• Reviews around battery drain (2.77 of 5)

    pebble Time Smartwatch Red

    • 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.
    • The day I returned my original order the Pebble team released an update to the Android app and fixed the 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
    • Also small learning curve for do's & don'ts to minimize heavy battery drain
    • I have yet to notice any significant battery drain, and it's still lasting me for close to 7 days!
    • 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
    • Didn't bother as it's automatic deal breaker.
    • 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
    • Truly disappointed as I found that the other features on the watch look to be fantastic.
    • But it just doesn't work as well as I hoped, or indeed, as well as it did the first few weeks
    • The added water resistance is much appreciated as
    • The battery lasts for several days without needing a charge and most of the apps and notifications work as you would expect them too
    • Contrast/resolution not as sharp as I would like+
    • Their subsequent products have improved a
    • I'm sure the battery will deplete a little faster as I use more of the features.***UPDATE
    • My favs were Misfit for tracking health and sleep as well as, well, I don't even remember the name of the
    • 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
    • I like this a
    • Really disappointed as now there are mars on it that can't be removed.
    • is its e-ink display (like a kindle
    • This is provided for by its non-LED, color e-ink display
    • 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
    • Didn't bother as it's automatic deal breaker.
    • 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
    • Truly disappointed as I found that the other features on the watch look to be fantastic.
    • But it just doesn't work as well as I hoped, or indeed, as well as it did the first few weeks
    • The added water resistance is much appreciated as
    • The battery lasts for several days without needing a charge and most of the apps and notifications work as you would expect them too
    • Contrast/resolution not as sharp as I would like+
    • Their subsequent products have improved a
    • I'm sure the battery will deplete a little faster as I use more of the features.***UPDATE
    • My favs were Misfit for tracking health and sleep as well as, well, I don't even remember the name of the
    • 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
    • I like this a
    • Really disappointed as now there are mars on it that can't be removed.
    • I really like the new glass as well