ASUS ZenWatch 2 officially announced in two different variants
A few months from the introduction of the first ZenWatch, ASUS will try again with the world of wearable device with a more polished and staff on the design front.
As every year, this edition of Computex Taipei has been marked by countless ads by ASUS. The company has shown, as well as desktops, laptops and smartphone, also a new smartwatch that comes just a few months away from the first model of the family ZenWatch. ASUS ZenWatch 2 is more personal and cured on the design front and this time is proposed in two variations of different sizes.
The second Android Wear smartwatch the Taiwanese giant has also a crown digital acts only as key to interact ” in a whole new way ” with the software platform Google. So this is not a ” digital crown ” in Apple style, allowing you to watch the Apple also to scroll the page view without cover with the finger part of the display.
ASUS ZenWatch 2 is the first Android Wear that offers a choice of two versions with different sizes: the larger 49 mm and supports interchangeable straps 22 mm, while 45 mm version allows you to install straps 18 mm. The devices will be launched in three different colors: silver, gunmetal and rose gold, and can be combined with a stainless steel strap of the same color.
Of course, you can choose more straps sports rubber or leather, for a total of 18 combinations of colors and different materials. Among the options, ASUS has stressed that there is a leather strap with Swarovski crystals embedded, in collaboration with the famous jewelry company. In short, ASUS does not want to absolutely exclude the feminine from your smart clock, which has, as Apple Watch, of solutions designed specifically.
On the technical front, ASUS ZenWatch 2 uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and an AMOLED display covered with glass Gorilla Glass 3 2.5D (then with rounded corners), while it is expected the magnetic induction charging with accessories already available provided. The smartwatch is resistant to intrusion of dust and liquid (IP67) and for further technical information on the availability and we should wait for the IFA in Berlin in September.
ASUS ZenWatch 2 – Technical Specifications :
- Processor : Qualcomm Snapdragon
- Operating system : Android Wear
- Display : AMOLED
- Glass : 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass 3
- Recharge cable magnetic induction : IP67
- Colors : Silver, Gunmetal, Rose-Gold
- Straps : 22 mm – 18 mm (rubber, leather, metal)
- Dimensions : 49 x 41 mm – 45 x 37 mm.
