The Battle of the Circular Smartwatches is on

Motorola have claimed to offer the first ever circular Smartwatch in the form of the Moto 360. However, LG are putting up a fight with the rumoured unveiling of an LG circular Smartwatch at the IFA 2014 in Berlin next week.

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Rumoured to be called the LG G Watch R, the watch will join the LG G Watch and be the company’s second Google Powered Android wearable. LG uploaded a teaser video earlier this week, showing glimpses of the wearable including several interfaces such as a compass and step counter.

Terms such as ‘round the bends’ and ‘perfect circle’ confirm the devices circular design  and it is also suggested that LG are planning an OLED display for the new smartwatch, rather than the IPS LCD of the first LG G Watch.

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We have also spotted a few Samsung patents that describe round smartwatches, so LG aren’t the only ones chasing the ‘stylish’ Smartwatch label.  Samsung are, however, yet to confirm the existence of such a device leaving the door widely open for LG and Motorola to take the lead.

Keep an eye on our blog, Facebook and Twitter throughout September to stay up to date with all the IFA announcements as they happen.

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