Along with the LG V40 ThinQ, LG also launched its first hybrid Wear OS smartwatch, LG Watch W7. It is the first smartwatch which runs on newest Android Wear OS. It’s a hybrid watch, though it carrier both the mechanical hands and the digital functionalities. The new LG watch gives you the experience of both the digital and standard analogue watch. It’s built out of a stainless steel body with a big little dial. LG Watch W7 gives a stunning look on a bulky wrist but looks massive on the tiny hands.

LG Watch W7 Specs

LG Watch W7 carries a 1.2 inch LCD touchscreen with the display resolution of 360 x 360 pixels. Surprisingly, it carries Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 chipset rather than the latest Snapdragon Wear 3100. It is coupled with 768 MB RAM and 4 GB of internal storage. LG has added 240 mAh battery which can sustain a couple of days on a single charge and upto 100 days if you are using it in watch mode. It is water and dust resistant as it carries IP68 certification.

LG Watch W7 has been developed with the collaborative efforts of LG and the Swiss company, Soprod SA. It is the first Wear OS watch which offers hybrid options with both digital and analogue hands. In connectivity, it supports Bluetooth 4.2 LE and WiFi. It measures 44.5 x 45.4 x 12.9mm and weighs around 79.5 grams. As like of its competitors it doesn’t carry NFC connectivity and heart-rate monitor.

The latest Wear OS features improved notification view and a smarter take on Google Assistant. There are several other changes in the latest Wear OS which makes it more valuable.

LG Watch W7 Gallery

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LG Watch W7 will be made available for pre-orders at Best Buy for $449.99 starting October 7. Its in-store availability will start on October 14. It’s dearer than the base-level Apple watch and Samsung Galaxy Watch.

Well, from there how many of you are going to buy the LG’s hybrid smartwatch?

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A fresh tweet from popular tipster Evan Blass claims that an LG smartwatch that was rumored to launch as LG Timepiece Watch will be debuting soon as LG Watch W7. The all new Watch W7 is now rumored to break cover alongside the LG V40 ThinQ smartwatch on Oct. 4.

In April, the Android Headlines had carried an exclusive report on the LG Watch Timepiece which contained all the information on its specs and features. It had claimed that the LG Watch Timepiece will be a hybrid device that will run on Android Wear OS and it will feature a mechanical clock setup. Hence, the upcoming LG Watch W7 will function as analog as well as digital smartwatch.

Based on the information that had surfaced six months ago, the LG Watch Timepiece will be sporting a stainless body that will measure 45.5 x 45.5 x 12.9mm. This suggest that when it comes to size, it will sit between LG Watch Style and LG Watch Sport. The device will be equipped with swappable 22mm silicon rubber strap. There could be another variant with Plus in its moniker. It is rumored to be available with a silicon and metal strap. It will be also equipped with an additional charging cradle.

The LG Watch Timepiece will be an IP68 certified device with a circular watch face, very accurate quartz movement and physical watch hands. The analog side of the Watch Timepiece promises accurate tracking of time and long-lasting battery life of around 100 days on a single charge when the device functions in Watch Mode wherein the Wear OS is completely disabled. The device will feature a 240mAh battery. Once it depletes, the device will continue to track time for around four days.

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The 1.2-inch round-shaped screen of the LG Watch Timepiece will support a screen resolution of 360 x 360 pixels with a pixel density of 300ppi. It will be equipped with an internal storage of 4 GB and 768 MB of LPDDR3 RAM. The device will be fueled by Snapdragon 2100 that includes 1.1 GHz quad-core processor.

For connectivity, the LG Watch Timepiece will be equipped with Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.2. It will also feature USB-C 2.0 port. The smartwatch will neither have cellular capabilities, nor it will feature GPS and NFC.

The LG Watch W7 is rumored to launch with V40 ThinQ on Oct. 4. It is likely to arrive in colors like New Aurora Black and Cloud Silver and may cost around $250.

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