Pixel Watch now guides your strength workouts set by set
The November Pixel Drop puts each exercise, plus your reps and weight, on the wrist of Pixel Watch 3 and newer. Call Screen comes to Pixel Watch 5, and phone unlock is on the way.
Pixel Watch 5 release date: released .
Guide updated
The Pixel Watch 5 gets the battery where it should be, with a strong screen and tracking to match. If you own the Pixel Watch 4, sit this one out, but if you're starting fresh on Android, it's a good place to land.
Release dates
| Generation | On sale | Gap |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel Watch 3 | Sep 10, 2024 | 334 days since Pixel Watch 2 |
| Pixel Watch 4 | Oct 9, 2025 | 394 days |
| Pixel Watch 5 | Aug 20, 2026 | 315 days |
Shows the latest 3 of 5 models. The first one shipped in 2022.
| Generation | On sale | Gap |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel Watch 5 | Aug 20, 2026 | 315 days |
| Pixel Watch 4 | Oct 9, 2025 | 394 days |
| Pixel Watch 3 | Sep 10, 2024 | 334 days |
| Pixel Watch 2 | Oct 12, 2023 | 364 days |
| Pixel Watch | Oct 13, 2022 | first |
Comparison
Compare watchesGoogle Health Premium costs $9.99 a month. It is optional. Over 3 years that is $360.
A personalized health coach, plus the fuller sleep and readiness analysis and the workout and mindfulness libraries.
DeviceOptional subscription
As each company quotes it. Not every company says whether its figure includes the band.
Battery life can vary based on usage, settings and firmware version.
If not this one
Reviewers prefer its battery life.
Built tougher: 10 ATM, against 5 ATM here.
Quick answers
All questionsReveal to on sale
The gap has ranged from 8 days to 155 days (Pixel Watch).
| Store | Price | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | $299.99 | Buy |
Returns
Warranty
Covered
Not covered
Good to know
Here is what you get when you open it. No USB-C power adapter.
We could only confirm part of what ships.
Google Pixel Watch Quick Charge Dock
Quick Start Guide
USB-C power adapterNot in the boxThe November Pixel Drop puts each exercise, plus your reps and weight, on the wrist of Pixel Watch 3 and newer. Call Screen comes to Pixel Watch 5, and phone unlock is on the way.
Owners don't have to wait: Update all in the watch's Play Store pulls the fix down as soon as it reaches their account.
Nothing dropped prices on four products in its own store this week, with Headphone (a) down $70 to $129. Google's Pixel Watch 4 sale ended, and the watch is back to $349.99.
If you own a Pixel Watch 4, you no longer need a sideloading workaround for the Watch 5's faces, but the update is reaching owners in waves.
Google will end the free emergency LTE fallback on Pixel Watch 2 and 3 LTE models on December 12. After that, SOS and fall detection need your phone or an internet connection.
A High is a trend from the watch's sensors, not a measurement, so treat it as a reason to get checked and not as a diagnosis. Google says a blood pressure report needs at least five days of wear in September and insulin resistance at least seven.
Proactive Suggestions is the feature in this update worth having, and it is the one with a phone requirement attached.
Neither of Google's apps has ever heard of the device, and the only AURA in Google Health is a migraine.
The hardware is the Pixel Watch 4 down to the millimetre and the screen. The four tools that justify the higher price cleared clinical validation and are not switched on until September, and the marquee one does not work in the US at launch.
Pixel Watch 1 owners were told to update a watch that is already on its final update. Google says the warning was a bug.
Breathing Emergency Detection reaches last year's watch through a software update. It works in nine European countries and nowhere in the US.
Blood pressure and insulin resistance trends carry the launch, and both also land on the Pixel Watch 3 and Watch 4.
Google is charging about €31 more for the workout strap, and its own marketing fine print says the water-repellent coating wears off and it will not cover the damage.
The battery figures disagree too, and Google settles all of it on August 12.
Gemini now opens over your watch face instead of taking the whole screen. Version 1.36 is rolling out, but Google switches the glowing new animation on from its own side.
Pixel Watch 5 keeps the same case, crown and charger as last year. The only thing new on the outside is the colour of it.
A Play Console listing shows the Pixel Watch 5 on the same processor as the Watch 4 with 3 GB of RAM, though the listing cannot prove the chip is unchanged.
A new leak claims the Galaxy Watch 9 also gets Qualcomm's Snapdragon Wear Elite
What isn't getting more expensive these days?
It's raining smart watches