As far as smartwatches are concerned most of the bigger companies such as Samsung and Sony have taken the accessory approach to the category. None of the bigger companies have to date tried to make a device that runs full-fledged Android and work standalone. So is there a market for a smartphone the size of a watch that runs full-fledged Android? That’s the question Androidly, a smartwatch that is being sold by a team based out of India is trying to answer. Androidly runs on a 416 mHz MTK processor that powers the two-inch display of 320x240 pixel resolution. It has 256MB RAM to support Android 2.2 and all the apps that it is stored in the 8GB SD card that comes with the device. It supports WiFi and EDGE (more on that later), Bluetooth 2.0 apart from having a 2 megapixel camera, GPS and an accelerometer. It weighs only 160 grams, but is quite bulky with dimensions of 6.4x4.2x1.4 cm. It is priced at ₤110 and is a rebranded version of Z1 smartphone watch that hit the market in 2012. Hardware Unlike a smartphone which has hardware or software buttons in the front that help navigate the Android interface, Androidly has none. All the buttons are on the side like with most wristwatches. On the left side we have the volume up and down keys and the right we have the menu and power keys. The power key also acts as back and screen on/off button depending on how long…
