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Strongly disagree there - I put up with my pebbles’ poor UI and controls until I got my first Apple Watch. It’s 10x more useful, and way more user friendly.
by djrogers 5y ago
Strongly disagree there - I put up with my pebbles’ poor UI and controls until I got my first Apple Watch. It’s 10x more useful, and way more user friendly.
- jsight 5y agoFair, I'm a big fan of the Pebble, but I mostly put up with the UI due to the always on screen and battery life. Its not really great from a UX perspective in general.
- Fnoord 5y ago> It’s 10x more useful, and way more user friendly. It just isn't in my use case. For me, the only use of a watch is on the go. When I'm not on the go, I already have a computer w/me which is more powerful than any smartwatch. Therefore, if I am on the move, I want to blindly use my watch, just like I type this message blind on a keyboard. Physical buttons aid with that. If I am catching a bus, I want to be able to control Spotify. If I am running, I want to be able to control Spotify. Touchscreens are far more cumbersome in that regard. Apple Watch, yes very powerful computer, beautiful screen, and very expensive (more so if you want the medical features). You have to give it juice every night, and it requires either a 4G connection or you're having to pay for another plan or it uses Bluetooth w/your smartphone. These devices don't have enough storage for my liking. I mean, I am sure I could add and use a microSD with 256 GB or more to it, if it had that option. Instead we gotta rely on very little storage, Bluetooth with smartphone, or another SIM + data plan. All in all a completely different purpose and price class.