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what's going on guys I'm märklin sang from technobuffalo and we've thought about buying smartwatches right whether it's a gear to the pebble or even the new android wear smartwatches well today we're going to be taking a look at the LG G watch and see whether it's time for you to buy one and whether it's worth a two hundred thirty dollars price tag let's start off with basic specifications the G watch has a 1.65 IPS LCD display with a resolution of 280 x 2 80 it's equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor clocked at 1.2 gigahertz a 400 million battery which packs more juice in the galaxy gear live 300 million battery 512 megabytes of ram and 4 gigabytes of storage it's running Google's wearable OS Android wear which we talked about in another video now the overall design of the LG G watch is similar to the majority the smart watches out in the market already it's square and basic the G watch in my opinion feels great on my wrist thanks to this rubber watch band though you can also change the watch band if you'd like there's really not much to look at with the G watch other than the screen there aren't any buttons or heart rate monitor those offered with the gear live the LG G watch also has an ip67 rating which means it's resistant against dust and water and that doesn't mean you can go scuba diving with it but you can still wear in the shower or out in the rain the screen is somewhat responsive the colors are ok and the watch face is included just ok i actually prefer the gear lives more subtle and modern watch faces but you may disagree google recently announced a new watch face AP case so you'll definitely see new android wear watch faces in the coming months the LG G watches displays decent it's slightly bigger than the gear live though with a lower resolution the IPS LCD screen on the LG G watch is somewhat disappointing the difference in resolution compared to the gear lab is much more noticeable at 280 x 2 80 it's easier to see the pixelation without squinting and the screen just isn't as vibrant angle looking as a gear live visibility however is great on G watch pretty much in every lighting condition except outside in broad daylight and if you haven't seen our video about Android wear devices in sunlight will leave a link down below to that you'll need a charges as you watch daily which is actually right on par with our experience with the gear live though that had a slightly smaller battery and most other smartwatches on the market right now last much longer so this is definitely a huge weak point I work about eight or so hours here at the office and by the time I get home I still have about thirty percent battery on my G watch I have my 1 plus connected my G watch all day and receive push notification from three different email accounts play games read and send text messages and check Twitter notifications constantly around 10 or 11 and 9 and have the G watch already in its charger and it's time for bed the charger that came with the G watch is great too honestly better than the gear live it's square pretty similar to the watch and the to connect together thanks to the magnetic strips in the back which we really enjoyed let's talk about Google now integration the core of Android wear revolves around Google now Google's personal assistant android wear wasn't designed to replace your smartphone it's just meant to reduce the number of times you pull out your phone Google now displays relevant cards of information before you even ask for it like the weather how many steps you've taken or how long you'll be stuck on a four or five driving home it's not really all there is to it you can send text messages or reply to someone set reminders set an alarm all by just talking to your watch and the microphone is surprisingly good on the G watch it's very accurate and John thought the same with the gear live and we think the microphones on both devices are spot-on so to wrap things up I'm giving the LG G watch a disappointing score of five point five out of ten why because I don't think its core features are fully baked in yet yes if he's you notification and it tells you the time but there's really not much more to it and so now there's only a few apps on a Google Play Store that are compatible with Android wear Evernote lift and e 24 just a few there's a lack of consistency and how one use applications thankfully more coming by today there's also a significant learning curve and even though there's a tutorial for the first time you use it it'll take a while to get accustomed to the layout the use of voice commands is a massive improvement for the SmartWatch experience because it reduces the number of times you need to touch your watch but it's still impossible to get around your watch without doing a lot of swiping when it comes to pricing LG's pricing strategies a little confusing the G watches thirty dollars more than the gear alive even though it doesn't add any features or performance benefit despite offering a slightly larger battery I'd be surprised if the cost doesn't come down quickly especially once the Moto 360 makes an appearance is the LG G watch really worth that much no not right now at least the G watch looks good in my opinion it's simplistic and reminds me a bit of the g3's exterior design but it still needs more tweaking we're hoping the Moto 360 can turn things around for Android wear but we're not holding our breath on that so what are your thoughts about the LG G watch are you going to sit it out and wait a few more months until a new device comes out let us know in the comments down below as always I'll see you guys in the next video thank you guys for watching please subscribe right here be the first ones to know whenever new videos get uploaded we got a ton of stuff we do phones tablets cars anything has to do a consumer electronics that's been plugged in or uses batteries we review