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they're two of the only round-faced smartwatches you can find today and there's only a $50 difference between them but despite their surface similarities these Android wearables are targeted at two totally different types of customer I'm Michael Fisher with PocketNow and this is LG G watch R versus Motorola MOTO 360 since these are both Android wear devices they're powered by essentially identical software and you can see our review of the platform at pocketnow.com the differences here come down almost entirely to hardware the Moto 360 is the picture of minimalism with an unadorned a stainless steel cylinder of a casing and a display reaching almost all the way to the edge with a small cutout on the bottom for a sensor and equipment Bay the G watch are by contrast doesn't make any pretense of restraint it's stainless steel casing features huge shoulder like brackets for the watch band and a wide bezel with minute markers even its side button is bigger and despite or maybe because of its chunkiness its display is smaller let's talk about those screens for a second as you can see the G watch ours is perfectly round lacking the flat tire of the 360 s display LG's is also sharper and it uses P OLED technology instead of the motos IPS panel OLED makes much more sense on a wearable if you prefer to leave the screen in ambient mode all day because only the active pixels are consuming power to achieve similar efficiency that 360 has to turn its backlight down so far that it's much harder to read about the only advantage of the Motorola display besides its size is the ambient light sensor that adjusts display brightness on-the-fly the G watch R doesn't have that despite its superior screen in almost every other way the G watch R is the more pedestrian of these to the band it ships with is leather but it feels much less premium than the 360s soft whore Wien leather band the G watch our charges via hardware connectors and a nice magnetic cradle but the 360 beats it out with a more elegant wireless charger that also doubles as a nightstand LG bundles many more custom faces with the G watch but that's about as far as the customization goes meanwhile Motorola offers an app to tweak the fine details of many of its watch faces and the company just this week announced new watch bands in multiple sizes and materials even more customizable watch faces two different casing colors and a moto body suite for greater health and wellness tracking now there's nothing stopping LG from following suit with its software or eventually its hardware but for now if you want more customized ability the Moto 360 is the way to go day to day as smart watches these perform almost identically despite having completely different guts from processors to batteries the G watch are came out of the box very responsive and long-lasting to boot making it about 36 hours between charges with ambient display on and after a few software updates the Moto 360 can now match that with none of the sluggishness or short battery life that plagued its early days both our ip67 rated for water resistance and both benefit from an ever-growing ecosystem of watch faces and apps at its heart then this comparison is about cosmetics and use case the first issue is almost entirely subjective some will prefer the chunky burly look of the G watch our while others will appreciate the sleeker more understated Moto 360 but the cosmetics play into the utility because the G watch R is more rugged looking I'm less concerned about damaging it so it's the one I would pick for an away mission to a hostile hiking trail it whereas the Moto 360 would be my preferred companion at a fancy dinner so unless you're buying entirely on specs which I never recommend there's no objective winner or loser here if you're Bear Grylls you'll probably favor the G watch R if you're James Bond the Moto 360 is probably the better bet be sure to let us know which one you are leave a comment down below telling us which watch you choose if given the chance check out our reviews of other Android wear devices here on YouTube and stay tuned for pocket now G watch our review coming next week till next time this has been michael fisher with pocket now captain to phones on twitter reminding you to keep your leather supple and your steel stainless thanks for watching we'll see you next time