A New Face for Pebble

Most likely, since the connector on the back is the same (same USB charging cable as the Time). However, the band sizes are different (14mm/20mm vs 22mm), so you would have to make a band specifically sized for the Round vs. the Time/Time Steel.

Edit: Here's some confirmation on the smart strap support: http://developer.getpebble.com/guides/#hardware-comparison

Re: A New Face for Pebble

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Post by vvanders » Wed, Sep 23, 2015, 6:08 PM UTC

sluggity wrote: post #3

What makes a pebble watch any different from an apple watch?

They use an e-ink display for one which means a week of battery life(or 2 days in the case of the round).

Re: A New Face for Pebble

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Sep 23, 2015, 6:08 PM UTC

sluggity wrote: post #3

What makes a pebble watch any different from an apple watch?

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Re: A New Face for Pebble

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Post by yincrash » Wed, Sep 23, 2015, 6:09 PM UTC

vvanders wrote: post #5

sluggity wrote: post #3

What makes a pebble watch any different from an apple watch?

They use an e-ink display for one which means a week of battery life(or 2 days in the case of the round).

it also means the screen never has to turn off, so you can always check the time with no movement.

Re: A New Face for Pebble

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Post by ericd » Wed, Sep 23, 2015, 6:11 PM UTC

vvanders wrote: post #5

sluggity wrote: post #3

What makes a pebble watch any different from an apple watch?

They use an e-ink display for one which means a week of battery life(or 2 days in the case of the round).

Yeah, this is huge for me. It also charges super fast, so when it runs out, I can slap it on its magnetic charger, and pull it off 5-10 minutes later if I need to run, and it'll have enough charge to get it through to a time when I have 30 minutes to charge it.

Re: A New Face for Pebble

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Post by kentt » Wed, Sep 23, 2015, 6:12 PM UTC

sluggity wrote: post #3

What makes a pebble watch any different from an apple watch?

Obviously this is just a personal preference, but the Apple watch is ugly. The Moto 360 was the only other watch that I think that comes close to not looking like a smart watch.

Also the e-ink display is a different strategy. I hate the the watch display isn't on all the time so you can't just glance at it without moving your arm.

Re: A New Face for Pebble

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Post by irl_zebra » Wed, Sep 23, 2015, 6:13 PM UTC

sluggity wrote: post #3

What makes a pebble watch any different from an apple watch?

I had a Pebble Time and put a number of months into using it full time. The screen is a color e-ink display that is always on, which is really nice. When I chat with my Apple watch friends, the biggest gripe is the battery life. With my Pebble Time, using notifications and using it to respond to text messages, while wearing it all night to monitor sleep, I charge it about every 5 days for a couple hours.

Everyone I know personally with an Apple Watch complains that the battery hardly lasts a day and they're forced to basically charge every night, which I guess gets annoying.

Right now, I think the battery life thing is a major issue with smartwatches like the Moto 360 and the Apple Watch. The Pebble models, the Basis models, and the Garmin models all seem to have this ironed out.