Pebble Time Round reviewed: You can judge this book by its cover

Pebble's newest smartwatch is mostly different in design—and that's the point.

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It does look pretty, but still, even on the wrists, that display is tiny.

 

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iOSecure[/url]":1v7jz7f4]The only reason to buy this was outdoor visibility and long battery... if the battery is shorter that reduces the value of this over a typical smartwatch.

It is still more than 2x the battery time of a normal smartwatch, it is only short compared to the regular pebble.

But it also does much less. The small display with poor color and no touch, as well as the lesser memory and weaker processor, and lack of any monitoring sensors for the heart rare allows the battery to last longer. Those are sacrifices people have to choose to make for better battery life. It's not as though you're getting better battery life for an equal watch, you're not. Everyone could have better battery life if they cut most of the features out of the product.