Common functionality, high lifestyle factor

To put it straight to the point: the MOTO 360 Motorola can not really more than other smart watches, but it looks much better. Were the previous models such as Sony or LG rectangular and rather clunky, the new generation including the MOTO 360 round and fairly unremarkable comes along.
So it is not a millstone around the wrist. With just over 10 mm thick casing, the black leather strap and the pointers it hardly differs from the normal watches.
Features and functions:
The clock runs with the Android operating system from Google Wear. Without additional Apps This provides relatively little functions. However, there is a memory of 4GB available for Apps. The connection to the smartphone comes with Bluetooth LE 4. Just so the apps can be dubbed on the clock. I've tried with a Samsung Galaxy S5 and it worked wonderfully (So you do not necessarily use a Motorola Smartphone.). Unfortunately, there are not as many apps and most are also available in English.
Speaking of language. The voice control system is already really great. I have so far but not so often used. Must there yet used to it, or change. But you can enable Google Navigation on the mobile phone and display the turn by turn on the clock, for example on the clock. So the mobile phone no longer needs to be brought out.
The battery can not change, unfortunately. The bracelet already. I think that can also be normal use acquired commercially bracelets.
Among the features. Read e-mail notification emails and doing well. Due to the small display, it is of course not as pleasant, but it works. Also SMS, Facebook and Twitter messages can be displayed. Appointment reminders, weather display and display images I also use. But but just Facebook and Twitter etc. need apps on the smartphone, which goes without saying. Alarm and pulse or step measurement goes without smartphone.
Handling:
The display is dark, only when you tap on the glass or the wrist rotates, the time is displayed. This also saves the battery. I must nevertheless recharge every night. For this purpose the clock simply side lay in the charging cradle. The display changes as the smartphone, automatically from portrait to landscape. Connector so there is no. The charging time is quite fast. Exactly I have not yet found it. But within 3 hours, the clock was loaded.
A sensor regulates the brightness of the display. Also in the sun everything is still legible.

Conclusion: So the lifestyle factor is there. The design I find extremely successful. Speed ​​is also good. Too bad that does not yet exist as many apps. But this will certainly improve with time. Without Smartphone, however, the functionality is really manageable, and I would like to see more.