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After wearing the Pebble Time 2 for two weeks, I'll never buy another smartwatch

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Re: After wearing the Pebble Time 2 for two weeks, I'll never buy another smartwatch

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Post by Permit »

fxj wrote: post #15

I think the battery life of a smart watch cannopt be underestimated. I have all the old pebbles which I love darely but then I got a Amazfit Bip and I stayed with it until today. One month (!) of battery time with a HR sensor and notifications is all I need so why ever change. I dont know why apple, samsung and google are not getting it. But I would not even touch one of their products with a 2 feet long pole. Just m…

> I dont know why apple, samsung and google are not getting it.

I know nothing about smart watches other than the fact that the Pebble company failed and that I see Fitbit/Apple Watch everywhere. I’m not convinced that Apple/Google don’t get it.

Re: After wearing the Pebble Time 2 for two weeks, I'll never buy another smartwatch

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Post by jvanderbot »

I immediately went down the preorder track, but found that I had an existing pre-order for May (purchased Jan), which I never got a single update about.

On one hand, super glad they caught that, but otoh, why not let me know it was delayed so severely?

Re: After wearing the Pebble Time 2 for two weeks, I'll never buy another smartwatch

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Post by stavros »

HelloUsername wrote: post #12

Now do the same review on an iOS device. "There is NO way for a 3rd party smartwatch to compete with Apple Watch. Apple restricts 3rd parties in major ways. For example, 3rd party watches on iOS cannot send replies to notifications."

Why would they need to do the review on a device that doesn't work well? That says something about your choice of broken phone, it doesn't say anything about the watch.

Re: After wearing the Pebble Time 2 for two weeks, I'll never buy another smartwatch

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Post by wojciii »

I'm still trying to figure out what exact user case having a digital watch solves.

I mean .. I have a phone which shows time, plays music and can tell me who called / sent me a signal message.

I have issues with having to charge my phone so having another device that I will have to charge will not make my life any better.

Re: After wearing the Pebble Time 2 for two weeks, I'll never buy another smartwatch

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Post by Ingon »

Auguste wrote: post #8
bad_username wrote: post #2

Between the Apple Watch kind of watches on one side, and Pebble kind of watches on another side, there's the whole Garmin ecosystem, a mention of which is notably absent from the article. They are a nice technological middle ground (though maybe not always a price middle ground), especially the classic models with non-OLED transflective screens. Granted, they are more sports/fitness oriented, but that's hardly a draw…

Yeah, my Garmin Instinct Solar 3 gets a 4-week battery life. I never looked back at my Pebble Time.

4-week battery life, if you don't go outside. Solar charges the watch relatively slow (e.g. it takes 3 hours of just sitting under the sun to charge a day), but if you get out frequently it just pushes the battery day just a little further. Funny experience, when I charged it the first time and got outside in the sun, it showed infinity days battery remaining :D

I also appreciate that most of the data is available right there on the watch (although sometime buried). And I even used the torch a couple of times!

Re: After wearing the Pebble Time 2 for two weeks, I'll never buy another smartwatch

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Post by dbvn »

wojciii wrote: post #24

I'm still trying to figure out what exact user case having a digital watch solves. I mean .. I have a phone which shows time, plays music and can tell me who called / sent me a signal message. I have issues with having to charge my phone so having another device that I will have to charge will not make my life any better.

really the only value is for runners/cyclists/swimmers. Being able to run without a bulky device is sooo much better.

Re: After wearing the Pebble Time 2 for two weeks, I'll never buy another smartwatch

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Post by Auguste »

darrmit wrote: post #9
Auguste wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, my Garmin Instinct Solar 3 gets a 4-week battery life. I never looked back at my Pebble Time.

I came here to say this. I had abandoned smartwatches entirely and gone back to mechanical watches because smartwatches just did too much and the small utility I got from them (i.e. health) came with the tradeoff that they had to be charged every couple of days. I ended up trying the Garmin Instinct and it has been exactly what I was looking for. I turn off all notifications and just use it for the data it gives me a…

That's exactly how I use it. Apart from the calendar and calls, I keep all notifications off. For me, this is the perfect smartwatch. Colour displays and touch screens don't interest me.

Re: After wearing the Pebble Time 2 for two weeks, I'll never buy another smartwatch

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Post by davsti4 »

My $10 Casio is infinitely a more reliable timepiece. It doesn't need charging so it can be taken off-grid for months at a time, easy to read the digits when half asleep and your eyes aren't working, has a built-in little light if needed, and if for some strange reason I need to replace it, it'll cost me $10.

When I need something more akin to a piece of jewelry, I reach for my Citizen eco-drive ($99), or my Seiko automatic ($150), both of which don't need recharging. ;)

Maybe this pebble will finally fit into a cost-conscious, and reliable model that existing timepieces already fill, but I'm not convinced through the quality of this article.

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