Photos: Apple Watch versus Android Wear
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Apple Watch vs. Android Wear, side by side
Here’s a visual comparison of the Apple Watch versus Android Wear. See some of the biggest pros and cons of both platforms, in photos.
Apple Watch vs. Android Wear, in the boxes
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Both of these watches are smartphone accessories
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Moto 360 is a polished product
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The Moto 360 has a nicer charger
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Apple Watch offers better choices in watch bands
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Android Wear has better watch faces
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I tend to prefer the weather watch faces on Android
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The "Modular" watch face on Apple Watch is very customizable
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I ended up settling on the "Simple" watch face on Apple Watch
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Comparison of Google IM alerts on the two smartwatches
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Android Wear alerts are more usual and have room for more details
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The apps screen on Apple Watch is not a great experience
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Controlling music from the Apple Watch is surprisingly good feature
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Jason Hiner is Editorial Director of CNET and former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic. He's co-author of the book, Follow the Geeks.
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