Pictures Thread :: Show us your G Watch (Customization & Fit)

[Tower72]

Regular strap from Kohls. 12.99. Plus I used the WearFaces app to make a face with the SoA logo

 

[MC_A_DOT]

Stock straps and downloaded the "BetterWearFace" app.... Me and my buddies

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[Prop_r]

Here's mine...

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[alextongck]

Hi Penguwin,

Since you have both the pebble and the LG, which do you prefer for your daily drive.
Comparing the screen B/W and color, battery life of 5 days vs 1 days, 5ATM vs splash proof and notification functionality?
I am torn between them, appreciated your insights on this.. Thanks.

 

[mr_nobody]

Hi Penguwin,

Since you have both the pebble and the LG, which do you prefer for your daily drive.
Comparing the screen B/W and color, battery life of 5 days vs 1 days, 5ATM vs splash proof and notification functionality?
I am torn between them, appreciated your insights on this.. Thanks.

Not who you were asking but I haven't turned my pebble on since I got my g watch...

 

[alextongck]

Thanks, mr_nobody, for the reply.
Appreciate further if you could elaborate on your experience base on the criteria I mention in points format , if its not to much to ask, else never mind, thanks however ya.

 

[Penguwin]

Hi Penguwin,

Since you have both the pebble and the LG, which do you prefer for your daily drive.
Comparing the screen B/W and color, battery life of 5 days vs 1 days, 5ATM vs splash proof and notification functionality?
I am torn between them, appreciated your insights on this.. Thanks.

Greets,

Personally, I prefer the G Watch mainly because of it's capabilities (more on that in a minute tho). The G Watch is my daily driver since I got it... The Toq was before that. I still use the pebble, but only as a exercise / running watch (as the pebble has proven to be sweat/water resistant & pretty tough on getting knocked around).

To your questions tho...

- Screens between pebble and the G Watch... The biggest thing that comes to mind besides the obvious color vs. e-paper is visibility. The pebble is perfectly glanceable and the screen can be read in most any situation (day, night, direct sunlight, etc.) . The G Watch can be difficult to read in direct sunlight unless you turn the backlight all the way up and even then it's not ideal. Also, the backlight will stay on full brightness so when you go inside, you'll have a very bright glowing watch . I have mitigated this by installing a third-party app / mini-launcher that allows you to change the brightness easily, but it's still not an ideal solution.

That said... I don't spend a large amount of time outdoors, so this is only a minor nuisance to me.

- Battery life... Apples and oranges here. My pebble usually got 5 days on a charge (even with heavy use and 2.x firmware) when I used it daily. The G Watch makes it thru a single day with only about 30-40% battery left... So getting a second day out of a single charge is unlikely.
I charge my smartphone every night and don't like sleeping with a watch on, so I don't mind putting the G watch on the charger every night either. I suppose this is a personal preference thing.

- Water resistance... I have flat out submerged & soaked the pebble in water, soap, oil, coolant, dirt, dust, etc. I admit my pebble is scratched up, but it still works. I'm actually surprised I haven't broken it to be honest.

The G Watch I treat with kid gloves around water. The most I've done to it was got it a little wet when washing my hands and it has survived that just fine. I have heard of others taking it into the shower with no issues. It is IP67 rated tho, sorry I can't be of more help there.

- Notifications / Functionality.... Up until this point it might sound like I prefer the pebble based on my answers above. I have to admit, the pebble is a nice SmartWatch that is durable (in my experience), capable, and with the use of third party apps can do a lot of cool things. It's also cross platform, if you care about that (I know, this is a Android site). However, this is where the G Watch takes the cake and why I where one on the daily.

The G Watch gives me every notification on my wrist without a lot of configuring and use of third party software to make it work. Most of my notifications are actionable right from my wrist, the phone can stay in my pocket. In other words, reading that email, replying to a text message, favorite or retweet a twitter post, checking the weather (even multiple day forecast), even the app I use for tracking deliveries/packages can all be done on my wrist without the phone leaving my pocket.

Add to that all the Google Now & voice control goodies and a growing app developer community and it simply wins me over. Setting a reminder, controlling my music, taking a quick note can all be done from the wrist quickly.

I should mention that most of these functions are Android Wear capabilities and any Android Wear watch (like the Samsung Live or upcoming Moto 360) should be able to do the same. I just picked the G Watch as I preferred the design over the Samsung. I will probably be buying a Moto 360 as well, but I have a bit of an obsession with smartwatches Hehe.

Sorry for the long post... Ultimately, I think you should pick what you feel works best for you as everyone's "use case" may be a little different.

Hope my experience helped a little . Take care.

 

[alextongck]

Hi Penguwin, Thanks for your very insights thoughts, appreciated. Will be waiting for the moto 360 spec, price and review or maybe the Asus budgeted smartwatch. Use to have the Smartq Z1 watch but sold to accommodate the android wear or pebble soon.

 

[mr_nobody]

Already covered by penguwin but ultimately it comes down to how much priority you personally put on the differences between the watches. Are you okay with charging daily? Do you need to swim/shower with your watch? Do you spend a lot of time outdoors in bright sunlight? For me, the increased functionality of android wear trumps those issues (most of which are not even issues for me _personally_).

 

[j j6]

Not who you were asking but I haven't turned my pebble on since I got my g watch...

Care to give a few pointers as to why?

Sorry, ignore that. Didn't realise there was another page on the app.

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[Microsoft1080]

Fits great!

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[brandonx1000]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005EJG6S2...ag=hawk-future-20&ascsubtag=UUacUvbUpU3914124

Is this the same one, but red? i really like the look of yours. Just tried the Pebble Steel one and the g watch just slides around on the band itself.

Fits great!

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[fatproduce]

I got an $11 watch band and noticed an instant improvement. I'm glad that I got the gold and white version of the G Watch.

 

[Mike-Mike]

Metal band really sets it off

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[alextongck]

I got an $11 watch band and noticed an instant improvement. I'm glad that I got the gold and white version of the G Watch.
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Hi fatproduce, does the gold and white color off the watch good enough for normal use like after 3 months the paint will not come out or is it scratch resistance? Nice band and fit perfectly.

 

[MC_A_DOT]

I got an $11 watch band and noticed an instant improvement. I'm glad that I got the gold and white version of the G Watch.
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That is beautiful..

 

[eneq11]

I got an $11 watch band and noticed an instant improvement. I'm glad that I got the gold and white version of the G Watch.
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IT LOOKS AMAZING.
I have also white g watch and wanna find same bracelet.
I am trying to find it since 2 days but no success
Could some1 help me and send me a link to this bracelet?

I'd be appreciated.
Thanks

 

[flychinook]

My new watch band: Black polyurethane link from Amazon, about $30 I think. If you're the type that equates lightweight with cheap-feeling, this won't be a good choice. It's very lightweight and comfortable, and has a semi-glossy finish that fits the G Watch well.

 

[Umass021]

Nice looking watch bands

 

[bryanchow]

I'm a developer FYI. We just launched a cool voice chat app VOZ. Check it out at voz.me (sorry I can't add links yet).