techradar.com/au/ Updated:
2016-11-05 14:20:29
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Frankly, LG's first smartwatch didn't offer all that much. It even lacked a button to turn off the display. Its second attempt, the LG G Watch R, went down a more traditional route, but still lacked the class compared to the Moto 360.It seems like the t...
Fashionable, Works with iOS, Decent battery life...
Bulky, No GPS, Expensive...
Essentially, the LG Watch Urbane is a pricier twin of the LG G Watch R. If style isn't your chief concern, then you might as well grab LG's more practically-priced watch...
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The news of LG's new range of smartwatches arrived a while back, but at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, the company is showing the LG Watch Urbane and Urbane LTE off.The Urbane is really an evolution of the G Watch R. Indeed, it uses the sam...
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EISA.eu Updated:
2016-11-05 14:20:29
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With smartwatch scene becoming more crowded than ever LG is showing where this type of device is headed with elegant yet powerful Watch Urbane. A metal coat and Android Wear platform are enriched with 1.3-inch circular display with a resolution of 320 x 3...
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LG's been in the Android Wear game since day one.While the original square G Watch wasn't much to write home about, the G Watch R offered us a better idea of where LG can take Google's wristputers. Its circular design and impressive OLED screen give the U...
The Urbane is easily the best LG smartwatch we've laid eyes on, and is currently the best Android Wear smartwatch we've reviewed. It loses a few marks for its build however, as we've been spoilt by the different size choices offered by Apple and Motorola...
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LG announced two new smartwatches at MWC 2015 in Barcelona with a more luxury feel and one can even make phone calls. Here's our LG Watch Urbane review which runs on Android Wear. Updated on 17/7/15 with our video review . Read : The best smartwatches. A...
There's a lot to like about the LG Watch Urbane with its handy Wi-Fi connectivity and the welcome new version of Android Wear. Since it's essentially the same device as the G Watch R in terms of hardware, your purchase really hinges on the design. It is e...
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digitalversus.com Updated:
2016-11-05 14:20:30
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Gone is the matte-finish steel casing. It was serious and understated but had an air of plastic about it. Instead, there's now an uncolored brushed-steel casing, which reinforces the Urbane's premium credentials. The markers around the bezel have gone, to...
Good construction, Nice POLED screen (especially indoors), A slightly more elegant and traditional version of the G Watch R, Decent battery life, but it could still be better, WiFi, unlike the G Watch R, Water resistant (IP67)...
Might be a bit big for some, Poor quality leather strap, Screen sometimes difficult to read outside, Android Wear still isn't perfectly optimized for round screens, Still no brightness sensor...
Meant to be a more upmarket version of the G Watch R, the Watch Urbane has only slightly evolved in terms of features and performance while failing to meet our expectations concerning the quality of materials. It benefits from the addition of Wi-Fi, which...
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gadgetdaily.xyz Updated:
2016-11-05 14:20:30
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Smartwatches are hot news again. It might have taken the entry of Apple to the segment to really ramp up the excitement, but there's no question that the release of the Apple Watch has helped raise interest again in Android Wear. LG launching their Urbane...
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theaustralian.com.au Updated:
2016-11-05 14:20:30
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LG Watch Urbane LTE Source: SuppliedThe Apple Watch is, despite its many talents, a watch first and foremost. Rival Android Wear watches, which made a debut last year, are still frustrating wrist-top computers that happen to tell the time.For more than a...
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Wearable technology has long been criticised for its lack of style; many of the early attempts at smartwatches seemed to take more inspiration from Knight Ride r and Dick Tracy than Tag Heuer or Rolex. But amid growing pressure to extend the appeal of wri...
I was really looking forward to trying out the LG Watch Urbane, as it seemed to me to be the first smartwatch that had truly taken fashion considerations into account. Based on this, the company has made some clear and distinctive design choices which I...
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LG launched the Watch Urbane to the world, saying it was time to step forward with luxury accessories that people would really want to wear. Presented in stainless steel or rose gold, the LG Watch Urbane looks to take a more traditional approach to this...
Round dial, leather strap is standard 22mm size, latest Android Wear 5.1 software...
Price is too high, design misses its sophisticated aim, plastic back feels cheap, it's big...
The LG Watch Urbane sets the bar high, but misses the mark. It's the most expensive Android Wear device, but not the best quality smartwatch out there. If it was late 2014 then we might feel differently, but the market has moved forward. We also th...
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I have a love-hate relationship with smartwatches. I love that they deliver notifications on my wrist, and let me change watch face at a momentary whim; but I hate – with a passion – having to charge them every day. This is why the most important factor i...
Still, it's just possible that the style of the LG Watch Urbane will appeal to you, and if that's the case it now represents a much better deal than it did when it first launched. The price has recently dropped to £187 inc VAT, which is more representativ...
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Android Wear needs to catch a break. Something to bring it out of a smartwatch sales slump. Something to match the desirability of the Apple Watch. Something to give its wearable tech platform that eureka moment.LG reckons the Watch Urbane is it. The thir...
Good battery life, Style will suit some, New Android Wear updates, Great display...
Expensive, No GPS for sports, Feels big on smaller wrists, Leather strap feels cheap...
The Watch Urbane does a nice job of looking like a traditional wristwatch and it follows the G Watch R in bringing solid performance and battery life to Android Wear. Still, it's expensive now with Android Wear prices tumbling in recent months. And it fal...
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The LG G Watch R , released late last year, didn't really split opinion when I showed it around. Everyone pretty much liked it. The Watch Urbane is a sequel of sorts, and it's considerably more divisive. The first person I showed it to hated it. Didn't li...
Best circular Android Wear watch display, Strong two-day battery life, It makes a fashion statement, Latest Android Wear version installed...
Divisive design, New software features aren't very inspiring, Leather strap needs a lot of wearing in...
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For the iPhone user, the Apple Watch is the obvious choice of smartwatch. But it isn't the only choice - or at least it won't be, once Android Wear watches are at least partially compatible with iOS devices. So we decided to compare the LG Watch Urbane wi...
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The LG Watch Urbane LTE is a slightly odd watch - it shares the name of the newly announced LG Watch Urbane, but doesn't run Android Wear and has a different design.This circular smartwatch uses LG's own wearable platform, based partly on the webOS platfo...
Nice build, Fully featured...
Chunky size, Confusing interface...
A nicely-designed watch but one that still needs some work to make it a real contender in the smartwatch arena...
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The Android Wear bandwagon keeps rolling on - nobody knows why, but for some reason brands keep making smartwatches based on the platform.And the thing is, as is the case with the LG Watch Urbane, they're actually getting rather good. This watch looks the...
Lovely design, Slick and fast interface...
Android Wear needs work, Very expensive...
The best Android Wear device out there in terms of style - but still doesn't quite warrant giving up your watch...
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2015 is the year of the iWatch but Apple has some competition in the smartwatch market and LG is one manufacturer it has to tackle. See how their latest devices stack up in our Apple Watch vs LG Watch Urbane . comparison preview. Read : The best smartwatc...
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T3.com
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2016-11-05 14:20:30
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Based on the LG G Watch R , the Watch Urbane is slightly smaller in size and considerably more premium in look and feel.With this being LG's premium smartwatch it means the Urbane is the most expensive Android Wear offering to date setting you back £299.9...
Bold look, Decent quality construction, Always-on screen option...
Poor heart rate tracker, Chunky and unsubtle design, 1.5 day battery life is so-so...
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LG has announced two new smartwatches at MWC 2015 in Barcelona with a more luxury feel and one can even make phone calls. Here's our LG Watch Urbane and Urbane LTE hands-on review. Read : The 13 best smartwatches. As one of the first makers of an...
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Hands-on with the new LG Watch Urbane smartwatch The calls for better-looking Android Wear smartwatches are slowly but surely being answered and just in time to compete with a certain Apple Watch and the new Pebble Time Steel . First Sony decided to give...
Sharp, round display, Metal body...
Chunky, tacky design, Poor battery life, Limited app functionality, Questionable heart rate sensor...
If this is LG's attempt to smarten up its Android Wear approach, I'm not all that impressed. I didn't think there was much wrong with the G Watch R, even if it was a little more sporty but the Urbane's attempt to create something more elegant sadly doesn...
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Theinquirer.net Updated:
2016-11-05 14:20:30
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The G Watch Urbane sees LG setting its sights firmly on Apple and Motorola. It has mimicked the Moto 360 with its round watch face, and has followed in Apple's footsteps with a high-end metal design...
Android Wear makers have clearly scrambled to see who can put together the most premium-looking smartwatch ever since Apple announced the Apple Watch. LG has done a pretty good job, and the G Watch Urbane is certainly one of the most expensive-looking...
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When the LG Watch Urbane LTE was announced, it was easy to assume that this was the Android Wear device, but connected with LTE. Nothing could be further from the truth. The LG Watch Urbane LTE might share its name with the Android Wear device (which is...
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Hands-on with the new LG Watch Urbane LTE smartwatch After the LG Watch R , I didn't think LG could get smartwatch design wrong like it did with the first G Watch. Then I picked up the new Watch Urbane LTE, the first smartwatch to pack 4G LTE connectivity...
I just can't see the LG Watch Urbane LTE setting the world on fire. Like the Gear S, it just doesn't feel like the way to go with smartwatches. It's a chunky thing, even for a regular sports watch wearer, and that's a big problem. The saving grace could...
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With CES over, all eyes are on Mobile World Congress, the next global stage for companies to show their wares, with telecommunications big on the agenda, and LG is getting in early with a preview for the next generation of its smartwatch.It doesn't seem a...
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LG's been in the Android Wear game since day one.While the original square G Watch wasn't much to write home about, the G Watch R offered us a better idea of where LG can take Google's wristputers. Its circular design and impressive OLED screen give the U...
The Urbane is easily the best LG smartwatch we've laid eyes on, and is currently the best Android Wear smartwatch we've reviewed. It loses a few marks for its build however, as we've been spoilt by the different size choices offered by Apple and Motorola...
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I've been using the LG Watch Urbane for more than a month now, and for a specific set of reasons, the most expensive Android Wear smartwatch has convinced me that the whole smatwatch game isn't a fad; it's a revolution in the making.Design & ConstructionT...
I have no regrets getting the LG Watch Urbane. When I considered getting a wearable, a part of me knew I would regret it, but this smartwatch didn't give me reasons to do so. I could have saved the money for some other things or spent it on more affordabl...
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Wearables are personal. Putting a smartwatch on your wrist is like making a statement — I'm cutting edge and I'm stylish. That's the reason why smartwatches have evolved from square displays made out of plastic to stylish timepieces crafted from polished...
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Meet the luxury smart watch offering of LGA lot of companies are really investing heavily into wearables and LG is no exception. They already made inroads into this market with their first two smart watches: the LG G Watch and the LG G Watch R. Quite rece...
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devontechsupport.com Updated:
2017-05-13 10:14:55
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Frankly, LG's first smartwatch didn't offer all that much. It even lacked a button to turn off the display. Its second attempt, the LG G Watch R, went down a more traditional route, but still lacked the class compared to the Moto 360.It seems like the th...
The battery life of the Urbane isn't ideal, but it's far better than most other Android Wear smartwatches. The design of the wearable is also a head turner, with its classic circular face and simple timepiece feel, The on-board Android 5.1.1 software felt...
That same elegant design is also a bit irritating on another level – it's far too large. Sure, there are plenty of massive analogue watch faces that we're all used to seeing, But, if a smartwatch is going to be marketed to both men and women, it would be...
The LG Watch Urbane is the watch you should get if you want a premium looking LG G Watch R. You'll basically be breaking out $349 (£259, AU$459) for a smartwatch you could have for $100 less.Again, there's no doubt that the Urbane is a lovely-looking wear...
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uk.hardware.info Updated:
2017-09-30 06:58:39
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Smartwatches are a product group where manufacturers still seem to be hopeful in, if you look at the number of models that have been released. We decided to take a look at all the smartwatches we've tested recently to find out which one is the best. F...
Anno 2016 a smartwatch cannot be labeled unmissable and essential. It's definitely a nice gadget to have, but you'll get through the day just fine without one, without ever feeling that you miss something. Manufacturers have realized that marketing a sm...
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The LG Watch Urbane is the most luxuriously crafted Android Wear smartwatch yet, but it's a tough sell for the price...
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LG, one of the biggest smartphone manufacturers in the US, has taken their vast experience with consumer electronics to create a solid smartwatch: the LG Watch Urbane. It works intuitively with the Android Wear operating system, and has Wi-Fi connectivity...
Works with iPhone and Android phones, Good battery life...
Chunky metal design may not appeal to all...
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Say goodbye to smartphone separation anxiety. With its own LTE radio onboard, the LG Watch Urbane LTE ($500 full price on Verizon; $450 with two-year plan; $200 with two-year plan on AT&T) promises to unleash you from your smartphone and still let you sta...
LTE connectivity for freedom from phon, Solid fitness tracking too, Android Wear improvements...
Bulky desig, Relatively short battery lif, Limited phone compatibilit, Expensive...
The LG Watch Urbane LTE is bulkier and more expensive than a typical smartwatch, but does not do much more other than let you get alerts, calls and messages without your phone. Plus, it lasts only half as long as most other smartwatches.Existing Verizon a...
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The LG watch Urbane is a well crafted smartwatch running the latest version of Android wear. Now while I have my reservations on the performance functionality of Android wear. LG has created the first luxury Android wear smartwatch with the urbane. It fee...
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The LG Watch Urbane serves as LG's third Android Wear smartwatch. LG first cut its teeth with the LG G Watch, which suffered from serious design flaws. It later released the LG G Watch R, which corrected many of the G Watch's flaws, but entered a market h...
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"Make a nice smartwatch. But don't make it too nice."That's sort of the working line you figure was floating around during development of the LG Watch Urbane . Like the LG G Watch R before it, this model can actually pass as a traditional timepiece, at le...
Bestlooking watchstyle smartwatch available, Best display you'll find on a watch, Doesn't scream "nerd!", Some classy new watch faces...
Still a little on the chunky side, Swiping scheme still a little convoluted, Watch button is superfluous, Software can still be hiccupy...
LG has brought what we've been waiting for - an Android Wear smartwatch that you can wear with a suit and not have anyone look at you funny.The Urbane is nicely designed, but you really do get the feeling that LG had to stop short for cost purposes. Where...
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The emerging smartwatch market is growing, but mostly because the concept of these devices is quite new and everyone wants to get their hands on it. Unfortunately, though, there is still a lot of ground to cover and it seems that neither Google nor Apple...
Great build quality and classic design, Beautiful P-OLED full circle display, Relatively good battery life, Changeable straps, Overall compact design (for most wrists), Syncing over Wi-Fi instead of Bluetooth to preserve battery life...
Lacks ambient light sensor, The OS needs more polishing, High price tag, Needs more brightness at times...
All Android Wear devices still have a long way to go. The OS needs more polishing and optimization as well as more intuitive navigation and during the last Google I/O conference we were pleasantly surprised by the ideas that Google is going to implement i...
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LG's hitting its stride in the smartwatch space and the arrival of the LG Watch Urbane makes that abundantly clear. Here's our review of LG's latest Android Wea r(able).With the advent of the Apple Watch , aesthetics have become a key concern for many of...
Strong performance, Great screen, Two day battery life, First for Android Wear 5.1.1...
Middling aesthetics, Expensive...
We've enjoyed wearing the LG Watch Urbane, particularly thanks to the more grown up look and feel of both the hardware and the Android Wear experience. The styling won't be to everybody's tastes, despite LG's efforts and more importantly the price will ra...
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The LG G4 is an impressive Android smartphone so I looked forward to checking out the new LG Watch Urbane smartwatch. It's definitely one of the classiest Android Wear devices available with a fantastic display that looks great with a suit and tie.My pref...
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technobuffalo.com Updated:
2016-11-05 14:20:30
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If you can't differentiate your Android Wear smartwatch by spicing up the software, the least a company can do is offer premium hardware. We've seen our fair share of so-called smartwatches over the past several months—all successful to a varying degree...
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At $349 dollars in the Google Store, it is the most expensive Android Wear device, dethroning its predecessor (or almost twin sibling), the LG G Watch R, which was also the most expensive product, at $299 (and so was the G Watch before that). Even at this...
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When we got our hands on a modern-day smartwatch for the first time back at the end of 2013, we weren't quite sure what to make of this new paradigm. Here was a whole new category, with hype around it reaching a crescendo, and many wondering if it wasn't...
Very attractive, classic design, Well put together, Waterand dustresistant (IP67), Interchangeable, 22 mm straps, Industryleading battery life, Packs the latest version of Android Wear...
Its size and design may hold little appeal to women, Occasional software crashes and slowdowns...
In our mind, out of all the smartwatch makers on the market right now, LG is one of very few that seems to get it — a smartwatch needs to blend in, and not stand out, in order for people to consider purchasing it. It also needs to be well-designed, made o...
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The best and worst thing about Android Wear watches is that they all run Google's basic platform. Watch makers can add their own custom watch faces, and maybe an app or two, but they can't throw a skin over Google's standard interface as phone makers can...
Bright display, First to ship with Android Wear 5.1...
Bulky and heavy, No ambient light sensor...
This metal version of the G Watch R tries, and fails, to bring high-class design to Android Wear. Its average performance isn't worth the high price...
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You can understand why Android enthusiasts might be resentful of the Apple Watch. Android Wear has been around long enough for manufacturers like LG to release several generations of smartwatch, but listen to some and you'd be excused for thinking Cuperti...
I'm all for more choice in smartwatches, and designs that look more grown-up than geeky can only increase the appeal among those who might like the convenience features but not if they have to wear a geeky toy to get them. Google continues to iterate on A...
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There are only a few companies out there with as much experience making Android Wear watches as LG. After all, the platform's only been part of the public consciousness for a year and yet this Korean giant has already made three of them. Its first sequel...
Improved low-power watch faces, First to get Google's Android Wear improvements, Solid battery life, Smooth performance...
Clumsy, ostentatious design, It's the most expensive Wear watch, No ambient light sensor...
The Watch Urbane is LG's best stab at an Android Wear smartwatch to date, and those of you with beefy wrists will especially enjoy its broad, slab-like construction, not to mention its mostly premium look. Thing is, the best parts of the Urbane experienc...
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The Watch Urbane , LG's latest Android Wear smartwatch, is what you get when you take the company's G Watch R , replace its plastic case with stainless steel and swap out the generic leather strap with a stitched one.The Urbane is LG's attempt at making a...
Runs Android Wear 5.1.1, Replaceable 22mm bands, Fastest Android Wear smartwatch yet...
Clunky and uncomfortable to wear, Tacky cheap-feeling leather band, Expensive...
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The LG G Watch R already looked good, but the LG Watch Urbane looks even better. That's important, since appearance is really the only thing that sets the two watches apart. The Urbane has a stainless steel finish and a leather strap for that expensi...
Classic design. Sharp screen.
Expensive. Bulky. Stiff leather strap. Android Wear still underwhelms despite 5.1 update...
The LG Watch Urbane is the most luxuriously crafted Android Wear smartwatch yet, but it's a tough sell for the price...
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It's a tale of two smartwatches. Both round, both running Android Wear. One selling for $349, the other for $180. So which watch is the one for you?We're talking, of course, about the LG Watch Urbane and the Moto 360 -- two of the most buzzed about Androi...
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Related – Best Android WatchesLG is no stranger to the smartwatch game at this point and it certainly shows, judging by the design and build quality of its latest offering. The Watch Urbane is classy and elegant, and looks great not just in terms of being...
Beautiful design, Vibrant OLED screen, Great battery life, Luxury appeal, Comfortable on the wrist, Latest version of Android Wear, Good performance...
Premium price, Stainless can be prone to scratches over time...
9.3 LG sets the standard with their latest Android Wear smartwatch offering, the LG Watch Urbane, even if the premium design and build quality does result in an admittedly pricey device...
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droid-life.com Updated:
2016-11-05 14:20:30
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It has been a minute since we last reviewed an Android Wear device. That's not because there haven't been decent options introduced since we finished off with the Moto 360, it's just that there isn't much to talk about between any of them. They all have t...
In the end, the Watch Urbane wouldn't even be in my top three list of Android Wear watches to consider. It's big, not designed well for a human wrist, doesn't feature anything spectacular over other watches, is uncomfortable to wear, and is more expensi...
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It's really bigIn the three-odd months since I last reviewed an Android Wear smartwatch, the platform has actually grown on me. A big reason is that Google has shipped a new version of the software that isn't so dogmatic about making you bark commands at...
Latest Android Wear software, Decent battery life, Always-on screen...
It's just really, really big, Divisive design, Expensive...
More times than not, the Verge score is based on the average of the subscores below. However, since this is a non-weighted average, we reserve the right to tweak the overall score if we feel it doesn't reflect our overall assessment and price of the produ...
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LG's newest smartwatch, the LG Watch Urbane, costs $350. So let me just throw it out there now: judging LG's new Watch Urbane from a value perspective is sort of completely silly. When it comes to value, I don't think any Android Wear watch has especially...
Really, really nice The Watch Urbane feels just as nice as it looks nicer even, perhaps. The polished body is gorgeous, and the subtle design changes make it a much more elegant piece than the G Watch R, Wear 5.1 Android Wear 5.1 adds some new features an...
Round screens are still a mixed bag A smaller standard font size and font size options (new in Wear 5.1) make a significant difference compared to the G Watch R, but rectangular text layouts on a circular screen are a difficult pitfall to avoid unless you...
The Watch Urbane is, in my utterly subjective opinion, the best-looking Wear device yet announced. The Huawei Watch and Moto 360 also look nice, but the Huawei Watch simply is too generic "steel luxury watch" for me, and while the 360 is definitely quite...
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We've got some solid options for Android Wear watches, but let's be honest: It's been tough so far to single out any one of them as providing a truly great all-around user experience.The Moto 360 is gorgeous but not without its issues. Sony's SmartWatch 3...
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LG's first Android Wear watch was pretty uneventful, but the company took a big leap forward with its fast follow-up, the G Watch R. Now LG's third Wear smartwatch, which is almost identical to that second one, is also available. Read on, for Gizmag's LG...
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LG announced its brand new gorgeous LG Watch Urbane LTE a few days ago and today we had the opportunity to get our hands on it. Unlike its sibling the LG Watch Urbane, this model does not run Android Wear, in fact, to enable LTE connectivity and NFC payme...
The LG Watch urbane is impressive and beautifully crafted. The new user interface based on WebOS is really intuitive with a fully functional keyboard for messaging and placing phone calls. I am eager to know the pricing and when we will be able to get it...
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Smartwatches really only came onto the scene in a major way in the past two years — Google, Apple, and Samsung are all hoping it'll be the next big computing platform. Since then, we've seen lots of manufacturers try different strategies for strapping a c...
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