Smart watch with a men's design Pebble Steel

The appearance on the market of digital technology smart watches from the company Pebble to some extent marked the beginning of the popularity of these devices. Despite the ambiguous design, plastic case and rather damp stuffing, devices from this brand each year disperse in large quantities. After the release of several models, the company understands that it is time to do something new and releases a model in a metal case with replaceable straps. Review Pebble Steel will tell about this device and its features.

Equipment

As before, Pebble steel is delivered in a cardboard box inside which you can find the watch itself, a leather and metal belt, documentation and a charging cable. It is worth noting that two belts applied only to the first purchased device. Later, the user chose - with which belt to buy the device, and this changed the price.However, choosing a leather belt, nothing prevents the purchase of a separate metal version, and vice versa.

Design

The body is made of steel, the belt, as mentioned above, can be metal or leather. Visually, the body has rectangular shape with rounded side edges. In general, it looks good enough, and in combination with a metal belt, the model looks better on the head than other devices from the brand, for example, the same Pebble Time Steel.

It was said above that the company seriously revised its attitude to design, and this model has become a really beautiful looking device. The model looks very masculine, available in black or steel color. All previous devices blamed for the fact that they are quite toy and not serious. The new device can be safely worn with a business suit, and no one would even guess that this is a smart watch. The company made a serious step forward by running the device in this form, and it was immediately noticed. Numerous reviews agree that at the time of the release of the device it was the most beautiful of all smart watches on the market.

Display

So, the model has a 1.25 inch display with a resolution of 114 * 168 pixels. It is, as before, black and white and not touch. By led backlight on it everything is perfectly visible day and night. The technology of liquid ink allowed to make a device with a permanently on screen, and at the same time it does not put the battery. The latter can withstand 240 hours in standby mode, and a full charge takes only 90 minutes.

Important! In the new device, a LED appeared, which reports that the watch is fully charged.

Since the Pebble Steel SmartWatch became more robust due to the materials used to create it, it was logical to protect the display as well, since it could become the most vulnerable part of the device. It is for this reason that the screen is covered with Gorilla Glass, in addition to this the creators added moisture protection. The output turned out almost not kill the device.

Model received four control buttons: three on the right side and one on the left. From a management point of view, everything remains as in the early models. Button assignment - forward, backward, main menu, confirm selection.

Gadget Functions

The functionality of the Pebble Steel model does not differ from the models of previous years. If before the user wore a Pebble watch, then he knows how to use it, and what they can do, even without instructions.

For new users also deal with the clock will not be difficult. There are both smart features and some chips from fitness devices. In addition, the watch can be worn as usual electronic. They will just show the time. For the convenience of users and to give the device individuality, a huge number of dials is provided, which very quickly and simply switch.

Smart features The idea is that Pebble SmartWatch displays notifications from applications on the watch screen. In addition, the clock will report incoming calls and SMS.

Important! For synchronization, you need to connect via Bluetooth to the smartphone, the manufacturer and the operating system are not important. The watches work efficiently, both with Android and Apple.

Functions of the fitness tracker will require the user to turn on GPS on the smartphone, then the watch will be able to count the number of steps and the physical activity of the owner, and then it will all appear in the application on the phone. Activities include distance covered and number of steps.

In general, the functionality is quite simple and due to the fact that at the time of the release of the device it was one of the best, the creators did not make significant improvements.Similarly, the creators did with a later model, which was a logical continuation of the Time series. Reviews of Pebble Time Steel say that this is the design and functionality of the Time model, but the metal case from Pebble Steel. With this step, the company offers the buyer a choice - to buy everyday watches made of plastic or a serious metal model.

Conclusion

Pebble Steel is a high-quality watch with a modern and austere design, which relished much more people than earlier versions. Suffice it to mention that within an hour after the start of fees on the Kickstarter platform, an amount was collected that exceeded the required amount by a million. Despite the fact that the characteristics here are almost all left from earlier versions, the device really was able to conquer buyers, and the trend metal case Spread on the version of Pebble Time Steel and the 2nd modification of this line.

Important! The average price for the version with a metal belt is currently about 4 thousand rubles.