Reddit reviews Pebble Time Steel Smartwatch for Apple/Android Devices - Black

I am highly satisfied with my Pebble (official site, subreddit is /r/pebble), and full disclosure this is probably going to come off as fanboyish.

Basically there are two generations of Pebbles. The Pebble and the Pebble Time:^(Amazon_Smile_links_below)

Watch | Price | Description
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OG Pebble | $50-$70 | This is the original Pebble, it's an adorably fugly watch. Black and white 5-7 day battery life, the features are more limited than later generations. It is known to have a screen tearing issue after 1-2 years of use, but Pebble will replace it no questions asked as long as it's under warranty. Standard watchband without quick release. Waterproof. Battery life 5-7 days.
Pebble Steel | $99-$130 | The "stylish" version of the original Pebble. It's highly praised for its design, is also black and white, and features are more limited than later generations. It is known to have a screen tearing issue after 1-2 years of use, but Pebble will replace it no questions asked as long as it's under warranty. Standard watchband without quick release. Waterproof. Battery life 5-7 days.
Pebble Time | $99-$120 | The "lower tier" next gen watch. At first people didn't care for the design but once they got it complaints went away. It is much thinner than the OG Pebble, it has color screen, a microphone, and the hardware is upgraded to accommodate more complex apps and watchfaces. Quick release watchband. Water resistant. Battery life 5-7 days.
Pebble Time Steel | $150-$200 | The "higher tier" next gen watch. At first people complained about the large bezel, but in person it looks gorgeous. It's the same as the PT, except the it has a battery life of 7-9 days. The increased price is for the design and slightly increased battery life.
Pebble Time Round | $150-$200 | The newest released Pebble watch. Again, people at first complained about the bezel but seem to grown fond of it. There are "skins" out there that make it look more stylish by adding numbers around it (like a standard timepiece). It's even thinner than the PT or PTS, considered to be the more fancy Pebble watch. Same stats as all the others except battery life is 1-2 days, and at first apps and watchfaces were limited due to the round design. Since then there are plenty of app options. Less water resistant than PT or PTS, mostly good for a quick shower but not a swim.
Pebble 2 | $99-129 | (Lowest price is the early bird kickstarter, highest is retail) Pebble announced a new series of watches on May 24th. The Pebble 2 is the successor to the OG Pebble: it is black and white and made with plastic, but much more elegant. The processor, storage and ram have all improved to be equivalent to the PT/PTS hardwares, so more capable apps can be installed. The screen size is the same. It now supports smartstraps, includes a microphone and heart rate monitor.
Pebble Time 2 | $179-199 | (Lowest price is the early bird kickstarter, highest is retail) The Pebble Time 2 is the successor to both the Pebble Time and Pebble Time Steel. It is made of stainless steel, has more ram and storage, better processor, and the screen is 50% bigger. This means it the bezel much smaller! It also includes support for smartstraps, has a microphone and heart rate monitor.
Pebble Core | $69-99 | (Lowest price is the early bird kickstarter, highest is retail) This little device is the first non-watch release by Pebble. It's a tiny little box with a GPS, 4gb for storage, slot for a sim card, and bluetooth. Basically it's designed for runners: the GPS lets you track your runs, you can stream Spotify, load your own offline music to it, link it to you phone and watch. It's also advertised towards developers, has an access port and runs Android 5.

For comparison, Apple Watch and Android Wear smartwatches have a brighter screen that is absolutely gorgeous, but cannot be seen outdoors as well. The screen turns off if not in use to save battery life (battery life around 12-24 hours, similar to a smartphone). They have much more functionality and fancier features, like GPS and heart rate, along with a touch screen. It's like a mini smartphone on your wrist.

Some of the reasons I highly recommend the Pebble:

• It is cheaper than most other smartwatches, but the quality is superb. A note: the bezel on the Pebble Time is known to scratch very easily, I recommend getting a screen wrapper from gadgetwraps.
  
• Uncomparable battery life. The Pebble compared to Android watches or Apple Watch is like a Kindle compared to any tablet. Battery life is 7-9 days for the Pebble Time Steel, 5-7 days for the Pebble Time, or 1-2 days for the Pebble Time Round.
  
• The screen can be seen in bright light, it's something like the old gameboy screens, as well as dark (shake to enable the light, just like a normal watch)
  
• It's thin, much thinner than the Android Wear watches I've tried previously. It's also more stylish, and it has quick release for the bands to change the looks. Every couple weeks I switch from metal to leather or to nato bands.
  
• It has a microphone, and various apps that make use of it. You can add stuff to the Timeline (calendar inside the watch), activate Google Now, someone even made it's own little Siri type thing.
  
• It tracks your steps and sleep (if you want) and syncs it with Google Fit or Apple Health. Stats are viewable within the watch or within the Pebble app.
  
• The timeline is really handy. You can "pin" stuff to the future to get reminded, your Google Calendar can sync with it so you see what's up for today, weather is shown for each day. If your a sports fan then scores are shown as well.
  
• Lots of apps and watchfaces, vast majority free
  
  I think what might interest people the most is the capability for smart straps. These straps can add additional functionality to the watch by connecting new hardware in the form of a strap. My personal favorites:
  
  (Smartstraps are supported by all Pebble watches, including the new Pebble 2 and Pebble Time 2)
  
  
• A strap that measures your heart rate and integrates with Pebble Health (and thus Google Fit/Apple Health). Posed for release in August, 2016.
  
• A strap that lets you pay for stuff without any credit card, even if your phone is not on you, and at any register. Posed for release in July, 2016.
  
• A strap that has GPS and an extra battery, also integrates with Pebble Health (and thus Google Fit/Apple Health). The battery is supposed to give an extra 7 days of life to the watch. Posed for release in October, 2016.
  
  Basically, I think of the Pebble as a normal watch with some smartphone features (replying to texts via voice or canned response, initiating texts, viewing notifications) and other bonuses (health stuff).
  
  Hope this helps!

You need to address this on two levels, the shallow life-hacky one and the deeper emotional "story" one.

Level 1: I set events in my calendar to start 15 minutes before they actually start. I also have a Pebble watch (amazon link) that vibrates against my wrist to rip me out of whatever I'm currently doing. Before important appointments, it will alarm me an hour before and then again every ten minutes (snooze button) until I've made it there. I also talk to myself while I'm getting ready (e.g. "I'm looking for my phone. There. Now I need my keys" etc).

Level 2: I used to loathe waiting. I'd feel exposed and awkward when I'm somewhere early and wait. It felt a creeping terror about the thought of being somewhere early, so I'd do whatever I could to prevent it. Too early = terrible. Subconsciously I was sabotaging myself. I only realized this after some introspection and self-talk. I needed to change my "story". Instead of expecting to think "OMG I'm xx minutes too early what am I going to do now ahhh" I switched to "Ha, beat everyone! Now I get to be smug about it". I know smugness is not the best emotion, but it's the flipside of feeling remorseful for being late, so it was available in my mind (and I still treated everyone politely, of course, it was just an internal thing).
With the 15-minute change, I got to experience being early a few times (not 15 minutes early, more like 5 minutes early). I tried to revel in covertly feeling smug until it was something like a treat to look forward to and it eliminated the anxiety about being too early.

The Pebble Time Steel has a metal body and Gorilla Glass screen. It's stylish and definitely doesn't look like a toy. The battery lasts 10 days which makes the watch rather hefty if that's a concern. You can replace the stock leather band with any 22mm band.

The Time Round also has a metal body. It's very thin which is an engineering marvel. This thinness does mean it's battery life is around a day and a half to two days, but it charges in about 15-20 minutes so a quick charge in the morning is sufficient for regular use. Like the PTS you can swap out the stock leather band; the PTR comes in 20mm and 14mm lug widths so choose a band that matches your lug width.

The OG Pebble Steel might also work, but be aware that all of the OG Pebbles, Steel included, will experience what's called screen tearing. It's a design defect that can be repaired yourself, but it doesn't have a permanent fix. The older OG Pebbles also miss out on Pebble Health if that's important to you.

Just in case you're still on the fence...While I went with the Time Round because of its size, you may also want to consider the Pebble Time Steel. It's currently $199 on Amazon. Yesterday, the Round was also $199, although it appears to be up to $225 today.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B011VB1XDE/ref=sr_1_19_olp?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1487656965&sr=1-19&keywords=pebble+time+steel

https://www.amazon.com/Pebble-Steel-Smartwatch-Android-Devices/dp/B011VB1XDE/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=pebble%2Btime&qid=1573597384&sr=8-4&th=1Here's one from Amazon (Pebble time steel)
You can probably get some other used or new ones on ebay for cheaper depending on the model.

yeah, i've been waiting for the pts to go on sale in the us.

edit: it's on sale!

Same thing on amazon. PT and PTS