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"circular smartwatch" refers to a type of wearable device on your wrist that has a round or circular display instead of a square or rectangular one.
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At the time there weren't many
circular smartwatches on the market, so between that, the steel casing, and the circular display — complete with the «flat tire» at bottom — it was tough not to draw the immediate comparison.
tagline, the device looks to be a classy
circular smartwatch coming in gold, silver, and black variants and a few different band styles.
Details are still scarce about Samsung's
circular smartwatch plans, and SamMobile admits that it does not know whether the device will be running the Tizen OS, similar to what's available on the Gear 2, or Android Wear, an option that Samsung used for the Gear Live watch and what is available on the Moto 360.
This
fully circular smartwatch may be running Android Wear and competing against the likes of the Moto 360 and Asus ZenWatch, but LG argues that it's the product of a long - term project rather than a kneejerk reaction.
At 1.5 - inches, it's one of the
biggest circular smartwatch displays I've seen, larger than the Moto 360 and Huawei Watch's, both with 1.4 - inch displays, although, the extra 0.1 - inch doesn't add much to the usability.
The Moto 360, a popular Android smartwatch, proved a circular design can work well, even with the issue of the flat - tire (which has since been addressed by
other circular smartwatch manufacturers).
That includes the Moto 360, the
striking circular smartwatch that Motorola announced alongside Google's Android Wear project earlier this year.
It managed to turn a lot of heads during the show because of its beautiful design, and I believe we'll all agree that the Huawei Watch screams «premium», no matter which way you look at it, and it will definitely be able to compete with the other three
metallic circular smartwatches out in the market, the Motorola Moto 360, LG G Watch R and LG Watch Urbane.
Motorola's smartwatch is truly a beautiful device, no matter whether you
like circular smartwatches (or watches in general) you have to admit that Motorola did a great job as far as the design goes here.
We're nearing the one year anniversary mark of the first generation Moto 360's original unveiling, and it's about time for Motorola to show us what it has up its sleeves for the next iteration of its
famed circular smartwatch — if said next generation does exist in the first place.
BERLIN — It won't beat the Moto 360 to retail, but LG's G Watch R might be
the circular smartwatch that tech enthusiasts — the male ones at least — are clamoring for during the holidays.
The Gear S2,
a circular smartwatch that runs Tizen while allowing Android smartphone pairing compatibility for non-Samsung smartphone users.
This circular smartwatch uses LG's own wearable platform, based partly on the webOS platform the South Korean brand acquired in 2013.
For now,
circular smartwatches are in.
To recap, the Gear S2 is Samsung's first
circular smartwatch, and its first to work on other Android devices.
But slowly
the circular smartwatches came and took over the market for their appealing design.
Other people simply don't prefer
the circular smartwatch time, and they're looking for something square, which is fine as well, the ZenWatch and Sony Smartwatch 3 are great offerings, and there are always the Gear Live and the G Watch available if that's what you prefer.
Then Motorola revealed the Moto 360,
a circular smartwatch that received a lot of positive reactions.
However, we here are SamMobile were aware that Samsung was developing
a circular smartwatch since August last year; then the patents showed up, and we recently leaked exclusive info on Project Orbis, the codename for Samsung's round smartwatch.
OnePlus was working on
a circular smartwatch along the lines of the Moto 360 last year, but the product never saw the light of day.
Pebble, the company behind e-paper display featuring affordable smartwatches, has just unveiled the Pebble Time Round as its first
circular smartwatch.
Only in China, that is, at least for the time being, with
the circular smartwatch in particular looking like it could easily woo a global audience.
If you want
a circular smartwatch face, the Moto 360 is your only choice for the time being, though we don't know the exact measurements or resolution right now.
When Samsung teased the Gear S2, it showed
a circular smartwatch with an unfamiliar interface.
The world clearly needs
another circular smartwatch, and Huawei is hoping that its unimaginatively - titled Huawei Watch will be the one to end up on your wrist.
Now on the third generation of Android Wear - powered smartwatches, ASUS is paving the way with its first
circular smartwatch.