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Hmm, so this is an oddly-timed launch. I was just wondering if I should replace my ks-edition pebble with a pebble time, and now here I'm wondering about the pe
by pfooti 11y ago
Hmm, so this is an oddly-timed launch. I was just wondering if I should replace my ks-edition pebble with a pebble time, and now here I'm wondering about the pebble round time or whatever. The new round watch probably looks nice, although I'm worried about the bezel size and it not being waterproof. It does look a lot thinner and more watch-like than most other smartwatches, even before you get to the 7-day battery. My first gen pebble has about five days between recharges, despite being in constant use since I bought it.
That said, I think I'll stick with my regular pebble for now - I love the notifications I get on it, but that's its primary job and while the time(round)? is an improvement to display I don't see any of the features as must-have at this point. Seems like a great watch to get if you don't have one yet, but I'm not sure I want to spend $200+ there, especially since my ks model pebble is industrial orange, and they don't have that color anymore.
- oniony 11y agoThe new Time Round has a two day battery life, FYI. Even more reason to not buy it.
- pfooti 11y agoWoah, two days? I missed that in the description. Yep, not going to get one of those at all.
- oniony 11y agoApparently it fully charges in 15 minutes, which may not be so bad: plug it in whilst in the shower for example. I think it's a bit overpriced for what it is but I guess you're paying for the fact it's thinner and trendier with its round screen.
- delecti 11y agoTwo days is an awkward middle ground. It's not long enough to really get used to the fact that you don't have to charge it every day, but it's long enough that sometimes you might forget and end up having it die on you.
- fudgy73 11y agoActually, it reaches a day's worth in 15 minutes. If a full charge is two days, that's 50%.
- djsumdog 11y agoTwo days and not waterproof! What's the point? Plus I bet most apps will still display in a square box on the screen for quite some time.
- fla 11y agoIt's very surpising, I thought they were gone for a full power-efficiency design. Android watches also have this type of autonomy if not used too much.
- unwiredben 11y agoIt's a limit on how large the battery can be in a watch that's this thin. It's half the size of the Pebble Time's battery, so half the expected run time.