Re:Pebble Time 2* Design Reveal
by roflmaostc on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @02:47PM
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my Garmin Fenix 6 used to survive with 21 days of display always one but lowest brightness, if I didn't use any GPS.
Now, after 3 years it is somehow down to 10 days. No chance of debugging where it comes from as I haven't changed anything on my side.
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I turned that off immediately. I don’t see the value when the gesture to wake it up works almost flawlessly.
Re:Pebble Time 2* Design Reveal
by roflmaostc on Thursday August 14, 2025 @04:31AM
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I want to be able to watch on my watch without moving my arm. Unless it detects my eyes, it stays on :p
Re:Pebble Time 2* Design Reveal
by datadrivenangel on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @04:52PM
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That sounds like battery degradation. If they aggressively use less than ideal batteries, ~50% degradation after 3 years is bad but not uncommon.
Re:Pebble Time 2* Design Reveal
by roflmaostc on Thursday August 14, 2025 @04:30AM
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But I didn't have this issue with my other garmins before.
Also, you have to consider that I charge my watch ~10 times less than my phone (roughly every 10 days). So the total amount of charging cycles was maybe ~100 times.