Sony India has introduced its SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk for a price of Rs 19,990 and Rs 12,990 respectively in India. Both devices will come in black and will be available at Sony Centers and major electronic stores across India.
As far as the specs are concerned, the Sony smartWatch 3 is powered by Android Wear and has a 1.6-inch 320×320 TFT LCD Transflective display for visibility in bright sunlight, set within a stainless steel back. It has a Quad ARM A7 processor clocked at 1.2 GHz, 512 MB RAM and 4 GB eMMC
storage. The sensors on the list are ambient light sensors, accelerometer, compass, gyro and GPS. It has Bluetooth 4.0, NFC and supports micro USB charging. The SmartWatch 3 has a 420mAh, which according to Sony provides up to 2 days normal usage.
The SmartWatch 3 runs Android Wear and is compatible with Android 4.3 and higher smartphones. Android Wear allows users to get calls, messages, emails, directions via maps, etc. Voice-based interaction is primary mode of interaction on the OS and it will give users straight answers to spoken questions such as the number of calories in a mango or the departure time for your flight or even the latest score in a match when you can’t watch it live. With Android Wear, Google says fitness apps will be able to deliver real-time data to your wrist, so you can decide whether to step it up or slow down. As far SmartBand Talk 3 is concerned it has a 1.4-inch E-ink display and users can monitor Lifelog activity, view notifications and time. It supports Bluetooth 3.0 and micro USB. It has a 70 mAh battery capacity which can last up to three days worth of usage.
The SmartBand Talk 3 is optimised for devices running Android 4.4 and later and users will need to download for Life Log app and the SmartBand Talk 3 app on their phone as well.
The SmartBand Talk 3 allows for users to get handsfree calling, notifications such as messages. It also detects when users have been running, walking and even when sleeping and they can view their daily progress on the SmartBand Talk E Ink display.
HTC
HTC is said to be prepping a smartwatch for debut in March at MWC alongside its new One M9
flagship smartphone. The new smartwatch will tap into Under Armour’s fitness tracking software
service, according to Bloomberg , but little else is known at this time about its design or features.
The M9, however, is said to remember the M8 in terms of sign and looks, but will also feature improved audio and camera technology, including Dolby 5.1 audio output. The HTC smartwatch would be the first such wearable from HTC, which has so far stayed out of the race despite the participation of virtually every
other major Android OEM. It isn’t specifically stated what platform will power HTC’s wearable, but Android Wear is a likely suspect, given that it
has also been embraced by most of HTC’s competitors. Some, like Sony, have tried their own Android-based wearable OS, but ultimately they
switched to Android Wear for their latest SmartWatch 3 product. HTC also doesn’t have its own homegrown alternative, as does Samsung with Tizen. As for the HTC One M9, if these rumors prove true, it should be quite similar to the M8 from last year, which is good considering how well HTC did
with that design. The M8 was a favorite for many critics in 2014 thanks to its strong, all-metal
industrial design, as well as the smart Sense custom user interface on top of Android. The M9 is also said to have a more powerful eight-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, alongside new UltraPixel-based camera tech and the aforementioned Dolby sound.
HTC’s press event for MWC takes place March 1, and that’s where we’ll see exactly what they’re announcing, hopefully complete with pricing and availability. If the company can bring the same design chops to bear on a smartwatch that it has used to create the best-looking Android phones available, then the wearable should indeed be something to watch out for.
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