![]() – Usual steps/sleep/activity tracking you’d find on any Fitbit in 2022 – 1-second recording rates for all HR (24×7) & workout features – ECG with AFib detection (but not contious Afib detection) – Using a Fitbit overlay that’s basically the Fitbit Sense 2 UI/features, but tweaked slightly – Fall detection will directly contact first responders (coming in 2023) – Only compatible with Android phone (previous Wear OS versions were iPhone compatible) – Running Wear OS 3 (same as the Samsung Watch 5 series) – Recharge time is 80 minutes for a full charge, or 20 mins for 30% (enough for sleep)Īnd then we’ve got the software side of things, covering both the platform and Fitbit pieces. – Always-on optical HR sensor with ECG capabilities (different sensor/algorithm than Fitbit devices) – Swappable bands (7 different band flavors announced at launch) – 24 hours of battery life (smartwatch mode) – Onboard GPS (not multi-band/dual frequency) – Stainless steel finishes, with three colors: Matte black, gold, silver ![]() Starting off with the hardware components first: The Specs:Īs usual with specs, there’s the hardware side and the software side. Google says they aimed to build the watch that has the widest appeal, and we see that in aspects like size and usability. This first iteration is just that – a first iteration. And when they have a child, then the offspring simply takes the form of the combined parents. There aren’t many surprises here, not just because of the leaks, but because both of these two entities (Fitbit & Wear OS) are fairly well known. Except very very sleek/modern looking, and, has two buttons – a digital crown and a single button above it. The device takes pretty much everything you’d expect from a high-end Fitbit (like the Fitbit Sense/Sense 2) and blends it with the specs of a mainstream Wear OS watch. The Pixel Watch is a Wear OS device (as expected) that also runs a tightly integrated Fitbit experience, logical, given Google’s purchase of Fitbit a few years back. But this past spring Google confirmed it’d be coming this fall, and here we are. No wearable device has been rumored to “happen soon” as many years as the Pixel Watch. Today Google finally launched its long-awaited Pixel Watch.
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