Do you reject important calls just because you are driving or miss vital notifications, e-mails and texts because you are away from your smartphone while it’s charging?
Now, don’t miss anything and stay up-to-date at all time with these best Android Smartwatches. It is a computerized mobile wearable device that does much more than telling the time.
Its basic function is to save your time and bring important smartphone functions to your wrist so that you can to take/reject calls, check e-mails, get notifications, listen to music, set reminders and track your fitness by counting the total number of steps you take in a day and check your heart rate. In short, a Smart Watch not only tells time but will also double up as a Smart Fitness band.
It works by syncing with your Smartphone through Bluetooth pairing or using NFC chips.
Top 2 Smart Watches Under 15 k
1- Fossil Marshall 2nd Gen Smartwatch
Hardware & Design
Considering Fossil has been in the traditional watch industry for decades, they harness their expertise and craftsmanship to produce an elegant design and chassis. With the Q Marshal, it is no exception, and I'd even go as far to say it is the most “realistic” smartwatch design to date meaning that it can easily be mistaken for a traditional watch due to its familiar appearance.
While many of the smartwatch models that we've had a chance to review are plagued by a weak construction and feel like a toy, the Q Marshal is the opposite with a robust, hefty substance to it. The 42mm round chassis is crafted from stainless steel and measures in at a sizable 14mm in thickness.
An element that bothers me about the design is the bottom section of the circular display which you'd assume was for an ambient light meter, but this “flat tire” element isn't used for anything at all. So you're always going to have that black band at the bottom of the display without any legitimate reason for its existence. To make matters worse, this also means you'll be stuck with the need to manually adjust your screen when going from dark to bright environments.
On the right side there is a traditional crown although it doesn't function like one instead taking on the role as the only physical button on the smartwatch and what you'll use for interaction besides the touchscreen. The button has a stiff and mushy feel to it, so that leaves room for improvement.
Software & Features
As of right now, the Q Marshal ships running Android Wear 1.0 which is compatible for pairing on any Android device running 4.3+ or iOS devices running iOS 8+ (aka iPhone 5+). The reason I say “as of right now” is because Android Wear 2.0 will be released soon and is shipping natively on newer generation watches.
Fortunately, Google has unveiled a list of all the smartwatches which will receive the Android 2.0 update, and the Fossil Q Marshal made the list alongside the company's Q Wander and Q Founder models. This could dramatically improve the feature-set and user experience so take the rest of this section with a grain of salt as it may be inaccurate after the 2.0 update rolls out for these models.
The majority of my testing was using my iPhone 7 Plus although I did pair it with my Galaxy S7 Edge for a few days just to see if I experienced any platform-specific problems (I didn't). Android Wear originally debuted in 2014, so over the years most of the kinks have gotten worked out, and it is a rather stable platform.
As for the user experience, I haven't run into any major issues and find the user interface convenient to engage with. My biggest gripe would be the emphasis on the touchscreen to navigate through the watch's features rather than physical elements like buttons or scroll wheels. I believe a touchscreen experience on a smartwatch is mediocre at best considering the size of a fingertip in relation to its the small display.
Since the Q Marshal only has one physical button that acts merely as a sleep/wake among few other small functions, navigating through the menus and initiating most of the features is all done through the touchscreen. The screen isn't the most responsive that I've used in a smartwatch, but it does get the job done.
2- Moto 360 (1st Gen)
Hardware And Design
The Moto 360's form factor is based on the circular design of traditional watches, supporting a 40mm (1.5 in)viewing diameter and circular capacitive touch display. The case is stainless steel and available in different finishes. Removable wrist bands are available in metal and natural leather.The watch is water resistant and has only a single physical button.The watch has an all day battery, and rather than needing to be plugged in, it charges wirelessly by being placed an included cradle.Internally it has dual microphones for voice recognition and noise rejection and a vibration motor allowing tactile feedback. An ambient light sensor optimizes screen brightness and allows gesture controls such as blanking the screen by placing one's hand over it. Bluetooth 4.0 is included for connectivity and driving wireless headphones. In the June 2015 release notes, Motorola announced Wi-Fi support for the device, such that it could be used out of Bluetooth range. A heart-rate sensor and 9-axis accelerometer support health and activity monitoring. It has IP67 certification for dust resistance and fresh water resistance rated at 30-minutes at 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) depth.
Software
The Moto 360 runs Android Wear, Google's Android-based platform specifically designed for wearabledevices. The 360 currently runs Android Marshmallow and pairs with any phone running Android 4.3 or higher and any iPhone running IOS 8 or higher. Its software displays notifications from paired phones. It uses paired phones to enable interactive features such as Google Now cards, search, navigation, playing music, and integration with apps such as fitness, EverNote, and others.
Now, don’t miss anything and stay up-to-date at all time with these best Android Smartwatches. It is a computerized mobile wearable device that does much more than telling the time.
Its basic function is to save your time and bring important smartphone functions to your wrist so that you can to take/reject calls, check e-mails, get notifications, listen to music, set reminders and track your fitness by counting the total number of steps you take in a day and check your heart rate. In short, a Smart Watch not only tells time but will also double up as a Smart Fitness band.
It works by syncing with your Smartphone through Bluetooth pairing or using NFC chips.
Top 2 Smart Watches Under 15 k
1- Fossil Marshall 2nd Gen Smartwatch
Hardware & Design
Considering Fossil has been in the traditional watch industry for decades, they harness their expertise and craftsmanship to produce an elegant design and chassis. With the Q Marshal, it is no exception, and I'd even go as far to say it is the most “realistic” smartwatch design to date meaning that it can easily be mistaken for a traditional watch due to its familiar appearance.
While many of the smartwatch models that we've had a chance to review are plagued by a weak construction and feel like a toy, the Q Marshal is the opposite with a robust, hefty substance to it. The 42mm round chassis is crafted from stainless steel and measures in at a sizable 14mm in thickness.
An element that bothers me about the design is the bottom section of the circular display which you'd assume was for an ambient light meter, but this “flat tire” element isn't used for anything at all. So you're always going to have that black band at the bottom of the display without any legitimate reason for its existence. To make matters worse, this also means you'll be stuck with the need to manually adjust your screen when going from dark to bright environments.
On the right side there is a traditional crown although it doesn't function like one instead taking on the role as the only physical button on the smartwatch and what you'll use for interaction besides the touchscreen. The button has a stiff and mushy feel to it, so that leaves room for improvement.
Software & Features
As of right now, the Q Marshal ships running Android Wear 1.0 which is compatible for pairing on any Android device running 4.3+ or iOS devices running iOS 8+ (aka iPhone 5+). The reason I say “as of right now” is because Android Wear 2.0 will be released soon and is shipping natively on newer generation watches.
Fortunately, Google has unveiled a list of all the smartwatches which will receive the Android 2.0 update, and the Fossil Q Marshal made the list alongside the company's Q Wander and Q Founder models. This could dramatically improve the feature-set and user experience so take the rest of this section with a grain of salt as it may be inaccurate after the 2.0 update rolls out for these models.
The majority of my testing was using my iPhone 7 Plus although I did pair it with my Galaxy S7 Edge for a few days just to see if I experienced any platform-specific problems (I didn't). Android Wear originally debuted in 2014, so over the years most of the kinks have gotten worked out, and it is a rather stable platform.
As for the user experience, I haven't run into any major issues and find the user interface convenient to engage with. My biggest gripe would be the emphasis on the touchscreen to navigate through the watch's features rather than physical elements like buttons or scroll wheels. I believe a touchscreen experience on a smartwatch is mediocre at best considering the size of a fingertip in relation to its the small display.
Since the Q Marshal only has one physical button that acts merely as a sleep/wake among few other small functions, navigating through the menus and initiating most of the features is all done through the touchscreen. The screen isn't the most responsive that I've used in a smartwatch, but it does get the job done.
2- Moto 360 (1st Gen)
Hardware And Design
The Moto 360's form factor is based on the circular design of traditional watches, supporting a 40mm (1.5 in)viewing diameter and circular capacitive touch display. The case is stainless steel and available in different finishes. Removable wrist bands are available in metal and natural leather.The watch is water resistant and has only a single physical button.The watch has an all day battery, and rather than needing to be plugged in, it charges wirelessly by being placed an included cradle.Internally it has dual microphones for voice recognition and noise rejection and a vibration motor allowing tactile feedback. An ambient light sensor optimizes screen brightness and allows gesture controls such as blanking the screen by placing one's hand over it. Bluetooth 4.0 is included for connectivity and driving wireless headphones. In the June 2015 release notes, Motorola announced Wi-Fi support for the device, such that it could be used out of Bluetooth range. A heart-rate sensor and 9-axis accelerometer support health and activity monitoring. It has IP67 certification for dust resistance and fresh water resistance rated at 30-minutes at 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) depth.
Software
The Moto 360 runs Android Wear, Google's Android-based platform specifically designed for wearabledevices. The 360 currently runs Android Marshmallow and pairs with any phone running Android 4.3 or higher and any iPhone running IOS 8 or higher. Its software displays notifications from paired phones. It uses paired phones to enable interactive features such as Google Now cards, search, navigation, playing music, and integration with apps such as fitness, EverNote, and others.
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