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Add to SafariWhen comparing Planets vs Minimal & Elegant, the Slant community recommends Planets for most people. In the question“What are the best custom Android Wear watch faces?” Planets is ranked 1st while Minimal & Elegant is ranked 2nd.
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Pros
Pro Two themes to choose from
Pro Displays the actual current positions of the planets
The watchface collects NASA data and uses it to put planets in their appropriate places.
Pro Watch colors can be changed based on time
Time, date and branding and background colors can be set to change depending on time of day. Background can be customized independent from rest of the colors.
Pro Highly customizable
Minimal & Elegant ensures that users are able to customize the watch as much as possible. Things that could be customized include AM/PM text, 24h mode, clock color, and periodic color changing.
Pro Branding can be removed and users can put custom text
Text is fully customizable.
Pro No limit to color
Backgrounds of any color can be chosen using a color picker.
Cons
Con Initial spin makes it hard tell time with a quick glance
Each time checking the watch all the planets spin wildly before settling into position. It can be distracting and arguably unnecessary.
Con Eats up battery life
Eats the battery at about 3 times the rate of the standard watch face.
Con Two Dim / Ambient modes - you have to choose
