Apple Watch vs Moto 360: display
The screen on the Apple Watch is a sapphire touchscreen. The screen can tell the difference between a tap and a press, the latter meaning ''right click''. Motorola's watch has a 1.56-inch LCD (320 x 290 pixels), and 205 ppi display. We can't really judge too much here, as we don't know the details of the technology behind the watch, but we'll bring more details when ours arrives.
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Apple Watch vs Moto 360: design and build quality
There are clear differences right from the beginning. The Apple Watch has a rectangular bezel and a rectangular screen, while the Moto 360 has a round screen and bezel. There are so many square smartwatches at the moment that the Moto 360 really stands out from the pack in terms of design. The strap for both the Apple Watch and Moto 360 can be easily switched out.
Not surprisingly, Apple has created a 18-karat version of the watch. There also looks to be a gold and silver version of the metal chassis. There are two sizes of Apple Watch, as well as three collections, ''Apple Watch, with a polished or space black stainless steel case and a choice of straps; Apple Watch Sport, with a space gray or silver anodized aluminum case and Sport Band; and Apple Watch Edition, with an 18-karat rose or yellow gold case and a choice of straps exclusive to this collection.''
Apple Watch vs Moto 360: software
The home screen on the Apple Watch face is just as bright and over the top as any Apple UI, which is quite different to the Moto 360 which is more subdued, elegant, and grown-up. The Apple Watch's home screen is full of dots, which you scroll through. In terms of functions, the Apple Watch communicates right from your wrist by sending and receiving messages, answering calls to your iPhone.
Both Motorola and the Apple watches are health and fitness devices, though Motorola said that they didn't want to be purely for this intention, and rather something stylish that anyone would want to wear. Like the Moto 360, the Apple Watch has an accelerometer, but uses the iPhone's GPS. It will also measure your heartbeat if that's your thing.
The Apple Watch requires a paired iPhone, as far as we know, just as the Moto 360 requires a smartphone. Some other cool things you can do is sketch on screen, and send these to your friends. Like the Moto 360, you can choose through a variety of widgets. Apple Pay which is new with iOS 8 will work on the Apple Watch, but you can't do this with Moto 360 since watches on Android Wear only use Wi-Fi.
Apple is definitely offering something differing here, a bit more futuristic than the other smartwatches, just because it looks like you can do a lot more with it, almost like you have an iPhone on your wrist. That being said, the Moto 360 runs Android Wear, and there are many apps being developed for it.
Apple Watch vs Moto 360: Battery
Though Apple outlined almost every aspect of the Apple Watch in its presentation, details on the battery life were curiously absent. Since then, Apple has refused to comment on the specifics of the battery life, stating only that Apple Watch will need to be charged "nightly".
This will likely mean that the battery life is on par with that of the Moto 360. Recent tests have shown that the Moto 360 battery is capable of lasting for 20+ hours on a single charge with normal use, but this would still mean that the device should be charged every night.
Reports of poor battery life are rife for both camps, and it looks like a daily charge is going to be a requirement for most smartwatches for the foreseeable future. With Apple so quiet about its Apple Watch battery performance, though, it's expected to be no better than that of the Moto 360.
iWatch vs Moto 360: tech specs
| Moto 360 | Apple Watch | |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 1.56-inch LCD, 320 x 290 pixels, 205 ppi | 1.5 / 1.6 inches, Retina display |
| Processor | Texas Instruments OMAP 3 | S1 SiP (System in Package) to miniaturize an entire computer architecture onto a single chip. |
| RAM | 512 MB | TBA |
| Internal storage | 4 GB | TBA |
| Battery | 320 mAh | TBA |
| System | Android Wear | TBA |
| Extras | Splash proof, Heart rate monitor, Light Sensor, wireless Qi charging | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 4.0 |
Apple Watch vs Moto 360: early verdict
It's a bit too early to compare the two decisively, however we can already see the key differences: square vs round, loud vs modest designs, many customization options for the bands on the Apple Watch vs leather elegance for the Moto 360. The thing is, I think you have to ask yourself: do you want a smartphone on your wrist in the case of the Apple Watch, or something that looks more modest and less futuristic, like the Moto 360?
Also, don't forget price: the Apple Watch will be available in early 2015 starting at 349 USD for the smaller Watch and 399 USD for the larger, while the Moto 360 costs 249 USD - over a hundred bucks difference.
We'll update this article with more details as we hear them, but in the meantime, let us know what you think!
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