Pebble Time review: Kickstarted

16 June 2015
Almost three years after its predecessor took Kickstarter by storm, the Pebble Time crashes the smartwatch scene with an even louder bang. The newcomer became the most successful Kickstarter...

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  • Saniubah
  • fuN
  • 22 May 2016

I ordered my pebble watch time today 108usd. Nice i love it. 4 to 5 days battery fantastic.

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    • AnonD-141575
    • uSS
    • 02 Jul 2015

    I have a pebble time black and after a few days i noticed some slight scratching on the outer bezel, i think the matte finish on the metal bezel is a bit prone to scratches. I suggest getting matte decals to protect the bezel.

    battery life lasts me 4-5 days on heavy usage.

    overall the experience is great specially the reply with voice to text!

    Other smartwatches are more versatile in terms of functions and features but at the end of the day its not what a smartwatch can do, but its about what a smartwatch needs to do.

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      • Matt
      • mng
      • 24 Jun 2015

      richard, 23 Jun 2015Better to come up with the design on having solar charging ... moreThe bezel surely is big enough to get some solar charging action going

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        • richard
        • 6uh
        • 23 Jun 2015

        Better to come up with the design on having solar charging smartwatch.

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          • vinu
          • Y}K
          • 22 Jun 2015

          so nice idea dels man so like that

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            • dev
            • qx@
            • 21 Jun 2015

            while the pebble classic gave off a impression of TFT touchscreen (often mistaken as touch-based by strangers), pebble time gives off more plastic (why grey/darkgrey and not sleek-black like the classic?) and cheap look than it's retail price suggests.

            Better invest in time steel if u r in it for the long run.

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              • Really
              • 9xD
              • 19 Jun 2015

              Anonymous, 17 Jun 2015Finishing every sentence with the word really, in 2015....Really?Grammar police... really? Can't you see it is a convention that is used... really?

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                • ffosse
                • MWi
                • 19 Jun 2015

                Why does it have 2 bezels?

                It looks fugly, tbh

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 7tk
                  • 19 Jun 2015

                  Bomj, 17 Jun 2015Android only? Next.If you read the whole review properly you will notice they pointed out that it's apple that doesn't support some of the features not Pebble. Great job Pebble and the developers for making another sensible smart watch. Already on my Christmas wish list

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                    • willstay
                    • Px0
                    • 18 Jun 2015

                    Starting to regret that I switched from Pebble Time to Steel. I do not think Steel will look this good. That last picture in the conclusion page is just OMG!!

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                      • heynekko
                      • IV{
                      • 18 Jun 2015

                      Anonymous, 17 Jun 2015"Sunlight legibility of the display is top notch So i... morelol with led backlight it should be excellent

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                        • AnonD-407486
                        • NB0
                        • 18 Jun 2015

                        Need to highlight that Pebble is an excellent sports watch with integration to Strava, Running apps, 3rd party app support with heart rate monitors, great for swimming, activities in heavy rain and even skiing. What people do not realize is the screen is always ON and you can view it in bright sunlight to see your speed, distance and heart rate! The original Pebble I have can take a beating as I've banged hard against many surfaces, leaned into trees whilst mountain biking and after two years I still get 6-7 days of battery life!

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                          • AnonD-407448
                          • ki5
                          • 17 Jun 2015

                          A minor correction to this (otherwise excellent review):

                          The packaging shown, is not the retail packaging as indicated. That's the shipping packaging for Kickstarter backers. Just like with the original, classic Pebble (which had similar packaging on Kickstarter), this packaging was designed to be cheaply mailed internationally.

                          The actual retail packaging (which you'll see in Best Buy, etc, and eventually for internet orders), looks completely different. Here's an early shot of the new Time retail packaging that Pebble recently teased on their facebook:
                          http://i.imgur.com/3BfPkuu.jpg

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                            • AnonD-407448
                            • ki5
                            • 17 Jun 2015

                            Bomj, 17 Jun 2015Android only? Next.It's not Android only. It's officially supported on iOS as well, and has third party support to work on BlackBerry and Windows Phone too.

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                              • PG
                              • 0Zx
                              • 17 Jun 2015

                              Really good gadget.
                              This is really going alternative to mainstream android-only / ios-only smartwatches which are built to quickly become obsolete and keep you buying exclusively from them.
                              It's great to see someone keeps thinking out of the box!

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                                • Anonymous
                                • Sh8
                                • 17 Jun 2015

                                If there were smartwatches on the market that had the great screens with touch and the battery life, then fair enough I'd accept the criticism of this watch, but a week+ battery life is going to hurt the other companies, so fair play to pebble, they got the unique selling point spot on, even if it's not the best looker.. Function>Features

                                  Nice smartwatch. Who cares about a color display with 16 million colors on a SMARTWATCH? To zoom in on a 1.5 inch display and show pictures taken by your phone? This smartwatch is going to give you some good battery backup, instead of putting the damn thing on the charger every 12 hours or less.
                                  "Lets see what time it is. Oh my, the thing is empty again..." Pebble knows how to make a smartwatch which lasts for more than a few days on a single charge.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • mpn
                                    • 17 Jun 2015

                                    AnonD-10909, 17 Jun 2015hardware buttons ... in 2015. really .. ? no touch screen... moreFinishing every sentence with the word really, in 2015....Really?

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                                      • Bomj
                                      • 4yj
                                      • 17 Jun 2015

                                      Android only? Next.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • sG%
                                        • 17 Jun 2015

                                        looks like a toy watch, imagine all the hate if it was samsung or apple that made this watch.