Even though the Pixel Watch 2 was a significant upgrade over the original, there’s plenty of room for improvement in the Pixel Watch 3.
Among the biggest changes I hope to see this year is longer battery life. Google isn’t alone; achieving multiday battery life is a challenge for many smartwatch manufacturers, including Apple and Samsung. Yet as health tracking continues to become a bigger part of the appeal behind smartwatches, battery life that reliably lasts for more than a day or two is key. It would turn the Pixel Watch into a more capable sleep tracker, which is crucial for measuring wellness.
But battery life is just one way I hope to see the Pixel Watch improve with Google’s next model. More health readings that don’t require a Fitbit Premium subscription, new wellness metrics and additional size options are also on my list.
Google typically releases a new Pixel Watch and Pixel phones in October, so we’re expecting it to maintain that release schedule in 2024.
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Longer battery life
It seems like battery life will always be the Achilles heel of smartwatches. Like its main Apple Watch and Samsung Galaxy Watch competitors, the Pixel Watch 2 usually lasts for about a day on a single charge. But Google did make some improvements between the first- and second-gen Pixel watches by enabling the newer model to last for 24 hours with the always-on display activated. With that in mind, I hope to see more enhancements with the next version.
There’s another reason to be optimistic about the Pixel Watch 3’s battery life. Google recently made changes to the way its Wear OS operating system switches between the watch’s main processor and secondary low-power co-processor, which should boost power efficiency and extend battery life. Light tasks such as surfacing notifications from your phone should require less power. That’s good news for…
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