Watch: Unboxing the Oppo F1 Plus

The Oppo F1 Plus is billed as a "Selfie Expert" smartphone.

It comes with a 16 megapixel front facing camera, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage capacity, 5.5-inch full HD display and weighs just 145 grams.

Check out our unboxing of the device:

 
 
 
 

Bentley Mulsanne 2016 review

Wolfgang Durheimer, Bentley’s president and CEO, had a few words of thanks for Rolls-Royce on the launch of the new Mulsanne. With the Goodwood-based marque discontinuing production of the current Phantom this year, Bentley will, for a time, have the global ultra-luxury saloon market all to itself.

Not that the new Mulsanne is in any way a poor substitute to a Phantom as it is, and the car’s latest revisions are aimed at making it more refined, luxurious and imperious than ever.

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You might struggle to see exactly what Bentley has changed with the latest Mulsanne though, as its exterior and interior styling are much the same as before. Peer hard enough, and differences do start to emerge: the imposing front grille is 80mm wider, now using vertical vanes like some of the firm’s historic models.

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Round headlamps are still present and correct but they now use LEDs, while the outer lamps have now been brought in line with the central beams. Throughout its considerable length the Mulsanne’s lines are crisper than before, and the newly-added Extended Wheelbase model (a full 250mm longer) gets its own sculpted rear haunches to differentiate it from the regular Mulsanne. 

Cabin design is restrained but undeniably luxurious and beautifully constructed – there’s wood and leather wherever you look, with carbon fibre inlays available on Speed models. A completely new infotainment system brings Bentley’s grandest model technologically up to date with an eight-inch display and 60GB hard drive.

Those committing themselves to travelling in the rear will also find plenty to satisfy, particularly in longer the Mulsanne Extended Wheelbase. That car features standard curtains that can be closed to prying eyes, and both rear seats feature recline and massage functions. There’s a champagne glass cabinet too, and each rear passenger gets a staggeringly complicated folding table arrangement and individual infotainment screens.

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It’s those in the front who’ll enjoy the greatest entertainment though, courtesy of the latest version of Bentley’s venerable 6.75-litre V8. In standard form the twin-turbocharged unit (which now features cylinder deactivation to bring combined consumption down to 19.3mpg) develops 505bhp and a walloping 1020Nm of torque – enough to reach 62mph in 5.3sec and top 184mph.

The Mulsanne Speed is even quicker, thanks to a 530bhp peak power output and a scarcely-believable 1100Nm of torque. Both thunder down the road with the slightest pressure on the accelerator, and you’d need to be in a serious hurry to trouble the second half of the pedal’s travel. The seemingly endless urge available from little more than tickover is a defining characteristic of the car and utterly addictive to experience.

• Bentley Mulsanne Speed 2015 review

At the same time, it’s whisper quiet unless fully roused, thanks in part to vibration-reducing active engine mounts. Like noise-cancelling headphones, they use an out-of-phase signal to neutralise undesirable tremors from the huge V8 – and Bentley says they can cut noise by as much as 15dB.

The ride quality is wonderfully controlled, insulating you from the road surface in a way few other cars can match. The steering isolates you from the asphalt too, which might be undesirable anywhere else but perfectly matches the silken feeling of the Mulsanne’s other controls. This isn’t a car for fast cornering – it’s too heavy for that – but high levels of grip and that mighty engine mean it’s still possible to cover ground at quite a lick.

Resist the options list and Bentley’s latest Mulsanne will set you back £229,360, while the Mulsanne Speed begins at £252,000. Few will pay that of course, not least because Bentley’s Mulliner coachbuilding division can personalise it to one’s every whim.

Android TV Review: Just What Your TV Doesn't Need

While the majority of this review isn’t going to go Google’s way, you do at least have to admire the brand for its persistence.

The latest Android-based smart TV platform – cunningly called Android TV – is by my reckoning Google’s third stab at becoming a force to be reckoned with in the smart TV world. Actually its fourth if you also include the early and little-seen Android 4.2 Jelly Bean effort introduced on a few high-end Philips TVs in a handful of European territories last year.

Let’s not forget, either, the large number of external third-party Android TV boxes out there for people not bothered about having an integrated solution.

Unfortunately for Google, though, while it’s scored a hit with its relatively simple Chromecast streaming dongle, none of its previous attempts to do a dedicated, integrated TV operating system - to do on TVs what it does so effectively on phones, in other words – have met with much success. Its debut Google TV platform, in particular, is widely regarded as a fairly abject failure.

The great thing about failures and mistakes, though, is that you can learn from them. So my hopes were honestly high for the new Lollipop 5.0 version of Android TV when I first started using it on one of Sony’s new TVs (the recently tested 75X9405C).

Not the best of starts

Sadly Android TV feels wrong pretty much as soon as you clap eyes on it. For while most TV brands are now moving their smart TV platforms to minimal designs that sit on top of the TV pictures you’re watching, calling up Android TV on the Sony TV sees the Android TV home menu taking over the whole screen.

In a world where we all take multi-tasking for granted, Android TV’s refusal to let us keep watching TV while we browse its menus immediately makes it feel over-bearing and dated when compared with the much slicker approach of more understated smart TV platforms like LG’s webOS and Samsung’s new Tizen platform.

It also flies in the face of modern smart TV wisdom with the amount of content options it throws in your face. The home screen is arranged as a series of seven horizontal shelves, with any four shown on screen at once. And each of these shelves is packed with icons that scroll off almost endlessly to the right providing links to apps, content sources, and games.

Clearly Android TV wants to make it blindingly obvious from the get go that it’s not going to suffer the sort of content shortages so many other smart TV services have suffered over the years. And to some extent you can’t blame it for wanting to make a song and dance about how many apps it carries; content richness is, after all, arguably the most compelling reason for a TV manufacturer like Sony to adopt the Android TV platform. Android is, after all, already supported by a huge app-development community, so the chances are that it will ‘benefit’ from far more third-party app support than any proprietary Sony smart TV platform ever could.

Less can be more

The problem, as the rest of the TV world has come to realise, is that while vast amounts of content initially appears to be a strength, it’s actually a weakness. Most people – there are potentially exceptions, which I’ll talk about later – do not want their TV’s operating system to be cluttered up by unwieldy hordes of apps. Partly because TVs are, by their nature, relatively passive and shared devices compared with smartphones and tablets, and partly because no TV interface to date has got close to being as capable of searching and browsing huge amounts of content as a smartphone or tablet.

It’s also a simple fact that some – I’d argue, most – of the apps you’ll find on a platform as open as Android TV will be of, to put it politely, niche interest. Or to be less polite, many will either be pointless, rubbish or both. So the last thing a TV user (as opposed to a smartphone or tablet) needs is to have to wade through piles of garbage in search of the occasional gem.

To be fair to Google, it isn’t just letting every app available for its Android smart TV and tablet platform turn up on your telly. It’s introduced a filtering system to weed out apps that aren’t appropriate for a TV environment – games that depend on touch screen controls, for instance. But there doesn’t appear to be any real attempt to filter out apps based on how likely they are to be of much use to a typical TV viewer.

This generally rather vague, unfocussed approach is also unfortunately all too visible on the top ‘shelf’ of the Android TV home page. This shelf purports to carry Recommended content – links to material Android TV thinks you will be interested in based on what turns out to be a rather limited assessment of your app usage habits. Recommended content can include everything from links to YouTube videos and news videos (if you have a compatible news feed app in your downloaded app list) to tutorial videos and direct links to films.

The limitation game

While the Recommendations shelf might sound like a good idea in principle, the reality is a big let down. The engine used to populate the shelf doesn’t work with every app in your app collection; doesn’t include any analysis of the TV shows you watch; and doesn’t support any provision for personalisation, meaning there’s no way for different members of your household to establish their own individual Recommendation shelves tailored just to their needs.

iPad Air review

The original iPad Air told us all we needed to know about Apple's changed approach to tablets – with a 43% thinner bezel and a 28% lighter body than the iPads that came before it, the Air champions the 'easier to live with' ideal.

Although the iPad Air's successor, the iPad Air 2, has now been out for a while it doesn't mean the original iPad Air isn't worth considering if you're after a tablet, especially since the price has dropped now that there's a newer Air on the block.

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The original iPad Air took many of its design cues from the iPad mini 2. It's got the same smooth back design, thinner bezel and more attractive speakers at the bottom of the slate for more of a family likeness with the cut-down tablet from Apple's stables.

While the Air is a clear copy of that smaller device I'm not going to hold it against Apple, as the mini already had a stunning design, and the Air takes that design ethos and brings it to the big leagues. It's a design Apple stuck with for the iPad Air 2, for the most part, so it must be good.

It also has machined buttons that don't feel loose if you shake the device, adding to the premium feel.

On top of the improved design the Air also got Apple's A7 chip, bringing with it 64-bit processing power and heaps of battery-saving features to keep your tablet going even longer in day-to-day use. That's also been superseded, by the A8X chip in the Air 2 and the A9X in the iPad Pro, but you still get a decent slug of power here.

And the greatest thing about the iPad range in my eyes is the price – Apple originally started the 16GB Wi-Fi-only model at the same cost as its rivals, and while that outlay does spiral up as capacity and connectivity increase, for an Apple device to not charge an (unnecessary) premium is something I'm really happy to see.

Even better, since the arrival of the iPad Air 2 prices for the original iPad Air have fallen.

The 10 Best High-Tech Cars of 2016

Buying a new car ranks right up there with visits to the dentist and tax audits as most people's least favorite experiences. And it's gotten even more frustrating and complicated thanks to all the new technology coming to modern vehicles.

It doesn't help that the latest connected cars can vary widely in user-friendliness and available features. So it's essential that you know what to look before starting to shop for a new vehicle. And given that a new car is such a large purchase—and you'll likely be holding on to a vehicle for at least a few years—you have to live with that choice much longer compared with, say, deciding which new smartphone or tablet to buy.

Here are some of the main technologies you want to keep in mind when shopping for a new car:

Infotainment Interfaces

Infotainment is one of the most difficult tech features to judge, since there are no industry standards. It's also an area where automakers (and car buyers) are struggling. Controlling audio playback, navigation, and in-car apps when behind the wheel is a lot different than tapping away on your iPhone when sitting comfortably in your living room. Two infotainment interface that we consistently find easy to use are theToyota Entune and Volvo Sensus Connect systems for the former's configurable interface and the latter's large display layout.

Connectivity and Apps

Connectivity is what lets you access navigation, real-time traffic updates, local search, and more while on the road. That's why automakers are aggressively adding connectivity and in-dash apps to vehicles in three varieties: embedded, tethered, and a hybrid approach.

Embedded means there's a modem in the vehicle (and a subscription is usually required) to connect to the cloud, as with Mercedes-Benz mbrace2 system. Tethered systems leverage the connectivity—and data plan—of your portable device by syncing to the car's infotainment system, as with Chevy MyLink. The hybrid approach uses a combination of the two: embedded connectivity for critical functions such as automatic crash notification, and tethered connectivity for, say, infotainment apps. We prefer the tethered approach (and not paying a monthly subscription) that's best exemplified by systems that featureApple CarPlay and Android Auto. Apple and Google's tethering ecosystems offer broad support across multiple infotainment platforms.

For a closer look at connectivity options, read our guide Buying a New Car? Know Your Connectivity Options.

Audio

Music was the original consumer electronics technology to enter the car. And today there's more ways than ever to get great road tunes in your ride: AM and FM (now in HD), satellite radio, CD and DVD, in-dash hard drives, portable device integration via USB and auxiliary inputs, SD cards, and streaming music apps. But no matter how many music sources you have in your car, they'll only be as enjoyable as the stereo system they're played through. The good news is that premium audio in cars is better than ever and range from the expensive and esoteric, as with the Bang & Olufsen systems in several luxury makes with tweeters that rise out of the dashboard, to the low- or no-cost options like the sweet-sounding Infinity systems in many Kia vehicles.

Navigation

Knowing how to get where you're going is vital when driving, which is why in-dash navigation systems have made paper maps almost obsolete. And nav systems have gotten better with cloud connectivity, allowing for real-time traffic info, local search, and compatibility with portable devices. Audi's MMI system is a good example of just how far navigation has come. It offers Google Earth mapping, parking information that lets you find available spots in advance, and even a "picture navigation" feature that uses the geotagged information from a digital photograph to find an address and route the car to it. Of course, if you aren't happy with your vehicle's built-in navigation, you can always turn to a free GPS app.

Bluetooth

Blueooth was originally just for hands-free phone usage, but has evolved into providing streaming music from a portable device. It also serves as the link between a car's infotainment system and designated apps on your smartphone. Compatibility issues that have plagued the connection between phones and cars can still be a problem, however. That's why it's important to make sure your devices and new car can communicate with one another.

In fact, when you're test-driving new vehicles, make sure to spend time trying out the tech features. Get to know the operation of the infotainment system, understand how the car connects to the cloud and which apps are available, listen to the audio system and check out its music sources, enter a destination into the navigation system, and pair your device with the car via Bluetooth and make a few phone calls. This way you lessen your chance of buying a car with poor technology that you'll be stuck with for years to come.

Here you'll find a list of vehicles we tested that are examples of the best car tech in the categories above. For a complete list of reviews, see ourCars product page.

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2017 Audi Q7 3.0T Quattro

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The 2017 Audi Q7 is a top pick among large luxury SUVs thanks its state-of-the-art infotainment and safety tech, as well as its performance on the road. Read the full review ››

2016 Honda Pilot Elite

$47300.00
Though it's still capable of towing trailers and hauling up to eight people, the 2016 Honda Pilot Elite is roomier and plusher inside, with a smooth, quiet ride and superb safety features. Read the full review ››

2015 Tesla Model S P85D

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The 2015 Tesla Model S leads the way for electric vehicles with its cutting-edge technology, and the P85D model leaves many luxury and performance competitors behind. Read the full review ››

2016 Nissan Maxima Platinum

$40685.00
The 2016 Nissan Maxima Platinum has a winning combination of technology, comfort, and performance, making it a top pick among midsize sedans. Read the full review ››

2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport 4x4

$37640.00
By balancing new tech with tried-and-true performance, the fully redesigned 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport 4x4 retains its leading position in the midsize truck segment. Read the full review ››

2016 Volvo XC90

$66705.00
With a new approach to design and infotainment, an innovative power train, and cutting-edge safety, the 2016 XC90 SUV plots a new path for Volvo. Read the full review ››

2016 Audi A3 Sportback e-tron

$48875.00
The 2016 Audi A3 Sportback e-tron has a high sticker price, but it's one of the best-performing plug-in hybrids available and packed with useful technology. Read the full review ››

2016 Chrysler 300 Limited

$36005.00
The 2016 Chrysler 300 Limited stands out thanks to its archetypal American exterior styling, tons of interior room, great V6 gas mileage, and excellent in-dash tech. Read the full review ››

2016 Kia Optima SX Limited

$36615.00
The 2016 Kia Optima SX Limited's solid performance and updated safety tech make it a very competitive midsize sedan. Read the full review ››

2016 Toyota RAV4 SE

$37022.00
Thanks to its combination of performance, technology, and utility, it's easy to see why the Toyota RAV4 is such a popular crossover.

Apple Watch vs Sony SmartWatch 3 comparison review

Apple Watch vs Sony SmartWatch 3 comparison review: the Sony SmartWatch 3 is a great Android Wear watch, but the Apple Watch is the only choice for iPhone users

Apple Watch vs Sony SmartWatch 3 comparison review. We compare the Apple Watch with the Sony SmartWatch 3, to find out which is the best smartwatch. Find out more in our Apple Watch vs Sony Smartwatch 3 comparison review.

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Apple Watch vs Sony SmartWatch 3 comparison review

We will make no bones about it: Macworld UK is a publication for Apple fans, and as Apple followers we love the Apple Watch. But it is important to get a feel of what the opposition has to offer, and in this case that means reviewing the Sony Smartwatch 3. Sony has long been a good challenger to Apple - a manufacturer of quality products as well as a big brand name. So here we test and compare the Sony Smartwatch 3 and the Apple Watch.

We'd love to know what you think about both products and our review. So do let us know in the comments below.

Apple Watch vs Sony SmartWatch 3 comparison review: UK price and availability

Let's start with the tangible things: how much do they cost, and where can you buy them?

From the get go the Sony Smartwatch 3 is cheaper. So if saving money is your thing, you need to avoid Apple. Same as it ever was: quality costs. The regular model Sony SmartWatch 3 was initially listed at £199, but head over to PC World, Currys or Dixons and you can buy one now for delivery tomorrow for just £129. The same deal is currently available at Amazon, too. And we have to say that it is a good value deal (if you can use the Sony Smartwatch 3 with your phone).

The Apple Watch Sport Edition is the cheapest Apple wearable you can buy, and it costs a lot more than does Sony's. Still, at just £299 Apple's cheapest model is bound to be popular, but prices soon scale up and there are lots of optional extras on which you can splash your cash. You can spend more by opting for the Apple Watch Edition which starts at £479. The most expensive Apple Watch is £13,500.

Right now, you can't walk into an Apple Store and buy an Apple Watch. And you can buy the Apple Watch only from Apple. But you have to pre-order and wait. You can find out more about buying the Apple Watch, here: Apple Watch buying guide and price list | View Apple Watch buying options on the Apple Store.

Apple Watch vs Sony SmartWatch 3 comparison review: compatibility

So that is an open and shut case, right? When one of two broadly similar products cost less than half what the other one will set you back you should buy the cheap one, yeah? Well, no. Not if you are an iPhone user.

Because you can use the Apple Watch only with a recent iPhone, and you can use the Sony SmartWatch 3 only with Android devices. Google is keen to make Android Wear work with iOS, but for now if you want a full-spec smartwatch to work with your iPhone, the Apple Watch is where it is. Read: Apple Watch vs Apple Watch Sport .

Apple Watch vs Sony SmartWatch 3 comparison review: design and build

The square Sony Smartwatch 3 may not be quite as stylish as some circular smartwatches, it does have a certain charm and it can give the Apple Watch a run for its stylistic money. (There is also a stainless steel version that makes the 1.6in square colour screen look much more stylish). The only button is to the right, but you'll rarely need it as the display lights up when you raise your arm or tap on the screen. It's simple to pop out the display unit and swap straps, too. It's easy to adjust the strap for size without cutting. But the Sony Smartwatch can't compete with the Apple Watch in terms of physical customisation.

The Apple Watch comes in two sizes, for men and women, and in three collections. The Apple Watch collection has a polished silver or black case made from a custom alloy of stainless steel; the Apple Watch Sport collection has a 60 percent stronger anodised aluminium case in silver or space grey, with strengthened Ion-X glass; and the Apple Watch Edition collection uses 18-carat yellow- or rose gold, and features equisitely crafted straps and closures. Then there are six strap options: Link Bracelet, Sport Band, Leather Loop, Classic Buckle, Modern Buckle and Milanese Loop.

In terms of watch faces (or 'complications') the Apple Watch has 11, yet Apple claims to offer more than two million ways to tell the time through various customisation options. There's everything from Astronomy and Solar to Modular, Timelapse, Utility, Motion, Photo and even Mickey Mouse.

We feel that the overall look of the Apple Watch is significantly nicer than that of the Sony Smartwatch - and you can change straps of course. But we do like the clasp on the rubber SmartWatch 3 we've been testing, it's much nicer than the clasp on the Sport Band you get with the cheapest Apple Watch. Details are important here.

And here's another lovely design touch: the SmartWatch 3 has an always-on clock face, but presumably to save battery this doesn't have a second hand, just minute and hour. However, when you rotate your wrist the face lights up and the second hand sort of animates into existence (it grows outwards from the centre). It looks really nice. An almost Apple like piece of detailed design.

Unfortunately the response to wrist rotation seems more sluggish on the SmartWatch 3 than it does on the Apple Watch. Not hugely so, but details really matter with personal tech.

The SmartWatch 3 can certainly challenge the Apple Watch in terms of design and build, although we give the edge to Apple for overall look, and the myriad customisation options. See also: Apple Watch vs Motorola Moto 360 comparison review.

Apple Watch vs Sony SmartWatch 3 comparison review: specs and features

We're seeing almost identical specs across all the Android Wear smartwatches with a few little differences here and there. The Sony SmartWatch 3 has a 1.6in LCD Transflective screen, IP68 rating, GPS and a microUSB port. Instead of AMOLED or IPS, Sony has gone for transflective which means the display is still readable - given sufficient ambient light - without the backlight. It's the same technology used in many outdoor GPS devices. There is a 420mAh battery.

Sony has also included an ambient light sensor so brightness can be adjusted automatically, but it doesn't appear to yield any extra battery life.

The 320x320 display has a few more pixels than the circular watches we've seen but there's no real difference in the amount of information shown. The disadvantage of using a transflective display is that while colours look ok square-on, viewing angles are terrible by today's standards. Measuring 36 x 10 x 51 mm  and weighing 38 g, the Sony SmartWatch 3 has NFC and Bluetooth, and is Wi-Fi ready. It has a Quad ARM A7 processor, running at 1.2 Ghz. This is paired with 512 MB RAM, and a 4 GB eMMC storage drive.

The 38mm Apple Watch has a 272 × 340 display, which makes for a 290ppi pixel density. The 42mm Apple Watch has a 302ppi pixel density, with a 312 × 390 display. The Apple Watch as a small but high-end smartphone display. This is highly desirable miniature screen.

Apple uses its own S1 chip and has a healthy amount of storage at 8 GB. However, as it stands you can only use 2 GB for music and just 75 MB for photos. Apple doesn't quote RAM. It supports Bluetooth 4.0 and 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, too. There's a heart-rate sensor, an accelerometer, a waterproof speaker and support for wireless charging, although the Apple Watch depends on a companion iPhone for GPS. A digital crown is used alongside touch input to interact with the Apple Watch.

We will get to the presence of, or lack of, GPS in the next section. But in general both of these devices are full-featured smartwatches. Activity trackers and health-monitoring devices, as well as a more convenient window for notifications from- and interactions with your smartphone. See also: Apple Watch vs LG G Watch R comparison review.

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Apple Watch vs Sony SmartWatch 3 comparison review: onboard GPS (or not)

So, whisper it Apple fans, but this is an important flaw in the Apple Watch. The Sony SmartWatch 3 has built-in GPS, which is great. The Apple Watch doesn't - relying instead on the GPS chip in your iPhone. If, like us, you think smartwatches are mainly useful for fitness, this is a massive advantage for the SmartWatch. It could be argued that the Apple Watch's stride-calibration process is sufficiently good that really the presence of GPS is just saving you 20 minutes work training the AppleWatch rather than opening up an entire new activity. But still: GPS is an important thing for a smartwatch to have. It allows you to accurately measure your physical activity without lugging around a phone.

It is not all good news for the SmartWatch 3, however. We could find no preinstalled running app, as the native 'Fit' just counts steps. This gets to the heart of the Apple vs Android debate, in some ways, in that there is a multitude of activity tracking apps in Android. But Google's platform requires you to choose one for yourself.

Still, we really wish the Apple Watch had built-in GPS. There, we said it. See also:Apple Watch vs Microsoft Band comparison review.

Apple Watch vs Sony SmartWatch 3 comparison review: watchOS vs Android Wear

This is an Apple-following website, and we make no apology for being more familiar with Apple's software than that of Google. But watchOS is new to all of us.

We found watchOS a little user-unfriendly when first we used the Apple Watch. At first blush we often didn't know which control method to use: choosing from swipe, dial or Force Touch. Perhaps this is a smartwatch issue, however. Android Wear, or at any rate its implementation in the SmartWatch 3, is even harder to master: there's less of a sense of a 'hub' where all the apps are visible as icons.

You can swipe left and view them as a list, admittedly, but we didn't realise this for a while. And in any case the apps are weirdly organised - things appear twice when they are listed in multiple categories, although there's no actual labelling to indicate this. Aspects such as settings and torch and doing a search are given equal space with actual proper apps. It feels a little messy, and counter intuitive.

Voice seems to be more fundamental to Android Wear, which is potentially an advantage but makes it harder to start with. And may be a reflection of our difficulty in using Android Wear that we used voice so much. None the less, Ok Google is much more useful than Hey Siri, although neither is perfect. See also: iPod nano 6G (with strap) vs Apple Watch comparison review.

Apple Watch vs Sony SmartWatch 3 comparison review: battery life

We can't be scientific about battery life at this point but the SmartWatch 3 seemed comparable and maybe even a bit better than the Apple Watch, despite the always-on face. We charged it roughly once every 1.5-2 days, but that was generally because it had conked out completely; whereas we'd charge the Apple Watch every day like clockwork but it was usually on about 30 percent when we put it down for the night.

OUR VERDICT

The Apple Watch wins in terms of customisation, features and good looks, but we do like the Sony Smartwatch 3. On value alone it is a good proposition, it is just a shame you can't use it with an Apple iPhone.