Pebble introduces its first round smartwatch

[itsmefurqan]

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/23/9372899/pebble-time-round-smartwatch-announcement-availability

 

Pebble just launched the thinnest & lightest smartwatch at $249. The Time Round is all metal, making it more similar to the Pebble Time Steel than the less-costly plastic Time. It has a 38.5mm face, though the round display does not fill it. Instead, a large bezel surrounds the screen, which makes the effective display size much smaller.

 

The multiple day battery life has long been a selling point for Pebble, the Time Round only has a two day battery life before needing to juice up. 

Pre-order starts today & ships in November.

 

 

 

 

[Stadin6]

Looks cool

[Mohenjo]

249? thats kinda expensive for a paperback screen....

[itsmefurqan]

Hmm for USD249 (about MYR1100 where I live) I think I'd go with the Time Steel. Or just save a bit more and get a Moto 360 2 instead,,,

[Warcony]

The Time Steel definitely is the better watch. I don't get why everyone is trying to make their smartwatches round and "traditional."

[Sidiox]

Damn looks nice. This may be the upgrade for my Pebble Steel, depending on the screen

[Suika]

If the bezel wasn't so big and ugly omg.

[TopWargamer]

That looks so nice. One of my biggest issues with Pebble was not that it doesn't run Android Wear, but that it's a square smartwatch. I personally don't like the look of square watches, so seeing a circular watch come out of Pebble is fantastic to see.

 

https://puu.sh/klBCW/87e881ca5c.webm

 

I wish the bezel wasn't so big and the screen was a little larger, but hey, whatever. It's their first iteration of a circular smartwatch.

[JAKEBAB]

This actually looks really nice, i'd buy one.

[79wjd]

Pros of Time Steel: 

• 10 Days battery life (vs. 2 days)
• Water resistant to 30M (vs. rain proof)
• Bigger screen

Pros of Time Round: 

• Round, thinner, lighter 

I feel like I'd take it off before going swimming anyway (even if I don't have to), so I don't really care about water resistance.  

 

So, I think (for me) it just comes down to whether or not the smaller screen is really an issue, since I do like the round and thin look better. 

 

Any insight? 

[Blade of Grass]

Pebble, you have listened! You finally made a product that looks less like a toy and more like a watch.

Now, come back to me when the bezel has less surface area than the watch face.