The SmartWatch 3 comes with GPS built-in, a feature currently unique in the Android Wear world. It makes it unnecessary to take your phone with you when out for a walk or run, because it still tracks your location, and will sync data across to Sony’s Lifelog app when you return home. Additionally, the 4GB of internal storage memory inside the SmartWatch 3 can be used to store music, which can be streamed over a pair of Bluetooth headphones, giving you more freedom from your phone, and turning the SmartWatch 3 into an independently operating device.
Sony has gone for a sporty look with the SmartWatch 3, but because the strap is entirely separate to the central watch core, it’ll be possible to alter the watch’s style with new straps over time. Sony told us it has big plans for customizing the SmartWatch 3 in the near future. The screen measures 1.6-inches, and has a 320 x 320 pixel resolution. It’s a transflective LCD panel, which should make it viewable even in very bright sunlight. Other features include a quad-core processor, 512MB of RAM, IP68 water and dust resistance, plus NFC and Bluetooth pairing.
Verizon will charge $250 for the SmartWatch 3, and it can be pre-ordered through the network’s website now. Shipping will begin on October 30.
Editors' Recommendations
- The Moto Watch 100 might skip out on Google’s Wear OS entirely for a custom OS
- Google is finally bringing YouTube Music to older Wear OS watches
- The TicWatch E3 will get Wear OS 3, making it a better buy
- Fitbit Versa 3 vs. Apple Watch SE: Can Fitbit outrun Apple?
- We’re into 2021 and the Ticwatch Pro 3 still has no competition in Wear OS world
