LG's latest smartwatch is Android Wear, and overtake smartphones

(Photo: LG Watch Urbane LTE is equipped with SIM slot and NFC (short -range wireless communication))

Just a few days after the smart watch with a stylish appearance, LG Watch Urbane, LG announced a second model.LG Watch Urbane LTE is unlike the LG Watch Urbane equipped with Android Wear, and software is run on WebOS and there is no need to connect to a mobile phone.The SIM is built into the terminal, and it is possible to receive and send telephone calls.

The smart watch that works alone has been on sale.Famous is Samsung Gear S.However, this is the first time this product has made high -speed 4G LTE connection possible.The appearance is very similar to the LG Watch Urbane, which was inspired by LG G Watch R.

It's not surprising that LG has released a smart watch without Android Wear.The information has been leaked in various forms for the past 12 months.At the CES in January, an anonymous corporate executive was "in the field where the market (called smartwatch) (a smartwatch) can dominate the market, and we are gradually building an ecosystem."He said.

LG "Wearable Platform"

LG Watch URBANE LTE is the first LG smart watch with no Android Wear

Whatever the intention of LG to escape from Google's control, LG Watch Urbane LTE had no choice but to develop its own software.Because Android Wear requires a connected smartphone.Samsung's Gear S is the most direct competitive product for LG Watch Urbane LTE, which is running on Samsung's unique Tizen OS.

LG describes this new smartwatch software as "LG Wearable Platform Operating System developed exclusively for our wearable products."In this statement, webos is not directly named.In addition, LG tells Verge that it is not emphasized in the viewpoint of WebOS.However, it would be surprising if the company's dedicated OS was working on the development of two completely different OSs, not webos.

The LG Watch Urbane LTE also has an NFC that can use mobile payments and identification services, and a healthy tracking sensor containing a heart rate monitor.Both Urbane Smart Watch will be unveiled on next week's Mobile World Congress.So we will know more about this software.

Related products will be required for comfortable use

I still don't know how many users do not need a smartphone and jump to a smartwatch.Like the morning jogging, there are certain situations where it is useful.1 but 1.With only a 3 -inch screen, it will be severe in terms of productivity when going out.

SMARTWATCH Group, an independent research institution, estimates that Samsung sold 1.56 million smartwatches in 2014, but it is not indicated how much Gear S sold.Other startup companies seem to be on the same strategy.Neptune Duo (unreleased) will also be a smartwatch that allows you to send and receive calls.

You can receive almost everything, such as receiving telephone or notifications on the go with a smartwatch (especially when combined with Bluetooth headphones), web browsing, creation of e-mail, and browsing photos.right.The small screen size is a fatal disadvantage.

Top image provision: LG

David nield [Original text]

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