Motorola Moto 360 goes on sale with a price tag of $249.99

The long wait is finally over and the eagerly awaited Moto 360, Motorola’s elegant round smartwatch has been released for sale. Although the Motorola Moto 360 was announced long back, its major details and pricing was not revealed. Well, now the smartwatch has been put up for sale and all its particulars are available.

The Motorola Moto 360 sets itself apart from the other currently available smartwatches due to its round shape. Moto 360 is the only round-shaped Android Wear smartwatch available in the market today. However, this exclusivity will be short lived considering that LG’s round-faced G Watch R is poised to enter the arena soon. Word is that Samsung is also planning to make round smartwatches.

The features of the Moto 360 are almost as expected and the device is priced at $249.99. Last month, Best Buy had accidently revealed the price tag and specs of the Motorola Moto 360 smartwatch and it seems that they had the details right.

Let’s have a look at the specs:

Display: 1.56”, 320 x 290 resolution, 205ppi, Backlit LCD, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 cover for protection

Processor: TI OMAP3

Memory: 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage

Connectivity: Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy

Sensors: Pedometer, Optical heart rate monitor

Battery: 320mAh, all day battery life (mixed use), wireless charging with charging dock provided with it

Compatibility: Smartphones running Android 4.3 and above

Dimensions: 46mm diameter, 11.5mm height

Weight: 49g (Leather band model)

Available in 3 models:

* Light stainless steel case with gray Horween leather band

* Dark stainless steel case with black Horween leather band

* Light stainless steel case with stone Horween leather band

Motorola Moto 360 has a single physical button on the side, vibration motor and dual microphones. The smartwatch is IP67 certified and can withstand submersion in water for 30 minutes at 1 meter depth.

Metal band option will be available later in the fall for $299.99. Those buying Moto 360 now will have an option to buy the metal band later for $79.99. Separate leather bands will also be available for $29.99. The Moto 360 can be purchased through Motorola’s website, Google Play and Best Buy.

Motorola Moto 360 goes on sale with a price tag of $249.99

Choose any Watch Face from the huge Wear Face Collection for your Android Wear Watch

Wear Face Collection is the largest and most impressive collection of Android Wear watch faces available. Another good thing about it is that the entire collection is available as a package via a single app. Several built-in watch face design options are available with the smartwatches but thanks to xda app developer cyberniko, there are plenty more that you can download and use. The Wear Face Collection is available on the Google Play Store.

Wear Face Collection features several attractive watch faces that you can choose from. The watch faces include casual, design and classic styles and the collection is growing day by day. You can choose the watch face you want for your Samsung Galaxy Gear Live or the LG G Watch. Motorola Moto 360 is also supported by the app but circular watch faces are not yet available. They may be made available when the Moto 360 is released.

The Wear Face Collection will install both on your Android smartphone and your smart watch.  When you install the app on your smartphone, it automatically gets installed on your watch. You can activate the app on your smartwatch by long-pressing on its face and selecting “wear face collection”.  You can then select the watch face that you like. At least half of the watch faces in the Wear Face Collection are offered for free.

If you are looking to spice up your watch face collection, head over to Google Play Store Wear Face Collection and download the app.

Check out some more watch faces below:

Choose any Watch Face from the huge Wear Face Collection for your Android Wear Watch