While still in their infancy, smartwatches are slowly gaining traction year on year, so the natural evolution is gradually losing functional dependency from their paired phones. This is what LG is aiming for with the Urbane 2, which has its own GPS and LTE connectivity.
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LG has modified the internals while keeping the massive design (in fact, it is even bigger now, measuring 1.38″ 44.5mm diameter). As a first in the Android Wear world, the Urbane offers LTE connectivity, so you can make calls and other things without having the need for a phone. GPS has been added as well. The battery has been bumped to 570mAh and the screen resolution to 480×480.
On the side are three buttons that provide quick access to shortcut settings such as contacts, LG Health and apps list. You also get 16 different watch faces (and from experience, it never is enough), and you’ll get your fitness metrics as well as stress levels.
Availability is initially in the US and Korea with more markets following soon, but there’s no info on when that’ll happen or on pricing.
Source: LG
