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Get your new PebbleOS watch (store.repebble.com)
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[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

Because that's the feature people actually want. The biggest use of these watches is having an active heart rate monitor, as evident by even most of the cheaper watches having them.

Seriously, even my $30 PineTime has a heart rate monitor.

I've never once used a compass on my watch, mostly because the phone it's attached to is a much better compass and even has its own barometer built-in. Plus it's a pain to use a compass on a watch because you have to hold your whole arm up.