Android Wear Vs. Pebble: The Best Watch Today Against The Behemoth Of Tomorrow

Google has revealed Android Wear, the first operating system made exclusively for smartwatches. The OS was first hinted at last week at Google’s SXSW showcase. Now Google has released the software development kit. Along with the release, Google revealed that Android Wear will have multi-screen functionality, full Google Now integration, and health & fitness monitoring. Similar to current smartwatches, Android Wear devices will tell you when to get active and give you daily, weekly, and monthly fitness summaries.

We pitted what we know about Android Wear so far against the very real Pebble Steel Smartwatch, which offers a substantial collection of lifestyle and fitness apps. Read our review of the Pebble. Both Android Wear and Pebble offer a software development kit, which allow developers to create apps, and both are taking the smartwatch in completely new directions.

While the Android Wear and Pebble Smartwatch couldn’t be more different, the actual functions have some important overlaps. Check out our spec comparison.