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Much awaited Asus ZenWatch to come to India earlier next year. Taiwanese tech giant announced their first Android Wear powered smart wearable 'ZenWatch' on the annual IFA technology show in Berlin this year. The android wear powered ZenWatch can be paired with smartphones running Android 4.3 or higher and will come to Indian market in a price range below ₹20,000.
"It will be priced under Rs 20,000, though we are trying to bring the price down further. It will be competitively priced."
ZenWatch actually costs about $199 which is about ₹12,000. In ₹12,000, it is one of the cheapest wearable watch to be released in India. LG G Watch, Samsung Gear Live, and the Motorola Moto 360 are on the ground for competition. They cost about ₹14,999, ₹15,900 and ₹17,999 respectively. So, ZenWatch is a great threat to them.
ZenWatch has a rectangular dial (made of steel) with a brown leather belt that gives the smartwatch a rich and elegant feel. It has a curved-display with a quick-release steel clasp. There are more than 100 different watch faces to choose from, including a range of digital faces and those which imitate the hands of a mechanical watch.
"We are still finalising the launch and pricing of ZenWatch. It will work with Android phones and we expect to bring it to India in the beginning of next year," Asus South Asia Regional Head and Country Manager (System Business Group India) Peter Chang told PTI.
Spec sheet is very impressive as it features a 1.63-inch curved AMOLED display with 320×320 pixel resolution (278ppi) and protected by Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3. Touch Display It is powered by a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with 512MB RAM. It has 4GB of storage and provides connectivity via Bluetooth 4.0. The smartwatch is waterproof with IP55 rating and has a bio sensor which can measure your heart rate. It tracks and displays a variety of health-related stats, including steps taken, calories burned, heart rate, activity duration, and exercise intensity. It's battery which is a Polymer 1.4Wh, would last for a day. It runs Android Wear operating system.
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