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saltydog
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Sep 9, 2014
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Not sure why Moto 360 is winning. This article has a good point:
http://www.zdnet.com/moto-360-smartwatch-powered-by-a-four-year-old-processor-7000033478/
phinnaeus
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Sep 9, 2014
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saltydogInteresting, but I wish they could provide some actual data and compare the power efficiency of this processor with a more modern variant, since the lackluster battery life of the Moto 360 being a symptom of this seems to be the most obvious implication there (I'm sure we're all past the "OMG more GHz, more bettar!!!!!!111!!" stage, right?)
nioriatti
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Sep 10, 2014
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saltydogOld processor probably hurts battery life, but MKBHD has been on Twitter saying that battery life is only poor in, "screen always on" mode, and when you put it in "screen off until you look at it" mode, it lasts a long time. I've heard similar things on Reddit. A guy went one day of normal use and only had it down to 60%.
IMHO, charging every night isn't a hassle at all. I think it is going to come down to functionality between the Apple Watch and the Moto 360. With Apple's track record of bringing devices to market that work seamlessly, and Android Wear practically being a Beta, I think this is going to be interesting.
Grizzle08
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Sep 10, 2014
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saltydogI currently have the Moto 360 and got it on day one. So far I have yet to have an issue with battery life at all. on normal days (6am to 1030/11PM) I stay above 50% with fairly heavy us(I mean its my fun new gadget! lol)
As far as charging it every night its not a big deal I don't sleep with my watches on so its normal to take it off and with wireless charging its a simple as just laying it on the cradle.
one important thing that people are not paying attention to is that it isn't doing anything to the battery life of my phone. which was surprising given that I normally have Bluetooth off.
Over all I love the watch, coming from both a watch lover and tech guru. I was hoping for Apple to push the envelope a little more so that wearables would become more main stream. we have to remember that the tech world needs competition to continue innovating!
As far as charging it every night its not a big deal I don't sleep with my watches on so its normal to take it off and with wireless charging its a simple as just laying it on the cradle.
one important thing that people are not paying attention to is that it isn't doing anything to the battery life of my phone. which was surprising given that I normally have Bluetooth off.
Over all I love the watch, coming from both a watch lover and tech guru. I was hoping for Apple to push the envelope a little more so that wearables would become more main stream. we have to remember that the tech world needs competition to continue innovating!
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