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an interesting development over at LG brought us a look at a SmartWatch that is looking to break the tethers between it and a smartphone this is Joshua car from Android authority what's going on everybody and this is a look at the LG urbane LTE I'm sure one of the first things that you're noticing about this particular SmartWatch is the fact that it's actually quite large yes it does feel like I was putting on a cuff on my wrist and there was definitely a quite a bit of heft to it but that's because there's a lot of stuff happening underneath the surface especially when you think about the band which is not removable because it holds all of the different antennas for you to be able to access your Wi-Fi bluetooth and LTE or call networks yes you will be able to use this watch without the need of a smart phone it's meant to stand alone with its own SIM card in order to receive calls and messages and be able to connect to all connectivity options and you can see those settings in the operating system but first let's go through some parts of the design this is very much like the LG G watch are except it is of course like I said bulkier especially in the body on the table quite large screen on there allows for going through the elements the webOS inspired elements however so many changes have been made to this particular interface that LG is now calling it the LG SmartWatch platform or the LG wearable platform the operating system does go through quite nicely and you do have some buttons on the side in order to bring up these settings easily with a top button and to go through a couple extra elements with the bottom button but the middle one will allow you to get back to home and then when you press it again you'll be able to go through all the different apps the operating system takes on a circular design with a bunch of circles going in a circular motion of course and there are quite a few apps already installed on here and even in the messaging you'll be able to get your text messages and whatnot in order to respond to them you will use a keyboard and that actually wasn't too hard to use on here with touch typing those swiping would definitely be very beneficial for those of you using this particular device a heart rate monitor is still found on the back of the unit and Fitness is still a bit of a focus when it comes to the LG urbane LTE which isn't that big of a surprise because all of the antennas and the fact that you can do GPS and Wi-Fi and bluetooth on here will allow you to go out and hit the pavement for a run without the need of your SmartWatch to be tethered to it which is not too bad and four gigabytes of on-board storage on this particular SmartWatch will allow you to have a little bit of music when you're on the go with all that is going on in the urbane LTE it's not a surprise that the battery in here is also quite a bit larger than those available in conventional smartwatches today but longevity will have to be tested when we actually get this SmartWatch and put it on our own wrists this is just a really quick look at the LG urbane LTE a pretty interesting development that is not quite Android wear obviously but you can connect to some Android devices or all of them for some connectivity rather and we're kind of interested to see what segments of the market this particular SmartWatch will get it's one of those devices that you really only get if you truly wanted it you want it specifically for the capabilities it has but that being said its capabilities are actually quite vast and wide it's supposed to be basically like a smart watch on your wrist with the microphone on the bottom and the speaker up top you will be able to take calls you'll be able to respond some messages and then there are a bunch of apps that extend its functionality further until we get our own review unit however you can keep it tuned to android authority for even more coverage from the Mobile World Congress here at Barcelona Spain this is a judge of a car from Android Authority keep it tuned here for even more from LG