When it was launched in September last year, the Motorola Moto 360 was one of the best-looking Android wearables that made it to the market.
Even with the emergence of other smart wearables, including the boxy-looking Apple Watch which was launched in March this year, the Motorola Moto 360 still has the best-looking smartwatch design with its circular watch face that has been taken from stylish designer wristwatches with analog tickers, details Tech Radar.
In terms of design, the Motorola Moto 360 looks a lot better than the very computerized-looking Pebble Steel, Samsung Gear Live, and the LG G Watch.
Apart from its exterior appeal, the smart wearable from the American tech company is also built with quality in mind as it is made of stainless steel housing and genuine leather default wristband, making it ideal to wear for any occasion.
As far as major downsides are concerned, the Motorola Moto 360 lacks longevity due to its poor battery life. It also has an underperforming processor that does not seem to match the smart wearable’s good looks.
Android 5.1.1 on the Moto 360
Meanwhile, the Android Wear 5.1.1 has started rolling out since last month to Android smart wearables including the Motorola Moto 360.
While the update has been initially delayed due to some performance problems, it eventually started rolling along nicely to smartwatches including the LG Watch Urbane, the Sony Smartwatch 3, the Samsung Gear Live, and the Motorola Moto 360.
Motorola Mobility explained that the Android Wear 5.1.1, whose latest update began coming along over-the-air (OTA), actually enhances the Wi-Fi connectivity of the smartwatch with other Android devices.
In order to familiarize its users, Motorola has also released a couple of video clips to showcase the Android Wear 5.1.1 features that has arrived on the Motorola Moto 360. The videos demonstrate how the watch can be connected to a Wi-Fi network, how to draw emojis on the display of the device, and how to use gestures to flick upward and downward to view new and previous notifications.
Improvements due to Wi-Fi connectivity
The Android Wear 5.1.1 also came with other features for the Motorola Moto 360 including always-on applications and the ability to modify font sizes, notes the Phone Arena.
As an Android Wear, the Motorola Moto 360 is usually paired with Android smartphones through a Bluetooth connection. But all that is going to change with the arrival of the Wi-Fi connectivity, which guarantees that the smartphone and the smartwatch will continue to be linked even if the Bluetooth connectivity has been lost.
The Motorola Moto 360 also has a battery life that lasts all day, which is normally obtained by placing the smartwatch on its charging dock at night. And while it is being charged, the smartwatch will continue to display the time, making the dock perfect for bedside tables and desktops.
The smartwatch also offers wireless charging and comes with the charging dock out of the box as offered by most retailers. It is also water resistant and has built-in pedometer and optical heart rate monitor. It can operate on Android Wear 4.3 or higher.
Google is not leaving any stones unturned as it prepares for the roll out its latest mobile operating system, the Android M, come the third quarter of this year.
So while the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop is now rolling out pretty nicely to Android mobile devices, the Android Wear 5.1.1 is seeding conveniently to the Android wearables.
Although the Andorid Wear 5.1.1 took a long time to come on the Motorola Moto 360, it looks like it was well worth the wait as it brought tons of features when it started rolling out to the device started last month.
I like the zenwatch and the Urbane better than the 360. I have seenmany other sites say the same thing including Android central. I tried it and took it back. I now have a gwatch R, Sony 3, and Urbane. Soon to add new zenwatch.