Smartwatch Gestures (Winner: Wear24)
The wrist gestures seem to work better on Wear24. They are easier to trigger than on the Moto 360. They actually become much more useful on the Wear24 simply because of the responsiveness of the smartwatch to the wrist gestures. For anyone not familiar with wrist gestures on Android Wear smartwatches, they allow you to navigate through screens with different flips of your wrist. They really come in handy when your other hand is full holding something.Watchband (Winner: Moto 360)
The Moto 360 watchband has a much nicer feel. It's leather-like and much more pliable, more flexible. It's just plain comfortable. The Wear24 smartwatch band is sort of plasticky and sometimes feel like I can't get it fitted right (either too loose or too tight).Always on display (Winner: Wear24)
The AOD seems much better on Wear24 (brighter).Brightness (Tie)
When using the smartwatch normally (not using just the always-on display), the brightness seems to be about the same on both smartwatches, maybe ever so slightly brighter on the Wear24.Notifications (Winner: Wear24/Android Wear 2.0)
(Android Wear 2.0 vs 1.4). The Android Wear notifications on the Wear24 smartwatch are generally better. This is due to Android Wear 2.0 and not necessarily the Wear24 smartwatch. When notifications appear on the Wear24, they fill the entire screen but only momentarily and then completely go away. You can swipe up to see them again (if you haven't dismissed them). On the Moto 360 running Android Wear 1.4, the notifications fill part of the screen and remain there until you do something. They really feel like they get much more in the way than on Android Wear 2.0.Screen quality (Winner: Wear24)
The screen on the Wear24 smartwatch has nicer, deeper (truer) blacks. The screen on the Moto 360 seems sort of washed out because the blacks show a sort of white behind them. You can easily see this in the screenshots.Display Size (Winner: Moto 360)
The larger diameter display on the Moto 360 is much preferred to the Wear24's smaller diameter display. You can see the difference in measurement using a ruler in the pictures below. [caption id="attachment_487" align="alignleft" width="285" alt="Wear 24 smartwatch (measurement)" height="259"]
Wear24 (measurement)[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_486" align="alignleft" width="249" alt="Moto 360 1st Generation smartwatch (measurement) " height="260"]
Moto 360 1st Generation (measurement)[/caption]
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Wear24 vs Moto 360 display size (ruler)[/caption]
Software responsiveness (Winner: Wear24)
The Wear24 watch is noticeably more responsive and is just plain smooth swiping through menus and watch faces. The Moto 360 running Wear OS 1.4 lags and stutters often.Battery Life (Winner: Wear24)
The battery definitely lasts longer on the Wear24 watch. And this is after replacing the old battery in the Moto 360 with a new battery. I replaced it myself and you can see a video and review about that in another post here.Thickness (Winner: Moto 360)
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Moto 360 (left), Wear24 (right). Notice the ruler tilting down on the Moto 360 side.[/caption]
You can see the difference in thickness easily in the photo above. The Wear24 is a thicker smartwatch and I'd say its somewhat noticeable when you're wearing it. I much prefer the thinner body on the Moto 360.