Motorola Launches The New Moto 360 and Moto 360 Sport Edition at IFA 2015

Motorola has launched the new Moto 360 Android Wear Smartwatch, successor of Moto 360 at IFA 2015 in Berlin. It comes in two sizes, with pricing starting from $299 (roughly Rs. 19,800), and going up to $429 (roughly Rs. 28,400), depending on the size of case and type of band. A Moto 360 Sport has also been announced, but pricing and availability will be disclosed at a later date.

The New Moto 360

Compared to Moto 360, the new Moto 360 is less bulky. For men, it comes in two case sizes - a 46mm design and 42mm design. For women, it comes in only the 42mm size, and has reportedly been designed for slimmer wrists (can be paired only with 16mm bands). The company claims that the Moto 360 has the largest screen-to-case ratio of any smartwatch available today. The Moto 360 is built out of aircraft-grade 316L stainless steel, with Corning Gorilla Glass protecting the screen from scratches. The smartwatch is also IP67 certified, making it dust and water resistant (withstanding immersion in up to 1 metre of water for 30 minutes.)

The new Moto 360 comes in two screen sizes: 1.37-inch (of screen resolution 360x325 pixels and a 263ppi pixel density), and 1.56-inch (of screen resolution 360x330 pixels and a 233ppi pixel density). The device is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 400 quad-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz, which comes paired with Adreno 306 with 450MHz GPU. The smartwatch has 4GB of internal storage, and 512MB of RAM. The 42mm variant comes with 300mAh battery, which as the company claims could last up to 1.5 days of mixed use with Ambient off. The 46mm variant comes with 400mAh battery, which could last up to 2 days with ambient off, and a full day with ambient kept on. It supports both Bluetooth 4.0 LE and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g. Among the sensors, it comes loaded with an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, and a gyroscope, apart from a vibration and haptics engine. It also has an optical heart rate monitor (PPG).

Moto 360 Sports

Coming to the Moto 360 Sport, the watch is aimed at fitness enthusiasts. It features an ‘AnyLight hybrid display’ meant to offer better sunlight legibility and has a waterproof silicon body. It features a heart rate sensor, built-in GPS to track your speed, distance, and pace.