When comparing Moto 360 vs LG Watch Urbane, the Slant community recommends LG Watch Urbane for most people. In the question“What is the best round smartwatch?” LG Watch Urbane is ranked 3rd while Moto 360 is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose LG Watch Urbane is:
If your watch is out of bluetooth range of your phone, it will connect to available Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi takes more power than bluetooth, but it allows you to not have to carry your phone all the time and still receive notifications.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Not immediately noticeable it's a smartwatch
The Moto 360 is slightly bigger than an average watch at 46mm, but it doesn't stand out from other, regular watches at first glance.
Pro Wireless charging
Moto 360 is compatible with any Qi wireless charger.
Pro Band and body customization options are available
Moto 360 has multiple bands and bodies to choose from.
Pro Good build quality
Moto 360 uses premium materials - a stainless steel body and real leather strap.
Pro Water and dust resistant
It's IP67 certified.
Pro Lightweight
Weighs just 39 grams.
Pro Circular design
Except for a small part at the bottom, this is the first Android Wear watch to have a completely circular display.
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).
Pro Heart rate monitor
The 360 won't monitor your hear continuously, but it can take "snapshots" of your heart rate when requested.
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.
Pro Comfortable even for small wrists
Pro Bright, responsive screen that quickly lights up as you lift it
Lifting the watch will turn on the screen.
Pro Built-in Wi-Fi
If your watch is out of bluetooth range of your phone, it will connect to available Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi takes more power than bluetooth, but it allows you to not have to carry your phone all the time and still receive notifications.
Pro Classical style
The bezel isn't too large, and especially from a distance it could be mistaken for a regular watch. It's the type of watch that you can wear everyday, even to work without looking like a computer on your wrist.
Pro Fitness tracking
There is a PPG Heart rate monitor on-board, and it will track your heart rate.
Pro Two color options
The watch is available in classy silver and shiny gold colors.
Pro Water and dust resistant
The product is IP67 certified. The certification guarantees that the product can be submerged up to a meter in water at room temperature for up to 30 minutes.
Pro Measures elevation
Built-in barometer is capable of measuring elevation.
Pro Replaceable watch bands
Urbane has standard 22mm watch bands.
Pro Compatible with most Android Wear apps
Because it is round there will be a few apps that don't work properly, but the vast majority of apps will work.
Pro Decent battery life
The watch will always allow for at least a full day (unless you are constantly playing games on it), but usually will last for 2 full days even with ambient mode on (always on). The OLED display helps with this - with a black background for watch faces the display isn't lighting up the black pixels, greatly reducing the power draw in ambient mode.
Cons
Con Poor battery life
The Moto 360 has a 320mAh battery that lasts on average about 12 hours.
Con The display is not completely round
A small part at the bottom of the display is missing for it to be completely circular.
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.
Con Back can crack
The back can crack with the standard wristband. Mostly seen with small wrist owners.
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.
Con Lacks built-in GPS
Some smartwatches have built-in GPS which allows them to track runs without needing to carry your phone with you, allowing you to use your watch as a fitness tracker. The Urbane doesn't have this ability.
Con Bulky
The G Watch R is 10.9mm thick and weighs 66g. It will take some time to get used to wearing it, especially if you previously haven't worn a watch.