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it's the first Android wear SmartWatch with a cellular radio and we're going wrist on with its substantial hardware I'm Michael Fisher with pocket now and this is a first look at the LG watch urbane second generation right up front will tell you it we couldn't look at the software here folks LG wasn't showing off the special version of Android wear that makes this watch tick so we'll have to wait for a future video on that fortunately there's plenty to talk about on the hardware side which sort of bridges the gulf between the first generation LG watch urbane and its counterpart the urbane LTE besides the obvious 4G radio to go with its Bluetooth Wi-Fi and GPS the second generation urbane is also a big honkin wristwatch with large secondary buttons flanking the power standby crown we've grown used to by default one of these will open the recent contacts list and the other will shoot you into LG's new health suite which uses the heart rate sensor and custom coaching software to provide a pretty elaborate fitness solution it's powered by a Snapdragon 400 backed up by 768 Meg's of RAM so it seems to have plenty of power to juggle even a heavy software add-on like LG health and don't worry about sweating on it during those workouts either this device is ready to ip67 for dust and water resistance those shortcut buttons are mirrored on the other side of the stainless steel casing by a speakerphone port which lets you make and take calls using the removable nano SIM located under the back cover so you can leave your phone at home and still stay connected LG isn't saying which US carriers it's working with to accommodate this device but competitor Samsung's first gear s already blazed a path in this area last year we wouldn't be surprised to see this device pop up on at least America's 2 GSM carriers the added functionality calls for a bigger battery of course and this watch features that hexagonal power pack we reported on a while back LG says it's 570 milliamp hours should get you through a day of use and there's a power saving mode available if that 480 by 480 display turns out to be a big power drain the LG watch urbane 2nd generation will come in 4 available colors when it launches in the US and Korea likely sometime in November because they incorporate integrated antennas the watchbands are not swappable you'll have to pick a color before you buy and stick with it as for the elastomer material itself it feels fine nothing fancy certainly and a little rigid but the band's do seem durable like the watch itself which is a tank and with its 4 gigs of storage sharp display and more wireless radios and sensors than we've seen on almost any other wearable this is one drool-worthy piece of kit for a certain kind of customer whether it's worth it's indeterminate price tag and the cost of an additional monthly rate plan remains to be seen and I can't wait to strap one on and start figuring it out stay tuned for our full review of the LG watch urbane 2nd generation and be sure to check out our other big hands-on from today the dual display super camcorder phone the LG v10 also follow pocket now on social media and follow me at captain 2 phones until next time this has been michael fisher from new york city thanks for watching we'll see you next time