Engadget Pans $150 Moto Watch, Calling 47mm Wearable a Fake Wear OS Device
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Updated · Engadget · Aug 11
Engadget Pans $150 Moto Watch, Calling 47mm Wearable a Fake Wear OS Device
1 articles · Updated · Engadget · Aug 11
Summary
$150 Moto Watch (2026) looks premium but delivers a poor experience, with Engadget calling it deceptive and low-quality despite its hefty 47mm design.
Real Time OS—not Google's Wear OS—drives most of the problems: setup required repeated restarts, animations stuttered, and the watch lacks third-party apps, Google services and mobile payments.
Motorola also would not clarify who made the device, even as CE Brands remains listed on the Moto Watch site as the official licensee tied to earlier Motorola-branded watches.
Health features backed by Polar still missed basics such as automatic workout detection, while dual-band GPS sometimes failed to lock outdoors; battery life was the standout, lasting 8 days with always-on display.