Switching the Black and Grey Bands; Possible?

[MikePalmPrePlus]

Okay, I was about to buy the Samsung Gear S3 Frontier, until Android Wear 2 came out. I think the S3 Frontier is the best looking smartwatch out now, however, I think Android Wear 2 OS is better (more features) than Tizen OS.

Anyway, on to my real question:

I wonder if it is possible to switch the black band from the blue watch chassis with the grey band from the silver watch chassis? I really like the silver watch, but would like it with the black band.................any "hardware hackers" looking at giving it a go!

Michael
PS. Most productive device for me was the Palm III. Long lived Palm OS!

 

[ryanovelo]

You cannot. There are radios of some sort built into the bands.

 

[Richard Servello]

I have both. I'm selling the s3 this weekend. Tizen is just so bad compared to wear. S3 def looks better....But LG watch is much better.

 

[justppc]

Hi Michael,

The Urbane LTE 2nd Edition has a compatible band that people like me ordered from Korea. Those bands also had antennas built into the band, so we retained LTE functionality. I would assume the radio is in the watch, so the bands for the LG Watch Sport and the Urbane LTE 2nd Edition *Might* be compatible as from the pictures, the screw placement looks the same.
Here is a link to one of the threads in the Urbane LTE 2nd Edition that discusses the alternative bands.


https://forums.androidcentral.com/l...ons-leather-band-sale-amazon.html#post5682488