The LG Watch Urbane Is A Clear Rival For The Apple Watch

If This Isn't Taking On The Apple Watch We Don't Know What Is

Android smartwatch sales haven't exactly set the world alight. But with the Apple Watch is still a month or so away from release, LG is giving it another go.

Behold the LG Watch Urbane. It's being angled as a luxury Android Wear smart watch hence the all-metal body, along with leather or metal straps.

Underneath all the glamour the Urbane features essentially the same inner workings as LG's G Watch R.

The differences lie in the materials. This is a classier, more adult timepiece compared to the plastic, square G Watch and the slightly adolescent G Watch R.

Despite appearances the Urbane is smaller than the G Watch, however; LG's engineers have managed to shave the bezel down so there's less distraction from the 1.3-inch Plastic OLED display.

It runs Android Wear so expect all the usual features from a Google-branded smart watch: a heart-rate sensor, 4GB internal storage for music playback and a nearly inscrutable interface.

LG won't shed any light on when it will launch or how much it will cost but with MWC 2015 now a couple of weeks away it shouldn't be long before all is revealed.

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