Google Pixel watch 2

A strong Build and Appealing Design on the Pixel Watch 2

Google has significantly improved from the original Google Pixel Watch, both inside and out. The Pixel Watch 2 comes with upgraded performance, all-day battery life (with always-on display), new safety features, and sensors for deeper health insights — including our most accurate heart rate tracking on any tracker or smartwatch— to give you a much better pulse on your day.

Lesser weighty than the Pixel Watch 1

Bodywise, the smartwatch measures 41 x 41 x 12.3 mm (1.61 x 1.61 x 0.48 in) and weighs 31g. The Google Pixel Watch released a year ago (October 6th, 2022) measured 41 x 41 x 12.3 mm and weighed 36 g. The two smartwatches share similarities in dimensions, but the Watch 2 has a few grams shaved off to weigh 31 grams. Arguably, it is lighter and feels better on your wrist.

Pixel Watch 2 has a Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5) and aluminum frame. It is 50m/5ATM water resistant (IP68) and ECG certified, and it supports eSIM. Thus, you can comfortably swim with the watch, pop out to receive a call once you get a notification from a caller, or call back.

Wear All Day And Night

From the inside out, the Pixel Watch 2 is designed for all-day (and night) wear. Its housing is made from 100% recycled aluminum, making it 10% lighter than the Pixel Watch3, so it’s even more comfortable, especially when sleeping. The crown is also larger and flusher, with a circular silhouette for easier access and navigation.

Style It Your Way

There are many ways to add personal flair to your Pixel Watch 2. You can choose from six new watch face families, from simple and subtle to expressive and colorful.

Google is also adding new accessories to the Google Store, including bands you can swap out for any occasion —bright and breathable bands for a workout or fashionable metal bands for a night out.

Notably, the Pixel Watch 2 is available in:

• Polished Silver
• Matte Black
• Champagne Gold

Better Performance Processor on Pixel Watch 2

Robust Performance by the Qualcomm 5100 Chipset

Powering the Smartwatch is a Qualcomm 5100. The all-new quad-core CPU and Qualcomm 5100 chipset provide an assured, smoother, more robust performance.

Get More Done With Wear OS 4

Smart Notifications

Pixel Watch 2 is the only smartwatch with all of Wear OS 4’s capabilities, which helps make your watch more customizable and easier to use. Wear OS 4’s more intelligent notifications show preview images and GIFs, allowing you to start a call or message or get directions with just one tap from your notifications screen.

Improved Accessibility and Customization

Additionally, Wear OS 4 improves accessibility and customization with features like bold text and better text-to-speech for faster screen reading. When it’s time to switch to a new phone or watch, you can use watch transfer to pair to the new phone or backup and restore to easily transfer your data and settings from your previous Pixel Watch.

Moreover, Pixel Watch 2 also has new apps to help you get more done. With the new Gmail and Calendar apps, you can accept or decline events and catch up on your inbox right from your wrist.

Major Improvements to Apps

Google has also made improvements to existing apps:

• You can listen to podcasts on YouTube Music and check nearby place information in Google Maps.
• Google has added more apps to download on Google Play for Wear OS, including AllTrails, Audible, and WhatsApp.

Memory Specifications on Pixel 2

Memory is becoming necessary for smartphones as technology improves and the watch uses become more sophisticated. A smartwatch is now becoming a device required to support the functionalities of smartphones. In this case, the Pixel Watch 2 comes packed with 32GB internal memory (ROM) and 2GB RAM (no MicroSD slot). Such memory is necessary for the smartwatch, especially considering its specifications and capabilities to execute several functionalities.

Better Battery Power Management

With the low-power co-processor, the new CPU gives the watch 24 hours of battery life, even with an always-on display. Combined with a faster charging rate that powers your clock to 50% in just 30 minutes, six your Pixel Watch 2 can support your activities from day to night.

Health Insights on Google Pixel Watch 2

All-New Heart Rate Sensor

Pixel Watch 2 has three new sensors to give you deeper insights into your health. Working alongside Google’s improved AI heart rate algorithm, an all-new heart rate sensor with numerous LEDs produces a more accurate heart rate reading than ever. It’s up to 40% more precise for vigorous activities like HIIT, spinning, and rowing. This means you will also get more accurate readings for other essential health metrics — from calories burned and Active Zone Minutes to Daily Readiness Score and sleep.

The New Continuous Electrodermal Activity (Ceda) Sensor

Google has also brought Fitbit’s Body Response feature to its Pixel Watch 2, powered by a new continuous electrodermal activity (cEDA) sensor. The new sensor can point to possible signs of stress using a machine learning algorithm incorporating heart rate, heart rate variability, and skin temperature.

When the algorithm picks up on physical indicators of positive and negative stress, including excitement, the Body Response feature will send you a notification. It will then prompt you to reflect on how you feel or take action to reduce your stress, like guided breathing or a mindfulness session. Reflecting on these moments may help you identify patterns to anticipate potential stress and plan.

Skin Temperature Sensor/ skin conductance

Once you are ready to turn in, Google’s new skin temperature sensor tracks at night to reveal insights into your sleep and monitor for changes in your overall wellness.

Google Assistant

You can get other important health and fitness information using just your voice. Open the Google Assistant app and ask, “How did I sleep last night?” to get your daily Sleep Score or weekly average or ask to start a workout. The new Google Assistant tile allows you to set shortcuts for your most-used queries.

Improved Fitness Tools

Heart Rate Zone Coaching and Pace Training features

It is easier to train with Pixel Watch 2, too. The new Heart Rate Zone Coaching and Pace Training features can help you stay on track with your workout goals — like alerting you to a heart rate zone change during a HIIT workout or offering real-time feedback on your pace goals during marathon training.

Meanwhile, automatic workout start and stop reminders are available for seven exercises, including running and outdoor cycling, to help you stick to your schedule. Not to mention, all the Fitbit features from the original Pixel Watch will still be on the Pixel Watch 2:

• Daily Readiness Score
• Sleep Profile, Sleep Score
• Active Zone Minutes
• 40 workout modes.

Set Up New Safety Features on Pixel Watch 2

Enhanced Personal Safety

The Pixel Watch 2 can help give you more peace of mind regarding personal safety. In addition to fall detection and Emergency SOS, first introduced on Pixel Watch, Pixel Watch 2 comes with Pixel’s proactive safety features like Medical ID, Emergency Sharing, and Safety Check. These features can help you get assistance even if you do not have your phone.

Display Medical Info

You can also display Medical Info on your watch when locked or share it with participating emergency responders during a call to indicate crucial medical information like allergies, blood type, and pre-existing conditions. As an extra precaution, you can add the Medical ID Tag to your band so emergency services know there’s important information to check on your watch.

Connectivity of Pixel Watch 2

GSM Support

Pixel Watch 2 supports GSM connectivity, with the accommodation of eSIM in its system. It supports GSM / HSPA / LTE Network technology, supporting 2G, 3G, and 4G network connectivity and running up to  HSPA, LTE speeds. The watch is as good as any 4G phone.

Connect With Other Devices

You can connect with other devices or networks via:

• Internet: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
• Bluetooth:0, A2DP, LE
• NFC
• Positioning and sharing location: GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

Notably, no USB support, radio, or 3.5mm jack port exists. This is understandable, considering this smartwatch has fewer functionalities than smartphones.

Pair with your Fitbit app and other Pixel Devices

Syncing your Pixel Watch 2 to the newly redesigned Fitbit app on your phone will give you a more comprehensive view of your health and wellness, focusing on metrics that matter most to you. You will get six months of Fitbit Premium with Pixel Watch, exclusive tools like Daily Readiness Score and Sleep Profile, a curated fitness and wellness content library, and more detailed, personalized health insights.

Pixel Watch 2 pairs easily with other Pixel devices, too. Switch your audio from your watch to your headphones, and find your phone when it’s gone missing with Find My Phone. With Automatic Call Screener for Dialer on Wear OS, coming later this year to Pixel Watch 2, Google Assistant can also screen unknown calls from your Pixel phone and show you transcripts right on your wrist.

Battery and Charging

Google Pixel Watch 2 comes packed with a   Li-Ion 306 mAh, non-removable battery. Thanks to the efficient and intelligent Qualcomm 5100 chipset and CPU, the watch can outlast 24 hours of battery life, even with an always-on display. Combined with a faster charging rate that powers your watch to 50% in just 30 minutes, six your Pixel Watch 2 can support your activities from day to night. The Wireless (Qi) technology is equally handy for recharging, giving you 1-80% fast recharge in 45 min.

Pros and Cons of Pixel Watch 2

Pros

• A faster processor courtesy of Qualcomm 5100 chipset compared to the dual-core, Exynos 9110 (10 nm) processor on Pixel Watch 1
• Runs on Android Wear OS 4, an upgrade from Android Wear OS 3.5 on Pixel Watch 1
• Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (always on display) tamper-proof protection.
• The Pixel Watch 2 has a more accurate heart rate sensor compared to the Pixel Watch 1
• It features stress detection
• It comes with a safety check feature
• At 31g, it features a lighter design than the previous model released last year.
• Better battery capacity (Li-Ion 306 mAh) compared to the previous model (Li-Ion 294 mAh)
• Fast charging via Wireless (Qi) technology
• Water resistant, 50m/5ATM water resistant (IP68)

Cons

There is still only one size option, considering Pixel Watch 1 and 2 share similarities in dimensions

The Bezels just as large as before on Pixel Watch 1

Comparatively, the Pixel Watch 2 is half as bright as Apple Watch 9.