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LG G-Watch | The Perfect Entry Level Smartwatch?

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Hello Everybody!

 

Today I am looking at the LG G-Watch. The G-Watch isn't exactly new, but it still offers some really compelling value at $100, making it one of the most affordable android wear smartwatches on the market.

 

Here is my full review:

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I'm very upset with you. I was gonna get the Moto 360, but now this is $50 cheaper and I don't know what I want.

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I'm very upset with you. I was gonna get the Moto 360, but now this is $50 cheaper and I don't know what I want.

 

I know that feeling. Honestly, for a $50 difference I would say that the design of the Moto 360 would be worth that price difference, and if you think you are going to be getting a decent amount of use out of it then it would be worth it. For me the Moto 360 would be at least $200, so the G-Watch made sense. In the end it depends on how much the design matters to you, but since it is a fashion accessory to a certain extent the Moto 360 wins in that department. 

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You made a comment about motion gestures and something I have found( with moto 360) is that if i whip it works perfectly to wake it up every time. Also i enjoy using motion gestures to scroll threw notifications but i also ocationaly get some wierd looks for it.

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You made a comment about motion gestures and something I have found( with moto 360) is that if i whip it works perfectly to wake it up every time. Also i enjoy using motion gestures to scroll threw notifications but i also ocationaly get some wierd looks for it.

 

I do try whipping it up, and it does work sometimes. However, I have still found it pretty inconsistent for actually waking it up. And the motion gestures are something which are cool, but you do get some strange looks hahaha!

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Which watchface is that?

 

It is the 'Simply Lines' watchface which works with facer, you can download it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Facer/comments/3g6y59/watchface_simply_lines_a_clean_digital_watch_face/

To get it to work with my G-Watch I had to do a little bit of tweaking to get everything aligned properly. 

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I'm very upset with you. I was gonna get the Moto 360, but now this is $50 cheaper and I don't know what I want.

I haven't tried the G Watch yet But I had a Moto 360 and the battery life was just too low. If I used it a lot I could run out of battery in the first 8 hours away from the charger light usage got me from the charger too the end of my work day with 18- 22% battery just too little to depend on. I had too return mine because of it. (this was after the battery improvement updates)

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Going to be honest; with the style production quality of your videos, I can definitely see you becoming a popular tech YouTuber in the future. Great review!

 

Thank you, I'm glad you think so! It's a really competitive market on Youtube right now, so getting noticed is difficult. I'm glad you enjoyed my review though!

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I haven't tried the G Watch yet But I had a Moto 360 and the battery life was just too low. If I used it a lot I could run out of battery in the first 8 hours away from the charger light usage got me from the charger too the end of my work day with 18- 22% battery just too little to depend on. I had too return mine because of it. (this was after the battery improvement updates)

 

Did you find it that bad? I haven't had experience with the 360 myself, so I didn't realise that the battery life was that bad. I would like to get my hands on a 360 at some point and try it out, and I also wonder if the second generation will improve on the battery issues the original had. 

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Did you find it that bad? I haven't had experience with the 360 myself, so I didn't realise that the battery life was that bad. I would like to get my hands on a 360 at some point and try it out, and I also wonder if the second generation will improve on the battery issues the original had. 

a lot of people think it was the older processor that caused the bad battery life.  The new one is using a more modern SOC. I'm hopeful for the gen 2.

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