Complete Review of the highly autonomous smart health connected watch smart health innovation

Pebble is gradually gaining its place in the smart health watch market. Far from competing with sales from Apple or Samsung, Pebble watches do not have everything to envy. We tested for you the Pebble Time Steel, follow us!

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Mark : PebbleCategory : smart health connected watchSign in : Bluetooth 4.0Compatibility : Android and iOSPrice : 299.90 eurosAvailability : AvailableTested with : Wiko Rainbow

Unboxing of Pebble Time Steel

The packaging is simple and simple. The black box is closed by a transparent plastic cover which allows you to see directly what the Pebble Time Steel 515 D. On the lid, the simple product name and motion “smart health connected watch for Iphone or Android” gold colored writing. When you open the case, you quickly discover the watch elegant design. But I would come back to it. Lift the watch and its base to discover the start guide, two stickers of the brand Pebble and warranty. And finally, all below, a small cardboard packaging which contains the USB charging cable. The box actually looks like an ordinary watch case. Logical you will tell me.

Pebble Time Steel is of good quality and has a elegant design. Sober, like its box, it has an ideal size. The bracelet in cuir gray is comfortable to wear and you can adjust it to the size of your wrist. The screen is square. Neither too big nor too small, it allows a good reading of the watch without being too imposing. Around the screen, three buttons since no, Pebble is not tactile. The one at left corresponds to on / off button and return. It will also allow you to enable or disable the "quiet mode ”. To the right of the small screen: three buttons. At middle, access to Main Menu and those in up and down for navigate or go directly toagenda. You also have the possibility in the settings to make shortcuts with the up and down buttons for two other functions. You only need to press a few seconds to access your shortcuts.

First step: press the button on the left to turn it on. Pebble Time Steel then tells you to download the Pebble app to your smartphone on Google Play for Android and the Apple Store for iOS. Then you just need to download the app Pebble Time and start the Bluetooth on your phone. Connect the apps to your smart health watch and off you go. The Pebble Time app will allow you to set everything. Ready to use, your smart health connected watch stretches your arms (or rather your wrist).

Pebble Time

When the application opens, you will discover the wallpaper already installed and the possibility to download others for free. As much as you want. There is something for all tastes and all colors. Little extra: you can get animated backgrounds and change it every day if you want! On the next tab, the default settings already installed: calendar, weather, physical activity tracking, music, notifications, alarms, text messages, stopwatch and even a timer. Easy to use and intuitive, Pebble Time is also pleasing to the eye. For the notifications that you will receive, it is obviously based on what you have on your smartphone (emails, Facebook, Twitter, messages, WhatsApp, Snapchat, etc). You don't want to receive them all? Don't panic, just deactivate. And if you want other features for your Pebble Time Steel, the brand provides many free additional applications! Like for example, the Dashboard.

Dashboard

This is an app that you should download. Free, the Dashboard allows you to check basic parameters from your phone from your watch. Activate or deactivate the Wireless, the Bluetooth, of ring your phone (for the heads in the air), the 3G and the his. A plus that will make your smart health watch even more useful and practical.

General use of Pebble Time Steel

You might tell yourself if it's not tactile, it's not as good as the others. You would be wrong. The buttons are practical and very intuitive to use. A little pressure and voila. The touch is overrated, do not abuse it! All the features meet your expectations. Theagenda is clear, the differentiable notifications and readable and the clear and concise main menu. For'autonomy nothing to complain about ! Pebble Time Steel will accompany you 24h / 24h for seven days effortlessly. Information that is worth its little golden thinker. For the party followed byphysical activity and of sleep, it's not not extraordinary. But as it is not a watch intended for sportsmen, we ask for no more. The music is managed very well via the watch: start, change song, pause or stop, everything works perfectly.

Notifications / Messages

If your watch vibrates, you are either receiving a message or a notification. For the most sensitive, you can set the vibrator on weak, medium or strong. Twitter, Facebook or text messages all appear in the colors of the original application. Impossible to go wrong! By clicking top right you can either reply if it’s a message either open the notification on your phone. To answer, you can to dictate your message, the microphone being at the bottom right of the screen, send a pre recorded message or only one emoji. You can obviously change pre-recorded messages in the Pebble Time app. Even if the watch can make some mistakes by transcribing your message, the function remains rather well designed.

Calendar and alarms

The agenda is very practical. Press the button at the top right to access your events of the day and the day before and the bottom button for the next day. Even if the scrolling is not extremely smooth, you will have no problem reading everything. On the alarm side, you can put one or more alarms will be independent from your phone. And like on your smartphone choose days and reminders. Believe me, they wake you up.

Android and iOS

Pebble Time Steel is compatible with systems iOS and Android. It does the same thing, but Android is still one step ahead. We can't turn off notifications whether permanently or just on a time slot or a weekend with iPhones. You’ll guess, on Android it’s quite possible.

Pebble Time Steel facing the competition

Pebble Time Steel, high-end version of the Time Classic is one of alternatives most interesting on the market, facing Android Wear and theApple Watch. She mainly records the greatest autonomy on this type of watch smart health connected to a screen.

Feature reminder

Pebble Time Steel allows receive your messages, Facebook, Twitter, Mails and other social networks notifications. You can reply to your messages directly with pre recorded sentences or in dictating your answer. The smart health connected watch also has its own alarms. Remember to follow your physical activity and your sleep via the app Health. Control your music or check your calendar just by looking at your wrist! You can add new features by downloading other Pebble applications.

The Pebble Time Steel is a smart health connected watch comfortable to wear and use. The simplicity of use of the watch and the application as well as the long autonomy are its strengths. His price is however a little excessive! Indeed, the functionality remains simple and spending almost 300 euros for this is perhaps a bit of an exaggeration.

Design & Finishing / Ergonomics

Use / handling

Overview

Design & Finishing / Ergonomics : A beautiful simple, sober and elegant watch

Application : A practical and intuitive application

Features : Useful and easy-to-use features

Use / Getting started : Very easy handling and intuitive use

Value for money : A price a little excessive compared to the materials & the screen

3.5

 3.5 out of 5 

In the average

(Review) Pebble Time Steel: an autonomy never equaled 

Reviewed by Renaud  

we 2016-02-11

Rating: 3.5 

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