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there the less ambitious from a hardware standpoint and maybe the less attractive depending on your sense of style but there's something to be said for promptness I'm Michael Fisher with pocket now and this is our unboxing of the first to Android wear devices the LG G watch and the Samsung gear live while each of these watches has gotten its fair share of time in the limelight the LG product has been the better cover to the tomb so let's start with the Samsung gear live the box is very reminiscent of the galaxy gear packaging no surprise there and popping the seal on that box reveals the gear live dead center putting that aside for a box inventory we're not surprised to find much else included for 199 dollars just a charging adapter the charger itself some warranty information and a quick start guide peeling the plastic film off the gear live were struck by how much better it feels than earlier gears it looks similar on camera but in the hand it's a simpler yet somehow more premium fit and finish with a heart rate sensor on the back cover and what feels like real metal along the sides before we power on the Samsung device let's see how LG has opted to present its G watch pulling the cover off reveals the more minimal squared off watch face surrounded by a much more exciting dazzling cardboard seating plate we don't dislike Samsung's packaging but by comparison LG has definitely added a bit more pizzazz to the unboxing process there are similar accessories included for 229 with a different cradle and cable configuration but it all amounts to the same thing on the night side LG did provide a screen protector allowing for a nice new product peel here quiet please holding up side by side you can see how the watch bands differ with LG taking the more conventional route while Samsung sticks with a similar design to the gear fit it's the samsung watch we strap on first and its initial boot goes by quickly while we slept the G watch on its magnetic charger but we do run into a stumble we thought we'd try running Android wear on the Moto G and the G flex to provide a nice wide spectrum between mid-range and high-end but the g flex doesn't appear compatible with the Android wear app fortunately the Moto G has no such trouble and the gear fit despite its packaging's proclamation that it requires a galaxy branded smartphone has no trouble syncing up to the motorola device after a quick tutorial we're good to go on the gear live swiping cards and speaking commands and while we can't immediately replicate that success on the G watch with the HTC One m8 we eventually get things sorted out off camera just in time to start setting up our Android wear preferences for tomorrow's big comparison we've got a lot of Android wear coverage plan for this week besides that comparison and two video reviews so let us know what you want to see leave us feedback in the comments below until next time this has been michael fisher with pocket now thanks for watching and we'll see you next time