LG is becoming more and more popular when it comes to smartwatches. It is clear that the company takes the smartphone competition seriously. In fact, just this October, three smartwatches has been released, the "LG G Watch R W110", "LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition", and the "LG Watch Urbane W150". Although these three are made by the same company and released on the same month, these smartwatches are not totally identical to each other. Let's look at their similarities and differences below:
"LG G Watch R W110", "LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition", "LG Watch Urbane W150" BODY, DISPLAY
The three watches are made of stainless steel. The "LG G Watch R W110" however, is also partly built with aluminum, and the watch measures 1.83 x 2.11 x 0.38 in. The "LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition" on the other hand, measures 1.57 x 1.75 x .56 in, and the "LG Watch Urbane W150" measures 1.79 x 2.06 x .43 inches.
Among the three watches, only the "LG G Watch R W110" and the "LG Watch Urbane W150" are compatible with the standard 22 mm straps. The "LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition" comes with a non removable strap. However, the good news is that all the three devices are IP67 certified for dust and water resistance (water resistant for up to 1 meter and thirty minutes).
For the display department, the "LG G Watch R W110" and the "LG Watch Urbane W150" come with a 1.3 inches P-OLED screen with 320 x 320 pixel resolution, while the "LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition" comes with a 1.38 inches P-OLED screen with 480 x 480 resolution.
"LG G Watch R W110", "LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition", "LG Watch Urbane W150" Platform, Memory
For the internals, LG decided to have all these three watches powered by the same processors, chips, and GPU's. The "LG G Watch R W110", "LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition", and the "LG Watch Urbane W150" all come with the Android Wear OS, Snapdragon 400 chipset, quad core 1.2 GHz Cortex A7 CPU, and Adreno 305 GPU.
For the memory, the "LG G Watch R W110" and the "LG Watch Urbane W150" share the same specs of 4 GB internal storage and 512 MB RAM. The "LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition" has a higher RAM of 768 MB and the same internal memory of 4 GB.
"LG G Watch R W110", "LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition", "LG Watch Urbane W150" Connections, Features
Among the three watches, only the "LG Urbane 2nd Edition" has LTE data connectivity and it is also the only one with GPS. The other two only has Bluetooth connectivity that the Urbane also has.
For the watches' features, all three come with accelerometer, gyro, proximity, heart rate, and barometer. The three watches are also messaging enabled (SMS, Email, IM). All three each has the MP3 player, Photo Viewer, and Voice Dial/Commands functionalities.
However, only the "LG G Watch R W110" has a fast charging capability, and only the "LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition" come with the Push-to-Talk function.
"LG G Watch R W110", "LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition", "LG Watch Urbane W150" Battery, Colors
The "LG G Watch R W110" and the "LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition" use a Li Ion 410 mAh battery. The "LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition" has Li Ion 570 mAh battery. Among the three, the "LG Watch Urbane W150" has the lowest battery life of 24 hours. The other two can last 48 hours of mixed usage.
For the color variants, the "LG G Watch R W110" only comes in black. The "LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition" comes in black, blue, and brown, and the "LG Watch Urbane W150" comes in silver and gold.
"LG Watch R W110", "LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition", "LG Watch Urbane W150" Prices, conclusion
It may have already been obvious that among the three, the "LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition" is the priciest. It costs 500 Euro, which may be a bit too pricy for a smartphone. But then, among the three it is the most premium one in all aspects. It has LTE connectivity, bigger RAM, better display, and more color variants.The other two are a bit more affordable and reasonable. The "LG G Watch R W110" costs around 300 Euro and the "LG Watch Urbane W150" costs around 240 Euro. The "LG Watch Urbane W150" is the simplest one among the mentioned watches and it isn't a bad choice at all as well. The "LG G Watch R W110" is also affordable and good, especially that it comes with the fast charging ability.
