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Re: Pebble Round 2

#11

Post by apparent »

summermusic wrote: post #5

I had pre-ordered a Time 2, but I switched to the Round 2 because it's cheaper and I don't really care about the features it is missing (heart rate monitor and speaker) or the shape of the face. It's awesome that they let you switch without losing your place in line, very customer-focused of them.

I thought about it but didn't because the battery life difference is pretty big (10-14 vs 30), and according to his comment below, apparently the battery is not replaceable.

I assume it would actually be replaceable if one were sufficiently motivated, but the fact that it's not meant to be replaceable is not so great.

Honestly if the PT2 weren't replaceable I wouldn't mind so much, since starting of with 30 days of battery means it can degrade a lot before it hits a threshold I care about (1 week, roughly). But if the PR2 starts off around 10 days, it doesn't have far to fall before it hits that threshold.

Perhaps the biggest reason I didn't swap my order, though, is that I don't want to wait several more months to get my Pebble!

Re: Pebble Round 2

#12

Post by gumby271 »

Damn that's a nice looking watch! Really feels like they got to build what they wanted to 10 years ago but the tech wasn't there. Can't wait to build some sleek round watch faces once I get mine (unless there's an emulator already?)

Re: Pebble Round 2

#13

Post by michielr »

erohead wrote: post #3

Proud of this one! Feel free to ask any questions you might have. (Pebble founder)

Haven't watched the video yet, but I don't see the vibrating motor/linear actuator mentioned. I'm assuming this is still included? I'll be switching my Pebble Time 2 order over, these look fantastic.

Re: Pebble Round 2

#14

Post by rationalist »

michielr wrote: post #13
erohead wrote: post #3

Proud of this one! Feel free to ask any questions you might have. (Pebble founder)

Haven't watched the video yet, but I don't see the vibrating motor/linear actuator mentioned. I'm assuming this is still included? I'll be switching my Pebble Time 2 order over, these look fantastic.

The chart at https://repebble.com/watch shows it has a "Linear resonance actuator (vibrator)"

Re: Pebble Round 2

#15

Post by lawn »

It sure looks nice but I'm keeping my Time 2 order as it's got a much better battery life.

Still, I'm sure this will appeal to many people.

Re: Pebble Round 2

#16

Post by rationalist »

donkey_brains wrote: post #7
erohead wrote: post #3

Proud of this one! Feel free to ask any questions you might have. (Pebble founder)

This is awesome, congrats Eric. Almost makes me wish I hadn’t switched from Android -> iOS last year before the Pebble announcements started coming out. Any idea if we might see more compatibility with iOS in the near future as Apple is forced to open up the ecosystem a little due to EU regulations? I know they had to allow reading iMessages on 3rd party smartwatches recently which sounds promising for Pebble. Apolog…

It's not too late to switch back! I'm running GrapheneOS on a Pixel, but supposedly GrapheneOS is working with an OEM to have a GrapheneOS-native phone if you want to wait a little longer.

Re: Pebble Round 2

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Post by rationalist »

gen3 wrote: post #9
erohead wrote: post #3

Proud of this one! Feel free to ask any questions you might have. (Pebble founder)

On the repebble compare chart the round is marked as having both a speaker and mic, that’s incorrect right?

I'm guessing he updated the chart? The chart at https://repebble.com/watch shows mic-only.

Re: Pebble Round 2

#18

Post by erohead »

donkey_brains wrote: post #7
erohead wrote: post #3

Proud of this one! Feel free to ask any questions you might have. (Pebble founder)

This is awesome, congrats Eric. Almost makes me wish I hadn’t switched from Android -> iOS last year before the Pebble announcements started coming out. Any idea if we might see more compatibility with iOS in the near future as Apple is forced to open up the ecosystem a little due to EU regulations? I know they had to allow reading iMessages on 3rd party smartwatches recently which sounds promising for Pebble. Apolog…

still works fine with iOS, will work even better in EU next year when Apple is forced to comply with the DMA.

Re: Pebble Round 2

#19

Post by ilvez »

I'm also going for Time 2 because heartrate monitor. Round 2 looks so nice, gratz on design! That Mario watchface is so fun on it.

Re: Pebble Round 2

#20

Post by blacksmith_tb »

apparent wrote: post #11
summermusic wrote: post #5

I had pre-ordered a Time 2, but I switched to the Round 2 because it's cheaper and I don't really care about the features it is missing (heart rate monitor and speaker) or the shape of the face. It's awesome that they let you switch without losing your place in line, very customer-focused of them.

I thought about it but didn't because the battery life difference is pretty big (10-14 vs 30), and according to his comment below, apparently the battery is not replaceable. I assume it would actually be replaceable if one were sufficiently motivated, but the fact that it's not meant to be replaceable is not so great. Honestly if the PT2 weren't replaceable I wouldn't mind so much, since starting of with 30 days of b…

Yes, your calculus is exactly like mine - there are things to like about the Round (personally I just find round watches more aesthetically pleasing, we've had a couple hundred years of mostly round cases...), but I want longer battery and a shorter wait to get my watch.
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