The Moto 360 Watch: A Second-Generation Smartwatch That's a Great Start

Hey what is up guys M kbd here and I don't know if it's just me but it seems like every press event I go to has terrible lighting so to keep it consistent this whole video will have terrible lighting. Just in time for Android Wear to become officially compatible with the iPhone, we get the new Moto 360 watch, which is official and looks pretty hot.

Basically, they took the old one made a few improvements based on the feedback we gave and made it a lot better. First of all, there are now three main versions of the Moto 360 watch itself - a small diameter, a large diameter, and a woman's version. The small is 42 mm, the woman's is also 42 mm but with some specialized bands and material options, and the large is 46 mm which is the same size as the original.

We're still rocking the same round shape that got the Moto 360 its name. You might notice that bar at the bottom; it cuts off a little tiny bit of the display yes, but it houses the sensors and wraps around the LCD a little bit. Honestly, after using the original Moto 360 for so long, it's really not that much of an issue to me anymore.

Yes, it would be cool to have a full uninterrupted Circle, but it's either that or bigger bezels. Motorola is really proud of the Moto 360's huge screen-to-bezel ratio, and everything else is slightly updated and way more customizable as it's now in Motomaker. Most Smartwatches let you customize it by picking a band; Motomaker basically takes that to the next level letting you pick a watch case color, the watch bezel color, and the band all separately.

So, you can have actually a color of the bezel independent of the body which is pretty cool. There are also band options available as you'd expect, and all these bands are quick swappable so Motorola made it pretty easy to decide if you want to switch up the look or get a new band as a gift.

You can use the lugs to quickly pop off your current band and attach a new one; I did it myself with my huge hands and it only took a minute. The woman's version has slightly different lugs, but overall, this brings the Moto 360 up to match other Smartwatches like the Apple watch in terms of making the band switching easy.

I'm curious to see how durable this connection with the Bands To The Watch will be over time; it seems fine now and was easy for me to do in person, uh. But with a lot of band switching, it'll be interesting to see. Moto 360 is now IP67 water-resistant and dust-resistant meaning you can shower with it if you want.

They updated the internal specs which was actually concerned with the performance of the old watch so now it's rocking a quadcore Snapdragon 400 and adreno 305. Four GB of internal storage and half a GB of RAM, we still have a heart rate monitor, and we still have wireless charging but there is one spec that I am still worried about - naturally the battery.

A smartwatch is a small device they struggle with this usually, the Moto 360 now has a 400 mAh battery in the large version and a 300 mAH battery in the small and the woman's version on the large version. I was quoted at the event that it'll get apparently two full days of normal use but that's without ambient mode.

I have to say about the battery life until the full review is we shall see. Overall, I'm pretty pumped to get my hands on the smartwatch to use it full time. It starts at $299 which is not cheap for a smartwatch or anything like that, but I'm willing to give it a shot because the OG Moto 360 for so long was my go-to SmartWatch.

Oh and also there's a sport version coming out later this year as a sort of a separate device but it has a built-in GPS and a unique new display technology sort of combining a regular LCD with a low contrast gray reflective ambient display tech. This one will likely get its own review when it comes out, overall though.

I got to admit pretty pumped for the wave of second-generation smartwatches starting to come out and this looks like a pretty good start to that anyway can't wait to customize one and use it full time obviously thanks for watching this first-handson and impressions video and I'll talk to you guys in the next one peace

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey what is up guys M kbd here and I don't know if it's just me but it seems like every press event I go to has terrible lighting so to keep it consistent this whole video will have terrible lighting so just in time for Android Wear to become officially compatible with the iPhone we get the new Moto 360 it's official and it looks pretty hot basically they took the old one made a few improvements based on the feedback we gave and made it a lot better first of all there are now three main versions of the Moto 360 watch itself a small diameter a large diameter and a woman's version small is 42 mm woman's is also 42 mm but with some specialized bands and material options and the large is 46 mm which is the same size as the original now we're still rocking the same round shape that got the Moto 360 its name you might notice that bar at the bottom is still there that flat tire it cuts off a little tiny bit of the display yes but it houses the sensors and it wraps around the LCD a little bit but honestly after using the original Moto 360 for so long it's really not that much of an issue to me anymore yes it would be cool to have a full uninterrupted Circle but it's either that or bigger bezels and motorol is really proud of the Moto 360's huge screen to bezel ratio everything else is slightly updated and way more customizable as it's now in motomaker obviously most SmartWatches let you customize it by picking a band motomaker basically takes that to the next level letting you pick a watch case color the watch bezel color and the band all separately so you can have actually a color of the bezel independent of the body which is pretty cool and there are also band options available as you'd expect and all these bands are quick swappable so Motorola made it pretty easy to decide if you want to switch up the look or you get a new band as a gift or something uh you can use the lugs to quickly pop off your current band and attach a new one I did it myself with my huge hands and it only took a minute the woman's version has slightly different lugs but overall this brings the Moto 3 60 up to match other SmartWatches like the Apple watch in terms of Making the Band switching easy I'm curious to see how durable this connection with the Bands To The Watch will be over time it seems fine now and it was easy for me to do in person uh but with a lot of band switching it'll be interesting to see also Moto 360 is now IP67 water resistant and dust resistant meaning you can shower with it if you want and they updated the internal specs which was actually concerned with the performance of the old watch so now it's rocking a quadcore Snapdragon 400 and adreno 305 4 GB of internal storage and half a GB of RAM we still have a heart rate monitor and we still have wireless charging but there is one spec that I am still worried about and that is naturally the battery and a smartwatch it's a small device they struggle with this usually the Moto 360 now has a 400 mAh battery in the large version and a 300 mAh battery in the small and the woman's version on the large version I was quoted at the event that it'll get apparently two full days of normal use but that's without ambient mode on all I have to say about the battery life until the full review is we shall see overall I'm pretty pumped to get my hands on the smartwatch to use it full time it starts at $299 which is not cheap for a smartwatch or anything like that but I'm willing to give it a shot because the OG Moto 360 for so long was my go-to SmartWatch oh and also there's a sport version it's coming out later this year as a sort of a separate device but it has a built-in GPS and a unique new display technology sort of combining a regular LCD with a low contrast gray reflective ambient display Tech this one will likely get its own review when it comes out overall though got to admit pretty pumped for the wave of second generation smart watches to start coming out and this looks like a pretty good start to that anyway can't wait to customize one and use it full time obviously thanks for watching this first handson and Impressions video and I'll talk to you guys in the next one peacehey what is up guys M kbd here and I don't know if it's just me but it seems like every press event I go to has terrible lighting so to keep it consistent this whole video will have terrible lighting so just in time for Android Wear to become officially compatible with the iPhone we get the new Moto 360 it's official and it looks pretty hot basically they took the old one made a few improvements based on the feedback we gave and made it a lot better first of all there are now three main versions of the Moto 360 watch itself a small diameter a large diameter and a woman's version small is 42 mm woman's is also 42 mm but with some specialized bands and material options and the large is 46 mm which is the same size as the original now we're still rocking the same round shape that got the Moto 360 its name you might notice that bar at the bottom is still there that flat tire it cuts off a little tiny bit of the display yes but it houses the sensors and it wraps around the LCD a little bit but honestly after using the original Moto 360 for so long it's really not that much of an issue to me anymore yes it would be cool to have a full uninterrupted Circle but it's either that or bigger bezels and motorol is really proud of the Moto 360's huge screen to bezel ratio everything else is slightly updated and way more customizable as it's now in motomaker obviously most SmartWatches let you customize it by picking a band motomaker basically takes that to the next level letting you pick a watch case color the watch bezel color and the band all separately so you can have actually a color of the bezel independent of the body which is pretty cool and there are also band options available as you'd expect and all these bands are quick swappable so Motorola made it pretty easy to decide if you want to switch up the look or you get a new band as a gift or something uh you can use the lugs to quickly pop off your current band and attach a new one I did it myself with my huge hands and it only took a minute the woman's version has slightly different lugs but overall this brings the Moto 3 60 up to match other SmartWatches like the Apple watch in terms of Making the Band switching easy I'm curious to see how durable this connection with the Bands To The Watch will be over time it seems fine now and it was easy for me to do in person uh but with a lot of band switching it'll be interesting to see also Moto 360 is now IP67 water resistant and dust resistant meaning you can shower with it if you want and they updated the internal specs which was actually concerned with the performance of the old watch so now it's rocking a quadcore Snapdragon 400 and adreno 305 4 GB of internal storage and half a GB of RAM we still have a heart rate monitor and we still have wireless charging but there is one spec that I am still worried about and that is naturally the battery and a smartwatch it's a small device they struggle with this usually the Moto 360 now has a 400 mAh battery in the large version and a 300 mAh battery in the small and the woman's version on the large version I was quoted at the event that it'll get apparently two full days of normal use but that's without ambient mode on all I have to say about the battery life until the full review is we shall see overall I'm pretty pumped to get my hands on the smartwatch to use it full time it starts at $299 which is not cheap for a smartwatch or anything like that but I'm willing to give it a shot because the OG Moto 360 for so long was my go-to SmartWatch oh and also there's a sport version it's coming out later this year as a sort of a separate device but it has a built-in GPS and a unique new display technology sort of combining a regular LCD with a low contrast gray reflective ambient display Tech this one will likely get its own review when it comes out overall though got to admit pretty pumped for the wave of second generation smart watches to start coming out and this looks like a pretty good start to that anyway can't wait to customize one and use it full time obviously thanks for watching this first handson and Impressions video and I'll talk to you guys in the next one peace\n"