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Very happy, great for people who do not want to use their phones and get more exercise ! :)

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2017

I had originally backed the Pebble 2 on Kickstarter and while I had liked it, it had some problems which caused me to return it, now with the discount after FitBit buying them and the new firmware update I thought it might be worth a second try and boy am I glad that I did. The watch is much more stable than the previous one I had, the battery life is great lasting me at times over a week (I don`t get that many notifications), the notifications is great as I do not use my phone that much and it is mostly in my bag so when I have a student cancelling a lesson I am able to see the notification much earlier saving me time. It is ironic as this watch is very good for some one who does not use their smartphone much. The variety of applications and watch faces is pretty large and their are some genuinely useful ones, I use the sighting of the ISS often. In regards to the HR monitor and steps, I had a FitBit before and it seems to be pretty much the same, they are useful and I am able to show my doctor if I seem to have any unusual heart rates. Finally there is a lot of customisation that can be done with straps and skins to create your own unique style, and I cannot leave without saying how nice the display is. Yes it is black and white but when outside it really shines and makes looking at the time and reading notifications very easy. Great purchase!

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i got the wrong watch

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2017

okay, so I ordered the watch wanting something that offered me athletic information, was practical, but still looks nice and works flawlessly.
I ordered the pebble 2 + the heart rate one and I received what looks like the very first version of the watch. the charging port is on the side and not the bottom. there is no heart rate monitor. I cant take calls. I can only reply to text messages and I can only respond with preset responses that it comes with.

besides the fact that I received the wrong watch somethings I noticed that were wrong with the watch is
1. the screen looks distorted in the sunlight. It looks like it got water damage or the buttons were pressed super hard or something.
2. the battery has not lasted me 7 days. I charged the watch to 100% on Tuesday and me 10 minutes before I started writing this it died. (Thursday)

I am going to return it. I just have to print the shipping label. once I get my refund I will buy it again and if they send me the right one I will write another, more accurate review.

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Timo

Very happy, great for people who do not want to use their phones and get more exercise ! :)

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2017

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D. Bub The Rev

Best Watch Ever (but caution before purchasing since Pebble was acquired by Fitbit)

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2017

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I'm so disappointed that Pebble no longer exists and its software group has been acquired by Fitbit. I've had two previous fitbit products and they are a joke compared to the Pebble 2. The Pebble 2 is hands down the best smart watch I have seen. I love that the screen is always on. No more awkwardly flicking your wrist trying to see what time it is - just glance at your watch the way you've always been able to look at a watch. Everything about this watch just works. Very little configuration required. Once you have the Pebble app on your phone and have synced the watch up with Bluetooth, you're off and running. You can customize the watch facing and what alerts are received on your watch, but its super intuitive. Alerts begin to show up on your watch as they're received on your phone. If there's a notification you no longer want to receive, then just turn off notifications from that service from within the Pebble app. Otherwise, you get all of your notifications right on your wrist - no hunting around - it just works. Lots of apps to customize your watch as well. Some folks have said that the heartrate is not accurate. I haven't noticed it being off by much, but I didn't expect that much either. I previously had a fitbit Charge HR and it is every bit as accurate as that was. I really wasn't expecting that much. But the pedometer works great and gives you helpful stats each day indicating whether you walked more or less than your average. The Pebble Health app also offers great charts. If you want to use the fitbit or Apple Health app, you can have it send data to those apps as well. I truly hope that Fitbit leverages their new resources with this acquisition because the Pebble 2 is such a superior product to everything they offer. As for now, this watch still works as designed. Hopefully Fitbit will continue to keep the Pebble servers running and I will be able to wear this for years to come.

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frik

Great Deal

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2018

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I was somewhat wary about buying a smart watch from a company that no longer exists, but after owning the device for a couple of weeks I realized that shouldn’t have factored into my purchase decision. I was looking for a watch that did the following:

• Vibrating notifications
• Shower proof
• Heart rate monitoring
• Long battery life (more than 5 days)
• Small form factor
• Budget price

I tried to install a few apps from the Pebble store. They didn’t work, but I realized you can get the same information from the notification options that connect to my phone (iphone SE). The heart rate monitoring is accurate while resting/light activity. A treadmill run (8:00/mile approx.) will generate a heart rate that is about 15%-20% on the high side. This isn’t really an issue for me, because I use a Garmin 220 (w/HR chest strap) for more frequent outdoor running. The battery life so far has been about 6 days. I’ve noticed that the battery life will changed depending on your preferred setting for vibration strength, back light timeout length, and motion activation.

One of the big issues for me was form factor. I dislike big, bulky, and thick watches. I wear suits to work, so I need something that will fit through the cuff a dress shirt. This watch does that. Lastly, I’ve been skittish about getting a smart watch because I don’t want to get into the same three year replacement cycle I have with my phone. New phones are expensive enough as it is without have to add another disposable gadget into the mix. For $90, you can’t really beat this. It’s a shame that Pebble has been discontinued, and Fitbit never really provided a good substitute

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Forrest L

4 stars because of HR monitor and fitbit.

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2017

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So far I love this watch. I've had it for a little over a week now and am satisfied it. The smart alarm works surprisingly well, it will wake you up sometime in the half hour before you set it by vibrating when it detects you're in a lighter stage of your sleep cycle. The connectivity is great, that pebble app store seems pretty sparce at first, but the more you look, the deeper it goes. It's smaller than I was expecting, I've had bigger regular watches. I was pleasantly surprised at how low profile it is. It's still on the bigger side as compared to a 'normal' watch, but not big enough it catches on sleeve or things like that. Being able to customize each button for what a long press will do is nice. The screen is very clear even in direct sunlight with polarized sunglasses on, and at night if you can't remember which button is the back light, just tapping the screen will light it up (kudos to whoever programmed that). The menus are fairly intuitive and it's easy to turn off notifications for apps with a few button presses. the band feels like a standard sports band, but it works great. The sleep tracking seems like it's fairly accurate compared to the basis watch I had years ago.

At the end of the day, it's a durable, waterproof smart watch with a long battery life. That's really all I wanted. Everything else that came with is a bonus. I was looking for a way to change music without digging out my phone in the car, long battery life, notifications, and wasn't a brick. The pebble is all of these. Does it have the functionality of an apple or similar? Definitively not, but it has the basic controls, notifications and customization I was looking for.

Now the negatives. The heart rate monitor is crap. It works if you switch to the screen and hold still, but passively it's all over the place. while writing this I just checked it again, it jumped from 140 to 95 before settling down to about 85. Looking back through the app, on days I know I was pretty sedentary it showed my heart rate hitting mid 100s. I've used fitness trackers with HR monitoring, there's a certain tightness you have to wear the watch at, but for whatever reason this one seems to not provide consistent data.

Now the big one: fitbit bought pebble. There's not going to be much chance of warranty or replacement. The app store is only guaranteed until the end of 2017. They may or may not update anything after that. All that being said, I like this watch and will probably continue using it until it breaks or is no longer compatible with my phone. If they stop making apps, honestly that's fine with me, and it's opens source if you want to continue making your own. The heart hate is not worth it, the pebble time is probably the best watch they made overall if you want, but for $70, this a great choice for a connected watch.

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Mingde Li

It's a very useful watch and love it so so much

Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2016

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I have used Pebble for a long time. It's a very useful watch and love it so so much. However, I will ignore some of the awesome properties (super easy to charge, awesome notification function, best alarms, useful apps, smart and user friendly system) of this watch, but focus some of the disappointing places.
First, the screen is not E-paper screen. It's just some very old TFT or LCD screen. Im also a Kindle lover so I actually wish to see that slowly reacting screen which need fully refresh everytime when something is changing on the screen. But this screen is not and it actually made me really disappointed when I received my first pebble. So when you buy it, beware that the screen is just a low resolution black-and-white screen that you see on all the Nokia phone in 1990s. However, the best thing is that the screen never turns off so I can see the time constantly without touching, clicking or shaking.
Second, the app on your phone does not link to any other apps except apple health. So if you use other apps like Runtastic, map my run, Nike, etc, you have to know that no apps can sync the steps from the watch while you'r running. The only thing they can do is to read the data from apple health after you sync your watch with your phone. Even worse, heart rate data does not even goes to the apple health.
Last is the battery life. I believe this is also another point most people care about when they buy smart watch. Pebble says that you can use it 10 days with one charge and that only happens when you just use it as a watch. No backlight, no real-time data transforming with phone, no constant heart rate while running and probably no heart rate all the time. I usually charge the watch every five days with 30% remain. There is once it stays on till the 8th morning with 10% left. But compare with apple watch and samsung watch, 7 days charging period is very awesome.
I need a watch which can tells me time and give me notification since Im not allowed to turn the volume on while working. So I don't really pay attention to the health data and sleep analysis. I do look at them, but I will not go crazy when I gain 100 steps just by sitting here writing this review. If you are looking for a watch that tells time constantly, and also informs you silently when you got notification; If you don't really care so much about the steps you walked but just curious about it; If you want everything above and also want a long battery life watch, This is the best watch you can get.
PS one thing: the screen is not a touch screen.

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i got the wrong watch

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2017

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Miguel Ferrer

In Memory of My Pebble Watch

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2024

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I was the last to buy it off this posting. I was in college then and I lost it in the beach after not believing in its water proof properties, this was a god amongst watches and like god has escaped existance and forsaken us.... RIP my pebble watch aqua, may you be found like the one piece in Coney Island NYC...

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Mr. West 72

A good solid smart watch.

Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2016

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Sadly, pebble is going down the drain, they've been bought out by another company.

This is a great time to buy a heavily discounted watch, full price, not so much.

This can be looked at as a 'no frills' watch but it really isn't... the monochrome display isn't as entertaining as a full color touch screen so if you're looking for entertainment look elsewhere. Displays incoming phone number and reminders on the watch, has a heart monitor and displays steps (though I haven't calibrated steps yet) and does the rest of the things that make up a good smart watch.

Has a good iOS app and I believe it can link Apple's "Health" system but I don't feel the need for that so I haven't experimented.

For the price it's a great deal.

Beware: Pebble seems to have changed the model names on these watches:

Amazon sells a "pebble 2" that's actually a "pebble 2 SE" as it's called on the pebble web site, the difference being that the SE doesn't have the heart monitor. I'd you want the heart monitor from Amazon buy the "pebble 2 + heart rate"' which is the same name that the pebble site gives it.

Also the pebble web site has a spec sheet page that shows the "pebble 2" as having the heart monitor... I got bitten by that one and had to send mine back and bought the "pebble 2 + heart monitor" that I wanted in the first place. Not a big deal if you pay attention.

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Great watch! Services may degrade after 2017 according to Fitbit and Pebble.

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2017

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I've been using this for about a month now, and really, REALLY like it. If I had one complaint, it's that the bluetooth radio in this watch doesn't seem to have quite the range of my Pebble Time Round, so disconnections happen more often. That said, bluetooth runs on similar wavelengths to cordless phones and microwaves, so various devices interfere. If I'm in the kitchen and the microwave is turned on, it's not uncommon to lose the connection. Nature of the beast with bluetooth.

Still, the screen is MUCH brighter than on the Round, so I'm happy with the trade-off. Don't know if the color on the round adds a layer, but that would explain it. Contrast is much better. Add to that the battery life (I hit 60% after FOUR DAYS, but I also probably get fewer notifications than most people), and I'm sold. The heart rate sensor is what it is -- optical heart rate measurement at the wrist is inherently unreliable at this point in the technology's development. That said, I find it tracks fairly accurately, though especially in sweaty, jiggly moments (exercise), the numbers can fluctuate. It's not a chest strap, and it's pretty unreasonable to expect similar results in my opinion. Voice reply to text messages (I'm on android, if that matters), was a surprising home run. Hint -- if you say "Question mark", etc, it adds the appropriate punctuation.

Software could use tweaks and development, but since Pebble went under, don't plan on that ever happening. Fitbit is currently committing to keeping the services running through thet end of 2017, or at least that's how their press release reads to me, and the Peppble developers hired by Fitbit claims they are trying to make the watch less reliant on cloud services (UPDATE: This has been done, though certain cloud services may still go away at some point), and the developer community may also work on these things, but right now I'd assume that if you buy this, plan on some functions not working after 2017. Which is sad -- I love these watches. Still, if you can find one used or on sale at a serious discount (like I did), it might be worth it to you. Also, there is a third party Android app that purports to run most of the watch's functions without the Pebble app or cloud servers (Can't remember the name, and I haven't used it so can't say how it works) that some like. At any rate, it seems some of the fuctionality of the watch that is not cloud-based will contionue to work well beyond 2017, but things like weather updates and voice-to-text services? To be safe, I wouldn't plan on it.

If the company was still up and healthy, I'd recomend this watch to most people in a heartbeat. If you're looking for a watch that does notifications with tremendous battery life and is always-on, it seems that these functions will continue to work. But it's still a gamble -- there is NO guaranteed support continuing into the future from either Fitbit or Pebble -- and that includes warranty support!

Oh -- and get a screen protector. Yes, it's gorilla glass, but that stuff isn't indestructible. Scratched the hell out of my Pebble Time Round absentmindedly brushing it against a stone wall as I walked. All it takes is a single moment of distraction to thunk your wrist against something, and your watch screen is now scratched.

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Robert Potter

My Favorite Pebble. I Hope It Keeps Ticking!

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2017

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Since Pebble was bought by Fitbit, I've watched the fluctuating prices and have tried 3 different Pebbles as their prices dipped, taking my chances and hoping that they will continue to work for some time. I've tried the Steel, Time Steel, and now this one. They all are good, but I've decided to keep the Steel and this one. Here's a quick rundown of my experience:
1. Bought Steel. Loved how it looked and worked, but had issues with connectivity with my iPhone. Returned it.
2. Bought Time Steel. Liked how it looked, but big bezel made the look just short of what I wanted to look at on my wrist. When THAT watch also started to have connectivity issues, I figured out how to remove the device from phone and reconnect. After that it worked fine.
3. Bought Steel again. Works great, looks great. Semi-classy or formal looking, nice leather band. Still wanted an everyday Pebble, though, just not sure I wanted that to be the Time Steel with it's thick bezel, even though it's still pretty nice, and way nicer looking than the Time (which I never bought because the bezel looks ridiculous and cheap to me. Of course, it's all personal taste.)
3. Bought this one (Pebble 2 with HR). Thought it would look ugly, but no! It's really thin and trim in your hands and on your wrist. Nicer than looks in pictures. Very happy with it. It's extremely light and comfortable on your wrist. Battery life phenomenal. Notifications work perfectly. Heart monitor is nice to have, seems relatively accurate based on activities I'm doing. Only downside is that text responses I send with the phone never get sent, even though I set it up to do so with AT&T. The texts say they were sent but never arrive. No big deal. It's very rare I would want to send a text with my watch anyway.
4. Selling Time Steel. I have my Steel when I want to wear a somewhat classier and formal watch (although all Pebbles, including the Steel, have a slightly geeky look to them), and my Pebble 2 as my everyday wear, run, swim, sleep watch. I'm happy as long as they continue to work! Fitbit says they'll support through 2017. Who knows if developer community will keep any support going beyond that.

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