Review of smart watches Pebble Time Round

Pebble Time Round is a watch that can be called reincarnation, since they practically have nothing in common with the previous Pebble Watch device. Review Pebble Time Round will tell about what exactly has changed in the device, and in what direction the company-pioneer in the field of creating wearable electronics has now begun to move.

General information

Due to major changes in the design, the device has become thinner and lighter, and this could not affect the autonomy, the earlier the company was very proud and stood out. The design has become more pleasant, the body has received a round shape, but more on that later. First, we present the characteristics of Pebble Time Round:

• display - 1.25 inches, color;
• alerts - vibration;
• wireless connections - Bluetooth 4.0;
• notifications - sms, social networks, calls, kidney, calendar, player and camera control;
• case color - silver, black, pink gold;
• dimensions - 5 * 38.5 * 7.5 mm;
• splash and impact protection.

Design

If you recall the early models of the company, they never differed elegance. It was a fairly compact device, but with a toy design. The new model has become the direct opposite. The case turned out to be round, which brought the device closer to the classics and made it more versatile. Black and white models can be worn by men, a leather belt completes the picture. And pink gold will be the choice of girls. In order for the user to be able to choose the device, the maximum for themselves, was released about 20 different colors. In addition, Pebble Time Round watches come in strap widths of 14 mm and 20 mm.

Important! Another change was the assembly material. If earlier it was at least high-quality, but plastic, now the devices have turned out to be metallic.

The screen is made according to the usual for the company. electronic ink technologyIt is rather small, and the diagonal here is only 1.25 inches. To protect the display surface is hidden behind glass Gorilla Glass 3. Continuing the theme of the display, you should understand that it is impossible to achieve high brightness or resolution in electronic inks, but this does not affect the quality of the picture.The device perfectly displays text and image.

The device is controlled as before - using the buttons. On the right side there are three, on the left one. Here the manufacturer did not create anything new. Numerous reviews of previous models of the company agreed that the physical buttons in the Pebble smart watches are convenient, so the company did not redo what already works well.

Model features

In terms of features and functions, the device has not seriously changed. The gadget continued the Pebble series of watches without fitness capabilities, so the HR sensor cannot be found here.. In general, the previous OS was optimized for a round design, animation was added, navigation is quite understandable without any instructions.

Despite the fact that the device does not have GPS and HR sensors, the manufacturer promises the emergence of support payments using hoursthat in 2016 was quite logical and relevant, because this technology was at that time one of the most popular and sought after.

Setting up the device, as before, is carried out through the app and shop. Now there are about 150 applications available, and the list is increasing all the time, and the dials to make the device individual about 400 pieces.The main functions were listed in the block of characteristics - these are notifications about calls, SMS, mail, events.

Important! Another pleasant fact is the constant support of the program part. Updates come almost every month, and among others, localization in Russian and support for the Cyrillic alphabet have appeared.

In many reviews of previous models, users complained that it was possible to get the opportunity to read Russian text only after flashing hours of software from third-party developers.

Autonomy

Having sacrificed permission at the expense of E-ink technology, the company received a watch that can not be turned off, because even with the display constantly turned on, the battery barely sits down. The model can work without charging for about 2 days. Attentive readers will be able to point out that earlier this indicator of the company's devices reached 5-7 days, however, the case became significantly thinner, so it was not possible to put a more capacious battery there.

At the same time, such a work time without charging is still higher than that of competitors. In addition, the model received possibility of fast charging. For 15 minutes, it can fill the battery by 60%.Magnetic charging, as in previous versions.

Conclusion

Like any other watch, Pebble Time Round is not for everyone. They cost quite expensive for such functionality, so true fans of the brand or people who are more focused on design than on function will want to buy them. And the appearance of the device is really nice. The combination of metal and leather is always a plus, but in the case of Pebble it turned out to be very successful.

Of the minor drawbacks - reduced work time, and also not always correct work with devices on iOS <.> The latter can hardly be called a serious drawback, since a huge number of updates will soon solve the problem. The average price of the device at the moment - from 13 thousand rubles.