Sony Smartwatch 2 Hands-On: A Water-Resistant Watch With 300+ Apps
By Daniel P. Howley, LAPTOP Staff Writer | Sep 5, 2013 10:51 AM EDT 0 0 Google +0 0
Samsung's new Galaxy Gear smartwatch may be getting the sum of the adoration here at IFA 2013, yet its not the main diversion around the local area. Sony has additionally advertised another watch of its own, the Smartwatch 2. The Android-controlled Smartwatch 2 characteristics a 1.6-inch 220 x 176-pixel transflective LCD show, which is a touch more diminutive and lower determination than the Galaxy Gear's 1.63-inch, 320 x 320 Super AMOLED screen. Sony's watch likewise characteristics an aluminum outline and your decision of elastic or stainless steel groups.
Wow, and did we say you can wear it underwater? The truth is out, Sony's watch, such as its Xperia Z1 cell phone, has an Ip57 water safety rating. That means you can keep it strapped to your wrist in up to 3 feet of water for 30 minutes. So is Sony's Smartwatch 2 the genuine smartwatch to demolish? We went hands-onto figure out.
MORE: 5 Reasons You'll Wear a Smartwatch
At 1.7 x 1.6 x 0.35 inches and weighing 4.3 ounces, the Smartwatch 2 is littler, yet heavier than Smasung's Galaxy Gear, which measures 2.2 x 1.4 x 0.44 inches and weighs 2.6 ounces. Still, the Smartwatch 2 was exceptionally agreeable to wear. A NFC radio, spotted on the Smartwatch 2′s back board considers brisk one-touch paring with any Android 4.0 and higher mechanism. Samsung's watch will just work with the organization's Galaxy Note 3 and Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) at launch, before growing to other Samsung gadgets.
The Smartwatch 2 characteristics an all new interface that leaves Sony's the definitive Smartwatch in the dust. The watch face now characteristics three capacitive Android catches for Back, Home and Settings. Subsequently, route is much less demanding on the Smartwatch 2 than its forerunner. The main other bind is the force catch arranged on the telephone's correct side. A microusb port on its left side takes into account charging and information exchange.
The interface is an altered form of Android. You swipe crosswise over home screens populated by your different applications and tap to open them. At the highest point of the screen you'll discover an electric cell pointer, Bluetooth association status marker and, obviously, the time. Despite the fact that simple to go, the Smartwatch 2′s interface isn't practically as polished as the one discovered on Samsung's Galaxy Gear.
The Smartwatch 2′s applications library is similarly colossal for a watch, at 300 and tallying. That is thank to counter directionally similarity with the definitive Smartwatch's applications. Numerous different applications have additionally been redesigned to exploit the Smartwatch 2′s bigger showcase. The Gmail application, for instance, has been upgraded to give not just a rundown of your latest messages, however the capability to read whole headings and messages. Likewise, clients can read their most recent Facebook redesigns utilizing the Facebook application. Keeping in mind the Smartwatch 2 might not have its own Polaroid as the Galaxy Gear does, clients can even now see slideshows of pictures taken utilizing their matched mechanism.
As the Gear, you can likewise utilize the Smartwatch 2 to place telephone calls. In any case, in light of the fact that there is no mouthpiece or speaker on the watch, you'll still need to utilize a Bluetooth headset combined with your telephone, or your telephone itself, to talk with individuals.
Generally, Sony's Smartwatch 2 resembles a robust soldier in the smartwatch wars. Its presentation may be minor and moderately low-determination contrasted with the Galaxy Gear, however the Smartwatch 2′s application library and convenience help it to set up a great battle. We'll reserve our final thoughts on Sony’s SmartWatch 2 until we can perform our full review, so stay tuned.
By Daniel P. Howley, LAPTOP Staff Writer | Sep 5, 2013 10:51 AM EDT 0 0 Google +0 0
Samsung's new Galaxy Gear smartwatch may be getting the sum of the adoration here at IFA 2013, yet its not the main diversion around the local area. Sony has additionally advertised another watch of its own, the Smartwatch 2. The Android-controlled Smartwatch 2 characteristics a 1.6-inch 220 x 176-pixel transflective LCD show, which is a touch more diminutive and lower determination than the Galaxy Gear's 1.63-inch, 320 x 320 Super AMOLED screen. Sony's watch likewise characteristics an aluminum outline and your decision of elastic or stainless steel groups.
Wow, and did we say you can wear it underwater? The truth is out, Sony's watch, such as its Xperia Z1 cell phone, has an Ip57 water safety rating. That means you can keep it strapped to your wrist in up to 3 feet of water for 30 minutes. So is Sony's Smartwatch 2 the genuine smartwatch to demolish? We went hands-onto figure out.
MORE: 5 Reasons You'll Wear a Smartwatch
At 1.7 x 1.6 x 0.35 inches and weighing 4.3 ounces, the Smartwatch 2 is littler, yet heavier than Smasung's Galaxy Gear, which measures 2.2 x 1.4 x 0.44 inches and weighs 2.6 ounces. Still, the Smartwatch 2 was exceptionally agreeable to wear. A NFC radio, spotted on the Smartwatch 2′s back board considers brisk one-touch paring with any Android 4.0 and higher mechanism. Samsung's watch will just work with the organization's Galaxy Note 3 and Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) at launch, before growing to other Samsung gadgets.
The Smartwatch 2 characteristics an all new interface that leaves Sony's the definitive Smartwatch in the dust. The watch face now characteristics three capacitive Android catches for Back, Home and Settings. Subsequently, route is much less demanding on the Smartwatch 2 than its forerunner. The main other bind is the force catch arranged on the telephone's correct side. A microusb port on its left side takes into account charging and information exchange.
The interface is an altered form of Android. You swipe crosswise over home screens populated by your different applications and tap to open them. At the highest point of the screen you'll discover an electric cell pointer, Bluetooth association status marker and, obviously, the time. Despite the fact that simple to go, the Smartwatch 2′s interface isn't practically as polished as the one discovered on Samsung's Galaxy Gear.
The Smartwatch 2′s applications library is similarly colossal for a watch, at 300 and tallying. That is thank to counter directionally similarity with the definitive Smartwatch's applications. Numerous different applications have additionally been redesigned to exploit the Smartwatch 2′s bigger showcase. The Gmail application, for instance, has been upgraded to give not just a rundown of your latest messages, however the capability to read whole headings and messages. Likewise, clients can read their most recent Facebook redesigns utilizing the Facebook application. Keeping in mind the Smartwatch 2 might not have its own Polaroid as the Galaxy Gear does, clients can even now see slideshows of pictures taken utilizing their matched mechanism.
As the Gear, you can likewise utilize the Smartwatch 2 to place telephone calls. In any case, in light of the fact that there is no mouthpiece or speaker on the watch, you'll still need to utilize a Bluetooth headset combined with your telephone, or your telephone itself, to talk with individuals.
Generally, Sony's Smartwatch 2 resembles a robust soldier in the smartwatch wars. Its presentation may be minor and moderately low-determination contrasted with the Galaxy Gear, however the Smartwatch 2′s application library and convenience help it to set up a great battle. We'll reserve our final thoughts on Sony’s SmartWatch 2 until we can perform our full review, so stay tuned.
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