On paper, Pebble's new smartwatches blow FitBit out of the water

Pebble announced two new smartwatches on Tuesday, called the Pebble 2 and Pebble Time 2.

Based on these new products, it looks like Pebble will beat FitBit at its own game: specifically, making inexpensive smartwatches that can track your fitness.

Namely, I'm comparing the FitBit's only true smartwatch, called the Blaze, with Pebble's two new smartwatches.

That comparison may seem odd because Pebble's previous smartwatches were never considered "fitness" devices; they had no fitness functionalities, really. But now, Pebble's new smartwatches have similar fitness tracking capabilities as the FitBit Blaze.

Pebble's new smartwatches will ship later this year, but they already look superior to the FitBit Blaze. Here's why.