• Reviews around battery drain (2.77 of 5)

    Pebble Time Smartwatch - Black

    • The day I returned my original order the Pebble team released an update to the Android app and fixed the battery drain
    • Also small learning curve for do's & don'ts to minimize heavy battery drain
    • I think it is this constant data stream back and forth that is causing the faster battery drain and, most likely, why I have to charge the battery every three days
    • After "upgrading" to the Moto 360 and using it for a year, while it certainly is a fancier product- it carried a ton of baggage- the entire Android Wear platform is fairly flakey- some apps work, some don't, various crashes/freezes are common, disconnects from Bluetooth, random extreme battery drain occasionally occured, not to mention at minimum the watch would need a charge EVERY night and sometimes be dicey to last even a day if there is any kind of app usage.
    • I have yet to notice any significant battery drain, and it's still lasting me for close to 7 days!
    • Truly disappointed as I found that the other features on the watch look to be fantastic.
    • The added water resistance is much appreciated as
    • Didn't bother as it's automatic deal breaker.
    • Contrast/resolution not as sharp as I would like+
    • My favs were Misfit for tracking health and sleep as well as, well, I don't even remember the name of the
    • Con: It is not touch screen, it does not display emoji's correctly (they look more ASCI, then the modern ones), replying to text messages does not always work and when it does Google seems to get confused as to what you said (this might be Google's fault
    • I'm told (after doing exhausted research online) that after Dec 2017 there will be no more updates for the watch (there will still be 3rd party apps like watchfaces), but what you have loaded on your phone by Dec 2017 will still work as long as you have the Apps already loaded on your phone
    • The battery lasts for several days without needing a charge and most of the apps and notifications work as you would expect them too
    • Their subsequent products have improved a
    • Really disappointed as now there are mars on it that can't be removed.
    • I like this a
    • Good watch - appallingly awful finish - wears and scratches as soon as you wear itJust Google for "Pebble Time finish" and see how nearly 100% of users report the watch PVD coating scratching and wearing off within hours
    • But it just doesn't work as well as I hoped, or indeed, as well as it did the first few weeks
    • I'm sure the battery will deplete a little faster as I use more of the features.***UPDATE
    • is its e-ink display (like a kindle
    • This is provided for by its non-LED, color e-ink display
    • Truly disappointed as I found that the other features on the watch look to be fantastic.
    • The added water resistance is much appreciated as
    • Didn't bother as it's automatic deal breaker.
    • Contrast/resolution not as sharp as I would like+
    • My favs were Misfit for tracking health and sleep as well as, well, I don't even remember the name of the
    • Con: It is not touch screen, it does not display emoji's correctly (they look more ASCI, then the modern ones), replying to text messages does not always work and when it does Google seems to get confused as to what you said (this might be Google's fault
    • I'm told (after doing exhausted research online) that after Dec 2017 there will be no more updates for the watch (there will still be 3rd party apps like watchfaces), but what you have loaded on your phone by Dec 2017 will still work as long as you have the Apps already loaded on your phone
    • The battery lasts for several days without needing a charge and most of the apps and notifications work as you would expect them too
    • Their subsequent products have improved a
    • Really disappointed as now there are mars on it that can't be removed.
    • I like this a
    • Good watch - appallingly awful finish - wears and scratches as soon as you wear itJust Google for "Pebble Time finish" and see how nearly 100% of users report the watch PVD coating scratching and wearing off within hours
    • But it just doesn't work as well as I hoped, or indeed, as well as it did the first few weeks
    • I'm sure the battery will deplete a little faster as I use more of the features.***UPDATE
    • I really like the new glass as well