Apple Watch was unveiled yesterday but it is not coming to India any time soon. Even when it will be launched in the country, it will have a huge price tag. Prices of Apple Watch will start at $349 and go above a whopping $17,000 for the gold model.
Starting from April, it will be available from next month in nine countries – US, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, China, United Kingdom, France and Germany.
So if you don’t have that kind of budget but still want to have a smart watch then don’t worry. In the Indian market there are several smart watches from even good brands like Sony and Samsung. We have listed here 10 such smartwatches.
Motorola Moto 360 – Rs 17,999
The Motorola Moto 360 has a 1.56 inch display with a Pixel density of 205 ppi, and armed with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It has a Texas Instruments OMAP 3 processing unit, with 512 MB of RAM and 4 GB of storage. Its 320 mAh battery is said to offer a full day of back up on mixed usage, and it offers wireless charging too.
The stainless steel case of Moto 360 has an IP67 rating. The Moto 360 displays notifications based on your location, and vibrates to alert you. You can use the watch to send messages, dictate notes, or schedule meetings via Google Now. The built in heart rate monitor and pedometer help you stay fit. The Moto 360 is connected via Bluetooth 4.0, and the Moto 360 is the only smartwatch with a conventional mechanical timepiece. It has Android Wear operating system which is specifically developed by Google for smart watches.
Sony SmartWatch 3 – Rs 18,699
The Sony SmartWatch 3 has a 1.6 inch transreflective LCD display.. It has an ambient light sensor, accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, and is IPS 68 rated. The Sony SmartWatch 3 has a quad-core 1.2 GHz Processor with 512 MB RAM and 4 GB of storage. It also has voice and gesture inputs, and and 420 mAh battery which can provide up to 2 days of normal usage. The Sony SmartWatch 3 also can search using your voice, display weather updates, travel updates, notifications, and reminders.
Sony SmartWatch 2 – Rs 9,450
The Sony SmartWatch 2 is an NFC enabled watch with a 1.6 inch display. It has IP57 protection, and Bluetooth 3.0. It has an aluminium body, and can handle calls, messages, emails, social media, music, calendar etc on the go. The Sony SmartWatch 2 can last up to 7 days with low usage or 3 – 4 days of normal usage.
Sony SmartWatch MN2 – Rs 6,670
This Sony SmartWatch has a multi-touch 1.3 inch OLED display which is splash and scratch proof. It allows you to read messages, emails, calendar, and social media notifications on the go. It can also act like an Android Remote, and control music and other apps.
LGW100 – Rs 9,399
Based on Android Wear, it has a 1.65 inch IPS display and it runs a Snapdragon 400 processor with 512 MB of RAM. The watch has internal storage of 4 GB. It has a 400 mAh battery that stays on for up to 36 hours on a single charge, and it uses Bluetooth 4..0 to connect with your phone. The LGW100 allows you to view messages, emails, alarms, set reminders, etc via voice control. It also has IP67 dust and water resistance.
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Pebble – Rs 9,733
The Pebble has a 1.26 inch e-paper display with a LED backlight, and optical hard coating for scratch resistance. The Pebble is compatible with Android and iOS. It connects to devices via Bluetooth, and vibrates and displays text messages, emails, incoming calls, and notifications from the phone it is paired with. It has a 3D accelerometer, compass, light sensor, and the battery lasts for up to a week between charges. Made out of polycarbonate, the Pebble can resist water up to 50 meters, and can operate at altitudes of up to 10,000 feet.
Pebble Steel – Rs 17,500
The Pebble Steel is essentially the same as the Pebble, except with a steel body in a slimmer package.
Samsung Galaxy Gear – Rs 14,290
The Samsung Galaxy Gear has a 1.63 inch Super AMOLED display. It has a 1.9 Megapixel camera with BSI sensor. It has a 800 MHz processing unit with 512 MB of RAM, and 4 GB of internal memory. It has Bluetooth 4.0, and a 315 mAh battery for power. The Samsung Galaxy Gear responds to your voice at all times, and you can access messages, emails, time, alarms, weather, and it even has a pedometer to count the steps you take throughout the day.
Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 Neo – 17,590
The Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 Neo has a 1.63 inch Super AMOLED display. It has accelerometer, gyroscope, heart rate sensor, Bluetooth, and a battery that can last 2 or 3 days with regular usage. It has a standalone music player that can play via Bluetooth headphones, eliminating the need to carry a smartphone. The Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 Neo also recommends personalised workouts. It has voice command to make and answer calls, and so on.
TomTom Multi-Sport Cardio – Rs 23,499
The TomTom Multi-Sport Cardio is a GPS watch, primarily meant for fitness. Thanks to a heart rate sensor, the TomTom Multi-Sport Cardio can track your swimming, cycling, and running, and can help you train optimally, in terms of heart rate, pace, previous runs, etc. It even comes with a bike mount.
The watch has an ultra slim design, extra large display, one button control, vibrate and beep alerts, and super-tough display. The single button of the TomTom Multi-Sport Cardio allows runners to use their watch even with gloves on, and while running.
TomTom Multi-Sport Cardio makes connecting easy, as it has multi-platform compatibility, desk dock, QuickGPSFix Technology, an iOS app, and an Android App too. QuickGPSFix stores the data of the location of the satellites for 3 days in advance, and so giving a quick location fix will never be a problem.