What is the best round smartwatch?

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6 Options Considered

Best round smartwatch	Price	OS	RAM
-- Huawei Watch	-	Android Wear	512MB
-- LG Watch Urbane LTE	-	LG Wearable Platform / WebOS	1GB
-- LG Watch Urbane	-	Android Wear	512MB
-- LG G Watch R	-	-	-
-- Moto 360	-	Android Wear	512MB

Huawei Watch

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Top Pro

Good display

At 286ppi Huawei has the best pixel density of any smartwatches currently available and is protected by sapphire glass. See More

Top Con

Somewhat thick

The watch is just slightly too thick for comfort. See More

Specs

OS:Android Wear

CPU:Snapdragon 400 1.2 Ghz

Top Pro

Good build quality

The watch has a corrosive-resistant stainless steel unibody casing that measure 42mm in diameter and a sapphire display. See More

Top Pro

Can be used with gloves and wet hands

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Supports Google Fit and Jawbone

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Measures elevation

Built-in barometer is capable of measuring elevation. See More

Top Pro

Customizable

The watch is available in gold, silver, and black finishes and has standard 18mm interchangeable straps. See More

LG Watch Urbane LTE

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Top Con

Needs a separate data plan

Running the watch in parallel with a smartphone will require a separate data plan. See More

Top Pro

Allows making contactless payments

Built-in NFC connectivity allows making contactless payments via the watch. See More

Specs

OS:LG Wearable Platform / WebOS

CPU:Snapdragon 400 1.2 Ghz

Top Con

Non-removable leather strap

The strap includes antennas that are required for LTE capabilities and LG's proprietary NFC payment solution and as such are non-removable. See More

Top Pro

Works without a smartphone

The LTE version of the watch doesn't need to be tethered to a smartphone and can still make phone calls, send messages, check email, etc. See More

Top Pro

Water and dust resistant

The product is IP67 certified. The certification guarantees that the product can be submerged up to a meteer in water at room temperature for up to 30 minutes. See More

LG Watch Urbane

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Battery promises 30 hours of normal usage

Top Con

Bulky

Specs

OS:Android Wear

CPU:Snapdragon 400 1.2 Ghz

Top Pro

Water and dust resistant

The product is IP67 certified. The certification guarantees that the product can be submerged up to a meteer in water at room temperature for up to 30 minutes. See More

Top Con

Lacks built-in GPS

Top Pro

Measures elevation

Built-in barometer is capable of measuring elevation. See More

Top Pro

Replaceable watch bands

Urbane has standard 22mm watch bands. See More

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Two color options

The watch is available in classy silver and shiny gold colors. See More

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Heart rate monitor

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Compatible with most Android Wear apps

LG G Watch R

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Great specs for fast speeds

The G Watch R has 4GB of internal storage, a 1.2GHz processor, and 512MB of RAM. See More

Top Con

Inconsistent voice command accuracy

This watch is highly accurate for short commands like setting a timer or asking for directions, but longer commands are often misinterpreted. See More

Top Pro

Glare resistant high quality 320x320 screen

The G Watch R has a sharper resolution than the previous version, and is meant to promote visibility in direct sunlight. See More

Top Con

Two day battery life

While the battery in this watch is much better than some of the alternatives, it still has a long way to go in order to become a competitor with the top smart-watches in terms of battery life. See More

Top Pro

Water and dust resistant

It's IP67 certified. This watch will do fine in the rain, shower, or while washing hands - but it shouldn't be submerged in water frequently. It's waterproof to one meter for 30 minutes. See More

Top Con

Expensive

The MSRP price is $350. See More

Top Pro

Appears to be a traditional watch

The LG G Watch R is not nearly as attention seeking as other smartwatches. See More

Top Con

No ambient light sensor

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Can be customized with any 22mm watch strap

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Lacks a GPS sensor

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PPG heart-rate sensor

Moto 360

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Wireless charging

Moto 360 is compatible with any Qi wireless charger. See More

Top Con

Ancient SoC

Motorola's choice in internal socket for the Moto 360 was a baffling one: the TI OMAP 3, a processor that debuted several years ago. This makes the Moto 360 both weaker and more inefficient than competing smartwatches. While lag may not be apparent on the watch today, future updates to Android Wear OS might need more power than the watch can provide. See More

Specs

OS:Android Wear

CPU:Snapdragon 400 1.2 Ghz

Top Pro

Ambient light sensor allows automatically adjusting brightness

The Moto 360 includes an ambient light sensor that helps automatically adjust screen's brightness based on how light or dark are your surroundings. See More

Top Con

The display is not completely round

A small part at the bottom of the display is missing for it to be completely circular. See More

Top Pro

Lightweight

Weighs just 39 grams. See More

Top Con

No third-party bands

The customizable bands are not standard and that means you can only exchange the 360-specific band for another 360-specific band. See More

Top Pro

Comfortable even for small wrists

Top Con

Back can crack

The back can crack with the standard wristband. Mostly seen with small wrist owners. See More

Top Pro

Bright, responsive screen that lights up as its lifted

Lifting the watch will turn on the screen. See More

Top Con

Poor battery life

The Moto 360 has a 320mAh battery that lasts on average about 12 hours. See More

Top Pro

Good build quality

Moto 360 uses premium materials - a stainless steel body and real leather strap. See More

Top Pro

Water and dust resistant

The product is IP67 certified. The certification guarantees that the product can be submerged up to a meteer in water at room temperature for up to 30 minutes. See More

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Band and body customization options are available

Moto 360 has multiple bands and bodies to choose from. See More

Top Pro

Heart rate monitor

The 360 won't monitor hear continuously, but it can take "snapshots" of it when requested. See More

Top Pro

Moto 360 has multiple, good-looking watchfaces to choose from that can be customized further

The smartwatch has a good selection of high-quality, elegant watchfaces. Additionally, Moto's app Connect allows changing background and color of different elements for these watchfaces (with some of them having additional, watchface-specific options). See More

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