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Pebble Time Round
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Engadget Review
The Pebble Time Round is without doubt the most elegant smartwatch Pebble has ever made. It's slim, lightweight and fits smaller wrists well. Unfortunately, that fashionable design comes at a cost: It has far shorter battery life than previous Pebbles and you can no longer go swimming with it. Seeing as how you can get a more feature-rich watch for around the same price, we mainly recommend the Time Round for people who care more about style than substance.
Pros
- Thin,lightweight design
- Color e-paper is easy to read under bright light
- Potential for third-party "smart straps"
Cons
- Reduced battery life
- Less water-resistant than previous models
- Expensive for what it is
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Pebble Time Round
- Critic Reviews (10)
- 73AVERAGE CRITIC SCORE10 ReviewsEngadget70Pebble Time Round review: A prettier design comes with tradeoffsIt has far shorter battery life than previous Pebbles and you can no longer go swimming with it. Seeing as how you can get a more feature-rich watch for around the same price, we mainly recommend the Time Round for people who care more about style than substance.TechCrunch80A Few Days With The Pebble Time RoundIf you aren’t interested in a high-powered smartwatch like an Apple Watch or something powered by Android Wear, this could be a watch to consider.Gizmodo80Pebble Time Round Review: Beauty In SimplicityIn the end, in order to be happy with the Pebble Time Round, you need to manage your own expectations.Wired70Review: Pebble Time RoundAt $249, the Time Round is more expensive than it looks or feels, which is a shame. But this is the first smartwatch I’ve used in a long time that offers me more peace than anxiety.CNET70Pebble Time Round review: A thinner, lighter smartPebble's newest round, thin watch takes the Pebble formula and shrinks it to a stylish design, but gives up battery life and some app support in the process.Mashable80Pebble Time Round: A beautiful smartwatch, with coThis is the best-looking Pebble yet and a great choice for women. I just wish it was $50 cheaper and had more apps.Gizmag70Pebble Time Round review: Incredibly thin watch, pAt $250, Pebble Time Round is a pretty cool watch that just doesn't give us enough of a reason to get excited about it. Nothing special here, apart from its wafer-thin build.Fortune60Pebble Time Round Offers Form Over FunctionUnfortunately, Pebble picked form over function when designing the Pebble Time Round.The Verge70Pebble Time Round reviewPebble has mounting challenges ahead of it, but if the Time Round is an example of where the company is headed, I’m excited to see where it can go. If only the company could do something about that bezel.NY Daily News80Pebble Time Round review: great design, but with sIf you love the design and are willing to pay $250 then this is the watch for you. Otherwise, I’d suggest buying the Pebble Time Steel, which has way more apps, it’s water proof and the battery lasts more than a week.
Key Specs
FORM FACTOR
Other
OPERATING SYSTEM
Other
MAXIMUM BATTERY LIFE
Up to 4820
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