LG display an LTE version of its smartwatch Urban at MWC

On February 16 LG officially unveiled Urban, a new smart watch with elegant and sophisticated design. The South Korean company does not go unnoticed at the Mobile World Congress and intends to show there the LTE version of smartwatch. This new model has been announced a few hours ago and also you can connect to high-speed networks, has the peculiarity of having an NFC chip and the owner WebOS operating system. Therefore, this version will not use Android Wear, the platform which governs the standard Urban. Recall that LG buy from HP in 2013 this system, so it was time that we began to see in some of the smaller devices Asian, not only in TVs.

 The new LTE smart watch also feature GPS and enter a higher capacity battery and more RAM. The LG Urban has a battery of 410mAh and 512 MB of RAM. The firm would have wanted this version improve these two aspects, which are quite important when using this type of wereables. Thus, the battery capacity 700mAh and rises to the RAM to a jig. Currently, most smartwatches there on the market have a battery of 410mAh, with the inclusion of one of 700mAh; LG is placed above their rivals and suggests the great work you are doing in this field. Another feature that differentiated him from the most basic Urban is a new feature “walkie-talkie”. We will have to know her better at Mobile World Congress. For its part, the design has also changed slightly and sees two new physical buttons that can move more easily through menus.

 Moreover, this LG Urban LTE assuming will include IP67 certification. We are back with a submersible, waterproof and dustproof watch, which also has a heart rate monitor, gyroscope, and accelerometer and pressure sensor. Your screen remains a P-OLED 1.3 inches with a resolution of 320 x 320 pixels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor is again chosen by the company. Not only is mounted in the standard clock, this SoC is also the one that integrates the LG G Watch R, which was launched last October. On the other hand, the internal memory will continue to fall in 4GB, more than enough to store content on the watch amount.

 As is the case with Urban, LG has not spoken on dates or prices for the LTE version of smartwatch. We assume, he will during his appearance at the Mobile World Congress. Still, the rumors put the launch of the Standard Urban for the next few weeks, throughout March. It is also said that will be available for about 300 euros. This means that it is very likely that the Urban LTE comes at a price slightly higher, on considering its added extras that make it one of the most interesting smart watches the moment.

LG display an LTE version of its smartwatch Urban at MWC