One player in this year`s wrist-based technology battle is Sony`s SmartWatch 2.Watches have a tough job from the outset. Not only must they fulfill their functional purpose, but they also have an intrinsic link to style, image and fashion. What looks good to you, however, will largely be a matter of taste, and there are plenty of pictures here and above to let you decide if it's to your liking.
What looks good to you, however, will largely be a matter of taste, and there are plenty of pictures here and above to let you decide if it's to your liking.
The watch has a 1.6-inch, sunlight-readable display (220 x 176-pixel TFT), the bottom of which is where you'll find three capacitive buttons. These are similar to what you might find on an Xperia phone: back, home and menu. In brief, this is how you'll interact with the watch in addition to the main touchscreen. Icons and text can look a little pixelated at times, and viewing galleries or media from the phone isn't that great. But it's acceptable for general use, and matches what you'd expect from a device like this.
On the bright side, we were impressed by how quickly the battery charges - around half an hour from empty. Real-world battery life came out to between two and three days of serious usage. If you can work a touchscreen phone, you know how to use the SmartWatch 2. You can arrange the icons by name and favorites.
The watch has a 1.6-inch, sunlight-readable display (220 x 176-pixel TFT), the bottom of which is where you'll find three capacitive buttons. These are similar to what you might find on an Xperia phone: back, home and menu. In brief, this is how you'll interact with the watch in addition to the main touchscreen. Icons and text can look a little pixelated at times, and viewing galleries or media from the phone isn't that great. But it's acceptable for general use, and matches what you'd expect from a device like this.
On the bright side, we were impressed by how quickly the battery charges - around half an hour from empty. Real-world battery life came out to between two and three days of serious usage. If you can work a touchscreen phone, you know how to use the SmartWatch 2. You can arrange the icons by name and favorites.