LG introduces a smartphone that can do a lot more than just tell time, but gadget lovers outside South Korea can't get it - at least just for now.
With the unveiling of its LG G Watch Urbane, the South Korean-based electronics giant LG managed to turn quite a few heads last month.
TechSpot notes that the smartwatch looks stylish as a traditional timepiece, however, it includes internals of LG's earlier G Watch R.
According to CNet, LG is set to release the Watch Urbane LTE in South Korea on Friday March 27 at a price of 650,000 won ($589). The uber cool timepiece does a lot more than just tell time. The LG Watch Urbane LTE can make and receive calls, send and accept text messages, make push-to-talk calls with other phone over the same network and also make mobile payments through near-field communication.
In addition, the new watch comes with its own universal SIM card; resultantly phone calls run over a 4G LTE network.
The fancy mobile-internet connected smartwatch can make voice calls even without a phone. That said, It can connect to a smartphone via Bluetooth, though, as long as it runs KitKat or later.
In terms of specs, the LG Watch Urbane LTE boasts a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor and comes with a 1.3-inch plastic organic LED and a 700mAh battery. Contrary to a few Korean outlets that are reporting that the device runs Android Wear, but when Engadget tested one during Mobile World Congress, it was loaded with proprietary platform based on WebOS.
LG acquired WebOS from Hewlett-Packard in 2013.
Noteworthy features include the choice to use it like a walkie-talkie, NFC payment capability, speech translator and GPS location sharing.
The devices availability in the United States is still unclear at this point. However, AT&T is bringing the non- LTE Watch Urbane to the United States although pricing details and an exact launch date haven't been revealed yet.
