Google Pixel Watch 4 Hands-on: 24 New Things To Know!

Here's everything you need to know about the Pixel Watch 4, including all the new features! There’s a pretty solid swath of new features on the Pixel Watch 4, both internal hardware changes as well as software feature changes, including a pile of new sports profiles too: - Added satellite SOS emergency assistance feature (no cellular coverage required) - Increased display brightness by 50%, now at 3,000 nit display - Display is 10% larger, with a 16% smaller bezel - Display panel is now domed underneath (previously, it was just the top curved glass piece) - Vibration/Haptic motor increased strength by 15% - Speaker volume increased slightly, but more specifically tuned better for voice (e.g. Gemini responses) - New chipsets (still dual-chipset architecture), but now operating 25% faster, but only drawing 50% of the power as before - Battery specs are 25% longer than before - Battery charging is faster, now 0 to 50% in 15 minutes - Switched to (another) new magnetic charging dock - Added user-serviceable battery and display (user can swap it out themselves with just a simple T2 Torx screwdriver) - Added dual-frequency GNSS/GPS - Updated skin temperature sensor to increase accuracy - Added about a dozen new sports profiles (see list below), bringing total to 50 sports profiles - Added watch to phone screen mirroring of data metrics during cycling (called ‘Bike Realtime Streaming’) - Added new AI-powered workout/activity recognition algorithm to substantially increase hyper-specific types (more details below) - Added new sleep tracking algorithms, which Google says increase sleep phase/stage detection by 18% - Revamping the Fitbit app (coming later this year) - Revamped Fitbit app will feature new Fitbit Premium Personal Health Coach, with substantial AI features (see below) - Watch now uses Wear OS 6.0, including Material 3 UI - Wear OS 6.0 now has AI smart replies to texts via Gemini, among other Gemini integration features - Still uses Corning Gorilla Glass as before, still 50-meter waterproof spec - Still offered in two sizes - 41mm & 45mm - Still offered in both Wifi-only, and LTE+WiFi models #PixelWatch4 #PixelWatch #GooglePixel