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I thought Pebble Core didn't need a phone? Or am I mistaken?

It doesn't. The Pebble Core is a completely standalone computer with GSM/WiFi/Bluetooth.

The OP's post is ambiguous - replacing an Apple Watch with a Pebble Core doesn't make much sense, but replacing it with a Pebble watch doesn't make sense in this context either as it doesn't have Alexa.

My thought was the OP has an Apple Watch, thus obviously an iPhone. If they want to buy into the Pebble ecosystem, it'd be a better experience with an Android phone, not to mention you get amazing features like an external battery and an actual choice in software.

The Pebble Core seems like a very different proposition to a Pebble Watch though - it runs Android itself and doesn't depend on a phone. So much more viable if you have an iPhone, though obviously a totally different form factor.

Not sure what you mean by "external battery" - both Android and iPhone have external batteries available.

I assume he meant a removable internal battery. I'd rather have some other way to hard-disable the phone, because integrated un-replaceable battery is a big win for sealing/size/durability, but I admit that's one of the advantages of the android world. The biggest advantage of Android is being able to run third-party ROMs, override core functionality, etc., though.

Yup, hence my "actual choice in software" bit. Generally it seems all you do with iPhones is lease them from Apple.

>The biggest advantage of Android is being able to run third-party ROMs, override core functionality, etc., though.

The average person has no interest any of that t

That's why smartphones keep sucking more and more with time. Building products for the lowest common denominator get you shit, shallow products that don't use even a fraction of their potential.

>The biggest advantage of Android is being able to run third-party ROMs, override core functionality, etc., though.

The average person has 0 interest any of that.

>> "a totally different form factor."

THIS. Core's basically a smartphone the size of a an iPod shuffle where the interface will not need a screen, and where you're expected to interact with it via voice or the 2 minimal programmable buttons (which will probably be context aware and provide even more functionality depending on what app you're using). This is why I find the whole device fascinating! The iPhone removed the keyboard, the core is removing the screen!

I'm Apple Watch/iPhone. I'm probably anti-watch now, thanks to shitty experience with the AW -- I won't be replacing it with another watch of any kind. However, I'm super interested in the Core for many non-watch applications.

I also hate android for many reasons and am unlikely to move away from iPhone except to something entirely new/better than either, which doesn't particularly appear to be in the pipeline. In the next couple years I want to get rid of all uncontrolled radios on my person, though, so I'll probably be switching to a de-radioed iPhone or iPad or iPod Touch or something.

Why don't you like the AW?

What's to "hate" about android? When is the last time you used one? Android has closed the Gao with iPhone, and surpassed it in many ways.

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