In-Depth Review – Apple Watch vs Android Wear

With Apple Watch and Google Android Wear smartwatches are quickly becoming the first mass-market wearable electronics attracting a lot of attention. Here’s my in-depth look at the two leaders.

00:32 Original Apple Watch (since 1995)
00:36 Introduction
1:17 Try-on experience and three models
02:48 Unboxing
03:06 Design
04:59 Inside
07:50 Functions:
08:13 Watchfaces & Timekeeping
09:38 Communications & Messaging
11:13 Health & Fitness
15:58 Travelling
18:08 Work
19:10 Family & Leisure
20:11 3rd party developer support
21:28 Overall experience
22:40 What’s missing?

Story/editing: Sander Saar
Camera: Liis Rosenberg

Featuring: Apple Watch, Android Wear watches (Moto 360 and Asus Zenwatch)

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By Sander

Sander is passionate about media and technology, helping companies with strategy, product and growth. Currently consulting Red Bull Media House with strategy and growth as well as Moonbug, a $145M fund to create and distribute inspiring kids content, with business strategy. Previously futurist and led non-linear strategy at Disney after heading strategy and growth at Maker Studios internationally. Before that product manager ​at Verizon Media Group (AOL) and video distribution network Goviral. Early on he helped Europe's largest seed investment fund Seedcamp​ and organized hackathons in Africa with Garage48​.