LG releasing update for G Watch to fix corrosion issue

03 August, 2014
LG is releasing an update that should stop the phone's charging connectors from corroding.

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  • 04 Aug 2014

Carol, 03 Aug 2014You do realize that you don't know what you say, no?And you do realize that silver does in fact corrode pretty easily, which for this matter wouldn't be much of an advantage.

Thats a scientific fact.

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    • 04 Aug 2014

    ThunderCrackR, 03 Aug 2014That is what you get when you choose LG over Samsung. I am ... more"arguably more beautiful"

    That's a purely subjective statement, that is.
    (personally I don't think any currently available smartwatch looks any good, bar maybe the Moto360, and even that wasn't quite as good as we were led to believe by prototype shots, but that's just me)

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      • 03 Aug 2014

      Anonymous, 03 Aug 2014Umm.. Silver actually corrodes pretty quickly. In fact it i... moreYou do realize that you don't know what you say, no?

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        • Android Man
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        • 03 Aug 2014

        hey guess what get a Galaxy Gear we don't issues like this.

          luqman98, 03 Aug 2014Your choice to determine which is the best.....True that!

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            • 03 Aug 2014

            AnonD-59657, 03 Aug 2014LG, be more generous to your product reliability! Use pre... moreUmm.. Silver actually corrodes pretty quickly. In fact it is the worst material for this case.

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              • 03 Aug 2014

              And that is why the only smart thing I want my watch to do is tell me the time.

                ThunderCrackR, 03 Aug 2014That is what you get when you choose LG over Samsung. I am ... moreYour choice to determine which is the best.....

                  bobby21, 03 Aug 2014Omg look at these low quality South Korean brands. I would ... moreDude, no brand that available in the world is perfect.....

                    Omg look at these low quality South Korean brands. I would never buy their devices.

                      That is what you get when you choose LG over Samsung. I am not saying that they have bad products but really, why is the G Watch better than the Gear Live? The Live is made of metal, is arguably more beautiful, has an Super AMOLED screen with a much higher resolution, has a heart rate monitor, also they have a past in this smartwatch industry (and you can see the results^^). Why would you choose the G Watch? Brand? A little bit more battery? Why? This is a hardware problem, not a software one. Bad quality connectors... I still cannot understand why AndroidAuthority gave the G Watch a higher score than the one for the Gear Live in their review!

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                        • 03 Aug 2014

                        any glowing review of an android wear device yet? BTW i'm a hardcore android phone lover.

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                          • 03 Aug 2014

                          The Cyborg community will dislike the watch

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                            • 03 Aug 2014

                            LG, be more generous to your product reliability!
                            Use precious metal such as Silver & Gold to plate the terminals.

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                              • 03 Aug 2014

                              AnonD-89109, 03 Aug 2014This article was posted seven hours ago and this will the t... moreNo, it's just that the comments go under a hard moderation here, and this kind of articles provoke comments that can't pass the moderation.

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                                • 03 Aug 2014

                                This article was posted seven hours ago and this will the twelfth comment, shows the interest in it.

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                                  • 03 Aug 2014

                                  How stupid

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                                    • 03 Aug 2014

                                    The most this will do is just slow down the corrosion process. When skin makes contact with 2 dissimilar metals (I.e. The charging pads and the watch buckle) and there is a salt bridge (I.e. Sweat), this creates a galvanic cell, which creates a current through your skin and causes corrosion. Obviously it'll be at a slower pace than if the pads were actively charged.

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                                      • 02 Aug 2014

                                      gimmicks, crappy manufacturers, no proper beta testing, and greed.

                                      What do we expect from consumer products anno 2014?

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                                        • 02 Aug 2014

                                        It makes sense and the guy at LG who came with the idea should get a pay raise....although the chemical reaction of copper and sweat should continue regardless of electric current... albeit at a slower pace.