Soldato
The battery life on the moto 360 is reason enough for me not to consider it. Such a disappointment.
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Well, we have a month of millions of beta testers so it will be worth seeing what they make of it before we get chance.
Android Wear Update out, I think it adds offline music playback (with bluetooth headphones) and GPS support for the watches with GPS in.
Sadly seems to be true about the battery http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29067283
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MKBHD says his is fine and I would imagine he thrashes his...
https://mobile.twitter.com/MKBHD/status/507909682183540738
https://mobile.twitter.com/MKBHD/status/507909682183540738
Soldato
I'd take the verge review with a pinch of salt. Most other comments I've read say the 360 battery is competitive with g watch.
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I dunno. There's a guy logging his battery on reddit. From his first day its looking like it will last a working day but certainly not 24 hours or more.
Time will tell. No pun intended.
http://www.reddit.com/r/moto360/comments/2fn66f/my_moto_360_battery_usage_near_real_time/
Time will tell. No pun intended.
http://www.reddit.com/r/moto360/comments/2fn66f/my_moto_360_battery_usage_near_real_time/
While it is silly how these things only have a days battery, does it matter too much?
I think everybody has got into the habit of putting their phone on charge when they go to sleep. I imagine you would remove your watch when you sleep, so simply put it on the wireless charging cradle...
The 360 looks really nice to me, I just don't know if it is worth the money and how often I would use it. The battery wouldn't put me off though as long as it can get through a daily comfortably.
I think everybody has got into the habit of putting their phone on charge when they go to sleep. I imagine you would remove your watch when you sleep, so simply put it on the wireless charging cradle...
The 360 looks really nice to me, I just don't know if it is worth the money and how often I would use it. The battery wouldn't put me off though as long as it can get through a daily comfortably.
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Have to say as well I take the tech journos' opinions on battery life with a pinch of salt as pretty sure the amount of notification etc they get from the 10 social media and 6 messaging apps they are no doubt in constant contact with are vastly in excess of your average person - personally I'd be charging the 360 every night for sure but very much doubt I'd ever run out of battery life on an average day.
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I can live with charging daily like I do my phone. Anything less than a day though is just majorly inconvenient. At least we have a month to see what the Americans make of it.
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Are all the ones sold currently only black?
I was wanting a silver with black strap.
I was wanting a silver with black strap.
Soldato
Really want a 360! Why the month wait, ack!
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Not too bothered. Motorola seem to be pretty crap when you read about the debacle in the US. No stock anywhere. Those that have been sold at Best Buy are mainly black. I personally want a silver so I hope they sort it out when they are released in the UK.
Well I don't see any reason why these wearables shouldn't have the screen on all the time, if it dims and stays on fine, its a watch after all. Plus if you're at your desk or whatever and glance down the time isn't showing...you'll have to lift your wrist or touch the screen...the battery appears a massive oversight sadly.
Oh I agree. I can't see myself being interested in one of these watches for a few years yet, while the 360 finally looks like a device I wouldn't mind wearing there is still too many drawbacks.
Lack of advancements in battery technology in the past five years has really hampered tech progression. Really feels like batteries are holding back tech like watches, lots hope we see new technology in the coming years.
Lack of advancements in battery technology in the past five years has really hampered tech progression. Really feels like batteries are holding back tech like watches, lots hope we see new technology in the coming years.