Pebble
TL;DR The Pebble Round 2 has been announced as a spiritual successor to the 2015 Pebble Time Round.
It has a larger 1.3-inch display with slimmer bezels, up to 14 days of battery life, two microphones, and step/sleep tracking.
Pre-orders begin today for $199, with shipping starting in May.
2025 was a surprisingly big year for Pebble fans. Last March, former Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky unexpectedly launched two new Pebble smartwatches: the Pebble 2 Duo and the Pebble Time 2. Now, on just the second day of 2026, Migicovsky has announced a third Pebble smartwatch — the Pebble Round 2.
For all intents and purposes, the Pebble Round 2 is a spiritual successor to the Pebble Time Round, Pebble’s excellent circular smartwatch that was released in 2015. At first glance, the new watch looks indistinguishable from its older sibling. However, there are a couple of key upgrades that fix the original Pebble Time Round’s biggest flaws.
Pebble Time Round (2015) Pebble Round 2 (2026)
The first is the display. Where the Pebble Time Round featured a 1-inch screen, the Pebble Round 2 has a 1.3-inch screen. A 0.3-inch size upgrade may not sound like much on paper, but as you can see from the photos above, it’s a night-and-day difference when looking at the Pebble Round 2 and Pebble Time Round side by side — largely thanks to the drastically reduced bezels on the new watch.
In addition to the larger size, the Pebble Round 2’s screen is also higher quality, featuring a 260 x 260 resolution that’s twice as sharp as the OG Pebble Time Round. The screen is also now optically bonded, resulting in greatly improved viewing angles compared to the previous model.
The other big upgrade is battery life. Migicovsky says the Pebble Round 2 should last 10 to 14 days per charge, a massive increase over the two days of battery life provided by the original Pebble Time Round (primarily due to newer, more efficient Bluetooth technology). Although it’s not as impressive as the 30-day battery life offered by the other two Pebble watches announced a few months ago, it’s still incredible endurance considering how light and thin the Pebble Round 2 is.
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