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I was planning on getting the Pebble 2 sometime next spring as a replacement for my current Pebble Time. So I've been comparing what's out there. My phone is

by derekp7 10y ago

I was planning on getting the Pebble 2 sometime next spring as a replacement for my current Pebble Time. So I've been comparing what's out there. My phone is Android, so that leaves out the Apple watch. Also, not impressed with Android Wear watches. It looks like the Samsung Gear S3 comes pretty close -- it runs Tizen (which is derived from Nokia's Maemo), so it looks like it should be easy to develop for. Also has an always-on screen, and "up to" a 3-day battery life. I just wish they could make a screen that looks as good as AMOLED, but was passively illuminated during the daytime.

nbz118 10y ago
I moved from a Pebble Time to a Gear S2 and my experience has been overall pretty positive. A few things I've noticed: - battery life is very good compared to apple/android. I can usually get 2-3 full days of regular use with the ambient display on. - It looks way more like a regular watch, most people don't notice unless you start using it. It also fits a lot better on my smaller wrist. - The screen is amazing indoors, meh outdoors. Kind of the opposite of what I experienced with the pebble. - Very limited app selection. I don't actually use any apps besides what it came with, and even then I think all I use is just the calendar and weather. I mostly have it for the notifications, which work extremely well, so I don't really care about that. Might be a bigger deal for you.
- derekp7 10y ago
  Thanks, that is really good information. I originally had a basic Fitbit (work was giving them out), got addicted to the fitness / sleep tracking, but wanted to upgrade to something that showed time and give notifications (I frequently miss text messages because I don't hear or feel the phone in my pocket all the time) -- so I got the Pebble. The apps I don't use that much, although there is one Weather-related watch face on the Pebble that I don't think I could live without. It shows a graph of the temperature and chance of rain for the next several hours, and has a mini calendar on it with color dots next to each day representing sunny, cloudy, rain or snow. Makes it real easy to tell at a glance what is coming up weather-wise.

by derekp7 10y ago

nbz118 10y ago

I moved from a Pebble Time to a Gear S2 and my experience has been overall pretty positive. A few things I've noticed: - battery life is very good compared to apple/android. I can usually get 2-3 full days of regular use with the ambient display on. - It looks way more like a regular watch, most people don't notice unless you start using it. It also fits a lot better on my smaller wrist. - The screen is amazing indoors, meh outdoors. Kind of the opposite of what I experienced with the pebble. - Very limited app selection. I don't actually use any apps besides what it came with, and even then I think all I use is just the calendar and weather. I mostly have it for the notifications, which work extremely well, so I don't really care about that. Might be a bigger deal for you.

derekp7 10y ago
Thanks, that is really good information. I originally had a basic Fitbit (work was giving them out), got addicted to the fitness / sleep tracking, but wanted to upgrade to something that showed time and give notifications (I frequently miss text messages because I don't hear or feel the phone in my pocket all the time) -- so I got the Pebble. The apps I don't use that much, although there is one Weather-related watch face on the Pebble that I don't think I could live without. It shows a graph of the temperature and chance of rain for the next several hours, and has a mini calendar on it with color dots next to each day representing sunny, cloudy, rain or snow. Makes it real easy to tell at a glance what is coming up weather-wise.