LG announces Watch Urbane LTE, its non-Android Wear Smartwatch with mobile payments and longest battery life

Earlier in the month, LG had announced that it would introduce its new Watch Urbane at the MWC and also gave us a glimpse of the Suave, elegant watch through a promo video a few days back. All this time LG had an LTE variant of the Watch Urbane up its sleeve which it has disclosed now. Watch Urbane LTE is the world’s first smartwatch with LTE support and it will also debut at the MWC 2015 early next month in Barcelona.

Watch Urbane LTE has many upgraded features compared to Watch Urbane. It allows you to make LTE phone calls directly from it without needing a smartphone. You can also hold voice chats like a walkie-talkie, share your GPS location and translate foreign speech. Like Apple Watch, this LG watch too will act as an e-wallet supporting NFC-based mobile payments.

The battery also gets a jump from 410 mAh to 700 mAh, offering the longest battery life compared to any other smartwatch currently in the market. The display turns off automatically when you take off the watch saving battery life. The watch has three control buttons on the right side instead of only one in its predecessor. These buttons help in speedy navigation and quick settings.

Another interesting fact is that Watch Urbane LTE will not be running Android Wear but will run LG’s own proprietary OS that will be compatible with all smartphones running Android 4.4 and above.

As for specs, the watch features the same 1.3-inch P-OLED display with 320×320 pixels resolution and 245ppi pixel density, a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 CPU, 4GB of internal storage and dust and water resistance with IP67 certification, but the RAM has been bumped from 512 MB to 1 GB.

Both the LG Watch Urbane and the Watch Urbane LTE smartwatches will be unveiled by LG at the MWC.

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Via BGR

LG announces Watch Urbane LTE, its non-Android Wear Smartwatch with mobile payments and longest battery life

LG releases the first promo video for its new Watch Urbane

About a week back LG had announced that it would be introducing its new smartwatch, the LG Watch Urbane at the MWC to be held in March in Barcelona. The South Korean company has now released a 60-second promo video that showcases the beautiful watch.

LG Watch Urbane is an all-metal luxury smartwatch powered by Android wear. The stylish watch is designed for the urban user and comes in polished gold and silver finish. It has a 1.3-inch P-OLED with a resolution of 320 x 320 and 245ppi, same as LG’s earlier G Watch R. However, the new watch is thin and has narrow bezels, and it can be worn by both men and women. Other specs include a Snapdragon 400 processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory and a 410mAh battery. It also has a heart rate monitor. The watch is dust and water resistant with IP67 certification.

The Watch Urbane video shows it to be a watch where “Contemporary and Classic Unite”. The video also shows the various watch faces and strap options available.  Any 22mm band of users’ choice can be fitted onto the watch.

LG says, “LG Watch Urbane will bring endless beauty, long-lasting ingenuity and essence of luxury to your life.”

LG Watch Urbane is available for pre-order at online retailer Expansys and the watch will be reserved for you for $410.50 which seems quite expensive. However, this is not the official price which remains undisclosed as yet.

Well, we will know more about the LG Watch Urbane at the MWC in a few days. Meanwhile, check out the promo video:

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LG releases the first promo video for its new Watch Urbane

LG to introduce luxury all-metal smartwatch Watch Urbane at MWC 2015

The South Korean company LG Electronics has announced that it will unveil a new all-metal Android Wear luxury smartwatch LG Watch Urbane at the MWC 2015 to be held next month in Barcelona, Spain. It is a stylish and elegant smartwatch designed for the sophisticated urban user.

LG Watch Urbane will have a full metal body and a changeable natural leather strap giving it a classic look. It will be available in polished Gold and Silver finish. The strap can be swapped with other 22mm wide bands.

President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company, Juno Cho said, “The LG Watch Urbane’s classic design and smart features make it the perfect smartwatch to complement our G Watch and G Watch R, which were designed as more casual and active devices”.

The Watch Urbane has 1.3-inch full circle P-OLED (320 x 320 resolution, 245ppi) display similar to the G Watch R but has even more narrow bezel and thinner profile so that it could be worn by both men and women. This smartwatch has a photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor to measure the wearer’s pulse and heart-rate during exercise. It has an ‘always-on’ ambient mode that shows the time continuously in dim mode and saves battery life. LG Watch Urbane has a touch-based UI and is compatible with smartphones running Android 4.3 or more.

Other specs of the device include a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, 512MB of LPDDR2 RAM, 4GB of internal storage and a 410mAh battery. The watch is dust and water proof with IP67 certification. Its dimensions are 45.5 x 52.2 x 10.9mm.

LG says that pricing and other details will be announced when the watch is made available in local markets.

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Via PhoneArena

LG to introduce luxury all-metal smartwatch Watch Urbane at MWC 2015