LG’s first Android Wear smartwatch G Watch has got its first price-cut in less than three months of going on sale. The smartwatch can now be grabbed for just $179 in the United States via Google Play. It is important to note that that this special pricing is only valid until September 23, which gives you enough time to ponder and decide whether you find your money worth spending on something like LG G Watch.
Originally launched in June for $229, the LG G Watch comes with a 1.66-inch 280x280p display, 400 mAh battery, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage and 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 processor. In addition, LG G Watch is water and dust resistant and comes with changeable straps.
The discounted pricing seems to be available in US at this moment. Rest of us will have to pay the launch price of the smartwatch if we want one.
G Watch gets new software update
In related news, LG G Watch is receiving a new Android Wear software update, which carries build number KGW42Q. The update brings more options with navigation voice commands as well as alarms and more.
To remind you, Android Wear devices are scheduled to get some major updates in the coming weeks like Bluetooth headset and GPS support and downloadable watch-faces.