To be fair, the battery lasts upwards of a week and has better water resistance than most. Great if all you want is (selective) notifications on your wrist with the ability to reply via voice or canned responses.
LetoKynes
16 Apr 164#5
Fair enough, I use my pebble to decide whether I need to take my phone out (which I do a lot less nowadays) and to control my music at the gym. It does do sleep monitoring and steps as well (although I'm less concerned about these) but I do like using it as a 'smart alarm' so I can say goodbye to grogginess in the morning!
I'm not sure how much heart rate monitoring would add for me personally but I do enjoy the fact that I can take it out on a break without worrying about the battery or getting it wet (esp in the shower!).
It's also good for going through what I have to do for the day but I'm (usually) up to speed with this :stuck_out_tongue:
applebyJedi
16 Apr 164#2
For a smart watch, it isn't that 'smart'. You're better off getting another make of smart watch.
androoski to applebyJedi
16 Apr 164#7
What's the definition of a Smart watch then? The Pebble Time is about the best smartwatch there is if you want battery life, daylight visibility and a watch that does all the important stuff with less of the silly gimmicks.
If you want to make your own watch faces, or make your own apps for it then it's the easiest one to do that on.
For my requirements it is the smartest smart watch, it eats the lunch of the Apple watch and it sleeps with the Apple watch's girlfriend while it is eating that lunch.
I wouldn't get the steel though. Just the standard time works better for something that is thrown away in about 3 years. (another good reason for not dropping £300 on it)
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DonkeyKonk
16 Apr 163#1
Same price on Amazon now
applebyJedi
16 Apr 164#2
For a smart watch, it isn't that 'smart'. You're better off getting another make of smart watch.
LetoKynes to applebyJedi
16 Apr 166#3
To be fair, the battery lasts upwards of a week and has better water resistance than most. Great if all you want is (selective) notifications on your wrist with the ability to reply via voice or canned responses.
androoski to applebyJedi
16 Apr 164#7
What's the definition of a Smart watch then? The Pebble Time is about the best smartwatch there is if you want battery life, daylight visibility and a watch that does all the important stuff with less of the silly gimmicks.
If you want to make your own watch faces, or make your own apps for it then it's the easiest one to do that on.
For my requirements it is the smartest smart watch, it eats the lunch of the Apple watch and it sleeps with the Apple watch's girlfriend while it is eating that lunch.
I wouldn't get the steel though. Just the standard time works better for something that is thrown away in about 3 years. (another good reason for not dropping £300 on it)
spockie to applebyJedi
16 Apr 161#9
I bow to your knowledgable wisdon, please can you tell us what make you recommend then.
By the way heated, I would've gone for this if I didn't recently get a pebble steel.
applebyJedi
16 Apr 161#4
I use mine as much of a health monitor as a watch. That for me is a smart watch, one that adds additional functionality rather than just an extension of my phone screen.
LetoKynes
16 Apr 164#5
Fair enough, I use my pebble to decide whether I need to take my phone out (which I do a lot less nowadays) and to control my music at the gym. It does do sleep monitoring and steps as well (although I'm less concerned about these) but I do like using it as a 'smart alarm' so I can say goodbye to grogginess in the morning!
I'm not sure how much heart rate monitoring would add for me personally but I do enjoy the fact that I can take it out on a break without worrying about the battery or getting it wet (esp in the shower!).
It's also good for going through what I have to do for the day but I'm (usually) up to speed with this :stuck_out_tongue:
nbgrobbo
16 Apr 162#6
Wearing mine now. I don't want a smart watch, I want something to give me notifications so that I don't have to reach for my phone. Handy at work and when out, so can just glance at my watch
ristriad to nbgrobbo
16 Apr 16#10
exactly what I use it for.
j2hot
16 Apr 16#8
Thanks. I have just upgraded my standard pebble, which I have absolutely loved but it is a little inelegant. I have found my pebble nothing short of brilliant and the battery lasted my whole holiday to Florida recently. Looking forward to more of the same and a bit extra to boot! :smiley:
aseddon130
16 Apr 16#11
Love mine, use it daily and great for just getting notifications on your phone and for sleep and steps tracking.
One question I have for you owners, how you getting a week on battery?? I get 3 days at most before I need to charge. I don't mind it being every 3 days though but in my experience I just don't see how you can get a week out of it
Oneday77 to aseddon130
16 Apr 16#12
Do you have misfit running? It made my original pebble cry.
Elysium to aseddon130
16 Apr 16#13
Make sure you have a watch face without a second hand (number one cause).
Also, most likely you're playing around too much on the watch (which is killing the battery). If you leave it just as a notification device and using the odd app on the watch every now and then, you can get about 7-10 days on it.
omgpleasespamme
16 Apr 16#14
While those are good features £150 is too much of an ask.
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I'm not sure how much heart rate monitoring would add for me personally but I do enjoy the fact that I can take it out on a break without worrying about the battery or getting it wet (esp in the shower!).
It's also good for going through what I have to do for the day but I'm (usually) up to speed with this :stuck_out_tongue:
If you want to make your own watch faces, or make your own apps for it then it's the easiest one to do that on.
For my requirements it is the smartest smart watch, it eats the lunch of the Apple watch and it sleeps with the Apple watch's girlfriend while it is eating that lunch.
I wouldn't get the steel though. Just the standard time works better for something that is thrown away in about 3 years. (another good reason for not dropping £300 on it)
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If you want to make your own watch faces, or make your own apps for it then it's the easiest one to do that on.
For my requirements it is the smartest smart watch, it eats the lunch of the Apple watch and it sleeps with the Apple watch's girlfriend while it is eating that lunch.
I wouldn't get the steel though. Just the standard time works better for something that is thrown away in about 3 years. (another good reason for not dropping £300 on it)
By the way heated, I would've gone for this if I didn't recently get a pebble steel.
I'm not sure how much heart rate monitoring would add for me personally but I do enjoy the fact that I can take it out on a break without worrying about the battery or getting it wet (esp in the shower!).
It's also good for going through what I have to do for the day but I'm (usually) up to speed with this :stuck_out_tongue:
One question I have for you owners, how you getting a week on battery?? I get 3 days at most before I need to charge. I don't mind it being every 3 days though but in my experience I just don't see how you can get a week out of it
Also, most likely you're playing around too much on the watch (which is killing the battery). If you leave it just as a notification device and using the odd app on the watch every now and then, you can get about 7-10 days on it.