The Pixel Watch 3 often is the shining refinement Google’s wearable lineup wanted, however the last-gen Pixel Watch 2 continues to be an awesome purchase. That’s very true when you may get it for as little as $224 ($26 off) — which is the watch’s present beginning worth at each Amazon and Best Buy.
Although the Pixel Watch 3 introduces a number of stable enhancements — together with an even bigger and brighter show, a brand new 44mm dimension, AI-generated exercise recommendations, and offline Google Maps — the second-gen Pixel Watch continues to be a looker. It solely is available in one dimension (41mm), and the usable show space is just about 10 % smaller than the third-gen mannequin. It additionally makes use of the identical Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear W5 Gen 1 chip, although it lacks the extremely wideband chip that permits you to unlock close by Pixel gadgets and choose BMW autos.
Overall, efficiency between the 2 is comparable and battery life on the 41mm fashions is about the identical, averaging about 24 hours per cost. With the Watch 2, you’re solely actually lacking out on the brand new exercise options (different once-exclusive Wear OS 5 options have began to trickle all the way down to the Watch 2), plus a display screen that’s stated to be twice as vibrant. If you don’t really feel these Watch 3 traits are well worth the $350 beginning worth, we’d nonetheless fortunately suggest choosing up the older mannequin.
