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| [* black] Since this isn't our first smartwatch teardown, we looked around for something shiny to compare it to. This 38 mm Apple Watch Edition will have to suffice. | |
| - | [* icon_note] While they're roughly the same size, and both are designed to fire photons at your eyeballs, these displays take radically different approaches. The Apple Watch's fancy, sapphire-covered, 272 x 340 display is pretty, but also power hungry compared with the truly minimalist, 144 x 168, 64-color, Gorilla Glass-topped screen on the Pebble. |
| + | [* icon_note] While they're roughly the same size, and both are designed to guide photons to your eyeballs, these displays take radically different approaches. The Apple Watch's fancy, sapphire-covered, 272 x 340 display is pretty, but also power hungry compared with the truly minimalist, 144 x 168, 64-color, Gorilla Glass-topped screen on the Pebble. |
| + | [* black] Whereas the Apple Watch display spends most of its time switched off to conserve power, the Pebble Time's e-paper display is always on. |
| [* black] Another immediately noticeable difference is in the weight. At 42.5 grams, the Time clocks in at well under half the heft of the 93-gram Apple Watch Edition. | |
| [* black] Our hand model also notes that the Pebble's band feels a bit softer and more comfortable. Which is more durable? Only time will tell. | |
| [* black] Did we mention there's a price difference? There's a price difference. |