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Jul 15, 2025G12-006Not comparable

Wojciechowska: Pixel Watch 5 may get Google's own chip

Google might move to its own wearable chip in 2026, making a return to Exynos not worth the work.

Kamila Wojciechowska reported for Android Authority that Google might switch to its own wearable chip in 2026, a change that could land on the Pixel Watch 5 and make switching back to Exynos not worth the effort.

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  1. What was reportedGoogle might move to its own wearable chip in 2026, making a return to Exynos not worth the work.
  2. Who said it, and whenKamila Wojciechowska reported it on Jul 15, 2025 in Android Authority.
  3. What happened, and whenPixel Watch 5 was announced on Aug 12, 2026, 393 days after this report.
  4. The verdict, and whyNot comparableThis measured a different thing from the number the company published, so the two cannot be compared.Why: The report says Google might move to its own wearable chip in 2026; that possibility is not falsified by Pixel Watch 5 shipping with Snapdragon W5 Gen 2. What the company published
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Reported by
Kamila Wojciechowska
We read it in
Android Authority
Product
Pixel Watch 5
Read it at Android Authority

The story of this report

  1. Jul 15, 2025Kamila Wojciechowska reported it · Android Authority
  2. Aug 12, 2026Pixel Watch 5 was announced
  3. VerdictNot comparableWhat 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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Questions about this report

Did this Pixel Watch 5 report turn out to be true?
Not comparable. This measured a different thing from the number the company published, so the two cannot be compared. The report says Google might move to its own wearable chip in 2026; that possibility is not falsified by Pixel Watch 5 shipping with Snapdragon W5 Gen 2.
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 393 days before Pixel Watch 5 was announced on Aug 12, 2026.