Testseek.com have collected 148 expert reviews of the Pebble Smart Watch and the average rating is 76%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Pebble Smart Watch.
May 2014
(76%)
148 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(60%)
4 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
760100148
The editors liked
Displays phone notifications
Customisable watch faces
Easy software upgrades
The Pebble Watch is waterproof
Runs a ton of apps
And works with both iOS and Android phones. A new app store improves the whole experience
Multi-platform
Lots of style options
Nice design
Tonnes of customisations
Weeklong battery life
Simple
Understated design
Easy setup
Instantaneous notifications
Customizable watch faces
Syncs with Android or iOS
Neat concept
A watch you can change the look of whenever it suits
Easily controlled by both iOS and Android
Works really well as a wireless music controller
Flight mode (by switching Bluetooth off) means you can use your computerised watch during flig
The editors didn't like
Spotty integration with iPhone
Android notifications
Lacks promised software features
US$150
A lack of touch screen and multitasking limits the capability of apps
Scratch-prone polycarbonate design doesn't feel nearly as impressive as the Pebble Steel
Mono display
App support
$99
Will be a little big for some wrists
Requires specific charger
Greater iOS app compatibility than Android
Some bugs
Glue marks for the screen show up under different light sources and look like oil marks
Buggy
Buttons can be less responsive than you'd otherwise like
Sleek, low-profile design, easy-to-read screen, intuitive button interface, interchangeable watch straps, long battery life, can interface, though not out of the box, with IFTTT (If This Then That), offering great potential, 3rd party SDK development pote
Connectivity issues for notifications; Caller ID only shows number, not “friendly” name; native IFTTT and the like support
Published: 2013-04-05, Author: Scott , review by: cnet.com
The Pebble Watch is waterproof, runs a ton of apps, and works with both iOS and Android phones. A new app store improves the whole experience
A lack of touch screen and multitasking limits the capability of apps, scratch-prone polycarbonate design doesn't feel nearly as impressive as the Pebble Steel
The Pebble Watch has solid basic smartwatch functions, but until promised apps and features arrive, it’s more a tinkerer’s tech toy than a must-have timepiece.
Abstract: The much-anticipated Pebble Smartwatch has arrived! The popular Kickstarter project , now available for pre-order, precedes the rumored Apple iWatch . But should buyers wait? Or get the Pebble?The Pebble watch promised users a cool smartwatch that connect...
Abstract: If you think about it, smart watches have been the pipedream of techies for decades and the thing of science fiction fantasies. From Dick Tracy’s wrist communicator of the 1930s to the Seiko TV Watch in the early 80s to the Nelsonic Game watches of the...
Published: 2013-03-06, Author: Jason , review by: zdnet.com
Abstract: While the drumbeat around the Apple smart watch project is getting louder by the day (Bloomberg reported that the iWatch will ship in 2013), it's still vaporware. If you're an early adopter, you can purchase a Pebble ($150) today that connects to the iPho...
Published: 2013-02-28, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
Pebble stole Kickstarter’s heart, eclipsed companies hundreds of times its size at CES, and got many people reconsidering the role of the wristwatch in today’s smartphone-saturated world: not bad for a startup already burned once from a failed smartwat...
Published: 2013-02-20, Author: Andrew , review by: mobileburn.com
Pebble is a bold project that clearly ran out of the gate faster than anyone expected. The small startup that developed the watch has had to learn and adapt on the fly because of unexpected demands, and that has led to the device falling short of its ...
Overall, I've definitely enjoyed my time with the Pebble. I love the idea of having notifications for emails or messages appear on my wrist so that I don't have to pull out my phone all of the time. I've also been able to use it during the course of a n...
The Pebble was a solid enough idea that tens of thousands of people paid for it outright on a promise. And people who were that excited back in May will be more than satisfied with the result: the watch gets notifications, controls music, and the batte...
