Good if a bit overpriced

After using a variety of Android Wear watches to get my feet wet with smartwatches, I decided to give a Pebble a shot as I might want to switch to the Apple ecosystem soon and thought the ability of the Pebble to work seamlessly on both Android and Apple's set up's was a good bet. I'm glad that I went for the latest from them instead of their older, less expandable original units. The color e-paper screen, while dull and a bit washed out compared to the oled/lcd screens I used on Android Wear watches, was MUCH easier to use outdoors or in good lighting conditions. It has a backlight for less well lit indoor use that works fine, especially after the latest update to it's firmware allows you to set the brightness to what works for you, nice. The software, especially when used with my Note 4 phone, is outstanding. There are a huge number of watch faces to choose from in color, and thousands more in black and white as well. All look good on the Time's screen, but I found the darker themed ones worked better overall due to increased contrast. Apps are aplenty here as well, with most focusing on simple notifications but there are many sponsored apps as well, like a great ESPN app and even Foursquare. It's more streamlined, and therefore easier to use, then the sometimes bloated Android Wear experience. I found the lack of a touchscreen not even a remote issue as the four buttons are firm, easy to get used to, and work great. I feel the experience will only get better with use as well. Pebble did good here, with a solid feeling design, easy band swapping, and simply tremendous battery life (I average 5+ days myself with almost constant use). The only issue is that the price is a bit high for what you get here, a price around $150.00US would be much better, and I'm already seeing the price drop on them at retailers, and expect it to become a better value soon enough. I just hope it's sooner rather than later, it's a really great watch that deserves to be on more wrists, and soon. A best buy for sure in it's class.Read full review

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