Sony lists SmartBand SWR10 with Brown Leather Wrist Strap officially

Sony’s older generation SmartBand model SWR10 saw an upgrade today in terms of design as SmartBand SWR10 with brown leather wrist strap is now available for purchase from official Sony Xperia online stores across Europe and other regions.

Sony SmartBand SWR10 is a fitness band from Sony to track and log the details of your daily activities like walking, sleeping, cycling etc. Tagged with Sony doesn’t mean it can only be used with Xperia devices, you can use it with any android device ( for Xperia handsets you need atleast android 4.4 running ). It has a light weight wrist strap with a Sony core which is used to track your physical activities like steps count during walking or running.

SmartBand SWR10 with brown leather wrist strap

Brown leather wrist strap gives really a premium look to SmartBand SWR10 now, it looks moreover like a watch now. It is available for purchase for £79.99 / $121 from Sony UK online store.

Product is available in stock in many regions like France, Sweden etc. It is available for €99 in France.

Want to know more about it, read our full review for Sony SmartBand SWR10 here.

As now when newer Sony SmartBand Talk SWR30 is available, will you still go with SmartBand SWR10 ? Let us know, drop your comments below.

Sony SmartBand SWR10 1.5.0.488 firmware update rolling

Sony SmartBand SWR10 has been updated to newer 1.5.0.488 firmware from older 1.4.0.392. After 1.5.0.488 firmware update you will not able to see SmartBand connected icon in the status bar though the notification will be present if you pull down the notification bar. This feature has got some serious negative comments from users on Play Store.

1.5.0.488 firmware also brings an option to change themes on non Sony Xperia devices, alarm repeat bug fixed for some particular time zones along with usual bug fixes and performance enhancement.

1.5.0.488 firmware update

Go to Play Store to update your SmartBand SWR10.

After 1.5.0.488 firmware our SmartBand is giving a better response to tap feature to open applications.

If you have updated your SmartBand on newer 1.5.0.488 firmware, let us know if you see any improvement in battery life also. Drop your comments below.

SmartBand SWR10 1.4.0.392 app update – Tablet Support Added

Sony has rolled a SmartBand SWR10 1.4.0.392 app update which brings tablet support and user movement sensitivity for auto night mode. SmartBand SWR10 app is needed to configure your SmartBand SWR10 in Smart Connect app with LifeLog app from your paired device.

Users are complaining that SmartBand SWR10 app was having many issues like walking steps are not being logged properly, syncing issues, connecting errors. It is not sure though which bugs are fixed in this update, the best way to find is install the updated version and let us know.

SmartBand SWR10 1.4.0.392 app

Download SmartBand SWR10 1.4.0.392 app update from Play Store from below.

If you have updated to SmartBand SWR10 1.4.0.392 app then let us know which changes you noticed. Drop your comments below.

Sony SmartBand SWR10 launched in India at price Rs 5990, available from 3rd Week of May

Earlier today Sony launched Xperia Z2 in India at a press event at Crystal Ballroom, Lalit Hotel, New Delhi where Sony India MD Mr. Kenichiro and Koyal Rana, Miss India World 2014 introduced it in Indian market. As expected Xperia Z2 is priced at Rs49990 i.e. $834, €598, £492 for Indian market and will be available 12 May onwards. Sony is giving away SmartBand SWR10 as a freebie in the box with Xperia Z2 and they have also launched it separately in Indian market.

SmartBand SWR10 is launched in India at price Rs 5990 i.e. $100, £59, €72 and will be available from 3rd Week of May at all leading electronics stores, Xperia Lounge stores. SmartBand SWR10 is a 24/7 wearable waterproof accessory which is to be paired with Sony Lifelog app which comes pre-installed on Xperia Z2 and then you can track your daily activities details with Lifelog app installed on your Xperia device.

At present SmartBand SWR10 will only be available in Black color and same color will be dispatched with Xperia Z2 also and it will be available in other vibrant colors at the end of May 2014.

In white there is IP 58 certified water proof core of SWR10 band.

Sony SmartBand SWR10 is compatible with many smartphones running android 4.4+ versions and even Ligelog app is now supported by many other OEM handsets also.

Are you planning to buy SmartBand SWR10 ? Let us know. Drop your comments below.

Sony SmartBand SWR10 hands on photos

Sony SmartBand has a SmartBand Wrist Strap SWR110 which will be available in 9 different colors, it has a Sony signature button with LED lights. Sony SmartBand SWR10 is a 24×7 wearable band which is water resistant and it will keep track of all your activities, notification alerts are also included.

Sony has listed Sony SmartBand SWR10 for £79.99 in UK, 899 kr in Sweden, €99 in Spain, Netherlands, Germany, France, 299 zł in Poland and €89 in Italy. If you Pre-Order Sony SmartBand SWR10 today, shipping for the same will start in early April 2014. Today we have brought for you some Sony SmartBand SWR10 hands on photos which will you give you an idea how it will look in reality when it comes to market and you use it.