With two premieres Android Wear smartwatches A small comparison between the LG G Watch and the Samsung Gear Live, which was made official and released at the same time last Wednesday after the keynote conference of Google I/O 2014, was crucial.
Why small? Because as you can see from reading the technical specifications of the two watches connected to each other, the similarities are much more than the differences. Thus, if there are some subtleties between them, LG G Watch and Samsung Gear LiveIt is neither the datasheet nor the price of the two watches that will tell you which of the two to choose.
| assignment | LG G Watch | Samsung Gear Live |
|---|---|---|
| BONE | android clothing | android clothing |
| view | IPS-LCD display | Super AMOLED display |
| screen size | 1.65 inches | 1.63 inches |
| Definition | 280×280 pixels | 320×320 pixels |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 running at 1.2Ghz | Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 running at 1.2Ghz |
| data store | 512MB | 512MB |
| to store | 4GB | 4GB |
| connection | Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy | Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy |
| Camera | No | No |
| heartbeat display | No | Yes |
| Certificate Waterproof | IP67 | IP67 |
| Autonomy | 400mAh | 300mAh |
| dimensions | 37.9 x 46.5 x 9.95mm | 37.9 x 56.4 x 8.9mm |
| Weight | 63 grams | 59 grams |
| Price | 199€ | 199€ |
As the Samsung Gear Live demo just proved, it’s the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor found in the two watches and always backed by 512MB of Ram. What to expect? equivalent performance. But without wasting time, let’s move on to the differences, especially at the screen level.
With 1.65 inches on the LG side and 1.63 inches on the Samsung side, the screen diagonal is nearly equivalent, but where LG was modest with its definition of 280 x 280 pixels, Samsung opted for 320 x 320 pixels. It’s quite admirable, though we regret that the author of Gear Live didn’t consider adapting the battery accordingly rather than staying at 300mAh versus 400mAh for LG.
Another point to be emphasized LG holds the advantage : The dimensions of the watch are 37.9 × 46.5 × 9.95 mm versus 37.9 x 56.4 x 8.9 mm for Samsung. Admittedly, 1 centimeter might not seem like much, but it’s still huge for a smartwatch-sized terminal.
In summary, therefore, we are faced with two watches that are certainly promising, but ultimately, thanks to the presence of Android Wear. very little differentiated Except that the Gear Live has a heart rate monitor next to it. An observation that allows us to say that the Moto 360, which is expected to be released at the end of August, has indeed taken its place in this market.
To finish, here’s a short video comparison of the two connected watches.
