Differences between Moto 360 and Moto 360 Sport exlplained

Lakshmi Rajan — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 10:42:05 +0000

While the Moto 360 Sport got a $100 price cut in US yesterday and can be purchased for $200 now, it’s launched in India at Rs 19,999. In case you are confused between the Moto 360 and the Sport edition, we cover the differences between both the devices to help you choose the right one.

Bands

The Moto 360 is perfect work wear with a traditional watch design thanks to the choice of metal and leather straps. The Moto 360 Sport as the name implies is aimed at the fitness freaks and flaunts a sportier look, the watch is strapped in a silicone strap.

Band replacement

The Moto 360 bands are replaceable which means in case of wear and tear you can simply change the straps and keep using the watch. You can also shuffle the look of the watch by changing the bands. Sadly this is not the case with the Moto 360 Sport. While Motorola might like to assure the silicone strap might not snap but in case of any wear and tear it is non-replaceable and you might end up looking at buying a new Smartwatch. Ouch!

Size

Moto 360 ships in two different sizes. The bigger (46 mm) model and smaller (42 mm) while the Moto 360 Sport has only the 42 mm standard unisex model.

Display

The Moto 360 uses a IPS LCD display while the Moto 360 Sports features a hybrid display what the company calls as “AnyLight Hybrid Display” which works as normal LCD indoors and at outdoors uses ambient light to illuminate itself offering a better sunlight readability.

GPS

The Moto 360 Sports has a built-in GPS which means when you are running / jogging or hiking it is not at the mercy of the phone’s GPS and can do location tracking and route mapping on its own. So you can keep the phone at home and peacefully do your fitness activities, which is not possible with the Moto 360. So which one would you choose? Let us know. ]]>

Motorola Moto 360 Sport launched in India at Rs 19,999

Lakshmi Rajan — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 09:58:17 +0000

Back in December last year, Motorola launched the Moto 360 in India at price starting at Rs 19,999 and available in leather and metal variants. Four months down the lane, they have launched the Moto 360 Sport and surprisingly this model is also priced at Rs 19,999. Key differences between Moto 360 and Moto 360 Sports. The sport version features a rubber body with silicone straps. It also includes a built-in GPS to track the distance you ran as well as the route and thus you can shun your phone and use it for location tracking while running / jogging or other activities. Plus on the display side, it has what Motorola calls “AnyLight Hybrid Display” which works as normal LCD indoors and outdoors uses ambient light to illuminate itself. Aimed at athletes and fitness enthusiasts, the Moto 360 Sport is water and dust resistant with IP67 certification. The company says the watch includes side ventilation channels that help one stay cool. Apart from built-in GPS, other sensors include gyroscope, accelerometer, altimeter and also features a heart-rate sensor to monitor physical exertion. The Moto 360 has a 1.37-inch display with 360 x 325 pixels resolution stacking 263 pixels per inch. The display is strengthened by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The internals are powered by a 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 quad-core processor, Adreno 305 GPU and 512MB of RAM. There is a 4GB of internal storage and a 300mAh battery that Motorola claims offers a good full day. The Moto 360 Sport supports wireless charging with connectivity options like Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g and Bluetooth 4.0 LE. On the software side, it runs on Android Wear and is compatible with devices running on Android 4.3 or higher and iOs 8.2 or higher. It’s interesting to note that the Moto 360 Sports got a US$ 100 cut in price in US just yesterday making it available at US$ 200 (Rs 13.280) https://youtu.be/FfdWudUjvp8 ]]>