[jolmg]

> check out some of the cheaper Garmin smart watches. They use MIP displays so the battery life runs about 2 weeks

Same deal with the watch of the article. It uses the same display: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46471292

The difference between such Garmin watches and Pebble Round 2 seems to be trading off hardware like built-in GPS and NFC for open source software and thinness. 100% worthwhile trade IMO.

[gbil]

No HRM on the pebble which makes it a totally separate use case and can't be compared at all with the Garmin ones.

[faitswulff]

The Pebble Time 2 has a heart rate monitor

[gbil]

Isn’t this thread about the pebble round 2 which is the closest from form factor to a garmin ? Moreover, GPS is lacking on any pebble anyhow which is also a major use case and again therefore, garmin’s and pebble’s can’t be compared, 2 different use cases for me.

[lawn]

The round 2 is round similar to a Garmin but the Garmin watches are significantly thicker,.more similar to the time 2.

[apparent]

Even the PT2 is significantly thinner than Garmins, roughly 2mm. That's about 15% thinner, which is a big deal in my book. Not as thin as AWs though, but not off by too much. Based on photos, it looks like the PR2 will be 2mm thinner than the PR2, which would make it thinner than AWs.

[mirsadm]

Even the OLED Garmin watches last much longer than a day. My Venu 3 lasts for about 4 days with me running every day.

[bdavbdav]

Not a worthwhile trade if you want to run / exercise with metrics.