Updated on 11-14-2014 by Malarie Gokey: Added in T-Mobile pricing and availability for G Watch R.
The LG G Watch R is now on sale in America, following a launch in the UK and parts of Europe at the beginning of November. AT&T began selling the G Watch R online on November 5, with retail stores receiving stock on November 7, and the network has attached a $300 price tag to the swish smartwatch.
LG promised the G Watch R would eventually be sold in the Play Store, and soon after AT&T’s announcement, online shoppers found the device ready to buy through Google’s shop, where it rubs shoulders with LG’s first Android Wear smartwatch and the Samsung Gear Live. The price remains $300, making the G Watch R one of the more expensive Android Wear smartwatches we’ve seen. It costs $50 more than the Moto 360.
Sprint became the second U.S. network to sell the G Watch R. From November 14, the watch will be available to buy in-store and online for $300, plus there is the option to spread the cost over 12 months. Should you qualify for the offer, it’ll cost you nothing on the day, and $25 per month for a year.
Shortly thereafter, T-Mobile announced pricing and availability information for the G Watch R. The perfectly round smartwatch will arrive in T-Mobile stores on November 19 for $300. The Uncarrier added that the watch will be available to order online before the end of November.
International G Watch R pricing and release
In the UK, online retailer Clove Technology has priced the G Watch R at £225, which is around $360, and £25/$40 more than the Moto 360. The watch started shipping in the UK on October 29.
Following the G Watch R’s early release in South Korea, confirmed in a blog post on October 14, local network Olleh put the G Watch R on its website for around $330. This matched early rumor reports from Korean news source ETNews, and ZDNet Korea, where it was stated the price would be around 352,000 won, or approximately $330, making the G Watch R about $70 more expensive, locally, than the first G Watch.
The G Watch R shuns the angled design of the G Watch, and wraps a circular 1.3-inch P-OLED touchscreen in a metal body, complete with a leather strap. This gives the G Watch R a more traditional “watch” look, over the slightly geekily styled examples that have dominated the smartwatch scene over the past year. It’s powered by a 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 processor, has 4GB of internal storage space, a heart rate monitor, and is both dust and water resistant.
Updates:
Updated on 11-10-2014 by Andy Boxall: Added in news from Sprint concerning the G Watch R’s release on November 14.
Updated on 11-07-2014 by Kyle Wiggers: Added information regarding availability and pricing of the G Watch R on Google Play.
Updated 0n 11-03-2014 by Andy Boxall: Added AT&T’s pricing and final release date for the G Watch R.
Updated 0n 10-28-2014 by Andy Boxall: Added confirmation of AT&T’s intention to sell the G Watch R in America, plus pricing and release information for the UK.
Updated 0n 10-23-2014 by Andy Boxall: Added UK, European, and North American release information for the G Watch R.
Article originally published on 10-06-2014
