One of the new Android smartwatches looks a lot like the Apple Watch (AAPL, GOOG)
<img style="float:right;" src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/556cae78eab8ea560db5ebbf-1200-924/asus-zenwatch-2.png" border="0" alt="Asus ZenWatch 2">
Asus revealed its newest smartwatch on Monday, the ZenWatch 2, and it looks like a worthy successor to the original ZenWatch.
The ZenWatch 2 will run Android's latest version of Android Wear, Google's operating system for smartwatches.
<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">It features an </span>all-important "always on"<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> mode that keeps a simpler and dimmer watch face on the display when it's asleep. It's a key differentiator between smartwatches running the latest version of Android Wear and the Apple Watch, which turns off its display in sleep mode to preserve battery life.</span>
<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">It'll come in two sizes, but there's no mention of screen size or dimensions yet. Asus will offer the ZenWatch 2 in silver, gunmetal, and rose gold exteriors. Asus also added a crown as an additional way to navigate </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">around Android Wear</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> apart for using your finger on the touch screen. It's very similar to the digital crown on the Apple Watch.</span>
In terms of straps, Asus will offer rubber and premium leather straps, as well as a stainless steel link bracelet that comes in the same silver, gunmetal, and rose gold as the exterior. Asus has also partnered with <span>Swarovski to make a leather strap with an embossed diamond pattern that's "tastefully accented with <span>Swarovski crystals." <span>The bigger model will be compatible with the industry-standard 22mm watch straps, while the smaller model will need 18mm straps.</span></span></span>
<span><span>It's a good-looking smartwatch, but it's new design wasn't the only thing that caught our eye. The similarity between the ZenWatch 2's promotional video and the Apple Watch's video are uncanny. </span></span>
<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">The similarities aren't quite as extreme as </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"></span>Samsung's ads when compared side by side with Apple's ads<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">, but you can tell Asus is going for a look comparable to Apple's to showcase its new smartwatch.</span>
<h3>Does this remind you of something on the Apple Watch video?</h3>
<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/556c9e4fecad04b96a828fea/asus-milanese-loop-strap.gif" border="0" alt="Asus zenwatch 2 milanese loop strap">
<h3>Like the part with Milanese Loop Watch band?</h3>
<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/556c9e90eab8ea3a20b5ebc4/apple-milanese-loop.gif" border="0" alt="Apple Milanese Loop">
<h3>Most of the ZenWatch 2's video looks like it was shot by Apple. Here's the Asus.</h3>
<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/556c9fe7ecad045e77828feb/asus-watch-face.gif" border="0" alt="Asus watch face">
<h3>And here's Apple's.</h3>
<h3><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/556ca02f6bb3f7547dcba7b2/apple-watch-face.gif" border="0" alt="Apple watch face"> </h3>
<h3>Just check out the ZenWatch 2's showcase shots.</h3>
<img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/556cb4256da811c547ecba1b/better-showcase-asus.gif" border="0" alt="Asus zenwatch 2 video">
<h3>And compare it to Apple's. Asus is definitely going for the same thing here.</h3>
<h3><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/556ca1246bb3f7db03cba7ad/apple-angle-shots.gif" border="0" alt="Apple watch angle shots"></h3>
<h3>Asus' profile pan shot is actually a little different to Apple's.</h3>
<h3><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/556ca0d46da8117b3becba1a/asus-profile-pan.gif" border="0" alt="Asus zenwatch 2 profile pan" style="font-size: 15px;"></h3>
<h3>But not by much.</h3>
<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/556ca18aeab8eaeb3ab5ebc1/apple-profile-pan.gif" border="0" alt="Apple watch profile pan">
<h3>Here's Asus' full video for the ZenWatch 2.</h3>
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