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the iconic round SmartWatch that helped kick off the first wave of Android wearables just got a sequel I'm Michael Fisher with pocket now with Adam Lane behind the camera join me for a quick hands-on with the Moto 360 second-generation the new moto 360 differs from its predecessor in some pretty significant ways starting with size while Motorola continues to offer a 46 millimeter version there's also now a 42 millimeter casing available with narrower bands for women or just those who prefer a less ostentatious smart watching you'll also notice the lugs at top and bottom of the casing which the former generation lacked personally I'm not a fan of the shift here I think the absence of band amounts made the original 360 stand out more but the plus side is that bands are now more easily swappable using a built-in latch motorola promises up to 1.5 days or 2 days of mixed use with the embedded 300 or 400 milliamp hour battery and obviously the bigger the watch the bigger the battery it's also kept wireless charging in place and retained the heart rate sensor and ip67 dust and water resistance rating and yeah the flat tire at the bottom of the display that's still here to accommodate the ambient light sensor the screen itself gets a slight resolution bump to 233 or 263 PPI depending on which model you choose but it's still IPS LCD and not AMOLED the most significant upgrade is probably the change from the ancient Texas Instruments processor to a more modern Snapdragon 400 and yeah you can definitely feel the difference even on the demo unit here for the old moto 360 what occasionally stutter and drag the new model seems as smooth as any of its contemporaries whether you're changing watch faces or shuffling through notifications to turn it on or off you use the new two o'clock mounted crown button which isn't a huge change from the three o'clock button on the existing phone motorola doesn't seem to have followed other manufacturers lead in bundling a bunch of fancy watch faces it's mostly the same old selection though of course you can get more the ignant hardware store the moto 360 is customizable via the same moto maker comm you can use to build the new Moto X smartphone and it's available for pre-order right now starting at $299 we've got our own unit on order and we'll follow up this hands-on with our usual full review coverage just as soon as it arrives be sure to check out our other wearable coverage from Aoife 2015 in Berlin the videos we've already got online and the ones coming right behind this one follow us at pocketnow.com so you know in this future coverage and follow me on twitter at captain to phones until next time this has been michael fisher and yes it's a trade show so yes i have a head cold sorry about that adam laying behind the camera thanks for watching everyone we'll see on the next one