Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Asus ZenWatch - Finely Smart Health Companion

Asus enters wearable scene with its ZenWatch announced at IFA 2014.


At a glance it is beautifully crafted with premium material with layering of silver and rose gold accent. It comes with genuine stitched-leather brown strap with easy-release clasp design. A 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass 3 at 1.63 inches AMOLED with 320 x 320 resolution for clear and vivid display at ~278ppi. Choose from tons of watch face with 100+ combination that fits your style and personality. IP55 certification ensures resistance to water.

In terms of functionality, it comes tons of surprises. Automatically unlock your phone with ZenWatch. Misplaced your phone? Find my Phone got you covered. Work? remote control or time manage your presentations or Mute a Call by Covering it.. Smile!, now you can remote capture those moments. Assign a function by double tapping the watch with Tap Tap.



From work to lifestyle, the ZenWatch tracks and monitors your steps, calories burned, activity duration, heart rate, exercise intensity and relaxation level with statistics from Asus Wellness App.

Inside the device is a 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 Processor coupled with 512MB RAM and 4GB EMMC storage. Pairing and connection is through Bluetooth 4.0. It runs on latest Android Wear OS that is fully optimized and integrated with Asus ZenUI. Comes with 1.4Wh Polymer Battery and Micro USB on Charging Cradle.

Overall, ZenWatch is a promising device with its classic elegant look for telling time but it also function for your work and lifestyle. Though at at €199 (more or less $260) it is quite steep than its competition.

Specifications:

Processor Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 400 processor with 1.2GHz CPU
OS System Android Wear
Memory 512MB RAM
Storage 4GB EMMC
Display AMOLED1.63", 320x320, 278ppi touch display
Cover Lens 2.5D curved Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
Sensor 9 Axis Sensor, Bio sensor
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0
USB Port Micro USB on Charging Cradle
Audio Built-in microphone
Battery Polymer 1.4Wh
Water Resistance IP55
Colors Silver and rose gold color layering 
Brown leather strap
Size 50.6 x 39.8 x 7.9-9.4mm
Weight Body: 50g
Strap: 25g

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