What are the best cellular smartwatches with a completely round display?

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What are the best cellular smartwatches with a completely round display?

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Best cellular smartwatches with a completely round display	Price	Weight	OS
-- Samsung Gear S2 3G	-	-	-
-- LG Watch Urbane LTE	-	115g	LG Wearable Platform / WebOS

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Samsung Gear S2 3G

Top Pro

Intuitive interface

Either the dial or swiping can be used to navigate between screens. You access widgets right of the watchface and notifications left of the watchface. You can use the dial to select an app, a button on the side to take a step back or a different button on the side to return to the homescreen. See More

Top Con

Tizen ecosystem lacks quality apps

S2 runs Samsung's own Tizen operating system. It currently has a lot less apps than Android Wear or Apple's Watch OS and a lot of third-party apps perform badly on the device. It's unclear if developers will start to develop Tizen apps in the near future. See More

Top Pro

Has a dial that makes interacting with the device easy

The watch has a rotating bezel for interface navigation that's both intuitive to use and provides actual tactile feedback. See More

Top Con

Somewhat thick

S2 3G is 0.52" (13.4mm) thick. See More

Top Pro

Includes a plethora of sensors

Gear S2 3G includes an accelerometer, a barometer, a gyroscope, a heart rate monitor, a proximity sensor, a compass, and a UV light sensor enabling developers to get very creative with their apps. See More

Top Con

Built-in voice controls are lacking

Top Pro

Supports wireless charging

Top Con

Proprietary strap mounts on the standard model

Because the strap mounts for the standard model are unique, it will be difficult to find different straps to use with the watch. The S2 Classic has standard 20mm quick-release pins, but that is not available as a 3G variant. See More

Top Pro

Good screen

S2 has a 1.2" 360 x 360 (302ppi) Super AMOLED display. It's bright enough to use outdoors and has good viewing angles. See More

Top Pro

Elegant design

It has a stainless steel body that makes it feel like a high quality product. See More

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Battery can last more than 2 days

There's a 300mah battery inside the S2 3G. It lasts 2 days on average with ambient lighting off and 1 day with ambient lighting on. See More

Top Pro

Water and dust resistant

The product is IP68 certified. The certification guarantees that the product can be submerged up to a meter and a half in water at room temperature for up to 30 minutes. See More

Top Pro

Built-in speaker and microphone

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LG Watch Urbane LTE

Top Pro

Allows making contactless payments

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

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

Specs

Weight:115g

OS:LG Wearable Platform / WebOS

RAM:1GB

CPU:Snapdragon 400 1.2 Ghz

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Top Pro

Good build quality

The watch has a solid metal body with a clasp-based band. See More

Top Con

Confusing interface

The interface takes some getting used to as apart from dedicated home and settings buttons, the navigation feels random - sometimes swipes don't work where you'd expect them to work, sometimes cycling doesn't work where you'd expect it to work. 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

Top Con

Designed to be paired with a smartphone

While the watch can work fine on its own, certain apps and functionality work better when the watch is paired with a phone. See More

Top Con

Somewhat slow

Opening and closing apps takes enough time to where the watch feels unresponsive. See More

Top Con

Bulky

The watch is among the thickest smartwatches around and has a considerable weight to it. See More

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What are the best cellular smartwatches with a completely round display?

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Samsung Gear S2 3G

My Recommendation for Samsung Gear S2 3G

My Recommendation for Samsung Gear S2 3G

Intuitive interface

Tizen ecosystem lacks quality apps

Has a dial that makes interacting with the device easy

Somewhat thick

Includes a plethora of sensors

Built-in voice controls are lacking

Supports wireless charging

Proprietary strap mounts on the standard model

Good screen

Elegant design

Battery can last more than 2 days

Water and dust resistant

Built-in speaker and microphone

LG Watch Urbane LTE

My Recommendation for LG Watch Urbane LTE

My Recommendation for LG Watch Urbane LTE

Allows making contactless payments

Non-removable leather strap

Good build quality

Confusing interface

Water and dust resistant

Designed to be paired with a smartphone

Somewhat slow

Bulky

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