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Lack of GPS is the dealbreaker for me. Otherwise this would be an insta purchase -- I bought the Time in 2014, and was hoping for a "smartstrap" with GPS back t
by hyperbolablabla 1y ago
Lack of GPS is the dealbreaker for me. Otherwise this would be an insta purchase -- I bought the Time in 2014, and was hoping for a "smartstrap" with GPS back then, but when it never came I slightly lost interest.
- jadbox 1y agoDoes it at least have heart rate?
- Rohansi 1y agoIt does
- Anonbrit 1y agoJust out of interest, what is the benefit of GPS on your watch if you already have it on your phone?
- nradov 1y agoWith a GPS (GNSS) receiver on the watch you can get instant position and speed data without having to maintain a stable Bluetooth connection to the phone. Some athletes prefer to record activities on a watch without having to bring a phone. And in certain races, such as most sanctioned triathlons, phones aren't allowed on the course at all.
- bcraven 1y agoSounds like a use case for a fitness watch, not a Pebble.
- crispinb 1y agoOr to put it another way: a Pebble would cover more uses with a GPS. They're clearly not expensive nor necessarily profligate with battery. My now 5 year old Amazfit bip, which was cheap as chips, still gets 3 weeks of battery life with a daily gps-mapped run.
- akvadrako 1y agoRunning without a phone.
- crispinb 1y agoQuite. Phones & watches are mutually exclusive from my pov. The whole point of the watch (especially when running) is not to have to carry a phone.