After a recent software update, battery life has increased for some users up to 45% and it now easily lasts a day no matter which screen mode you choose. So how does it compare to its main rivals? The Moto 360 struggled to last a day with its ambient screen on in our first test. Getting one full day out of it should never be a problem – and that’s more than could be said of most Android Wear devices. So while you won’t quite get two days out of it in normal use, you probably could if you were careful. You could further extend battery life by turning ambient mode off: do this and the screen will stay completely blank until the R detects that you’re looking at it, or you interact with it. The watch face becomes monochrome (which can help extend battery further, thanks to the OLED screen), until a notification comes through or you activate it with a tap. At 1:30pm the following day it still had 27% remaining.ĭuring this time, we set the screen brightness to two (out of a maximum of six) for the majority of the time, as it was bright enough to read everything comfortably.Įven better, this was all with the always-on Ambient Mode turned on, which is a low-power mode that kicks in after a few seconds of inactivity. We didn’t bother charging it overnight, instead just turning it off then firing it up in the morning with the same 45% left in the tank. We even cranked up the brightness for a while.įast forward 16 hours and we still had 45% battery remaining. Here’s a case study: we started one work day with 100% charge, used the R throughout the day to read and delete scores of emails, plus view notifications from WhatsApp, Slack and Instagram. We’re still not entirely sure why this was the case, and it hasn’t happened since, but we’ll be keeping an eye on the situation and will update this review if it happens again.įor the rest of the week however, battery life has been much better. On the first day however, we were left a little disappointed: the G Watch R seemed to drain much faster than it should have done. Its far newer processor is also more power efficient than the Moto 360’s chip, so we had high hopes for battery life. LG has gifted the G Watch R with a 410mAh battery, which is larger than the 360’s 320mAh offering. However, considering the fact that it is set to be announced tomorrow, we won’t have to wait for a long time to find out what LG is looking to offer here.A battery that powers through a day without flinching The watch is said to be offered in two color options – New Aurora Black and Cloud Silver, but that wraps up pretty much everything that we know about the watch. It’ll also have Wi-Fi 802.11n, and Bluetooth 4.2 will be on board however, don’t expect it to have cellular support.Īs of now, we don’t know how much the watch would cost nor do we know how it’ll look. Talking about the specs, the watch is said to be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 2100 chipset along with 4GB of eMMC storage and 768 MB of RAM. Sadly, it doesn’t look like the watch will have NFC or GPS, which is indeed quite disappointing. The LG Watch Timepiece is also said to be feature swappable watch bands made by LG as well as other third-party offerings. The watch is also said to be IP68-certified, meaning it’ll be resistant to dust and water, just like the LG Watch Style and LG Watch Sport. It is also said to be LG’s first watch to ship with Google’s rebranded Wear OS out of the box. The publications says the LG Watch Timepiece will likely have analog watch hands over a 1.2-inch circular LCD panel.
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