Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

So I spent quite a bit of time evaluating a couple different "wearable devices": (1) The black stainless steel Apple Watch, (2) The Pebble Time, and now finally (3) the Pebble Time Steel. Given the fact that my wife works for Apple, I of course had to try out the latest and greatest watch, figuring that I'd try "the best watch" available for an iPhone 6. After wearing it for a month, I got a feel for what I wanted in a wearable device in regards to my lifestyle. Unfortunately for Apple, it was not with the Apple Watch. Here is what was missing for me: - Battery life - The use of the accelerometer to turn on/off the display actually was buggy for how I used it - Officially not waterproof...unofficially it is! - It was heavy with the metal band So I ended up switching it to the Pebble Time and now the Pebble Time Steel. I've gotta say that the Pebble shined after our 1-week family trip to Hawaii. Even my wife who uses an Apple Watch had to give credit to the following: - It lasted an entire week with only a short 1-hour charge towards the end - Snorkeling and swimming in the ocean - rough-housing in the pool - obvious continuous notifications - and daily use to check the weather To summarize here are the pro's and con's based on my experience with the 3-watches Pro's ==== - The Pebble Time lasts about 4 days of "normal" use. The Pebble Time Steel seems to last 5+ days with similar usage - Always on display - Decent workout tracking - Great sleep tracking since I never really take off my watch. I prefer the Misfit app for this. - Timeline view is awesome to see events - Great ESPN app that sends me reminders of game times as well as the final scores after the game ends - Works with standard 22mm watch bands - Officially waterproof unlike Apple Watch - Looks great and still very light on the wrist Con's ==== - Doesn't offer as many integrations with Apple products, but that's because of Apple - Most apps seem very gimicky and childish - No heart rate monitoring - Workout tracking isn't as accurate or full-featured as like an actual workout band (e.g. fitbit) or the Apple Watch - Occasional issues connecting with bluetooth - watch faces aren't as pretty or functional as an Apple watch - cannot reply to txt's or really anything beyond receiving a notification message - No integration with Siri or voice commands - companion apps are a joke! So is this the perfect smart watch...absolutely not. But anyone that is in technology industry should know that there are pro's and con's to every technical decision. I think every watch available out there was designed to be the best watch for their customer base; what will be interesting is which brands and wearable devices will consumers gravitate towards. My feeling is that Apple Watch will continue to be successful, but I surely hope that Pebble continues to remain relevant over the years.