News & Reviews:   LG Watch Urbane

Android Wear 2.0, which was supposed to be released in Q4 2016, was delayed, and is now finally seeing the light of the day. Now, if you’re one of the previous-generation Android Wear Smartwatch users, you must be wondering, “Would this new update arrive on my wrists?”. Well, the answer is, Yes, but only to certain devices. Google has, Thankfully, provided the full list of supported devices that will be getting the Android Wear 2.0 update once it becomes available for your smartwatch.

LG has been slowly expanding its smartwatch lineup in the past few months. The latest watch from the company was the LG Watch Urbane targeted at a more luxurious crowd. Within just two weeks of its release, LG has announced a 4G LTE version of the device with some essential upgrades. The new LG Watch Urbane LTE brings high speed network connectivity along with a number of other features such as walkie-talkie style voice chats, foreign speech translation and even GPS location sharing. The watch can even make 4G LTE phone calls. In terms of Tech specs LG has also made some big upgrades. The battery inside the new device will be 700 mAh, up from 410 mAh on the earlier announced model. The company has also bumped up the RAM to 1GB. The Watch Urbane LTE comes with a payment tool which enables its users to make NFC based payments. This would make it the second watch with such a capability after the Apple Watch. Also, unlike the Watch Urbane, this particular model will run on LG's proprietary OS instead of Android Wear. LG will be showing off the new watch at MWC 2015. Expect more information such as a possible Malaysia pricing and release dates at the event which is set for in the next few hours.

LG is slowly expanding its portfolio in the smartwatch industry. This South Korean giant has just announced another smartwatch in the market, the LG Watch Urbane. This will be the company's third smartwatch and the second round watch, after the LG G Watch R within a year. This particular wearable comes with a luxurious design and is targeted at the sophisticated crowd. The LG Watch Urbane features a stainless steel body which will be coated in gold or silver options. It will come with a 22mm original leather removable wrist band. The watch will be thinner than the 9.7mm G Watch R and will even have slimmer bezels. As for tech specs, the new LG Watch will sport a 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 processor with 512MB RAM. There will be a 1.3-inch 320 x 320 pixel resolution display on the front. Given that the watch is being marketed as a luxury device, it will be IP67 certified water and dust resistant. The company has incorporated a heart rate sensor too. Finally a 410mAh battery will power all the display and other tech specs. No pricing or Malaysia release dates details have been revealed as of yet, but expect it to be costlier than the $300 (RM1074.9) G Watch R.