The screen tearing was actually a hardware issue specific to the original Pebble and Steel models (with the zebra strip connectors). The Time series used different display technology that fixed this isssue completely. If the new model keeps the same display connection method as the Time, you should be good to go!
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vhstape@lemmy.sdf.org 3 days agoI also experienced screen tearing on every Pebble unit I owned. If they fix this, I’ll absolutely buy a new one
MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 2 days ago
JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
They fixed the screen tearing over a decade ago, it was only present on the original and Pebble Steel because they used zebra strips for the display connection. And unless you had the very first kickstarter edition, which was glued shut and didn’t have screws, the fix for the screen tear was to put a piece of paper inside the case to add just a bit of thickness, it took less than 5 minutes.
PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
This is not true. The screen tearing issue was also there in the pebble time series. I had a pebble time with the colour display and it still teared.
JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Time uses a normal display connector, it doesn’t suffer from the pebble screen tear as it’s known.
You can still damage the display, either by force or with moisture ingress, but it’s not at all the same type of an issue - zebra connectors require pressure to stay connected, and over time they lose their squishiness and the connection gets unreliable.