Sony Smartwatch 3

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  elektron on 05/05/2015 - 16:31

  +1

  Just check the usual price comparison sites like staticice.com.au and shopbot.com.au

  Good choice of smartwatch - I have one and very happy with it.

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    Marioedd on 05/05/2015 - 18:06

    What phone do you use it with?
    Also do you have the metal version or the 'plastic'
    Thanks.

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      elektron on 05/05/2015 - 18:36

      You can use it with any Android phone as long as it runs Android 4.3 or higher.

      I'm currently using it with a budget Chinese phone but have also used it with a rooted Samsung Galaxy S (the 5 year old original Galaxy running KitKat). You definitely don't need to have a Sony phone or any expensive one for that matter to use this watch.

      There is no 'plastic' version - I have the rubber one, which is probably the one you mean. It's made of high quality rubber with some metal in the strap mechanism. The actual watch is the same in both versions, the only difference is the wrist band, which is interchangeable.

      Unfortunately, you can't buy the metal wrist strap separately like you can buy the rubber ones, at least at the moment. It would be ideal to have the rubber one for sport / casual wear (they also come in a few different colours) and the metal one for work and as a dress watch. You can swap them in less than a minute.

      I like the fact that it's rubber and not leather like some other Android Wear watches, because I can wear it to the shower or the pool without any issues. The fact that it uses standard micro-USB for charging is also great - I can charge it at home, at work and in the car, although the Sony's battery life is higher than on any other Android watch at the moment.