Moto 360 Sport Smartwatch Coming to India on April 27

Motorola is all set to add a new device to its smartwatch portfolio in India. Named Moto 360, the new smartwatch will be launched in the country on April 27.

The company has been teasing the India launch of the new watch on Twitter for quite some days now.

#WhatsYourExcuse for not hitting the field for a game of football? 1 more day to go for Moto 360 Sport! #ComingSoon pic.twitter.com/Vw70wsXsNA

— Moto India (@Moto_IND2) April 26, 2016

The Moto 360 Sport was unveiled to the world last year on the same day the company had introduced the second-gen Moto 360 smartwatch in India.

While the new Moto 360 Sport is already available in some countries including the UK, the US and France, it is making its way to India on April 27.

The Moto 360 Sport has built-in GPS that is said to work seamlessly with Moto Body to measure performance. It, as the company says, can track distance travelled, pace, lap times and more.

The new Sport edition of the Moto 360 works with Android fitness apps including MapMyRun, Under Armour Record, Strava, Google Fit and Fitbit. Moto Body records your workout data and syncs with these apps.

The watch comes with Motorola AnyLight, which is touted to be the world's first hybrid display, that lets users see things clearly both indoors and out.

"Indoors, it works like any beautiful LCD screen. Step outside and it reflects natural sunlight, making the screen easy to read," explains Motorola.

It will also enable users to check Gmail messages on the go, as well as calendar events and WhatsApp messages, and receive the latest traffic and weather reports.

Also, the company, in the US, has announced a price cut of $100 on the Moto 360 Sport - a day before it comes to India. The watch is now available in the US at $200.

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