Motorola has officially unveiled the successor of the original Moto 360 Android Wear smartwatch at IFA Berlin 2015. The new Moto 360 comes in two different sizes for men and one special variant only for women. Also, there is one other edition of the new Moto 360 dubbed the Moto 360 Sport.
The two different size variants of the second-generation Moto 360 for men feature a 46mm body (same as original Moto 360) and a smaller 42mm body with 1.56-inch (360×230 pixels) display with roughly 233ppi and a 1.37-inch (360×225 pixels) display with roughly 263ppi respectively.
The device is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 400 quad-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz, which comes paired with Adreno 306 with 450MHz GPU. The smartwatch has 4GB of internal storage, and 512MB of RAM. The 42mm variant comes with 300mAh battery, which as the company claims could last up to 1.5 days of mixed use with Ambient off. The 46mm variant comes with 400mAh battery, which could last up to 2 days with ambient off, and a full day with ambient kept on. It supports both Bluetooth 4.0 LE and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g. Among the sensors, it comes loaded with an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, and a gyroscope, apart from a vibration and haptics engine. It also has an optical heart rate monitor (PPG).
Motorola has also introduced several new interesting features to the new Moto 360 to make it more useful to users. One such feature is Live Dial, which lets users get information at a glance, and also let them use shortcuts to quickly access their most frequently used apps. “Set up the smaller dials on your watch to display the battery level, current weather, or your latest fitness stats,” the company noted. For instance, user can use this feature with Shazam app to quickly discover the music playing around them.
“The original Moto 360 is the most successful Android Wear watch ever launched. It was the first true smartwatch to feature a traditional round face, and it established the bar in design, craftsmanship and style,” the company said. Notably, it still features the infamous ‘flat tire’ UI.
The company is also letting users customise the smartwatch, leveraging its signature Moto Maker feature in the US, Mexico, the UK, France, and Germany, with more markets possible in the future.
new Moto 360 is IP67 water-resistant, features dual-microphones, wireless charging, a heart rate sensor, and an ambient light sensor (which sits on the lower portion of the display in front). It doesn’t include a speaker though. For connectivity, it includes Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, but there is no NFC.
Coming to the Moto 360 Sport, the watch is aimed at fitness enthusiasts. It features an ‘AnyLight hybrid display’ meant to offer better sunlight legibility and has a waterproof silicon body. It features a heart rate sensor, built-in GPS to track your speed, distance, and pace.
Starting today in the U.S., user will be able to pre-order the all new Moto 360 on Motorola.com, Google Play and BestBuy.com. It will be available starting in late September at Nordstrom, Best Buy and Verizon. The watch will also be available in various countries across North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia soon.
Prices vary by design and range from $299.99 to $429.99, said Motorola. Details on Moto 360 Sport availability will be announced soon.