Jun 02, 2015 10:47 PM
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've been into the whole concept of smartwatches since I first saw and ordered the 1st gen Pebble from Kickstarter since early 2013. Using it for over 19 months, watching the eco-system mature I was completely sold by the possibilities this platform had to offer.
So first things first. My expectations for this watch were totally different as I was already used to using a smart watch as my daily driver for 1.5 years with my note 1 and later nexus 5.
I was used to having all my notifications on my wrist, ability to silence phone calls, check twitter, reddit, Facebook, remotely take pictures, control music from non-native apps, have fun watch faces and excellent battery life due to the e-ink display.
Like everyone else I picked the Moto 360 for its aesthetic appeal to get into the android wear platform. And I haven't looked back since.
Out of the box, the watch fulfills most of the above mentioned needs, add to that the beautiful construcion, gorgeous round(ish) screen and the greater integration of apps since its googles own os and I can look beyond the shortcomings.
Compared to the Pebble:
Pros:
-Much Better Design and Construction
-Colour Display with High PPI and it's round
-More sensors(Heart-rate, pedometer, accelerometer etc)
-Better looking watch faces
-Qi wireless charging
Cons:
-Battery Life(Even after updates its 1.5-2 days but I'm used to 7-9 days on Pebble)
-Pebble has a richer eco-system but I'm sure Android Wear will catch up
-Compatible only with Android(Pebble connects with iOS and even Blackberry)
-Strap not easy to replace(Changing watch strap of Pebble was much easier)
-Ability to read in direct sunlight(e-ink display of Pebble is much easier to read outdoors)
That being said, I've overcome the battery issue since I have two wireless chargers, one at work and the cradle at home, so battery is not an issue at all but still worth pointing out.
All in all I think it was a great upgrade but the OS still needs refining which will come with time.
