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everyone Jimmy with Jim's review room I'm pleased to show you guys the new moto 360 second generation SmartWatch and for your reference I ordered the 42 millimeter size which you'll see in this video those with larger wrists or want the bigger screen for an additional 50 dollars the 46 millimeter is available then one the biggest perk to the Moto 360 if you're buying direct from Motorola you have the option to customize your watch pretty extensively but the prices does add up pretty quick I personally paid for the base model at 299 dollars which isn't too bad when you compare it to other base model smartwatches but before getting ahead of ourselves let's take a look at my test and my experiences and see how this model fared so without further adieu my channel is here to help you make a purchase decision welcome everyone to jim's review room going over the physical features first the watch has been very comfortable despite the stiffer leather strap but I'll get into more of that a little bit later although I may look large the watch is surprisingly light the stainless steel housing hasn't scratched which is a great plus in the chrome bezel which any watch would receive scratches over time has shown to hold up very well with only a very few very minor amounts of scratches from the time of me owning this and all the one photos and the reason why did not get into smart watches in 2014 was because they did look gargantuan just huge in photos but actually having one in person and wearing the 42 millimeter sized watch it's been fine not to mention most new smart watches going into 2016 does look more like timepieces or actual watches rather than a niche toy for tech enthusiasts now going around the 360 you have the multi-purpose button at the 2 o'clock position which feels natural this enables the screen to turn on or go into ambient mode but holding this down will offer your settings and all of your apps for quick access one tap on that same button again allows you to move back into the menus or brings you back to your main display and the opposite end there's a little microphone for voice recognition which I'll get into detail shortly and rotating to the back more smartwatches are now including a heart rate sensor which I'll test and demonstrate later in the fitness portion of this video but while on the back here the Moto 360 features these quick-release pins allowing you to use other third-party bands that are 20 millimeters wide or for those buying the 46 millimeter 360s you can fit a twenty two millimeter band very convenient and easy to do if you'd like to switch up on colors or more importantly using a strap that's a bit more water resistant if you're intending on running in sweating with this watch on and before I forget the watch does offer ip67 water resistance and for those who don't know that means this can sit in one meter or three point three feet of water up to at half an hour I wouldn't swim with this but washing hands and sharing with us odd is fine but regarding that leather strap that came with the 360 the leather band doesn't appear to hold up as well although most leather bands will show signs of wear the 360 uses stiffer leather than the competition from my experience resulting in more wear to be visible and they've an two go faster now if you're watching other YouTube reviews on this particular SmartWatch pay close attention to those leather bands in that video that leather straps looks more beat-up in mind here so far I personally noticed some of the leather fraying on the edges on where the buckle locks on my wrist here and comparing to the Huawei SmartWatch that I'm also testing which I've worn for the same amount of time the Huawei so far looks to hold up a bit better not a deal-breaker but something I wanted to point out since others are not mentioning and less rotating to the front the display on the 42 millimeter size I have here is a 1.4 inch screen featuring a resolution of 360 by 325 resulting in a 263 pixel density indeed there's other competitors with higher resolution the differences are there but they are very minut for example putting this against the Huawei SmartWatch that I'm reviewing which features a 400 by 400 display with a 286 pixel density the differences in sharpness isn't drastic enough for the average consumer to take notice now one thing that I wanted to point out though Motorola went with Gorilla Glass 3 which is holding up fine with no scratches so far but it features an LCD display not OLED like the LG urbane samsung gear s2 or the again the Huawei SmartWatch and indeed old ads are known for providing deeper blacks and more contrasting colors which is accurate the 360 isn't as dark as vibrance but the Moto 360 LCD display is still a pleasure to look at despite being LCD I notice the Motorola provided a brighter screen better whites and it wasn't as yellow as the Huawei's that I'm trying to show here in the video and bring this outdoors in bright sunlight and I know my camera isn't doing justice here but the screen is still visible in person using this in the office at the grocery store etc it's perfectly viewable one last item that I know folks have talked to death about is what folks are calling the flat tire Motorola's stated to reduce the size of the surrounding bezel they had to place the light sensor on the bottom of the screen personally using other smartwatches and then jumping into the Moto 360 the black bar that cuts off part of the display surprisingly didn't impact my enjoy ability and it really didn't bother me of course everyone's experience may be different and I know a good handful of viewers really dislike this now moving on to the user experience starting with the main screen you've seen the SmartWatch dolls already but holding the screen down offers 19 dolls from the factory in total with some that you can customize right on the watch there's a good variety from the sleek and modern to more unique designs with both light and dark backgrounds available new to the Moto 360 and more smart watches are now offering isn't always on display when the SmartWatch is tilted away from the face or the watch hasn't been in use the 360 displays a black and white toned down version of the clock to conserve battery gently moving the wrist as if you're intending on looking down at your watch does automatically turn the display on and from my testing this works almost flawlessly and very rarely I needed to flick my wrist twice to have a display show but one of the biggest reasons why anyone would consider getting a SmartWatch is the convenience of getting smart notifications text messages and a slew of other Handy features right on the wrist whenever a notification comes in a small bar on the bottom of the screen will stay there and swiping up allows you to read the entire message this goes for Google Hangouts Gmail text messages calendar reminders incoming phone calls all this shows up here without the need of taking out your phone then you can choose to ignore a phone call from your watch you can delete emails they come in on your wrist which is a time saver when you return back to your computer or a neat feature on smart watches you can respond to text and those Google hangout messages via your watch there's no on-screen keyboard like these Samsung gear s2 it that I reviewed a few months back however there's pre-made responses which are okay in my opinion but that little microphone on the side that I showed you earlier you can speak into the watch and this will type out your messages I noticed responding to text messages went mostly without a hitch and the watch did fine with understanding me for the most part oddly enough though the only issue with voice recognition I really had was saying okay Google to initiate the voice recognition from the home screen or the main display now I would have to repeat ok Google several times before I caught on but after that asking for directions my watch we're asking the watch to perform a command worked for the most part going back to the main screen here swiping right just like holding down the side button your most recent apps are up top and scrolling down reveals all the apps that you have installed and concerning this is using Android wear there's I would say a decent good amount of apps available in the Google Play Store the Google basics are mainly there like Google fits hangouts Gmail and Google Maps but if there isn't a stock app from Android wear or Motorola that suits your needs there's always third-party apps like RunKeeper Shazam calendars Strava the weather of course and a very good amount of watch dials all free if you're using apps like I Heart Radio or Pandora you also have music controls that shows up in your watch to pause play and skip your music there's also four gigs of internal storage to sync some of your music from your phone to your watch here and if you have Bluetooth earphones you can listen to your music right from the Moto 360 going back to the apps screen swiping right one more time allows you to select your most recent contacts to send a text or initiate a phone call right from your phone so I've been right one last time you can use okay Google manually without speaking into the watch but moving down you can check your steps from google fit to your last seven days of steps check your heart rate right at that moment and last is to start an activity and since we're here let's talk about the fitness side of things with this watch here with the google fit as being one of the main options when you do start an activity they can be categorized by either walking running cycling and there's three other challenges one for push-ups another for situps and the last are for squats but initiating your run here the watch will acquire your GPS signal and your phone so it may track your distance and pace much more accurately the watch itself doesn't have GPS and the display only three pieces of information can be displayed at a time such as pace distance duration steps and time of day unfortunately testing this with Google fit RunKeeper and Strava none offered real time heart rate data or heart rate zone training even running with RunKeeper on the phone here the phone doesn't register the Moto 360 as being a heart rate tracking device that was very much hoping since more smart watches are now coming with heart rate sensors that the fitness apps could utilize the technology in this case here the heart rate sensor appears to only be used when you manually tell it to read your pulse if you're watching and know of an app that I might have missed please write in the comments below but onto better news I performed several tests here with my pulse oximeter and a heart rate chest strap just to compare the data here the moto 360 was found to be very accurate from my assessment so start coming from the factory this would work finance and all the activity tracker counting your steps there's also a stopwatch if you need that but features we see on dedicated activity bands like flights of stairs climbed again the heart rate tracking in real time sleeping analysis they're just not here at the end of the day it's still predominantly a SmartWatch and the fitness side of things still has a ways to go if you're more fitness focused and this is came to mind since I just mentioned sleep analysis here there is a silent vibrating alarm on the 360 that you can set up to vibrate your wrist when you wake up in the morning if you decide to wear this overnight but the vibrations from my test are very light in my opinion especially after testing so many fitness bands with a vibrating alarm feature that lasts regarding battery life take this off the charger a little after 7:30 in the morning wearing this all day and receiving messages notifications and keep in mind the always-on display that I left running I ended the day a little after 10:30 at night basically 15 hours and three minutes in total to be precise I still had 37% battery remaining leaving the watch bedside the following morning at 7:53 a.m. the battery levels had dropped to 12% from my experience the Moto 360 does lasts about a day and a half about 36 hours in total and the worst performance that I personally had is just a little over 24 hours which i think is still suitable for today's smartwatches recharging the device motorola does offer a wireless charging cradle which I really liked to slide it in doesn't matter which side you put it in here and a watch it goes into landscape mode displaying the time on your nightstand recharging for me had taken about 2 hours to complete from a 1% battery remaining so offer our regarding the Moto 360 second generation I only had a few minor issues in regards to using the interface only once I had bluetooth connection being lost with my nexus 6p phone and I had to restart the watch for the connection to reestablish then using the watch itself there's very minor stutters here and there noticeable when scrolling through the apps section but not bad to the point where it was an issue it's not perfect and a 2nd gen still has its own little downsides but once I compiled my entire experience it's still a good SmartWatch and i did enjoy using it on a daily basis for the average consumer I think they'll very much enjoy the watching find it useful if you're looking for smart notifications and messages to pop up on your wrist the issues that I did mention so far are minor enough to be overshadowed by the rest of the watch's performance regarding the looks let me know what you think down below in the comment section obviously it is subjective but do you like this rounded design or would you prefer say the Samsung gear s2 with a more sporty look or would you prefer huawei's recessed and watchface so that's it remember to view my other SmartWatch videos here on Jim's review room subscribe like this video here and be sure to add me on to Facebook Twitter and or Instagram as always my channels here to help you make a purchase decision again I'm Jimmy with jims review room I'll see you guys on the next one you guys take care bye