Excellent, fully circular screen, Great battery life, Flawless performance
Looks are a bit meh, Needs a charging cradle
The G Watch R won't win many beauty contests. Indeed, if it's up against the Moto 360 it won't win any.But that's about its only flaw. Its plastic OLED screen offers deep blacks, sharp text and good visibility, and it's completely circular. Hooray!Battery...
Abstract: The wearable device market is quickly becoming the most hotly contested space in technology. And for almost every company invested in the area, the most lucrative piece of real estate is your wrist. But with so many choices out there, which smartwatch is ...
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Published: 2015-02-01, Author: Andrew , review by: lowyat.net
Unfortunately, the current state of Android Wear doesn't necessarily warrant a purchase of the G Watch R just yet. Unless you absolutely need to be on the cutting edge of technology, it's safer to wait until the OS matures just a bit more. As for now, you...
Design and build quality, Circular OLED display, IP67 water and dust protection, Battery le (still best in class but not as long as Pebble)
Weak vibration motor
It have to confess, I really miss my Pebble with its simplicity and week long battery life. But I'm glad I got this G Watch R. It really shows the future, which to me is that smart watches need to look and act like traditional watches. Having a colored ci...
Abstract: Following the circular trend of the Motorola Moto 360. LG actually made the screen circular with the LG G Watch R. Fashionistas will finally have a smartwatch that they will not be ashamed to wear it on their wrist.When I first wore the G Watch R, because...
Abstract: The wearable device market is quickly becoming the most hotly contested space in technology. And for almost every company invested in the area, the most lucrative piece of real estate is your wrist. But with so many choices out there, which smartwatch is ...
Abstract: The wearable device market is quickly becoming the most hotly contested space in technology. And for almost every company invested in the area, the most lucrative piece of real estate is your wrist. But with so many choices out there, which smartwatch is ...
Nice design and built, Water & Dust Resistant, Interchangeable 22mm watch straps, Highest capacity batter for Android Wear
Expensive, You may look dumb talking to your watch
I love the LG G Watch R, but unfortunately my primary phone is an iPhone and not an Android, if not I would have bought it.The design is a beauty, it is lightweight and Android Wear is a pretty awesome wearable OS.Only downside that I can think of is the ...
Abstract: Although it has a round face, the LG G Watch R departs from the design norm of using most of the watch face as an analogue display and leaving the rest for smart functions.Available only in all-black, the Watch R has a round 1.3-inch touchscreen display w...
