Moto360 second generation: small improvements can not make up for the lack of excellent practical functions

First of all, I suddenly remembered a question: Which year is the first year of smart wearable devices?

Motorola launched the world's first Android-based sports smart watch MOTOACTV in 2011, Google released Google Glass in 2012, and Samsung, LG, SONY and other major manufacturers have released conceptual or test water products in 2013, smart The shipments of watches have increased sharply. The first Moto 360 with a round dial design has a wave of 2014, and the technology-leading Apple company launched Apple Watch 2015...

Moto360 second generation: small improvements can not make up for the lack of excellent practical functions

These are all milestones in the history of the development of smart wearable devices, which are of great significance and can even be considered as the "first year" in different senses.

The definition of a true first year is hard to conclude. Smart wearable devices still have many limitations in terms of functionality and usability. However, smart wearable devices have become a new wave of hotspots after smartphones and tablets. It is an indisputable fact. In the past, only watches that looked at time were used. Today, you can also display incoming call reminders, text messages, news social information, weather information, etc. by connecting to a smartphone or directly to the Internet. Perhaps many years ago, this was just the magical equipment common in science fiction comics, novels, and spy movies. Nowadays, it has also appeared in the real life of ordinary people. Major technology companies have begun to explore and release conceptual products with different shapes and functions to seize business opportunities, trying to gain a share of the "big development" of smart wearable devices.

Today, I am talking about the smart watch from Motorola, the moto 360, as a member of the “Dai Watch Group”.

At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in early 2014, Motorola revealed that it will launch a new smart watch based on Google's android wear platform: moto 360. As soon as the news came out, it made all the powders excited, and it attracted the attention of the digital world and even the fashion industry. Last year, after I bought this watch through Haitao in China, I also wrote a share article with the proposition of [The Revolutionary Revolutionary]. (Article link: After all, the emergence of moto 360 really gave the wearable market a shot of strength, Motorola with a classic circular design to bring a revolution to the smart watch.

First generation moto 360

First generation moto 360

After a year, Motorola introduced the second generation of the moto 360. Although the service life and market demand of smart watches will restrict the speed of product updates to a certain extent, and cannot be updated every year like smart phones, the upgrade of the second-generation moto 360 in terms of design and function still makes it not available. Less highlights. More importantly, the second generation of moto 360 first landed in the Chinese mainland market with the two selling points of “supporting private customized moto maker service” and “the first smart watch equipped with android wear system in China”. In view of these two points, and in order to avoid the cumbersome Haitao and purchasing, I chose to buy the second generation moto 360 of the National Bank, and feel the fresh "Chinese flavor" android wear.

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Watches exist as a kind of identity jewelry. When people buy watches, the focus is not just about price and style, but more about whether the watch is suitable for your identity and your temperament. The second-generation moto 360 supports the moto maker platform to customize the size of the dial, the color of the bezel and the case, the material of the bezel and the strap, so that consumers can design their own watches and create their own style. Nowadays, with the rise of the backbone of a new generation of society, people's demand for high-end, quality life will become increasingly prominent, and personalization has become a consumer trend. The moto 360, which supports personal customization, not only captures the psychology of many consumers who advocate individuality, but also attracts the attention of traditional watch users with the traditional round dial design. After all, the over-technical style is difficult to impress this group of people. .

Moto maker custom interface

Moto maker custom interface

The second-generation moto 360 still uses a cylindrical packaging design, and the upper cover is made of transparent plastic material, making the watch visible at a glance. One-piece charger, wireless charging base that supports Qi standard, manual, warranty card, etc. are also available.

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The second-generation moto 360 offers a 46mm, 1.56-inch screen and a 42mm, 1.37-inch screen. As an old user of the first-generation moto 360, this time it still chose the 46mm model. reason? First, I feel that wearing this size gives a feeling of maturity. Secondly, having a larger battery capacity can also bring about better life.

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The design of the second-generation Moto 360 has basically continued the style of the previous generation, and even the black side of the sensor under the dial that has been spit out by many people has continued. However, there are still many changes in the details as a whole, and basically all are improvements made to make customization and personalization more space.

1. The most intuitive change is the addition of the lugs. After seeing the renderings, many friends are worried that after adding the lugs, the moto 360, which is not dexterous in size, will become bigger and affect the wearing. However, after getting the real objects, the angle and direction of the lugs can be found. It fits snugly with the wrist and has no discomfort when worn everyday. The addition of the lugs also makes the moto 360 look more like a traditional watch;

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2. The strap becomes a snap-on design, and the disassembly is easier than the first generation. Although Motorola has prepared leather, metal and other different styles and colors for the moto 360, this obviously can not meet the pursuit of fashion people, this design greatly reduces the difficulty of replacing the third-party strap.

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3. The chamfering angle of the panel border is more rounded than the first generation, making the second generation moto 360 look more elegant. In addition, the addition of the embossed bezel also greatly enhances the overall level of sophistication;

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4. The position of the crown (that is, the “button” on the right side of the watch) is moved up, which makes the finger pressure more natural and comfortable when worn. On the other side of the watch, the position of the mic microphone is also moved down to the eight o'clock position, symmetrical with the crown. In addition, Motorola's trademark is embellished on the crown, which is very delicate, which is the only element that can be clearly seen when wearing "Motorola".

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5. The back of the watch is replaced with a black glass material. The green LED light that monitors the heart rate has also become a ring shape, which is much more refined than the previous generation and full of texture.

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6. The wireless charging method of Qi standard is still adopted. The charging base of the second generation moto 360 has increased compared with the previous generation, but the charging base of the two generations is still compatible with the universal. Just put the moto 360 in the charging slot and you can start charging.

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Due to the particularity of Google, the use of smart watches based on the android wear system has greatly reduced the domestic experience. The second generation moto 360 claims to be the first smart watch equipped with android wear system in China. After the press conference, many people are very curious about how the android wear of the national bank version will come to China in a different way. There is a greater improvement.

The second generation moto 360 national version is equipped with Android 5.1.1 based android wear system, the biggest difference with the international version is the lack of Google services, but the National Bank version has a corresponding change for the domestic situation and user habits. To replace the corresponding Google service system, such as Google Now and Google Maps were replaced with "Going out to ask" and "Sogou map."

The second generation of the moto 360 did not change much. Still slide up and down to complete most of the operations. For example, when the dial page slides down to the quick settings page, select “Mute”, “Cinema mode”, etc.; slide to the left to enter the watch application page; slide up to view and switch the push message page; swipe right to exit the current page; press the main screen to change Dial; palm cover screen can be screened, etc. When you use it for the first time, the mobile phone downloads the Android Wear app. After pairing the watch with the mobile phone via Bluetooth, there will be a corresponding operation tutorial. I believe that you will be able to master and familiarize yourself with this series of operation gestures.

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When it comes to Android Wear, a bridge application that connects watches and mobile phones, since the second-generation moto360 national version was launched, the Chinese version of the Android platform has also been launched. This also makes the connection of the second generation moto 360 national mobile phone and mobile phone have the following three possibilities:

1. Install the Android Wear app on your iOS device to pair with the moto 360. The iOS version is basically not very different from the Android version. Users can also receive the notification push function from the iPhone, but some applications will have a short delay. In addition, some third-party applications can be installed to extend functionality, such as wearaday;

2. Connect with the Android Wear app for the Android version with an Android phone with a full set of Google services. Due to the lack of Google services in the watch system, Google Now and other Google apps are still not available on the watch, and can support some third-party applications downloaded from the PLAY store, but the built-in door-to-door question and Sogou map function will be limited; The latest version is no longer available with the international version)

3. Paired with the Chinese version of the Android Wear app, supporting all Android phones with Android system 4.3 and above. This should be the most convenient and ideal way for most domestic users.

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