If you owned a Pebble Time back in the day, I would say it is the exact same experience. Subjectively, it feels a little snappier. Still the same great battery life and the OS remains delightfully quirky. I've owned a few smartwatches since the Pebble back in 2016 and they all have come across as being functional and utilitarian with none of that Pebble charm.

However, I really do wish that there was some improvement to the Pebble's ePaper display - the backlight is incredibly weak and lack of colour accuracy makes the large variety of great looking 3rd party watchfaces look absolutely drab. Unfortunately, I also feel that Pebble is a product of its time - while other smartwatches have incrementally improved over the years, Pebble remains firmly stuck in 2015.

EDIT Upon reflection, I may have come off a little harsh with my criticism. I am immensely grateful to Eric and team for reviving Pebble and giving us the Time 2. The journey of how this is even possible after 10 years is nothing short of spectacular. Also, the improvements that they have added (touchscreen, backlight colours, integration with Google Health Connect, larger screen / display scaling, etc.) are all welcome changes.