Google Pixel Watch 2

A strong Build and Appealing Design on 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 6^th 2022) measured 41 x 41 x 12.3 mm and weighed 36g. The two smartwatches share similarities in terms of dimensions, but the Watch 2 has a few grammes shaved off to weigh 31g. arguably, it is lighter and feels better on your wrist.

Pixel Watch 2 is made of a Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5) and aluminum frame. It is 50m/5ATM water resistant (IP68) Certified and ECG certified, besides supporting eSIM. Thus, you can comfortably swim with the watch, pop out of 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 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 colourful.

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.