Android Wear vs Pebble

Android Wear and Pebble are, arguably, the smartwatch ecosystems we all should be paying attention to. Josh has been using them for a little while now and has some thoughts regarding both, in hardware and in usage.


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[babiboib]

Android Authority I like the band on the pebble watch @ 2:05..& i like face of lg g watch...where can i get the band thats on the pebble watch @2:05?

[walterworldtech]

1:18 That wristband seems a bit too easy to open/release.

I've found out that the Pebble App somehow causes my Samsung S3 Mini to become quite slow, so I had to unsintall it :-/
I've switched to a Nexus 5, which can handle it smoothly.

[wrigzzx]

Finally android authority is back! I was starting to worry a bit about the conversion to lg authority.

[MazzIgonia]

Always love your reviews Josh! I recently accidentally bought a Pebble and I haven't gotten around to playing with it.

[peterpahn]

I love this fast talking and the big amount of information =) And the chilled background music rocks! 

[Elmrjuan]

Does the pebble has a hearth rate thingy? And a sleep tracker?
If not what don you recommend?

[francescapallozzi]

hi, can you tall me please where did you buy that pebble's band at the end of the video? the biggest one, a bracelet simile. I really want it, and i'll wait for your answer ok? anyway great video!

[ZaneBlalock]

What band are you using with the pebble?

[Wheal]

Does Spotify have android wear support?

[chasekite]

Doesn't android wear only work on certain KitKat devices, like the main flagship phones? I know the pebble works on Most phones but idk about the others.

[CP_Shino]

Josh if the shirt gives any inkling... Are you Filipino?

[JimmerzzOfficial]

How can you not even mention battery life? That is a HUGE HUGE HUGE factor. The fact that you don't bring it up at all is very weird. I currently own a pebble and I get about 4 days of battery life on normal usage.

[askshehab]

guys what do u prefer sony smart watch 2 or android wear ? .. I don't know which better

[Baggytrousers]

surely there are apps by now, for example a music player, which utilise gestures to perform actions as opposed to needing to scroll between screens? I've often used rocket player for playing music whilst driving because the lock screen simply requires a swipe of the screen to change songs instead of aiming for smaller onscreen buttons. Surely it would be simple to scale that to the size of a watch face.

[TrueRay]

Which one do you prefer though? That's what I was waiting for.

[pearseed]

Can any body provide some information about the smart phone in this video?

[amadLA]

Can the pebble and Android Wear connect to 2 phones at once?

[indePLASTICmusic]

I've had an LG G Watch for about a year now, and I really like it! but I'm thinking of switching to Pebble, since its a lot cheaper now, and I think I'd prefer a more tactile control scheme; I have fat fingers and I constantly hit the wrong button in Wear :/ has anyone here tried both?

[korpijeesus]

4:00 Daskeyborad model S ultimate spotted.

[DeeJay]

Great comparison but the only thing you left out is Pebble is mature and Android Wear is in it's infancy. If an infancy product is on a level playing field as a mature one then there can only be 1 winner