Misfit Vapor Runs Android Wear After All, Arrives This Summer
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Misfit Vapor Runs Android Wear After All, Arrives This Summer

Back at CES, Misfit announced their first full-blown smartwatch, the Misfit Vapor. At the time, they told us its specs and price tag ($199), but they refused to talk about which operating system it ran or whether or not they were working with some sort of custom wearable OS. Why? They were apparently concerned that people (read: iPhone owners) would steer clear of it if they knew it ran Android Wear. Well, here we are this morning with Baselworld in full swing and Misfit has officially announced that the Vapor runs Android Wear 2.0. 

With that out of the way, let’s recap the device! The Misfit Vapor sports a 44mm case with touch bezel, 1.39-inch round AMOLED display (326ppi), Snapdragon Wear 2100 processor, 5ATM water resistance, 4GB storage, GPS, heart rate sensor, microphone, fitness tracking, Bluetooth, and WiFi. Since it runs Android Wear 2.0, that means it has access to Google Play apps whether you are on iOS or Android. You’ll find watch faces galore, other fitness apps, etc.

Misfit confirms the Vapor will ship in “late summer” for $199 in Jet Black or Rose Gold.

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Misfit Vapor + Android Wear 2.0

We’re excited to share that Misfit Vapor will be powered by Android Wear 2.0, the latest wearables operating system available from Google. Originally announced in January, Misfit Vapor is a design-forward touchscreen smartwatch that gives you everything you need to keep going right on your wrist, including built-in music and GPS, real-time location and activity tracking, and an optical heart rate sensor.

Vapor will be powered by Android Wear 2.0 to provide an evolved, world class software experience to Misfit users. Our partnership means hundreds of your favorite apps will be available at launch, opening up a multitude of possibilities for Android and iPhone users alike.

Misfit Vapor powered by Android Wear 2.0 enables:

A useful, customized watch face
You’ll be able to personalize your watch face with glanceable info from your favorite apps, so that you can check your next appointment, stock performance, fitness goals, and more. You can even customize your watch face with app shortcuts and well as thousands of watch face styles to fit your fashion.

An enhanced fitness experience
You’ll of course be able to see your calories, pace, distance, and heart rate for your runs, walks, and bike rides, and all of your stats and info will be compatible with Google Fit.

On-board music functionality
Leave your phone at home and listen to hundreds of songs on the go.

Hundreds of apps at launch
Whether you use an Android phone or iPhone, you’ll be able to use apps like Foursquare, Google Fit, Google MapsTM, Google PlayTM Music, Lifesum, Google Messenger, Runkeeper, Runtastic, Strava, Uber, and many more.

Google Assistant built-in
Android Wear 2.0 brings the Google Assistant to your wrist. Just a press of a button and say “Ok Google”. Get things done and find answers even when your hands are full. You can ask about the weather, navigate to a destination, remind yourself to call mom when you get home, or turn off the lights

Misfit Vapor hardware includes:

  • A stunning 1.39” full round AMOLED display, accentuating a vibrant color palette in 326 pixels per inch
  • An accelerometer, altimeter, gyroscope, optical heart rate sensor, GPS, and microphone to deliver world-class fitness tracking and smartwatch applications straight to the wrist
  • A touch bezel allows users to seamlessly browse Vapor’s menu of watchfaces and applications, and respond to notifications, without obscuring content on the display
  • A Qualcomm® Snapdragon Wear™ 2100 processor and 4GB of memory as well as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity.
  • Water resistance to 50 meters
  • A durable 44mm satin-finished stainless steel upper casing in Jet Black or Rose Gold

Priced at $199 Misfit Vapor will work with any phone running Android 4.3 or iOS 9 or higher and will ship in late summer.

Android, Android Wear, Google, Google Maps, Google Play and other marks are trademarks of Google Inc.[/expand]

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Kellen

It’s not often that you get to merge personal passions into a professional life, but that’s what Kellen did when he launched Droid Life in 2009. After working years of unsatisfying jobs in the medical and property management fields, he took a risk to try and create an online community while playing with the coolest gadgets on the planet each day, a risk that has turned out to be incredibly rewarding. Outside of Droid Life, Kellen is your typical Portlander who drinks way too much good beer, complains often about the Trail Blazers, and can be found out on the streets for a run, rain or shine.

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46 Comments

  • Finally happy to see AW watches with 5 ATM water resistance! This looks like a nice watch though. Great price.

  • @kellex:disqus, this seems to tick a lot of your boxes from your article saying that Android Wear smartwatches aren’t as good as they could be, right?

  • Looks good, decent price, and most of the features I’m looking for. Might be the one I pick up.

  • Does it have a speaker? That’s the only remaining feature it needs to be the perfect smart watch for me.

  • This might finally be the watch for me. NFC isn’t that important to me (I barely use it on my phone), so if the quality matches the price I’m in!

      • Moto 360 gen 2… Techincally, 1.56″ I rounded up. Every other watch I compare to my moto 360 gen 2 looks tiny as far as screen size.

        • You must have the 46mm version. I have the 42mm version so mine is only 1.37 in. That 46mm is a huge watch. I guess Motorola would be the only one to make it again if they chose to do so.

    • You realize it’s only $199, right? No way you’d get NFC and a speaker for that price. If you want a big watch that does it all, I don’t think you are Misfit’s target market for this watch anyway.

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  • Cool looking watch at a good price.
    The lack of NFC is a bit of a killer for me, but this is a step in the right direction.

  • If it has interchangeable 22mm straps, I’d be very interested. Finally a watch that makes a really good fitness tracker, but can also be a good looking watch. I’d love to be able to switch between a silicone strap for workouts and a leather or stainless steel strap for going out with my wife. I hate switching between my GearFit 2 and my Q Founder 2.0. The GearFit2 is a great fitness tracker, but makes a crappy dress watch. The Q Founder is a great looking dress watch, but then I miss tracking steps while I’m wearing it. SHealth won’t work with Google Fit, so any steps counted by my Q Founder are wasted.

    This may be my solution. Hmmm…Will Wait for reviews and inevitable sales.

  • “Vapor” at least they’re acknowledging this thing will never come to market

  • just another smartwatch to make a small drop in the pond. nothing against these, i just really wish these took off more. I think if it were a better market, it might drive prices down.

  • It actually does look good, would be interested to see it come with NFC, but I would probably have more use of WiFi.
    Price is also very good, The only thing I am worried about is surviveability and battery life

  • Well, of COURSE it runs Android Wear. Apple certainly isn’t going to license watchOS to anyone else.

          • Yeah, you may want to see your doctor. I think you just helped me make my point. Even the second largest (behind Apple, btw) consumer electronics company in the WORLD didn’t try to develop their own OS from scratch, but they could afford to do it with a running start from Tizen and further develop that. I still say it’s VERY unlikely that a small company like Misfit (even though they’re owned by the Fossil group) could afford to do even that – and I think it’s obvious that they – and others like them – would use Android Wear.

          • …and Pebble went BANKRUPT. They’re gone. Thanks for helping me make my point AGAIN.

          • That doesn’t prove your point at all. Pebble made their own OS. Samsung made their own OS. Success of said OS has nothing to do with the probability of another company trying to make their own OS.

            I agree using AW makes more sense, but I still don’t think it was OBVIOUS that’s what they were going to use. Perhaps they were trying to build their own OS, and decided against it, which is why they’ve just now announced it runs AW. If it was so obvious in January, why not just tell us that then?

          • I disagree completely. I think a small startup like Misfit would be stupid to NOT look at what happened to Pebble (and there are probably others) and try not to make the same mistakes (the biggest one likely being dumping so much of their resources into building a brand new OS from scratch). That decision has nothing to do with the success of the OS. It’s more about whether or not they can SURVIVE as a company – much less be profitable. Therefore, I’d argue it WAS obvious that they’d use AW – since it is the only available ready-to-use option.

            Bottom line… who gives a sh!t? I’m not buying one regardless.

      • Making their own OS would have taken years and added $200 to the cost of each watch. Using Android gets Vapor to market faster and the style gives them an edge in my opinion. Looks like the OG 360 minus the flat tire.

      • NFC, LTE, Android Wear 3.0, and a Snapdragon 835 with a 4K display or it’s dead in the water.

        This is sarcasm for those running a little slow this morning.

    • It would be THE watch to own if it had NFC I think. Missed opportunity for Misfit.

  • Been waiting this watch since CES. Especially in love with the design and 5ATM water resistance. You can swim with this one. 🙂

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    • Yea but it it does have a mini tire tube around the bezel lol.
      I’ll take the flat tire over this anyday.

      • It’s kinda six one way, half a dozen the other. I had the OG 360, and the flat tire never bothered me. I have the Q Founder 2.0 now, and while the flat tire still doesn’t really bother me, I really want my next watch to be an AMOLED display. The washed out blacks of the LCD screen bother me. My GearFit2, while not a dress watch, has a beautiful AMOLED display, with bright colors and deep, rich blacks. If the tube tire is a true deep black on this watch, it will blend right in with a black watch face. An LCD with a flat tire will always be washed out and never really blend, in my experience.

        • True… Yea I’ll have to see some reviews on it first, but it does look promising. Maybe the promo pics are misleading about the tube tire lol.

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