Google recently added a slew of Assistant features to Wear OS, and a new smartwatch could be an ideal showcase for those upgrades. LG's hardware showed up at the FCC mere days before Google I/O, which suggests that it might be announced at the developer event. There aren't any tangible launch details, but AH had the Watch Timepiece arriving "by June." And it's hard to ignore the convenient timing. The biggest improvement would be 768MB of RAM. The Timepiece wouldn't have GPS or NFC, and it'd use the same Snapdragon Wear 2100 processor and 4GB of storage that Google-powered watches have used since 2016. If you're hoping for a breakthrough in terms of performance, however, you'll be disappointed. The same rumor had the Timepiece using a stainless steel case, and there would even be a Watch Timepiece+ variant that would include a metal band in addition to the standard silicone strap. That might explain the unusual app view, as it wouldn't be surprising if the hands moved out of the way when necessary. The conventional watch hands would even perform other functions like you see with some hybrid smartwatches, such as compass or stopwatch. Even when the smartwatch portion ran out of battery, you'd still have basic time available for nearly 100 hours. There's no cellular access on this model, which suggests that it'd be a spiritual successor to the Watch Style - and there may be evidence to back up that claim.Ī late April rumor from AndroidHeadlines claimed that LG was readying the Watch Timepiece, a unique hybrid that would blend a Wear OS device (including a 1.2-inch 360 x 360 display) with a quartz watch. The usual vertical app list has been replaced by a Samsung Gear-style circular carousel (shown below) with the name of the selected app front and center. For one, this isn't using the usual Android Wear interface. All of which is a fairly standard assortment of specs for a Wear OS device. For context, we're getting around 36 hours out of the Apple Watch Series 4.Ever since Google rebranded Android Wear as Wear OS, there's been a lingering question: when would there be a new smartwatch to spearhead Google's wearable revival? Apparently, the answer is "soon." An FCC filing has revealed an LG-made Wear OS device that may just tout some unique features. The same source says that the LG Watch Timepiece will have a 1.2-inch 360 x 360 screen, a Snapdragon Wear 2100 chipset, 768MB of RAM, 4GB of storage and dimensions of 45.5 x 45.4 x 12.9mm, and will be available in New Aurora Black and Cloud Silver. The case is said to measure 46.5mm across and is 10.4mm thick, meaning this is a seriously large timepiece - remember, the new Apple Watch starts at 40mm, and previous generations were just 38mm wide.īut that large size could play into Huawei's hands, as the Watch GT will have a claimed 14 days of battery life (or seven days with the time permanently displayed), far longer than any other (non-hybrid) smartwatch currently on sale. LG's latest smartwatch, the Watch Urbane, is over two years old and due an update LGĪccording to an FCC filing - which interestingly mentions "scientific sleep tracking" - and leaked specs published by Israeli website Wisebuy ( Google Translate), the new Huawei watch will have a large 1.4-inch display with a resolution of 454 x 454. Said to arrive alongside the new Mate 20 smartphone at a media event in London and New York on October 16, the smartwatch will be one of the largest to date. Then, later this month, Huawei is expected to announce a new smartwatch of its own, called the Watch GT.
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