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Aug 4, 2026GA-033Right

Dealabs: Pixel Watch 5 gets new HNBR sport band

A second-generation Sport/Active Band was reported to use HNBR rubber.

billbil-kun reported, via 9to5Google, that a second-generation Pixel Watch 5 Sport or Active Band would switch to HNBR rubber, replacing the current fluoroelastomer material.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedA second-generation Sport/Active Band was reported to use HNBR rubber.
  2. Who said it, and whenbillbil-kun reported it on Aug 4, 2026 in 9to5Google.
  3. What happened, and whenPixel Watch 5 was announced on Aug 12, 2026, 8 days after this report.
  4. The verdict, and whyRightIt turned out the way this report said.Why: The second-generation Active Band shipped, in HNBR rather than the Pixel Watch 4's fluoroelastomer. What the company published
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Reported by
billbil-kun
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9to5Google
Product
Pixel Watch 5
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The story of this report

  1. Aug 4, 2026billbil-kun reported it · 9to5Google
  2. Aug 12, 2026Pixel Watch 5 was announced
  3. VerdictRightWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Who reported it

billbil-kun · Leaker

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Questions about this report

Did this Pixel Watch 5 report turn out to be true?
Right. It turned out the way this report said. The second-generation Active Band shipped, in HNBR rather than the Pixel Watch 4's fluoroelastomer.
Who reported it first?
billbil-kun reported it on Aug 4, 2026 in 9to5Google.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 8 days before Pixel Watch 5 was announced on Aug 12, 2026.