This Sony SmartWatch MN2 review is about Sony's 1st smartwatch, which played an important role in introducing the wearable gadgets taking the technology of smartphones into devices such as Google Glass, watches, bracelets and digital health devices for.monitoring vital signs.
The upcoming SmartWatch 2 with few major changes like NFC and an enhanced battery,according to analysts,
How much does the Sony SmartWatch MN2 cost?
Sony SmartWatch MN2, the 1st Sony SmartWatch had a price of 150$ at launch which was close to the Samsung Galaxy Gear 1, the same watch is now just 100$. Sony was one of the early birds to come out with a smartwatch, so it might have an edge over Apple in the smartwatch category.
Sony SmartWatch MN2 can hook up to any phone with an Android 4.0 or higher OS. The phone would have to install the “Smart Connect” app while older ones can manage with “LiveWare manager”. This makes almost any Android phone compatible with this SmartWatch.
What Can You Do With A Smartwatch Other Than Tell Time?
You can browse through your twitter and facebook accounts, not to mention accessing Gmail, reading SMS, MMS, missed call notification, obtain calendar/ reminder notification,and read other email accounts.
The smartwatch also acts as a camera viewfinder, and can access phonebook & make calls.
What else? The list goes on. You can regulate music player on the phone, find the phone if you've misplaced it, obtain information about weather, time and date.
3rd party apps on the smatwatch come in handy while taking notes, playing games or using a calculator.
No need to keep checking your phone all the time for notifications, the Sony Smartwatch will check it for you.
Looking at the hardware for the Sony SmartWatch is outfitted with a 1.3″ OLED with 125×125 px res. and 65K colors.
The content on the watch can be read comfortability. The display has multi-touch capability and you need to work with two finger tap/pinch.
The watch comes in a case that is 36x36x8 mm, weighing just 15.5g. The silica wristband is detachable and weighs 26g.
The SmartWatch maintains a BlueTooth 3.0 link with the phone. The sync speed is noteworthy and exceptional but the battery backup is nothing to write home about.
You might be surprised to get a day's usage if you plan to browse facebook, twitter and everything else that one can'resist on the Internet. Just for getting notifications, the watch might work for you.
