Announced three months ago as part of the Asus Computex keynote, the ZenWatch 2 gets officially unveiled to a global audience this week at Berlin. The original ZenWatch combined looks and affordability and its successor is no different. The Asus ZenWatch 2 comes in two different sizes (in silver, gunmetal and rose gold) and a choice of 18 different straps. The most luxurious strap is genuine leather studded with Swarovski crystals, other options include metal, leather and rubber. All options feel comfortable on the wrist, and while the metal and leather are more luxurious, the rubber option (perhaps contrary to what you'd expect) feels relatively high-quality.
The ZenWatch 2’s AMOLED screen is covered in a 2.5D curved Gorilla Glass 3 panel, and measures 1.63 inches on the bigger watch, and 1.45 inches on the smaller one. The resolution’s different too, at 320 x 320 on the former and 280 x 280 on the latter. The body looks slim and stylish, but it comes at a cost: that massive bezel that surrounds the screen.
The watch is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor, the same chip used in virtually every other Android Wear device, and is equipped with 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage. It carriers a water-resistant rating of IP67. That means you can wear in the shower and while doing the dishes, but swimming is out of the question.
The watch also has a pedometer and activity tracker, though no heart rate monitor. It does promise solid battery life though, up to two days. It's charged with a magnetic cable that will feed 50% of charge into the battery in a bit over half an hour.
The larger of the two models has a 400mAh battery (compared to 300mAh on the smaller model), which is said to get up to two days of use on a single charge. The ZenWatch 2 features an all-new magnetic charger that is said to provided 35 percent faster battery recharge times than the original. It should take only 36 minutes to charge the watch from zero to 50 percent capacity, which is pretty nice.
In Europe, this new Android Wear smartwatch will cost either €149 (roughly $170) for the larger 49mm model with a 1.6-inch display or €169 ($190) for the 45mm variant with a 1.45-inch display. The original ZenWatch was already one of the best-priced Android Wear watches on the market, and Asus is now looking to push the price down even further with its 2015 generation.
The ZenWatch 2’s AMOLED screen is covered in a 2.5D curved Gorilla Glass 3 panel, and measures 1.63 inches on the bigger watch, and 1.45 inches on the smaller one. The resolution’s different too, at 320 x 320 on the former and 280 x 280 on the latter. The body looks slim and stylish, but it comes at a cost: that massive bezel that surrounds the screen.
The watch is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor, the same chip used in virtually every other Android Wear device, and is equipped with 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage. It carriers a water-resistant rating of IP67. That means you can wear in the shower and while doing the dishes, but swimming is out of the question.
The watch also has a pedometer and activity tracker, though no heart rate monitor. It does promise solid battery life though, up to two days. It's charged with a magnetic cable that will feed 50% of charge into the battery in a bit over half an hour.
The larger of the two models has a 400mAh battery (compared to 300mAh on the smaller model), which is said to get up to two days of use on a single charge. The ZenWatch 2 features an all-new magnetic charger that is said to provided 35 percent faster battery recharge times than the original. It should take only 36 minutes to charge the watch from zero to 50 percent capacity, which is pretty nice.
In Europe, this new Android Wear smartwatch will cost either €149 (roughly $170) for the larger 49mm model with a 1.6-inch display or €169 ($190) for the 45mm variant with a 1.45-inch display. The original ZenWatch was already one of the best-priced Android Wear watches on the market, and Asus is now looking to push the price down even further with its 2015 generation.
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