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Pebble Time vs. Apple Watch
With the retail version of Pebble Time launching, maybe you're torn between it and the Apple Watch? Let's compare the features and specs of the two smartwatches.
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If I were to get a smartwatch, which is a stretch since I don't see the point in them other than being some kind of status symbol at this point in time, I'd probably go with the Pebble, hands down. I just don't think an Apple Watch would play as nice with the Android system.
I was in the same boat. I didn't even think to buy one because I didn't think there was a point besides needing something to tell the time. My wife got me a Pebble a few years ago, and I was surprised how useful it was. I could read email and texts from my watch, instead of fumbling with my phone (Android here, too) all the time. I got calendar notifications that I might have missed otherwise. I could filter calls from my watch. It was refreshing to do a lot of tiny things from my watch that would have required more time to do from my phone, just because I would have needed to get it out of my pocket, log in, and check something that takes 3 seconds to read.
I would definitely recommend the Pebble over some overly expensive, battery draining, fashion accessory like Apple's watch. Also, yeah, I doubt Apple would play nice with Android.
Oh, don't get me wrong, I've been passively interested in wearable tech like this for a few years, now. Even tried figuring out how to do it myself to no avail. I just can't justify the price for most of these things at all.