In general, almost everything about the watch was known long before the announcement. This is the product you’ve been waiting for years and it’s finally here.

Features of Google Pixel Watch

• Pixel Watch received a round AMOLED display with a brightness of up to 1000 nits.
• Of course, there is support for AlwaysOn Display.
• Google does not specify the diameter of the panel, but the size of the watch is 41 millimeters. Pixel density is 320 per inch.

Basic not the freshest Exynos 9110 processorManufactured using a 10 nanometer process. This chip was released in 2018, so Google’s choice seems extremely strange because there are much more modern and productive solutions on the market. A custom coprocessor based on the Cortex-M33 core is also included.

Google Pixel Watch / Photo by Google

• The clock took 2 gigabytes of RAM and 32 gigabytes of nonvolatile memory.
• A battery with a capacity of 294 milliamp-hours should be sufficient for a day’s operation.
• The battery charges 50 percent in half an hour.
• Pixel Watch is equipped with a speaker and microphone so you can use it for phone calls.
• In addition, the version with an LTE modem will allow you to completely abandon the smartphone in a number of scenarios.

Google Pixel Watch / Photo by Google

You can also note the presence of a GPS module, NFC, water protection (5 ATM), Bluetooth 5.0 and Wi-Fi 4 and WearOS 3.5 operating system. Corning Gorilla Glass 5 is responsible for protection.

The watch connects to Android OS 8.0 or later.

The fruits of collaboration with Fitbit

Pixel Watch is the first joint product between Google and Fitbit. However, the latter is still owned by Google. This collaboration made it possible to create what the company claims to be the most accurate heart rate sensor. In addition, the kit includes an ECG sensor.

A large number of different fitness regimens, health monitoring functions and other software chips are expected.

Buyers of the watch will get three months of YouTube Premium and six months of Fitbit Premium for free.

Pixel Watch Straps / Photo by Google

Price and when to wait

The Pixel Watch is priced at $350 for the regular version and $400 for the version with LTE modem.

The novelty can be pre-ordered on the official website, but nothing is said about the start date of sales. They are expected to launch alongside smartphones on October 13.

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