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Pebble Round 2: 10-Day Battery, Sleek Design
2 Jan
Summary
- Pebble Round 2 boasts a 10-day battery life, a significant improvement.
- The new smartwatch features a larger, minimized-bezel 1.3-inch e-paper display.
- It maintains a thin profile, focusing on style and essential timekeeping features.
Pebble has launched the Pebble Round 2, a significant upgrade to its 2015 Pebble Time Round. This new open-source smartwatch boasts a remarkable 10-day battery life and an improved 1.3-inch e-paper display with a minimized bezel, enhancing readability. The device maintains a thin, elegant design, focusing on being a stylish timepiece rather than a comprehensive fitness tracker.
The Pebble Round 2 is designed to feel more like a traditional watch, with a focus on timekeeping, notifications, and basic health tracking like sleep and steps using an accelerometer. Sacrifices for its slim profile include the removal of a heart rate monitor. The stainless steel watch is available in matte black, brushed silver, and rose gold.
Priced at $199, the Pebble Round 2 is now available for preorder and is compatible with both Android and iOS devices, though message-replying is currently limited to Android. The e-paper display is easily readable in sunlight as it reflects light, unlike the emissive displays of many other smartwatches.
