Android Wear, Google's new platform for wearables, played a big role in Wednesday's keynote at the company's annual I/O developers conference, when Google execs demoed three different smartwatches running the operating system.
Samsung's Gear Live and LG's G became the first Android Wear-powered smartwatches to go on sale Wednesday. (The other new Android Wear device, the Moto 360, will hit shelves later this year.)
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The highly anticipated Android Wear devices are very different from other smartwatches currently on the market. Check out the chart, below, to see how the new smartwatches stack up to Samsung's Gear 2 and the Pebble Steel.
Samsung Gear Live
Moto 360
LG G
Samsung Gear 2
Pebble Steel
Screen Size
1.63 inches
Unknown
1.65 inches
1.63 inches
1.26 inches
Screen Shape
Square
Round
Square
Square
Square
Resolution
320 x 320
Unknown
320 x 320
320 x 320
168 × 144
Dimensions
1.49 x 2.2 x 0.35
Unknown
1.4 x 1.8 x 0.39
1.45" x 2.29" x .39"
1.8" x 1.33" x .41"
Weight
2.08 ounces
Unknown
2.22 ounces
2.39 ounces
1.97 ounces
Mobile Operating System
Android Wear
Android Wear
Android Wear
Tizen
Pebble OS
Processor
1.2 GHz processor
Unknown
1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
1.0 GHz Dual Core Processor
120 MHz Single Core Processor
Battery Life
300 mAH
Unknown
400 mAH
300mAh, 2-3 days typical usage
5-7 days
Storage Space
4GB
Unknown
4 GB
4GB
1 MB
Color choices
Black, Wine Red
Black
White Gold, Black Titan
Charcoal Black, Gold Brown and Wild Orange
Brushed Stainless Steel, Black Matte
Other sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Heart Rate
Unknown
Gyro, Accelerometer, Compass
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart Rate
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient Light Sensor
Price
$199
Unknown
$229.99
$199
$249
RAM
512 MB
Unknown
512 MB
512 MB
8 MB (Flash ROM)
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