Moto 360 Smartwatch Review

My Review of the Motorola 360 Smartwatch

        Ever since my first Motorola phone I have always been a big fan of the company and their devices but I never thought that I'd see them make a watch. Well on September 5th 2014 the company announced a bunch of new products including the Moto 360, Moto Hint, and two new models of the Moto x and Moto G. After a couple of months watching the news for anything on the new watch I finally got some information including the materials and some of the specs. Below is my review and options of the Moto 360. 

     First off let's talk about materials and design. The Moto 360 uses the round look of a traditional watch but adds some major enhancements. The watch body is made of stainless steel and comes in either black or sliver. The watch bands are made of real Horween Leather that look and feel fantastic. The buckle on the strap is also made of stainless steel. The watch itself has a singular button that's used for power/sleep/wake. The Moto 360 is the first of it's kind to have inductive charging which means it charges wirelessly.

                             Now let's look at what's under the hood of this smartwatch. 

Operating system	Android Wear 5.0.2
System on chip used	TI OMAP 3
CPU	1 GHz
Memory	512 MB
Storage	4 GB

Display	1.56 in (40 mm) LCD with RGB matrix320×290 pixels (205 ppi) Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Input	Pedometer (9-axis sensor) Optical heart rate monitor (PPG) Ambient light sensor Dual microphones
Connectivity	Bluetooth 4.0
Power	320 mAh All day (mixed use) wireless Qi charging

        I personally love this smartwatch, I think that not only does it look elegant but I've had no problems with durability. The Battery get's my through a 10 hour day just fine with moderate use, and the display is great. For $250 I don't see how you can go wrong so do I recommend this watch? Absolutely, If you're the kind of person that loves to have the newest gadgets and gizmos then this is for you!

Article by Marc Pawelczyk

2/23/15