LG G Watch R is running Android Wear. Shown in June at the conference Google I / O is a standard for a large group smartwatchy – can be found in watches Motorola Moto 360, Sony SmartWatch 2 or older LG G Watch .
However, Android Wear still no Polish version and this is the reason for which the manufacturer can not officially admit it to our market. Google is very firm, and LG – as we explained – helpless.
However, he decided to play around this prohibition and alone buy LG G Watch R. From today you can buy it at Play in prices from 1219 zł ( price without promotion) to 1 zł (with subscription of about 200 zł). Full price list is here .
LG G Watch R came to our editorial a few days earlier and we already have some thoughts about it. First, a handful of practical information. This – like the Moto 360 – round the clock. Its display is made Plastic OLED technology and has a diameter of 1.3 inches. Resolution touch screen is referred to as 320 by 320 pixels, which when fully circular display indicates the number of pixels measured along the diameter. The screen is very bright, a sharp image is clearly visible from different angles. The only complaint may relate to resolution – used to display a very high density of points can complain about the visibility of the pixels. But this – in truth – a slight problem.
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Inside the watch is 400 processor Snapdragon 1.2 GHz, 4 GB of internal memory and 512 MB RAM. Active supplies battery with a capacity of 410 mAh. The watch connects to your phone via Bluetooth Low Energy, it can also connect to eg. With a Bluetooth headset.
So many technical details – time experience.
LG G Watch R is very well made . The screen is surrounded by a plastic ring on which the hourly volume. Envelope itself is made of metal, plastic is also the underside of the watch, which is a pulse measuring sensor and contacts for charging. The design is waterproof and meets IP67, which means the total pyłoodporność and the possibility of immersion to a depth of 1 meter for 30 minutes.
The hand strap is secured watch with black leather – what is important is the typical size, so you can easily exchange it for another.
No phone or move
LG G Watch R, like other Android SmartWatch Wear, is a de facto extension of the phone. Without the initial sync with it will not show up hours. Moreover, only works with devices using the Android system. This concept of intelligent functionality of the watch is different from what is shown in his recent Samsung Gear S, which has its own SIM card and wi-fi connectivity.
Android Wear is primarily used as a screen for displaying notifications and event viewer happening on your smartphone. This is what we can see on it is mainly a combination of information from a telephone notification bar (the drop down from the top) Google Now cards. The watch is activated when you get an e-mail notification from Facebook or another program when Google Now tells us about a traffic jam, birthdays or other events. We can then view the details of the notification and in many cases react – remove them or answer them.
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And here is a dog buried Google. Because Android Wear does not work in Polish, it behaves strangely, one of the main functions SmartWatch – the ability to dictate text and voice commands. In some cases – for example, response to SMS – all is well and Polish text is properly recognized. But where we have the watch, command voice, strange things happen. When I say “Show me my heart rate” instead start measuring heart rate watch displays “May I hart Sholom Rejt” and reports that he did not understand the command.
This makes for now its functionality is very limited. What is useful? First of all, the need for frequent releases of removing your phone from your pocket or bag and peeking at him. If something happens, you get a notification in the form of vibration. A glance at the screen to see whether it was important or can wait. You just have to be careful in the company – peeking at his watch is perceived as impatience.
Android Wear can also operate stand-alone applications – there are even a simple game – but I have a feeling that this functionality is still not appreciated by developers and will probably wait a few months until it appear really interesting ideas.
No doubt useful and well-prepared is to control the sound applications. Do you listen to music from your phone, Spotify, Wimp, Deezer or Audioteki – all of these can be controlled with the SmartWatch. Apparently nothing, but comfortable. And even watch as a viewfinder and trigger the camera smartphone. You can remotely take photos – we put the phone somewhere and with the help of the watch we take pictures. For what? Hmm. I do not know.
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No and time!
Oh – I almost forgot. LG G Watch R shows a hour! So, in the end of the watch. And I must admit that in this role works very well. We have a choice of several motifs disc – from the classic and elegant watches wskazówkowych, by electronic straight from the 90s after quite extravagant. Shield is displayed in two modes – active, the actuator when the screen is touched by hand or we move properly and passive, which is always visible. The latter is used to save energy – because the screen is OLED, a continuous display a dark image is not emptied the battery too quickly.
With the advent of Android version 5 Wear Google has opened for developers to create their own targets for the watches. Nay, even set up a special section in your store Play. Many projects are free, for some of them you have to pay a few pounds. This change is a big attraction – there are really beautiful ideas, and a good display LG G Watch R makes the watch can be a real pride.
Many of the questions refers to the battery. Well – this is good and bad. With normal use, the battery easily enough for 1.5 days. Even with a sharp gallop is not scored against the evening – this is good news, many smartphones can not make that claim. On the other hand, it is a watch that you have (almost) daily charge.
In conclusion – LG G Watch R is very good SmartWatch. Properly executed, fast-acting, easy and convenient. However, it has a number of limitations that result from the functionality of the system and the lack of Android Wear Polish language. However, this limitation software, not hardware, and so many of them disappear soon along with the development of the system and applications. And the device itself should serve you well for a long time.
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