LG G Watch R Android Wear Smartwatch to Hit Shelves on October 14!

LG will launch its recently-introduced circular smartwatch, the LG G Watch R, in South Korea on October 14. The release dates for other markets are not yet known, but the smartwatch is expected to start rolling out globally before the end of October, as promised soon after launch.

The company has confirmed a KRW 352,000 (roughly Rs. 20,300) price tag for the G Watch R. LG's circular smartwatch is considered the most expensive Android Wear smartwatch, with a price that is higher than its rectangular brother G Watch - which was unveiled at $229 (and launched in India at Rs. 14,999) - as well as the Samsung Gear Live (unveiled at $199, and launched in India at Rs. 15,900) and Motorola Moto 360 (unveiled at $249.99 - roughly Rs. 15,300).
The LG G Watch R features a circular 1.3-inch Plastic OLED or P-OLED display. The display comes with a 360x360 pixel resolution and unlike the Moto 360, is claimed to utilise 100 percent of the watch face.

The G Watch R is powered by a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor paired with 512MB of RAM. The smartwatch features the same amount of inbuilt storage as the Gear S (4GB), and is backed by a 410mAh battery. The smartwatch is also IP67-certified and is claimed by the firm to run for 30 minutes in 1 metre of water.

The G Watch R smartwatch features a stainless steel frame, and is supported by a 22mm calf skin leather strap. The G Watch R will be available only in Black colour.

LG L Fino With Android 4.4 KitKat, Quad-Core SoC Launched at Rs. 14,500

LG, soon after revealing price for the LG L Bello and G3 Stylus in the Indian market, has now launched the L Fino at Rs. 14,500.
The new LG L Fino, a smartphone that was announced alongside the L Bello in August, has been listed on the company's India site with pricing. There is no official word on the availability details of the L Fino; though, we expect that the company will announce the availability of the smartphone in coming days. Earlier this week, the LG L Bello was officially listed at Rs. 18,500, and the G3 Stylus at Rs. 21,500. All three smartphones are available to purchase via various e-commerce sites however.

The company had confirmed the global roll-out of LG L Fino in September, starting with Brazil and then followed by other countries - Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

While globally announcing the L Fino, the company had stressed that the smartphone is targeted at emerging 3G markets.

The Android 4.4.2 KitKat-based LG L Fino comes with a UX derived from the LG G3. Some of the highlights of the G3-derived UX skin include Touch and Shoot feature that clicks images by tapping anywhere on the display to focus and shoot in one single step; Gesture Shot in the camera allows users to open and close a hand in front of the lens to start a three-second countdown for the shutter, and Front Camera Light, which helps clicking images in self-portrait mode.

Other features include Knock Code, which was first introduced on the LG G2 that allows users to unlock the phone by tapping a personalised 'knock' pattern on the display. The new LG L Fino also support the new QuickCircle cases that were launched alongside the flagship G3 (Review | Pictures).

The smartphone comes with dual-SIM (Micro-SIM) support. In terms of specifications, the LG L Fino comes with a 4.5-inch WVGA (480x800 pixels) IPS display offering a pixel density of 207ppi; a 1.2GHz quad-core processor; 1GB of RAM; 4GB of inbuilt storage with expandability via microSD card (up to 32GB); an 8-megapixel rear camera; a 0.3-megapixel front camera; a 1900mAh battery, and 3G support.

The LG L Fino measures 127.5x67.9x11.9mm and will come in White, Black, Gold, Red, Green colour variants with availability that will vary by market.

LG G3 Stylus featuring 5.5-inch display, quad-core processor and Android KitKat available online in India for Rs 19,990

The most awaited variant of the LG G3, the LG G3 Stylus has been priced at Rs. 21500 on LG's official site. The phone has made it's way into Kerala prized at Rs 20000. Moments later it was prized for as low as 19,990 on online retailers like FlipKart.

As far as the specifications go, the G3 Stylus sports a 5.5-inch qHD (960×540 pixels) display and is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor paired with 1GB of RAM. The device also includes 8GB internal storage that can be extended up to 32GB via microSD. It also provides cloud storage up to 50GB. The G3 Stylus was launched in Black, Gold and White colour variants.

The G3 Stylus comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Connectivity options include 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and NFC support. On the software front, the phone runs on Android 4.4.2 KitKat. As the name suggests, LG has bundled a stylus with the smartphone, and has also preloaded apps like Gesture Shot, Knock Code, Smart keyboard, and Quick Memo+ among others.

As always we welcome your views and any questions on the device! Do you think it is worthy of competition with the Note 4?