Best
Brightest display in its category
Sleek design integrates hardware with software
Topnotch hardware
Battery life among the best for Android Wear devices
Screen colours and watch faces
Gorgeous design. Improved battery life. Sharp
Vivid screen. Nice watch faces.
Strong performance
Great screen
Versatile design
Much better than the first G Watch. Epic battery life. Zippier processor than its smartwatch competition. Comes with a barometric altimeter for quick elevation checks. OLED display produces nice inky blacks
Handsome OLED display makes everything look better
Solidly built
Has a few neat tricks for Android users
Round watches are objectively better than square ones
Much better than the first G Watch. Epic battery life for Android Wear. Zippier processor than its smartwatch competition. Comes with a barometric altimeter for quick elevation checks. OLED display produces nice inky blacks
Stylish design
Sturdy construction
IP67certified – dustand waterproof
Crisp
Circular display
Very good battery life for a smartwatch
Fantastic build quality
Beautiful design
Vivid display
Great battery performance
Attractive design
Full circular display
Improved battery life
The editors didn't like
Too big
Uncomfortable to wear
Buggy
But look they will
Once you start talking at the thing. Despite what decades of sci-fi movies or Dick Tracy comics may have told you
You look like a dick when barking voice commands into a watch. It's a credit to LG that the only serious issues I have w
Wear isn't done
Wear is sometimes useful. I wish it was more useful
But I'm not even sure how I'd go about making it more useful. For the investment you're making
Wear is very much an ideainprogress kind of product
And that's what you should expect wh
No speakers
No SIM card support
Compatible only with Android 4.3+
Android Wear is still limited
Lots of swiping required
Android Wear is still a work in progress with a UI that can be challenging if you don't want to speak to your watch
Average battery life
Some software flaws with Android Wear
Final pricing is still unclear. Battery life
While better than Android Wear competitors
Still isn't good enough for the average person. The watch's design won't appeal to those who prefer sleek
Slim timepieces
More expensive than the competition
Big
Chunky
Potentially polarizing design
Dubious step and altitude data
Software experience still needs refinement
Bulkiness might be a deal breaker for some
Tilt to wake and poor leather strap
Expensive. Still bulky. Battery still isn't great. Android Wear still underwhelms
Requires charging cradle
Expensive
No integrated GPS
Almost twice as heavy as the Moto 360. Leather wristband feels like a cardboard strap. Crashy. Screen sensitivity issues
Software constantly feels incomplete
Incompatible with iPhone or other platforms
Circular face clashes with square Google Now cards
Battery life better than the Moto 360
But still inadequate
Almost twice as heavy as the Moto 360. Leather wristband feels like a cardboard strap. Smaller screen makes reading messages more difficult
The leather strap is hard to break in and feels a bit cheap
Browsing your apps requires you to go through several operations
Fantastic build quality, Beautiful design, Vivid display, Great battery performance
May be too large for some
9.0 In the best implementation of Android Wear yet, the LG G Watch R offers nearly everything a potential smartwatch owner could want. Featuring a truly gorgeous design, fantastic build quality, smooth performance, a best in class P-OLED display, and most...
Battery life: 2 days in alwayson. LG says you'll get three if you forego that luxury. This blows away the G Watch R's only competition, round or otherwise, for the time being, Display: Bright with very good viewing angles, and also the highest pixel densi
Wear isn't done: Wear is sometimes useful. I wish it was more useful, but I'm not even sure how I'd go about making it more useful. For the investment you're making, Wear is very much an ideainprogress kind of product, and that's what you should expect wh
This is the first time I've used an Android Wear device, and I have to say, some of my preconceptions ended up getting thrown right out the window after a week. Android Wear can be useful. I really like it when I'm driving - I hate looking at my phone, ev...
An improvement, but not an Android Wear revolutionAs Android Wear watches go, LG G Watch R is a great device — a substantial improvement upon the platform's first-generation wearables. It beats the Moto 360 on battery life, and (literally) outshines the o...
Abstract: As the title of this post suggests, we don't know yet just how much LG's newest smartwatch, the G Watch R, will cost. This is a very important question, because so far in my short time with the device, it actually seems pretty good. It isn't without flaws...
Published: 2014-10-08, Author: Chris , review by: techworld.com
There's little choose between these two round Android Wear smartwatches and a large part comes down to which design you personally prefer. However, on the hardware side of things the LG G Watch R just comes out on top so might be worth paying £20 extra fo...
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Published: 2014-09-19, Author: Matt , review by: techworld.com
The Apple Watch will surely generate all the hype, but if you are not an iPhone user at this range we can't see that there is any reason to desire that watch over the better Android watches. The LG G Watch R is certainly one of the latter. Of course we ne...
The LG G Watch R full circular P-OLED delivers an impressive image quality with wide viewing angles. The traditional sport watch design is not really unique and its large size will certainly be a no-go for the majority of the female audience, but it is ce...
Abstract: Lisa Gade reviews the LG G Watch R Android Wear smartwatch. The G Watch R has a round 1.3”, 320 x 320 P-OLED display and a sporty diver watch design. It has a black stainless steel casing and a black leather band (standard 22mm). The $299 smartwatch requi...
Abstract: Apple's Watch wasn't the first to arrive, and we've been using the LG G Watch R for quite some time. So six months past the review, how does it fare?Whether or not you're a fan, smartwatches are here to stay, providing a second screen to your wrist, of al...
