Smartwatch are costlier than smartphones!
LG launched the Watch Urbane in India, it is luxury Android wear by LG. It comes with 1.3-inch P-OLED display with 320×320 pixels. It is powered by 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 SoC, 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal memory. The smartwatch is dust and water resistant, it means it can resist up to meter deep for 30 minutes. It packs with 410mAh battery with photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor which measure heartbeats.
The Watch has LG Call which allows the user to access recent calls and dial favourite contacts list from the watch without using the smartphone. The LG Pulse measures heart rate every seconds during exercises at the end of the activity.
Commenting on the launch, Amit Gujral, Marketing Head, LG Mobiles India said,
[notification type=”notification_info” ]With LG Watch Urbane, LG once again brought an amalgamation of a beautiful design and high end technology for its consumers. It’s best termed as a ‘Genuine Smartpiece’. It carries the latest android OS and includes features that are available for the very first time on any Android wear device. LG has been consistently launching smartwatches and this demonstrates our commitment towards wearable devices in India.[/notification]
Check hands on Video of LG Watch Urbane [youtube youtubeurl=”j6EO6DgtJ4A” ][/youtube]
The LG Watch Urbane will be available for Rs. 30,000 in India.
LG Watch Urbane specifications are
- Processor: 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
- Display: 1.3-inch P-OLED 320×320 pixels, 245ppi
- RAM: 512MB LPDDR2
- Memory: 4GB eMMC
- OS: Android Wear (compatible with smartphones running Android 4.3 and above)
- Size: 45.5 x 52.2 x 10.9mm
- Dust and Water Resistant (IP67)
- Sensors: 9-Axis (Gyro/ Accelerometer/ Compass), Barometer, PPG (Heart Rate Sensor)
- Battery: 410mAh
