Google and LG are Launching First Android Wear 2.0 Watches in February

Google has partnered with LG to bring the first Android Wear 2.0 smartwatches to market– the LG Watch Sport and LG Watch Style. The wearables will reportedly be unveiled on February 9 alongside the Android Wear 2.0 and go on sale the next day, according to Evan Blass of Venture Beat.

Reports of the watches first surfaced back in July 2015, courtesy of Android Police, which also drew up renders of the devices. Blass reports that those renders closely resemble the final products.

Both wearables support Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Google Assistant integration, and come with circular OLED displays. Of the two, the flagship LG Watch Sport will be the larger, featuring a 1.38-inch display and a heavier, 14.2-millimeter thick frame packed with more components than its more diminutive counterpart. These include a heart rate monitor, cellular connectivity (3G and LTE), NFC (near field communications) which enables Android Pay, GPS, and IP68 water-resistance. Buyers can choose between dark blue and titanium color schemes.

The LG Watch Style on the other hand will have a 1.2-inch face, a slimmer, 10.8-millimeter thick frame that comes in titanium, silver, and rose gold. The LG Watch Style features IP67, but notably lacks cellular connectivity and NFC. It also comes with less RAM than the LG Watch Sport (512MB vs. 768MB).

Blass also remarked that both watches come with a rotating crown for navigation that bears a striking resemblance to the Apple Watch’s Digital Crown.

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