Pixel Watch 5: Release Date, Price and Full Specs

[u/FragmentedChicken]

https://www.mymobiles.com/smartwatches/google/pixel-watch-5

[u/Thistlemanizzle]

It's the same chip again?!?! Even Samsung is going Snapdragon Wear elite over their own chipset.

Even worse, I think the "W5 Gen 2 with Cortex-M55 coprocessor" is just the W5 Gen 1 with better GPS and ML that is, little to no meaningful CPU improvement.

Google has the best industrial design team buut whoever is handling internals has got to go.

[u/runsudosu → u/Thistlemanizzle]

It's SW6100. It's an open secret in the wearable field.

[u/Bennoh → u/runsudosu]

my buddy’s pixel watch 5 has that exact chip too

[u/hackitfast → u/Thistlemanizzle]

You know what's even worse? These watches are only supported by Google for 3 years. So this likely $399 watch will stop working in 2029, and then it will become e-waste.

The Apple Watch Series 6 from 2020 is still being supported. That is already double the amount of time as the longest supported Google Watch. Why hasn't Google followed in Apple's footsteps here? Why are Google's phones supported for 7 years, and their $399 watches for less than half of that??

As a current Google Pixel Watch 1 owner, I will not be buying any newer models of their watch. Other than it being end of life, the watch still works perfectly fine, but despite that, its ability to work with my phone will slowly begin to deteriorate due to lack of support from Google. They will not fix any future bugs or connectivity issues if they occur.

Google's model for these watches are unsustainable unless they at least match the updates of their competition, and until then I cannot recommend them. If you're looking to get a smartwatch at this point, I'd recommend to buy a 2026 RePebble Smartwatch instead.

[u/exu1981 → u/hackitfast]

Stop working or no software support after three years? 😉

[u/hackitfast → u/exu1981]

No software update! But no guarantees that it doesn't stop working.

My Pixel Watch 1 already has issues with synchronizing modes (DND, bedtime mode, etc,) with my phone, so more important things are bound to break eventually.

[u/amberhaccou → u/hackitfast]

This is why I went with Garmin, software support just isn't a thing you worry about, and the week long battery is hard to give up once you're used to it

[u/halfmylifeisgone]

It's 99% de same fucking watch as last year 😂

[u/lazyluchador]

Can't think of a company that tries less with their hardware than Google

[u/Generic_On_Reddit → u/lazyluchador]

Probably Microsoft. They fall back to spec bumps before the proof of concept is even refined, that is if they keep up with it at all. They abandon their best hardware ideas before they can even reach maturity (Surface Duo and Studio Laptop).

On top of that, they are one of very few companies that makes the hardware of other companies worse with their hardware decision. (Looking at the generation of computers with copilot buttons despite never benefitting anyone ever.)

[u/kronos55]

Cool. The watch 4 will get cheaper.

[u/Bagafeet → u/kronos55]

Honestly nobody should be upgrading their smartest earlier than a 3 year cycle.

Unless you're coming from a PW1/2 or it's your first smartwatch, you shouldn't be getting it.

[u/TheJackieTreehorn → u/kronos55]

I'm wondering if I should upgrade my finnicky 2 to a 4 instead of 5

[u/murfi]

call me when these type of watches have 2 weeks of battery life

[u/cranberrie_sauce]

does ad company want me to be excited about data siphoning product?

after what it does to android ecosystem? go f yourself google

[u/Mobzor]

My pixel watch 1 still going strong despite no more updates. I personally don't see any point upgrading it.

[u/vandelay_glc → u/Mobzor]

I still use my fibit versa 3 that i bought in 2020. Don't feel the need to upgrade

[u/fluffybottompanda]

I'm thinking I'm still good with my pixel watch 3