Pebble Time Steel down to £139.99 on Amazon. All three variants available.
Obviously price matching Argos but might make it easier for people to grab if you can't find any for delivery at Argos. Personally going to see what offer Flubit will throw at me.
The best interface for a great smartwatch is time. Pebble Time Steel's new timeline interface respects that busy people want to Get. Things. Done. Pebble Time Steel lets you act now, reflect on the past, and look into the future. With a new color e-paper screen and a thin, comfortable ergonomic design, the Pebble Time Steel smartwatch is the companion you'll want with you every moment, every day.Includes: USB Charging Cable & 22mm Silicone Strap.
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Squashie
3 May 166#3
That's a steel.
Gazbert to Manbag
3 May 164#6
I've got a couple of Android Wear watches and the Pebble Time Steel. Despite the lack of a touchscreen, there's not much that the Pebble can't do that Android Wear can do. Then compare the 7 days or more battery life of the Pebble to the day or so you get from any Android Wear device, and you can see why I favour the Pebble.
Buttons also beat a touchscreen in many ways since you can perform actions by feel without even looking at the watch.
Horses for courses, but for me, the lack of a touchscreen isn't a problem.
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SWNB
3 May 16#1
Thanks for the Flubit reference - hadn't come across it before.....
bob_regis
3 May 16#2
Anyone recommend whether this is better than a fitbit?
Gazbert to bob_regis
3 May 16#4
Depends
Depends on what you want it for. It's certainly more flexible than a fitbit and handles notifications, step counts, music control plus any number of other apps.
djolltax to bob_regis
3 May 16#8
Hmmm I've heard that the step feature is a bit hit and miss, but possibly that's true for a fitbit or any wrist mounted counter too... It's one of the reasons I just bought one (THX OP :smiley: ) as I have been thinking about a fitness monitoring thing, but I've wanted a pebble, then a pebble time and finally I've stumped up on this deal for the steel that it is (Thanks Squashie for the pun!)
My opinion is that its better because it has many more features than a fitbit, alerts, apps and (lol) watch, but it also runs the fitbit watch face (fitface) so essentially doing the fitbit thing... I guess it comes down to how well it records the activity for that function.... I believe that it will also run a link with Strava and also start/stop the music player, so perfect for me :smiley:
thebuttonz to bob_regis
3 May 161#11
No, I have both the Pebble Time and FitBit Charge HR, and they work side by side, but they do different things.
My Charge HR never leaves my wrist except for charging/showering every couple of days. I use that (combined with the app) for steps, sleep, heart rate and all my diet etc. (there is a great food log in the app).
My Pebble Time is a watch, that also deals me notificaitons, and that's it. It's great - as long as my phone is in the same building (generally goes up to about 70ft) I get the notification on my wrist. Can't respond or do anything, but it's great for SMS, facebook notifications etc.
I use a few other standard watches too, so I rotate my watch depending on what I'm wearing or doing, but generally it's great for the notificaiton push.
PTS has a legit 5 day battery life, and is totally waterproof (unlike my HR).
I can reccomend both, but wouldn't reccomend the PTS over a fitbit - just in conjunction with one. Regarding the PTS, just one word of advice - go look up 22mm straps on ebay. I have a few and switch them out as they have a universal fit. Turned a decent watch into a great looking one.
BTW, my partner has an apple watch sport. I think it's great, and for £250 it does a hell of a lot more than the PTS, but it's 1 day battery and thew iffy heart rate tracking seem a little annoying.
Just my 2p.
Squashie
3 May 166#3
That's a steel.
Manbag
3 May 16#5
I liked the first Pebble Steel but this is behind the time for me (boom tish). Good value for those in the market and not looking for touch screen.
Gazbert to Manbag
3 May 164#6
I've got a couple of Android Wear watches and the Pebble Time Steel. Despite the lack of a touchscreen, there's not much that the Pebble can't do that Android Wear can do. Then compare the 7 days or more battery life of the Pebble to the day or so you get from any Android Wear device, and you can see why I favour the Pebble.
Buttons also beat a touchscreen in many ways since you can perform actions by feel without even looking at the watch.
Horses for courses, but for me, the lack of a touchscreen isn't a problem.
ollie87
3 May 16#7
They can in some cases be a complete nightmare, I waited for a month for a motherboard using them.
charliemike
3 May 16#9
Anyone know whether it would be possible to crack this open and insert watchOS?
SWNB
3 May 16#10
For those with questions about Pebble smartwatches here's a couple of links to info/discussions etc which I've reviewed in making my decision to buy a PTS: https://www.reddit.com/r/pebble/;https://forums.getpebble.com/discussions. For me it has all the functionality I will need/use plus - where it scores over others - an always-on screen, readable in bright light (e.g. Outdoors) and over a week's battery life.
slliw
3 May 16#12
The pebble steel was my first watch and did its job, now using apple watch but as others have said touch screen doesn't always mean better on a watch. The one thing i miss on is controlling music with buttons. I've ordered this as an alternative to the apple watch for when i feel a change
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Opening post
Obviously price matching Argos but might make it easier for people to grab if you can't find any for delivery at Argos. Personally going to see what offer Flubit will throw at me.
The best interface for a great smartwatch is time. Pebble Time Steel's new timeline interface respects that busy people want to Get. Things. Done. Pebble Time Steel lets you act now, reflect on the past, and look into the future. With a new color e-paper screen and a thin, comfortable ergonomic design, the Pebble Time Steel smartwatch is the companion you'll want with you every moment, every day.Includes: USB Charging Cable & 22mm Silicone Strap.
Top comments
Buttons also beat a touchscreen in many ways since you can perform actions by feel without even looking at the watch.
Horses for courses, but for me, the lack of a touchscreen isn't a problem.
All comments (29)
Depends on what you want it for. It's certainly more flexible than a fitbit and handles notifications, step counts, music control plus any number of other apps.
My opinion is that its better because it has many more features than a fitbit, alerts, apps and (lol) watch, but it also runs the fitbit watch face (fitface) so essentially doing the fitbit thing... I guess it comes down to how well it records the activity for that function.... I believe that it will also run a link with Strava and also start/stop the music player, so perfect for me :smiley:
My Charge HR never leaves my wrist except for charging/showering every couple of days. I use that (combined with the app) for steps, sleep, heart rate and all my diet etc. (there is a great food log in the app).
My Pebble Time is a watch, that also deals me notificaitons, and that's it. It's great - as long as my phone is in the same building (generally goes up to about 70ft) I get the notification on my wrist. Can't respond or do anything, but it's great for SMS, facebook notifications etc.
I use a few other standard watches too, so I rotate my watch depending on what I'm wearing or doing, but generally it's great for the notificaiton push.
PTS has a legit 5 day battery life, and is totally waterproof (unlike my HR).
I can reccomend both, but wouldn't reccomend the PTS over a fitbit - just in conjunction with one. Regarding the PTS, just one word of advice - go look up 22mm straps on ebay. I have a few and switch them out as they have a universal fit. Turned a decent watch into a great looking one.
BTW, my partner has an apple watch sport. I think it's great, and for £250 it does a hell of a lot more than the PTS, but it's 1 day battery and thew iffy heart rate tracking seem a little annoying.
Just my 2p.
Buttons also beat a touchscreen in many ways since you can perform actions by feel without even looking at the watch.
Horses for courses, but for me, the lack of a touchscreen isn't a problem.