The new Moto 360 comes in three flavours:
- A men’s version in two sizes
- A women’s version
- A dedicated sport version, complete with on-board GPS and outdoor-readable display.
Motorola is now calling its smartwatch offerings a “collection” – treating the range as more of a fashion line. Like the first Moto 360, buyers will be able to customize the appearance and finishes of their watches, and this year Motorola says it has over 300 possible combinations of looks with bands, colors, bezels, and sizes all in the mix.
The men’s and women’s Moto 360s are available for preorder from Motorola’s website starting today and will begin shipping in a couple of weeks, while the Moto 360 Sport will be available later this year.
Pricing for the new Moto 360 ranges from £299.99 to £429.99 – more expensive than last year’s watch. The company isn’t yet saying how much the Moto 360 Sport will cost.
Motorola is still using a round watch design but with a few small yet significant changes:
- The men’s version comes in 46mm (same size as last year) and 42mm versions
- The women’s version is available with a 42mm face and narrower, 16mm strap mounts.
The strap mounts on both versions are now standard lugs fused to the outside of the watches, which make it easier to swap bands and give the watches a more traditional and flattering look.
The smaller size versions should make the new Moto 360 more appealing to those that were put off by the rather large size of the original.
Other details include a slight repositioning of the button to the 2 o’clock position and the ability to customize the finish of the small bezel that surrounds the display.
- The men’s version will be available in silver, gold, and black
- The women’s version can be optioned with silver, gold, or a new rose gold color.
The women’s version is also available with a few new strap options, including a leather double wrap.
Motorola has kept the overall shape of the display the same, including the flat bottom of the screen. The company insists that this design allows it to have the highest screen-to-case ratio of any smartwatch, and customer research showed that most buyers do not find it to be an issue.
The display itself is slightly higher in resolution than last year, but it’s still an LCD and not the OLED of other watches. It’s improved, but still doesn’t look as nice as the screens on the Apple Watch.
