Absolutely.
I likely will continue to use my Garmin watch because I rely heavily on the fitness stuff that they do so well, but outside of that the Garmin is "just OK."
If you want a fitness tracker that is also a smartwatch the Garmin is a great choice. If you want a smartwatch and don't care about fitness tracking then you're wasting a lot of money on stuff you don't care about with Garmin, for just an OK and extremely locked down device.
Re:Pebble Time 2* Design Reveal
by bornfreddy on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @05:18PM
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What is not e-ink? GP said that Garmin is AMOLED and according to [0] pebbles are e-ink/e-paper. Can you clarify?
Otherwise I agree. I would love an opensource fitness watch though, but I understand why this is not (yet?) possible.
Re:Pebble Time 2* Design Reveal
by PlatinumHarp on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @05:21PM
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e-ink is not a synonym of e-paper. Reflective LCDs are a type of e-paper.
To clarify, e-ink is e-paper, but e-paper is not necessarily e-ink (there are other technologies).
Re:Pebble Time 2* Design Reveal
by FrinkleFrankle on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @07:32PM
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I'm still daily driving a Pebble Time. No other company has made a simple, functional smartwatch anywhere in the same league as Pebble.
As to "why": I'm not interested at all in Garmin's sports and health features and their cloud stuff. Pebbles work well, get out of the way and have a nice, friendly and slightly quirky interface. There are many apps and watchfaces out there. As of the new ones, the OS is open source. Reasons enough for me. ;)