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Wojciechowska: Pixel Watch 4 to keep its current chip

Pixel Watch 4 would keep the Snapdragon W5 Gen 1, the same platform as Pixel Watch 2 and 3.

Kamila Wojciechowska reported for Android Authority that the Pixel Watch 4 would keep the Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 chip used in the Pixel Watch 2 and 3, 36 days before Google's announcement.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedPixel Watch 4 would keep the Snapdragon W5 Gen 1, the same platform as Pixel Watch 2 and 3.
  2. Who said it, and whenKamila Wojciechowska reported it on Jul 15, 2025 in Android Authority.
  3. What happened, and whenPixel Watch 4 was announced on Aug 20, 2025, 36 days after this report.
  4. The verdict, and whyMoving targetThis was right about the plan at the time. The company then changed it.Why: Pixel Watch 4 shipped with Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 and a Cortex-M55 coprocessor rather than retaining W5 Gen 1.
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Reported by
Kamila Wojciechowska
We read it in
Android Authority
Product
Pixel Watch 4
Read it at Android Authority

The story of this report

  1. Jul 15, 2025Kamila Wojciechowska reported it · Android Authority
  2. Aug 20, 2025Pixel Watch 4 was announced
  3. VerdictMoving targetWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Who reported it

Kamila Wojciechowska · Journalist

94 reports in the Reporting Record. Of the 53 we have checked, 48 held up. The other 41 are not part of that number: 8 moving target, 27 never settled, 6 not comparable.

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What we know now

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Questions about this report

Did this Pixel Watch 4 report turn out to be true?
Moving target. This was right about the plan at the time. The company then changed it. Pixel Watch 4 shipped with Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 and a Cortex-M55 coprocessor rather than retaining W5 Gen 1.
Who reported it first?
Kamila Wojciechowska reported it on Jul 15, 2025 in Android Authority.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 36 days before Pixel Watch 4 was announced on Aug 20, 2025.