LG today announced that its latest Android Wear running smartwatch — the G Watch R — will be available for purchase in retail stores of Europe including France, Spain and the UK from early November. The Korean company had unveiled the G Watch R back at IFA in the first week of September. The watch comes with a circular q.3-inch P-OLED display and is powered by a Snapdragon 400 processor running at 1.2GHz. Other specs include 512MB of RAM, 4GB internal storage and an IP67 certification. On the sensors side, the watch comes with a 9-Axis sensor, a Gyroscope and a heart-rate monitor.
“While the original G Watch was designed to be a no-nonsense, pure Android Wear device, the G Watch R was developed with a more aesthetic eye,” said Dr. Jong-seok Park, president and CEO of the LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “The G Watch R represents LG’s commitment to meld form and functionality together in perfect harmony and to create a device that not only looks great, but more importantly, offers technology that makes life more convenient.” The G Watch R will come with six new watch faces and improved power saving techniques while using the ambient mode. Thanks to the recent Android Wear update, it will also be able to provide offline music playback functionality. After its launch in Europe, the watch will be making its way to North America, Asia and Commonwealth of Indian States “soon after.” It will also be available for purchase on Google Play in selected countries “in the weeks ahead.”
