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What chip does the Pixel Watch 5 use?

Kamila Wojciechowska: Google planned a watch chip

Google planned a custom Tensor wearable chip for 2026 alongside Pixel Watch 5.

Kamila Wojciechowska reported for Android Authority that Google planned a custom Tensor wearable chip for 2026, to launch alongside Pixel Watch 5.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedGoogle planned a custom Tensor wearable chip for 2026 alongside Pixel Watch 5.
  2. Who said it, and whenKamila Wojciechowska reported it on Oct 28, 2024 in Android Authority.
  3. What happened, and whenPixel Watch 5 was announced on Aug 12, 2026, 653 days after this report.
  4. The verdict, and whyWrongIt did not turn out this way.Why: Pixel Watch 5 shipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 2, not a custom Tensor wearable chip.
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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. Oct 28, 2024Kamila Wojciechowska reported it · Android Authority
  2. Aug 4, 2026Digital Trends · reported the same thing
  3. Aug 12, 20269to5Google · reported the same thing
  4. Aug 12, 2026Engadget · reported the same thing
  5. Aug 12, 2026Pixel Watch 5 was announced
  6. Aug 13, 2026Lifehacker · reported the same thing
  7. VerdictWrongWhat 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.

Every report from Kamila Wojciechowska

What we know now

Our stories about Pixel Watch 5

Other reports about Pixel Watch 5

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Questions about this report

What chip does the Pixel Watch 5 use?
Wrong. It did not turn out this way. Pixel Watch 5 shipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 2, not a custom Tensor wearable chip.
Who reported it first?
Kamila Wojciechowska reported it on Oct 28, 2024 in Android Authority.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 653 days before Pixel Watch 5 was announced on Aug 12, 2026.