What Smartwatch can beat a PEBBLE ??? (Answer? None)

I'm looking to my viewers to answer the question what Smartwatch can beat or replace the Pebble. I'm talking specifically about Smartwatches. Not fitness trackers, not exercise tools, etc. I'm talking about an everyday assistant that:
- makes it easier to get through the day
- makes it easy to communicate
- no power or battery worries
- always easy to see and interact with
- and does it all with grace, and perhaps even a bit of fun.
I don't care about heart rate tracking, afib, O2 tracking, reminder to get up and walk, or anything having to do with exercising - because when I DO exercise, I put on an exercise shirt, running shoes, and a fitness tracker with GPS and heartrate monitoring so I can stay in my zone, while exercising, and know where I ran, and how fast I ran each mine. I use a fitness device when I'm exercising.
The rest of the time, I want a Smartwatch that makes it super easy to do what I want to do - through intuitiveness, ease of use, customizability, and, dare I even say it, a bit of fun. Watching my Pebble charge with the icons of a coffee cup being makes me smile, because it's funny.
Absolute requirement, at least a week of battery, and an always on display that doesn't shine all night, and is readable in direct sunlight. Vibrations I can actually feel and use as a morning alarm. Tactile buttons I can use to do simple, everyday tasks without forcing me to stare at the screen.
What do you think can beat The Pebble? (if anything)
Let me know.

[@richiskinner9810]

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[@IEBATechThoughts]

THank you!

[@orlypalomar]

I think this video best captured my sentiments about the Pebble. It's a smart watch first and foremost. It complements my smart phone in that, I can do certain things faster on my Pebble than whipping out my phone to do the same. The Pebble is unassuming. Other "smart" watches just try so hard to do and be everything. Aside from being pretentious, they all ultimately end up with terrible functionality and UI. I supported the first Pebble, had the Steel, then Pebble Time, and now, I am still wearing my Pebble Time Steel. Battery life is a measly 4-5 days but I'll probably run this to the ground before retiring it. Nothing comes close to Pebble in terms of utility. Maybe because I'm a nerd but to me, Pebble is still the true smart watch.

[@AaronHuffmanPerson]

Batteries are available on ifixit!

[@arj4ng]

@@AaronHuffmanPerson good to know if my Pebble ever dies there is way to make it work for the rest of my life 😅

[@MiiisterH]

Finally, a video talking about all I think about Pebble! My Pebble Time Steel died few months ago, and I'm so lost ever since that day! I've been searching for a alternative, but after all this time, no one was able to make a watch as good as Pebble did... I've noticed two watches that could be a substitute, but there are always some down sides compared to the Pebble. -The Fitbit Versa 3 : But no eink, allways on display, and a touch screen (which I don't like compare to the physical buttons navigation of the Pebble) -And the Fossil Hybrid hr (gen6) but I liked the digital display and it's customisation, the navigation was also a lot better with pebble (the shortcuts, for all the four buttons! That was so intuitive) and messages replies are not available!!! Of course I'm not even talkin about 300€ or more watches or the ones with not even 24h of battery life... Anyway, I'm sad, but kind of relieved to see that I'm not alone. I really hope that someone is going to take back all this good ingredients that made pebble time what it was, and make the perfect watch reborn from it's ashes. I wish I never knew Pebble.

[@pedromaspiazu]

Hi, do you sell it for spare parts?

[@didiervandendaele4036]

Buy it again ! Now it is cheap ! Pebble made the best smartwatch of the world ! 😢😊

[@sebastiennoiseux5359]

Still using my old Pebble Time Steel as my daily driver as well. To be honest, I quite haven't found, after all this time (and I've been looking) a proper substitute for it. I still can't believe no one actually made something like it after all this time. Although I've seen some good watches from Garmin (my son and my wife both use Garmin watches) and they both get decent battery life out of them, and they covers the basic stuff well (although not as elegantly and as simple as the Pebble do). I've seen the Fitbit ones, they're not that great. Well, they're "ok", but they're more like "fitness trackers" first, smartwatch second. Might be good if that's you're after (I'm not). And battery life isn't stellar. Samsung ones are a joke. I mean, a day (or two, max) of battery? That's just plain horrible for me. Especially for its price, which I find relatively insulting. I had a look at all those Chinese brands as well, and while some of them seem to be decent, they often fail when it comes to the UI (and good luck with the warranty if it breaks, lol!). Truth is, the Pebble was, and still is, unique. It was the only smartwatch that understood the "watch" concept. The idea of it being a basic assistant, or a companion, to your phone, and not a device trying to replace it was what made it great. If mine eventually dies, I feel like getting anything else will be a downgrade. It just works for everything I want out of a smartwatch, and every other watch out there has one thing or more than makes me scratch it off the list of potential replacement. Like I said, some Garmin models are decent, although they lack quite a bit in the apps and clock faces department. Probably would go with something from them the day my Pebble stops working (I just hope it isn't anytime soon).

[@IEBATechThoughts]

I agree. A simple companion.

[@adriananderson998]

Hi ...I went into KZbin and typed in and type in 'e ink smartwatchs. I did a bit of research and decided to go for... the Fossil 6 gen hybrid... check the KZbin shorts on it and save them to your own emai - text - or personal WhatsApp. Thanks Adrian Anderson

[@adriananderson998]

Hi Sebastian Sorry I didn't greet you by your name. The Software wouldn't let me see your name before I sent the comment on the e ink smartwatch. Thanks Adrian Anderson

[@Marynicole830]

⁠@@adriananderson998 fossil watches are great and look amazing. I use an Apple Watch because I have an iPad and iPhone and the integration is just amazing but Its so plain looking and I never got onboard with a square watch. Sure you can see more but circle watches look so much better. Fossil watches have that form over function quality without comprising on function. 😊

[@andrewleventhal8945]

Following. You have hit the nail on the head. I had the original pebble and I just remembered basically everything you said: long battery life, water proof, easily used, easily seen especially outside, and it was the only this that could wake me up as well.

[@andrewleventhal8945]

Ir blaster would be the only hardware feature I would suggest if they wanted could put a 3.5mm headphone jack and sell a ir to 3.5mm adaptor serving double duty... turning any headphones into a Bluetooth set.

[@ManuFCBHCF8]

I'm still having the Pebble Time since 2017 maybe and it's still awesome. I don't use it because it's very old and I don't want to get it broken. So I bought the original pebble with a new battery a few months ago. I'm so happy, I also tried a lot of smartwatches and no one can beat pebble.

[@IEBATechThoughts]

Agreed!

[@PanicPlayDate]

Awesome rant! nailed it with the assistant!

[@ribaldbohling2107]

The thing with the Pebble watches were, that they were sufficient for many people. And I am with you that I want a watch that displays messages and appointments, have a ton of different watch faces and look good. I want a watch that I won't need to tap to wake up or that flashes in my face at night. It doesn't need a touch display or an unintuitive OS. It should just support my daily activities. That self-improvement and measuring is crap - It won't help people getting healthier. I have two Pebble Steel - And I will not part with them unless I won't get any replacement parts.

[@Klemmbaustein-Messi]

Thanks for the comparison. 👍 I had the same problem, to find a replacement for my Pebbles. The only one I found for my usage (showing the time with an always on display, showing messages, having a long battery life) was the Amazfit BIP/BIP S. With this battery life of over 1 month it became my daily driver. But I still love my Pebbles, even I'm not using it often anymore.

[@IEBATechThoughts]

Yea, I seem to be wearing my Amazefit more as well. 2+ weeks and I'm still over 60%.Just nowhere as nice to use, compact, lightweight, easy to read, etc, etc, etc... as my Pebble.

[@enderenya]

It's not "e-Ink". Even Pebble die-hards keep saying this. "Sharp Memory LCD" Thanks for making this video though. Nothing compares (STILL!) to Pebble watches. I do find it funny that you have Pebble Time Round smartwatches because they have nowhere near long enough battery. The Pebble 2 SE (which isn't in your video) is my favorite. Sure, the buttons can fail after (for me) 2.5 years, but I've always worn it while in the shower and pool for that entire time with no issues. I'm on my second P2SE, and have a new P2HR as a spare.

[@IEBATechThoughts]

I know, but there's a much wider understanding of "e-ink" and how it enables long battery life through the widespread use of Kindle readers. If I said the screen was Sharp Memory LCD 99.9% of the audience would be like, what? huh? So it's just easier parlance to relate it to a screen technology that they're aware of, and which offers similar advantages- for the sake of describing it.

[@enderenya]

@@IEBATechThoughts You can just say e-paper like Eric did then. You're just perpetuating a lie. e-Ink has nowhere near the framerate as an LCD. It's totally different.

[@violacharlie]

100% Correct on every point! Well done, great video :)

[@IEBATechThoughts]

Thank you.

[@randyspears9827]

Love the video and love my Pebbles. I have 4 Pebbles and would love to have something that compares to them, but I haven't found something yet. Like you, I want a smartwatch to be a smartwatch first, not a fitness tracker. In looking at other watches, I've found very few features that would pull me away from my Pebbles. I will keep wearing mine until the batteries wear down or something happens with the Android OS that kills them.

[@IEBATechThoughts]

I am right there with ya.

[@Mopki3]

I remember walking in the cold with my jacket sleeve covering my Pebble. I was listening to music and when I wanted to change the song, I knew which button was set to the music app, and from there, hold next button. All done without pulling up my sleave, without looking at the Pebble.

[@IEBATechThoughts]

Exactly. Thoughtful, practical, useful, handy, intuitive.

[@VeitLehmann]

Thanks so much for this video, you really describe what I also appreciated on my old Pebble Steel which unfortunately stopped working reliably (screen tearing issues, weak battery). I just replaced it with a Garmin fenix 6S Pro, which I think is one of the very few worthy alternatives. It can do everything my Pebble could do while lasting about 10 days, plus a lot more fitness-related stuff which I almost never use. I appreciate the always-on reflective screen, the rather small size and the button operation. However, the basic things are often a bit less straightforward. For example, seeing my agenda needs 2 clicks compared to one, setting the watch to silent takes one click-and-hold, a glance and another click, compared to one click-and-hold on the Pebble. A really great addition however is the dedicated light button which lets you turn the backlight on and off without doing any other action. Also, while being reasonably small, it's still chunkier. The screen however is a lot better, more sharp, text is twice the size while fitting the same amount of text (I had my Pebble set to the smallest font size). Notification synchronization and quick replies work as good as on the Pebble, but there's no microphone. Setting alarms also work, and there's an app which syncs Google Maps navigation to my wrist, but I found this not to work all the time. There are more apps and watchfaces available in the store, a lot of them are also free. Watchfaces are also mostly pretty customizable. All in all, I think Garmin is currently the only company which offers decent Pebble replacement watches. I would recommend the Forerunner 245 if you want the smallest, best value option with 3rd party apps from them. If you want something a bit more classy, there's the fenix line, which I think the 6S is the best value option. The fenix 7S is the newest one which adds a touch screen, but it's very expensive right now. The 5S Plus or the 5S are older ones to consider buying used, but I'd rather go for the Forerunner 245 then, because the 5S line is quite thick still. I got a very good deal for a refurbished fenix 6S Pro on Amazon. Here's my German review if anyone is interested: www.amazon.de/gp/customer-reviews/R1JPC0GRR2LFAS

[@IEBATechThoughts]

Thanks for the in-depth reply. I appreciate your insight and experiences in trying to find a suitable replacement for the pebble. I find so many are going after fitness when the majority of people wearing smartwatches are not fitness people. They're everyday people who could use everyday tasks, like a task list, made easier.

[@VeitLehmann]

@@IEBATechThoughts That's so true! In addition, a lot of people think they also need an AMOLED screen and touch operation. As Pebble users, we know about the advantages of low-power sunlight-visible always-on displays, full-button operation and long battery life. And those are things professional athletes need as well, to operate their watches with sweaty hands when running and not having the battery run out of juice while using GPS on a long activity session. That's what makes those things decent Pebble alternatives. However, I would rather leave all the fitness stuff out to get a slimmer watch and have an operation tailored more towards everyday use. If Eric would revive Pebble, I would sell my Garmin and get one for sure!

[@BradMoss]

Hi! Thanks for sharing this video, I've used every iteration of pebble except the round and it was SO GOOD for the era, cost and function. The newest version before closing had HR and voice to text function which was amazing. Battery life amazing. If you look at newer processor wear OS (fossil gen 6, ticwatch e3 or ticwatch pro 3), you'll have longevity on wear OS updates AND You could probably push battery out multiple days if health tracking isn't an interest and turn those sensors off. EITHER WAY I FULLY AGREE. Nothing can beat what pebble was and what it was trying to do. Closest I have come to being happy with FUNCTION. Is the mobvoi E3 and pro 3 ultra. The pro 3 range has a dual screen display so there's an always on LCD.... Might be worth a look at.

[@BradMoss]

Oh, just to throw it out there... Fitbit, yes heavily a health tracker but in terms of the user experience, closest thing I've used to a pebble. Versa 2 or 3. Fitbit bought pebble so.... Clearly there's elements taken from in the UI

[@IEBATechThoughts]

"Up to" three days on the Ticwatch Pro 3? Sorry, not enough for me.

[@BradMoss]

@@IEBATechThoughts tested it but I believe if you were to remove fitness tracking you could probably push it another few days

[@IEBATechThoughts]

@@BradMoss Sometimes they don't have a way to do that. I know I turned off HR monitoring on the ones I have, and that information is still available on my watch, so it's still being tracked.

[@BradMoss]

Watch this again today as it came up on a pebble group. My current mission is attempting to get @nothing to work with Eric @pebble and Rebble to match the cmfbynothing watch pro pebble of 2024.... Worth a look.

[@zdanee]

The best part of the Pebble was the timeline UI and the notifications, especially notification history. WearOS is cumbersome and Samsung is downright weird with notifications, neither has history and both sync with your phone's notifications, so a careless swipe dismisses the notification to the /dev/null and you will never know what was in it. I never cared for the fitness features and I am quite angry that Apple basically made everyone turn the Smartwatches into glorified fitness trackes. We've had a perfectly fine device category for that: actual fitness trackers! Now every smartwatch tracks 700+ types of activity nobody cares for, but you have to hunt down an in-depth review video to find a single frame at 39:11 to see how it handles notifications. Or does it have a multi-timer (Samsung just recently added a few months ago, yet Pebble had it for a decade, it's not such a wild concept for a _watch_ FGS)? Anyways, thanks for the video. I still have a PTS I use from time to time, a PT my mom uses, an OG Kickstarter edition, glued shut with a bad display, and my GF had a Round, but it never held a charge for more than 4 days even when new.

[@randomcat1]

You nailed it. The only two watches I’ve considered since my pebble 2 hr died are the amazfit neo or the gshock gbx 200 ns, and neither of them comes close to the simplicity/features balance of a pebble.

[@joakimfardig2359]

I love smartwatches and I've been looking around a lot lately for something new but with that Pebble-feel and I gotta tell ya that it is almost or if not impossible to find anything even near it! I ordered the Withings Scanwatch 2 but hey guess what - NO QUICK REPLY ?! Wtf? It should be a default feature on every SW! I think Garmin gets pretty close though and as you've mentioned the Fossil-brand but that is difficult to get hands on here in Europe. Pebbles OS is unbeaten without a doubt but physically I would've loved a new model that has a brighter color-display, round and bigger and if possible wireless charging. In theory it would be so easy to simply keep OS and just make few updates in hardware... Oh well, awesome video 👍

[@adharshsimon6974]

Hi, Thank you for your awesome video. May I know where I can buy the watch band( black/red stitching)for the pebble watch that's shown in the video?

[@IEBATechThoughts]

This one: amzn.to/3iaRMHH

[@1000flores]

verbatim, everything you said is so accurate as a former pebble user I attest to the good glory days.

[@robsterenborg]

buy the Versa2 or 3. It ticks most of the boxes. When you keep searching for an equivalent to pebble good luck!

[@IEBATechThoughts]

Thanks.

[@uriahfisher2939]

Great video! I love Pebbles. I have tried several other smart watches and they don't compare. I find pebble has the best readability and is fun to use. Im not sure you will find a replacement 😢

[@YoloLivTech]

I haven't yet. Still wearing a Pebble today.

[@seanstr26m123]

In my opinion, tic watch pro 3 serious is the only thing close. I use the pebble time and the tic watch pro throughout each week.

[@IEBATechThoughts]

"up to" three days of battery? That's just not gonna do it for me. I get 3 days with my 5 year old PTRs.

[@J_321Ignition]

From your lips to Eric Migicovsky’s ears! I agree with you - Bring Pebble Back!

[@IEBATechThoughts]

Yeah, he want's to build a small phone- that bigger companies with 10x more resources have done, and abandoned. But a Pebble with existing customer base, and unique product space- and he says he knows what went wrong the first time? Seems like it's an obvious choice - that he's not making.

[@ochiorbus]

I have a few pebbles and nothing can replace it. I use for now xiaomi mi bands which have a good battery life and they are less bulky than other options I plan to look into amazefit neo next.

[@michaelk487]

I still have mine

[@adharshsimon8417]

Hi, Hope you are doing well. Can you please upload a video on useful apps for the pebble time available in 2024? Also, about nice watchfaces.

[@cristoforestman]

Have you tried garmin? Like those watches with 3 buttons and transreflective display

[@IEBATechThoughts]

I have a Fenix 3 and I can't initiate texts, and "response" is either thumbs up or discard. Essentially useless for tests.

[@K.n.o.x.]

*@IEBATechThoughts have you found a good pebble replacement yet?*

[@IEBATechThoughts]

no

[@JustinTunley]

Still using mine- have a replacement battery on order.

[@davidarango2207]

Was not able to see the whole thing yet, but, any reason why Garmins were not included in this comparison?, there are some great low cost alternatives with 2 weeks battery and app support.

[@IEBATechThoughts]

I haven't tried Garmin, but I had another person message me directly and recommend it as well. The other challenge is many makers like Garmin and Amazefit, make so MANY models, it's hard to find the ones that are more Smartwatch / convenience focussed and less fitness device. Do you have specific model to recommend?

[@davidarango2207]

​@@IEBATechThoughts Amazfit do not offer an app store and customizability, altough for a very basic user it would be a worthy pebble replacement with more than 3 weeks battery. Amazfit Bip 2 is a good model to test. Regarding Garmin, any modern model with music support will be a good contender for any pebble, Venu SQ is a more sleek design but less battery (6 days) , Forerunners are usually better (2 weeks battery life), so 245, 645, 945, and even Vivoactive 4 would fit the bill. Having plenty models to chose from is a good strategy IMHO, that way you pay for the features and designs that matter to you.

[@IEBATechThoughts]

@@davidarango2207 I have an Amazefit and I hate the app. Very little customizability. It has canned replies- that can only be used to replay to voice phone calls? wtf? The watch faces have limited to none customizability. Yeah, it runs for 2 weeks, but it's a big watch and not small pebble sized. And despite the big size (power & cost) I miss calls and notifications because it just doesn't have a strong enough vibrate.

[@michaelk487]

I would love to start using mine again obviously you download the app and pair it with your Bluetooth

[@IEBATechThoughts]

Just go to rebble.io - independently supported.

[@g43s]

I still remember the day they shut down, thei kinda ruined my christmas haha, i was hoping to get the Time 2 and then they announced it, i was sooooo annoyed and sad by this haha it was the only thing i wanted, a pebble with a little bit more bigger screen. and then some time later they announced fitbit was buying them and i thought they would bring it back to life but instead they just kept releasing their basic ass watches.

[@xraylax]

The only Smart watch that comes anywhere near the pebble is the cheap Amazfit Bip light ! The Bip light has a battery life of 30 days. There is actually a new one coming out this July 2022. The Bip 3 and the Bip 3 pro. Battery life on the new Bip’s is reduced to only 10 days. My everyday go to watch is still the pebble Time Steel. But when I’m on vacation and don’t want the pebble damaged etc. I use the 40$ Bip light. That I do not have to charge for a month.

[@IEBATechThoughts]

It looks enticing - I wonder if I can reply to messages on the watch with come canned messages (as I cannot do this with my Amazefit GTR.)

[@xraylax]

@@IEBATechThoughts I don’t use the reply option on my pebble so I won’t know. For now I’m waiting on July so I can order the new Bip. The ten day battery option is way worse than the previous version. But it’s still comparable to the pebble. And the resale price of about 75€. Makes it an interesting watch to check out.

[@czarkowskipawelyt]

Pebble Time Round has never lasted seven days, it was speced for three.

[@homebrewGT2]

Why isnt anyone making a new Pebble? Mine broke due to water damage.. (it was VERY old).

[@IEBATechThoughts]

The big companies are busy trying to reinvent the wheel with square pegs.

[@g43s]

I've read on their reddit sub you can easily swap the battery for a new one.

[@spalaum]

I loved my Pebble but battery started to drain very fast. Don't know what was the issue.

[@IEBAcommunications]

They wear out, but some hae found replacement batteries to get the battery life back.

[@spalaum]

@@IEBAcommunications Thanks man, I'll search for a replacement! All you state in your video is so true.

[@viktorgyory3826]

PERSONALITY is what other smart watches don't have! It's hard to explain but Pebble watch just grows on you period. I have tried many "flagship" smartwarches and always end up wearing Pebble...currently using also garmin fenix 6s saphire but meh... apart of anything else they just feel sooo.. cold ? There was definitely a lot off passion behind Pebble, this days it is very very rare.

[@IEBATechThoughts]

Absolutely!

[@GHOSTMTA]

Unfortunatly im abandone pebble this week, i bought last week a xiaomi s1 active and of course pebble its better, but its abandoned, thanks for Eric greed. so sad. i had 8 pebbles almost all of them. its so sad, but i still love them.

[@nathanfranck5822]

I'm feeling this sorrow right now :( My Pebble time has water ingress and I'm afraid it won't stay with me forever. All other brands and watches are trash. Society has peaked and we're in the process of decaying. All is lost.

[@pyrokamileon]

there is literally no other good solution... I have been using different pebble watches since the second Kickstarter and the one that I've been using recently, time sreel my current favorite, has begun to be very eligible because of all the screen tearing. I wish there was a better solution but I am getting ready to charge up one of my old pebbles and hope that it'll keep me good for a little while longer (Pebble 2 was awesome but the rubber membrane on the side kept breaking and as of right now I haven't seen any online that are affordable.. 😞)

[@IEBATechThoughts]

From a user forum: "I love my Pebble Steel more than life itself but it's just barely sustainable now. It's time to move on. I really don't need or want all of the gadgets and gizmos that today's smartwatches offer. I want silent notifications on my wrist. I want local weather conditions on my wrist. I want more than a day's battery life. And that's it - that's all I want. Pebble gave me that. And now it can't."

[@pedromaspiazu]

Hi, do you sell it for spare parts?

[@IEBATechThoughts]

@@pedromaspiazu No.

[@linotaffoni2820]

I want pebble 2

[@StreamTeknology]

They are available, used. ebay sometimes.

[@JonathanNedry]

Try the pebble 2. You can get many of those features, but won't be in the cloud

[@IEBATechThoughts]

Well, yes, it's still a Pebble. Right? So you can't go and buy it new.

[@sifatrhmn]

Where to buy a pebble time in 2022?

[@sifatrhmn]

Pebble time steel. I already have a pebble time. I just love my pebble, I also miss my pebble; it suddenly stops taking charge and now it’s dead.

[@AndalibKibria]

EBay?

[@AaronHuffmanPerson]

Just dug up my Pebble Time Steel Kickstarter edition. Still has a great battery life, very sad there's no real competitor. Nobody makes a good non touchscreen smartwatch! The Mi band 6 has just as accurate and faster step detection as the Pebble, longer battery, pretty cheap display, quality heart rate monitoring. What breaks it for me is the touch screen. Forget about leaving it on in the shower or the rain, it is utterly useless there!

[@ab-gm9ng]

Plus, without dedicated buttons, you can't fire off a quick, preset text message in 5 taps, without ever taking you eyes off the road.

[@sifatrhmn]

Please breang back pebble...

[@IEBATechThoughts]

I wish I could.

[@oscarb.2411]

When more pebble?

[@IEBATechThoughts]

I have no idea. Sorry.

A Pebble 2 review and lunch now would destroy every thing else... But I think that shit bit, sorry, fitbit, holds all patents for pebble😢 so i guess no future there

[@StreamTeknology]

Agreed - it's still so far ahead, and imagine if it was made with TODAY's chips, it'd do even more, or last even longer. And give me an even bigger Time screen to the outer edges. Doable with backing. But Google bought out FitBit and has really done nothing with it. The original Pebble inventor has said he's learned from what went wrong and I say - oh ,yea? Prove it, bring Pebble back. :)

[@deor8908]

All i want is a watch with a long battery live in which i can put a sim card and use as a phone... Does anyone have reccomendations

[@IEBATechThoughts]

If you go back to candy-bar cell phones, with multi-day life- their battery as bigger than current smartwatches. Cellular connectivity, even with cell phone-sized antennas takes power. Now do it with tiny antennas in a watch-sized design and you compromise connectivity, and need more power to try and reach the same tower. There's not going to be a watch that = phone connectivity until there are way more towers. Meaning that the cellular connectivity is much easier, with lower power, meaning that the battery can be the tiny gumdrop that fits in the available space in a watch. The larger Apple watch currently has a 308 mAh battery. The Sony Walkman candybar phone battery was over 900 mAh to give you several days of use with a tiny LCD screen. www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+Watch+Series+6+Teardown/136694

[@traviskoh999]

samsung gear S

[@g43s]

There isnt another company like pebble, and nobody is getting the point of what is cool about a smartwatch, not like pebble used to.

[@lufiasila]

Wtf, to sent a message on Samsung in the same way as pebble is the same as what you did to pabble.... set the button to message... haiya!

[@kommcord]

Amazfit bip s would like to take the challenge

[@StreamTeknology]

They can send me one for testing. :)