A concept image of a HTC smartwatch
With ASUS, Sony, LG and Samsung all showing their wearable technology hands early, we’ve been wondering if HTC‘s rumoured smartwatches will be making an appearance before IFA 2014 in a week’s time. We know HTC has been working on one for some time now – Drew Bamford’s words – and we’ve seen things in various HTC videos that look vaguely like a smartwatch that hasn’t been released yet. Right on cue, @upleaks has today leaked some information that suggests there will actually be two HTC smartwatches released, and they are both coming in September.
HTC WWY; Smartwatch, 1.8″ 32*160, 100mAh, IP57, coming in Sep.
— @upleaks (@upleaks) August 29, 2014
HTC CWZ; Android Wear powered smartwatch, coming to North America/EMEA/Japan/Brazil/Korea and Taiwan on Sep.
— @upleaks (@upleaks) August 29, 2014
The first of these two wearables, the HTC WWY is allegedly more of a Samsung Gear Fit competitor, and the screen resolution definitely suggests a more elongated display, like the Gear Fit. The HTC CWZ sounds more like a more traditional smartwatch, which is likely running Android Wear, but no details about its hardware were given. While both devices are said to arrive in September, the CWZ is also allegedly going to be available in North America, EMEA, Japan, Brazil, Korea and Taiwan; this suggests the WWY’s release might be restricted to certain regions. Whatever the case, if these rumours are true (and presumably these aren’t the devices’ real names), we’ll hopefully see more official material at IFA 2014, or sometime in September.
What do you think about the two HTC smartwatches? Let us know your thoughts.
Source: Twitter (1), (2) via Phone Arena
