The newest Moto 360 watch launched in late 2019 was not made by Motorola. I think we made that clear at the time, but for those who missed this launch, a company called eBuyNow is the company that did it under a licensing agreement with Motorola. After seeing what we assume to be some level of success, the company is planning more Moto watches in the coming months.
In the CE Brands earnings report last week, which eBuyNow fits, the company outlined a roadmap for product launch in 2021. The roadmap is below and shows that a “Moto G Smartwatch” will arrive in June followed by “Moto Watch & Devices of one ”, which appear to be two additional clocks.
The Moto G Smartwatch can suggest an affordable offer, just because the Moto G line is Motorola’s mid-range device line. If so, you should be concerned that eBuyNow will include the old trashcan for a Qualcomm wearable chipset known as Snapdragon Wear 3100. If so, you should never consider this watch. We hope to see some adoption of the Snapdragon Wear 4100 at some point in life.
As for Moto Watch and Moto One wearable, they may be additional Wear OS watches or perhaps fall into the category of smart fitness watches that have become quite popular in recent years. I’m talking about Amazfit or Huawei watches, where they run custom fitness-oriented software instead of Wear OS, they offer battery life of several days and weeks and limited intelligence, but they monitor all health metrics.
We will try to keep an open mind here. Come on, June!
// Watch Smarty | 9to5Google