Customer Ratings & Reviews

The Google Pixel Watch is a beautiful and well-made smartwatch with some great features. However, there are a few areas where it could be improved, which is why I'm giving it a 4-star rating. Here's a breakdown of my experience: Pros: Stunning design: The Pixel Watch has a sleek and elegant design with a high-quality stainless steel case and a beautiful domed display. It looks fantastic on my wrist and feels comfortable to wear. Seamless integration with Google services: If you're heavily invested in the Google ecosystem, the Pixel Watch integrates seamlessly with your other Google devices and services. Google Assistant is particularly helpful for voice commands and quick actions. Effective fitness tracking: The built-in fitness tracker accurately tracks heart rate, steps, and various workout activities. It also provides helpful insights and motivates you to stay active. Fast charging: The watch charges quickly and conveniently, typically reaching full charge in under an hour. Cons: Limited app selection: Compared to other smartwatches, the Pixel Watch currently has a smaller selection of available apps. This can be limiting for users who rely on specific apps for their daily routines. Average battery life: While the battery life isn't terrible, it doesn't quite match some of the leading smartwatches on the market. I typically get around a day of use on a single charge, but it can vary depending on usage. Price: The Pixel Watch is priced competitively with other premium smartwatches, but considering the limited app selection and average battery life, some users might find it slightly overpriced. Overall: The Google Pixel Watch is a stylish and capable smartwatch with a lot to offer, especially for users who are deeply integrated into the Google ecosystem. However, the limited app selection and average battery life hold it back from achieving a perfect score. If you're looking for a feature-packed smartwatch with the widest app selection, there might be better options available. But if you prioritize design, Google integration, and solid fitness tracking, the Pixel Watch is definitely worth considering.

I think, overall, this watch is very meh. Compared to its competitors (Apple and Samsung) at this price range, it's very underwhelming. However, I think Google's heading the right direction and I will gladly pay to support that. With that said, there are several things Google didn't do right. 1. Size - only 41mm option. I don't have a huge hand, but my previous Samsung Galaxy 44mm size looked great on my wrist. This is very small. 2. Bezel - in addition to the size being small, the bezels are huge. I thought we were past large bezels in current tech? 3. Battery - okay... so, the watch is very small. It makes sense it won't be GREAT battery life, if you consider the small battery that has to go into this. Still... Samsung manages to get great battery life with their small (40-42mm) Galaxy Watch line-up. Google advertises 24 hours, but I really question under what condition. I'm active, but I never tracked my 'fitness' on any of my smart watches because I think it's pointless. All 'fitness' features are turned off, no AOD, limited notifications, auto-brightness, etc... w/e to get longer battery life. My ONLY reason for a smart watch is just to get message notifications, so that I can determine if it's something I need to respond to right away or not. I had my watch fully charged yesterday evening, about 3 hours before bed (11PM). It's about 11AM, the next day, and my battery is at 60%. My Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 (44mm), in comparison, would normally be around 90%. 4. Charging Cable - Pixel watch uses a familiar charging puck. It's a puck to USB-C cable. I'm all for USB-C, but....... I don't have a bunch of USB-C low watt power adapter laying around. I have a couple USB-C power adapters from my old Pixels and iPad, but I don't want to use 25W+ adapter to charge a tiny battery. They should've just kept it a USB-A, I have plenty of old Samsung 15W adapters I could've used. OR, just include one on your first Pixel watch, so we can continue to use it for our future Pixel watches. 5. Limited App - in order to use the pixel watch properly, you need 2 apps: Pixel Watch app and Fitbit App. Both apps have their functions, meaning you have to remember/know what type of settings are in which app. If you're making me play 'find Waldo' within an app, that's just bad user design. If you're making me play 'find Waldo' between two different apps, you're just doing something wrong. How long has it been since Google acquired Fitbit... hurry up and merge it so we can have one fluid app for everything. Not to mention, it's not as intuitive or expansive as Samsung and Apple watch apps. Those were the major things they need to improve by the next generation. Let's be real, Apple Watch is the best smart watch in most ways. This is coming from an Android user. With that said, I hate how ugly the Apple watches are and I prefer to use my Pixel 7 Pro over my iPhone 13 Pro Max. Where Google lacks in hardware, Samsung makes up for that in competing with Apple. For that reason, I've always used Samsung watches because it was the only real competitor to the Apple Watch. While Samsung's new watchOS, in collaboration with Google on its latest Galaxy watches, was a huge improvement over their previous watchOS... it still didn't feel like WearOS that I expected. I love Samsung Galaxy phones, but I wanted a Pixel watch for the same reason I choose the Pixel phones over Galaxy phones. That's pure android experience. All things aside, the user experience has been pretty great (interacting with just the watch, not its apps). 1. I get my notifications like I want (though, it's super small space to read much) 2. swiping between widgets/faces are super smooth 3. controlling Google Smart Home stuff from the watch is SUPER convenient 4. rotating wheel on the side feels great to use 5. buttons are tactile 6. screen quality is a beauty 7. band is comfortable and easy to put on I'm really hoping they continue the "Pixel" line-up of devices. Their most recent Pixel Buds Pro is finally catching up to the likes of Apple Airpods Pro. I do kind of worry about scratching or cracking the screen. It's just out there in the open, the whole watch face. I'm waiting on Spigen to release a watch case for this (assuming they will). I traded in my Galaxy Watch 4 (44mm), and despite my complains I still don't regret switching. Google just needs a Pixel watch generation release that ends up being like Google's Nexus 6P. That will put Pixel watch on the map with the likes of Samsung and Apple watches.

Up until about a few months ago, I used to own both an Apple iPhone as well as an Apple Watch. Everything was top notch and at the best of the class because just about everything that comes from Apple just because that’s how Apple does things. I wanted to cut some of my expenses and happened to sell both my iPhone 14 Pro Max, as well as my Apple Watch and ended up buying both a Pixel 7, and Pixel Watch to go with it. Long story short, I still regret that decision to this day, and went back to Apple again, The biggest problem with the Google Pixel Watch is the less than favorable battery life. When I had my Apple Watch, I could easily get by for about two days between having to charge it again. With the Google Pixel Watch, I was lucky to get a full day out of the watch without having to put it back on the charger. This varied by both the fact that the always on display was enabled, as well as the amount of exercise that I participated in during the day. After a few hours of exercise walking around my town, the battery life was down so much that I had to charge it during the day to have enough energy for my sleep tracking during the night. Then after I got up, I had to charge it again just to make it through the whole day. Despite all this, owning the Pixel watch after coming from an Apple Watch is quite a bit disappointing when it comes to functionality and usefulness when it comes to app integration, and the amount of apps available for the Pixel watch. The Google play store has a very limited selection of apps to use on the watch as compared to what you can get from Apple. Then comes the problems that everyone needs to know about if they’re thinking of buying one of these.Besides the handful of bugs that seem to plague the Android ecosystem, getting a full charge from the watch, at times took more than four hours to fully charge the watch. It seems that charging slows to a crawl after an update to the watch is released. I had discovered this on several occasions where the watch would still be at 50 percent, or so, even after all night. You have to restart the watch to get it to return to its normal charging state. Another huge issue is how you attach the bands. To do this, you have to press the small buttons on the top and bottom sides of the Watch. After pressing these buttons, the band usually came off rather quickly. Getting it back on, is quite a challenge. You have to line it up perfectly to get it to attach properly. I ended up missing so much, that I scratched the sides of the watch in the process. To be quite honest, you should definitely think of buying this watch before you happen to do so. This watch has plenty of things wrong with it. The first thing is that the battery life is subpar, along with the fact that it’s not an Apple Watch. Besides the lack of apps available, having to pay an extra fee for Fitbit access makes it much more expensive than it should be.

The watch is very well made, and looks fantastic. For time and notifications, it works perfectly, and if youre a fan of fitbit then the integration here will be right up your alley. The main issue with the watch for $349 is a lack of apps. There are simply no where near as many apps and integrations as able has with their watch, and given the choice I wouldnt be able to justify the price here over an Apple Watch SE. I still love the watch for what I need out of it, but power users beware.

Not enough apps to connect to the android phone, especially health monitoring.

Annoying, under performing, not-so-smart watch. Battery life is awful. Touch screen inconsistent. App selection limited. Watch faces drain battery too. Processor slow. Notifications sometimes, or maybe not. Calls from watch are heard as clear, but in order to hear caller, the watch must be almost inside your ear. I am returning this after one week of use. Display of pictures is beautiful, but who cares if the battery dies mid-day and you can't tell time? I charge it at night to 100 before going to bed. During the day, I keep battery saver on, tilt to wake off and turn off sound. This thing is not worth the money -- do not buy this. My versa 2 from Fitbit was smarter with a 3-5 day battery. Ugh.

they need to improve on app intergration and health sensors, especially at that price range

I had a Samsung Galaxy Watch, but when I switched to a Pixel phone, many things stopped working correctly. I have been patiently waiting for the Pixel watch to come out to be a perfect addition to the new Pixel 7 Pro I bought. Well, I'm pretty disappointed overall. It's really not user- friendly. I "assumed" that Gmail would be an app on the watch and make it easy to get notifications. Nope. I "assumed" that I would easily be able to add frequently used apps to the watch, but nope. When I go to the "Support" pages and read through the Troubleshooting areas for what I'm trying to do, the instructions don't make sense. It's not at all "seamless" and it's rather frustrating. Not sure if it's just so new that they are working out the kinks, but the things I want the watch to do are pretty basic things that even my Amazon Halo was capable of. Sad, right? If my questions don't get answered soon, I'm going to need to reconsider my options.