Best selling smartwatches of 2015

Smartwatches are the new trending and hot wearables available in the market. The entire market has opened with the new and upcoming features of the smartwatches in the market. The new smartwatches coming in 2016 are worth noticing. However, there were many smartwatches released in 2015 but few of them made the best business for the interactive features and innovative and interactive applications. Here are the most sold smartwatches in 2015.

Pebble Steel Smartwatch

Pebble was one of the earliest manufacturers to enter the smartwatch market and has made significant advancement since then. The Pebble Steel Smartwatch was based on the stainless design to attract more customers.

The 1.26 inches of display look very impressive and the steel design completes the rest for the display and design of the smartwatch. It has very impressive battery life and has the fitness features included as well. The heart rate monitor, accelerator, email, call notifications and others can be performed with the smartwatch. The price of Pebble Steel is around $199 that is also acceptable. It is also compatible with both iOS and Android.

Apple Watch 

Apple came into the market and took the market with a bang by introducing the Apple Watch. The debut smartwatch from Apple is very attractive in design. The 1.32 inches of POLED display of Apple took the business for this smartwatch.

The interactive features of the Apple watch included normal smartwatches features along with the basic fitness features as well. The price of the smartwatch is however on the higher side and is available for around $699.

LG G Watch R

LG is considered as one of the most significant players in the smartwatch industry. The manufacturer has already released many models especially in 2015. However, the LG G Watch R is one of the best sold among them.

LG G Watch R is powered by Snapdragon 400. The 1.3 inches of display POLED screen is considered one of the best. The fitness features are also included in the LG G Watch R.

Moto 360

Motorola has made quite significant progress in the smartwatch industry. The Moto 360 is not only most sold smartwatches but also one of the best in the industry in terms of specs and features. The Android Wear is known for the sleek and stylish design.

The 1.56 inches of the display makes it one of the most stylish and designed smartwatches available in the market. This has the Backlit LCD that makes it, even more, interesting. The price of the Moto 360 is also not so high and is around $249.99.

Sony Smartwatch 3

Sony has released Sony Smartwatch 3 and that made the huge business last year. The 1.60 inches of the smartphone is not only stylish but also equally effective. It has the features of Accelerometer and GPS as well. The Android Wear looks extremely cool with straps as well. The price of the Sony Smartwatch 3 is available for $249.99.

These are the most selling smartwatches in 2015. However, there were many other smartwatches that did well in 2015 and many others to be launched in 2016.

Best Fitness Apps, compatible with the Wearables

Wearables have become very popular and common in today’s industry space and now there are a large number of apps available especially for fitness in the market. Different fitness wearables from different makers have started the trend of getting the maximum benefit. It is true that the wearables are quite handy and effective. However, maximization and proper utilization of the wearables are only possible when these are paired with the smartphones and particular apps.

There are different apps available for the wearables in the market and these can do the world of good for you.

Endomondo 

This is an app for the Android Wear. You can get all the statistics and support with this app. However, the best part of the app is that it has the voice command support that can be immensely effective.

One can also customize the screen of the App so as to get the current activity during workouts. However, this app can be used for Pebble Watches, Samsung Gear Series and IOS as well. This is a free app available for the wearables.

Runtastic 

This is another app for the Android Wear for fitness and often considered as the best one for this purpose. It gives you a range of statistics and customizable screen for the Android Wear. This is pretty simple to use and equally effective as well.

This runs through Ok Google Command of voice and is known for the accurate reports. This is compatible to the Android Wear, Samsung Gears, Pebble watches and even IOS. Both free and $3.99 versions of the apps are available.

Nike + Running 

This is an app for the Apple Watch. The Nike+ Fuel band comes with wide range of options as far as the wearables are concerned.

The IOS based app is great to monitor and track the activities during the workouts with loads of features. It can keep track of your running pace and create leaderboards along with the fellow runners.

Apple Watch Workout 

As the name suggests, this is an app specifically for the Apple Watch. This is considered as one of the best in the industry. It is one of the apps that give you detailed summary of your activity rather than casual summery.

If you are a serious customer and taking activities very preciously, then this is one of the best apps for you. This is a Free App but it is only available for the Apple Watch.

Sony Lifelog 

This is not just a simple app to track the activity or generate a report for the steps taken or calories burnt. This is, in fact, an overall app built for the Sony wearables for larger specs as well. It can log all your activities during the day and build a report of it. It includes clicking snaps, listening to music, apps used and others.

This is a free app available for Sony Smartwatches and Smartbands. However, this can be used for the Android Wearables as well.

What to expect from 2016 in terms of smartwatches

The world is getting more tech savvy than ever. The technology is making everything smarter and watches have become smartwatches in recent time. The coming year will be crucial and significant for the smartwatch industries for multiple reasons.

Smartwatches have not been very popular globally and there is plenty of scopes to penetrate larger scale of market. On the other hand, the brands are coming out with more smartwatches and improving the technology to establish it as the permanent solution. The entry of the luxury watches also indicate the alarming trend that can sweep the market for smartwatches. The coming year will see many releases in terms of the smartwatches but few of them will be very special and important.

Apple Watch 2

Apple debuted the market last year with the stylish Apple Watch. However, there are many things to be covered and many improvements to be made. Reports have already suggested that Apple is keen to release the next variant of the smartwatch as Apple Watch 2 in June, 2016.

The IOS specific watch would be again a game changer for the industry and expected to have loads of features. The most significant of the features would be the front facing video camera at the smartwatch. This will start the FaceTime Calls in the Apple Watch 2 and mark the new era of smartphones.

LG Watch Urbane 2

LG has made giant strides towards the smartphones ad the upcoming LG Watch Urbane 2 would be a great smartwatch to deal with. The best part of the device would be that it would now be able to receive and connect calls without the pairing of the smartphone. The new device would support the network connections ranging to 4G.

However, there would be change in the design as well. LG is reportedly looking for 1.38 inches P-OLED display. In terms of hardware, the smartwatch would be powered by Snapdragon 400 processor with 786 MB RAM. The 4 GB of internal storage would make it even more fascinating. The new smartwatch from LG would be compatible with IOS and Android and would be available in range of colors and variants with high quality of material. It is expected to be released in the first quarter of 2016.

Sony Wena

This is another highly anticipated smartwatch for 2016. This is a unique and special smartwatch that could change the track of the smartwatch industry. It would be like a metal bracelet watch typically like an Analogue watch. However, it would have sensors to track activity and at the same time it would have the LED and vibrations for other functions like other smartwatches.

However, the best part is that it can even make e-payment through the NFC Chip. The smartwatch is expected to be launched in Japan in March, 2016 but the releases dates for rest of the world.

The smartwatches are always considered as the future of the world and the staging of the future should start from the year 2016.