Customer Ratings & Reviews

The watch interface is completely snappy, tracks steps well, and feels very light on my wrist where the Apple Watch felt very square and heavy around the crown. Its not perfect in terms of comfort, no watch has been since the Pebble time, but its better than others. The watch makes great use of Fitbit, which Google acquired. If you have Google Fi, the $50/mo plan comes with free 5G access for this watch. It is definitely making use of the google's systems. You can pair your headphones to it and use youtube music, which comes with youtube premium as of 2023. This watch charges faster than the Apple Watches, and loses battery after about a day and a half. Time will tell if they keep their software up to date, as my apple watch *somehow* just got slower even though there was no new apps added. This watch, the new pixel tablet and the pixel phone combined with youtube premium one year bundle and google one bundle have probably made it the easiest to switch away from Apple's ecosystem. That is separate to this, but this watch plays a big part of robustly covering the Fitness and accessibility layers that Apple devices were serving for me. One last note - I had concerns over privacy with Google overall, they're an ad company. But Google actually allows you to download your data across all of its products and look for yourself what they're collecting...and it was innocuous; There was nothing there that bothered me. That is more transparency than I've gotten from the competing products.

I really love the aesthetics of the Google Watch, believing it to be the most attractive and lightest smartwatch on the market, coupled with a snappier and more accurate OS assistant that beats Siri and Bixby on the simplest user tasks. The interface is streamlined and the watch feels very premium. It's lightweight and confortable to wear as well, and compliments your Android device, featuring its own app to fully customize it to your heart's content. The only Achilles heel are two things: battery life and screen bezels. While the latter can be easily forgiven and overlooked, but at best you'll get at least a little over a day's worth before needing to recharge the smartwatch. To squeeze more life out of the device, you will need to sacrifice features such as always-on display, lower the brightness, limit how frequent to push notifications, turn off the wake-to-raise function, and other little things that don't seem practical every waking moment. It's a shame, really, to have to do this, but if you utilize it as a fitness watch first, these little things make sense. For daily watch use, having these on all the time will definitely see you recharging it before day's end. Despite these drawbacks for a first-generation device, there's a lot of great things to love and appreciate what's there. Hopefully, Google will improve on the next iteration with a better battery life, a larger screen, and less bezel.

TLDR: This is not the watch to get for anywhere close to retail price - unless you have a few very specific use cases for it. ***** STANDOUT FEATURES: The watch is fully smart-home, connected-device integrated, so finding your phone, turning on the lights, and locking your door are all a "Hey Google" away. Using your voice to check your calendar, alarms, reminders, the weather, etc. - all easy. The integrated GPS finds signal quickly and does a great job of keeping you. The heart rate monitor is also excellent. You can (theoretically) also set up Google Pay for using your watch as a wallet. ***** BUILD QUALITY: Build Quality on the Pixel Watch is high. Google owns Fitbit now, so who's surprised that the band feels like one from one of their watches? The clasp (while a bit awkward) feels and looks premium. The Gorilla Glass screen has smooth, rounded edges, reminiscent of older Galaxy phones (newer ones are sharper edged). The side dial feels like powder-coated steel. ***** SCREEN: 1.) The screen is small, though a solid DPI. 2.) The colors are muted. 3.) The bezels are substantial, so the advertised measurement may actually disappoint you. 4.) Touch responsiveness is excellent. ***** COMFORT: Your mileage may vary, but my medium-large sided wrist found the watch to be most comfortable when close to my hand. Due to the bowl-shaped bottom of the watch, it didn't cut into my hand when up there. When further back, that shape resulted in increased single-point pressure, making the watch feel taller and heavier than it actually is. With the included larger band, my fit was close to the end of the range. I don't think the standard band will be a good choice for bigger humans, since my average-sized frame is two links from maxing it out. ***** USER INTERFACE: The UI is logical for anybody used to an Android device, though the "crown" (side dial) is an unfamiliar touch, and not super easy to twist accurately (probably due to the small size and how close it is to your wrist). I found myself swiping and ignoring it mostly. ***** CHARGING: Because of the shape of the watch band, the charger doesn't connect firmly. The band has the watch pushing up off whatever surface you set it on and away from the charger, which is a problem when trying to update the firmware, as you can't do that on battery power alone. Seems unnecessary. ***** CALL QUALITY: Calls taken though the onboard speaker are pretty quiet unless you crank the volume (using the dial) - and when you do, it distorts. Using Bluetooth headphones is the way to go. Others report hearing my voice with high quality, though (so the mic is good). ***** EXERCISE OPTIONS: The Pixel Watch comes with a free 6-month subscription to Fitbit Premium, where you gain access to Sleep Tools, Guided Programs, Workouts, Advanced Insights, Challenges and the Health Metrics Dashboard. You can also use other fitness apps like Strava, should Fitbit not be your thing. HR and GPS data are excellent, and the LTE version affords you the ability to enjoy your favorite streaming audio while you go. Being an Android Wear device, you may be able to use even more connected exercise devices through third party apps. It isn't ANT+ compatible, though. Which brings us to the... ***** DEAL BREAKERS: 1.) At one point, Google's FAQ on the watch apparently had a reference to ocean swimming in it. Such a reference is not there today. That, along with no other explicitly stated support for it, leads be to believe salt water is a no-no. This is a huge problem for me, as my local pool primarily uses salt instead of chlorine. Not-being able to take this lap swimming is a deal breaker. 2.) Certain features appear to be half-baked or just missing for no good reason. I can't type to text anybody. I can't check my notifications. I couldn't get Google Pay to work - and there was no specific error message to help me sort it. When updating the watch, there was nothing to indicate progress level. I just had to click and hope it was working. 3.) Workouts don't auto-start, nor auto-stop. 4.) As mentioned, you can't pair an ANT+ device to the Watch. 5.) Battery life is only average for a smart watch in this price bracket. 6.) The band shape makes third-party charging connectors unreliable. 7.) This price bracket is high and very competitive. A watch of this price really must have top-tier abilities. Consumers shouldn't be beta testers. ***** EDGE USE CASES: 1.) You can set an emergency contact to be called with 5 presses of the side dial. This could be useful for multiple reasons, like creating a witness in a bad situation or getting somebody who knows you and your specific medical issues to call emergency services on your behalf, or come help you. 2.) Pixel phone owners can use the watch as a remote trigger and view screen for the phone's camera. You could set your phone on some landscape or a little selfie tripod, gather everybody, then take the photo with your watch. 3.) You could attach the watch to your phone to use as a rear screen for vlogging. ***** CONCLUSION: Google has some work to do developing features and modifying base behavior for the Pixel watch. If they stay committed, they could easily have a "fine wine" product on their hands, especially regarding tweaks to improve battery life, feature set and error feedback. It would be a great option if you already have a Pixel phone and are into running. Reliable GPS and HR data are extremely valuable.

I love all the features just getting use to the watch. The only problem I have is with the battery does not last as long as my moto g. I wish the battery life was longer. It is a beautiful watch.

The watch is better than I thought it was going to be and battery life is a little short but not enough to ruin the experience, I'm so thankful the best buy I went into was so helpful!! They were the only place that carried them locally and at a great price! They explained the features and I just felt like I knew what I was getting. Thank you so much!

I'm really enjoying the aesthetic of the watch and the functionality. The only drawback is the poor battery life.

Great smart watch only downside is battery life it need to be charged daily.

Great watch, beautiful screen and has many features. Only down side would be the battery life.

The Google Pixel Watch is Google’s first leap into smart watches, and many Pixel/Android users have been waiting for years for this watch. I was excited to get it, as upon opening the box, the watch is pretty attractive, being a glossy black AMOLED display, round and dome shaped on the edges, and less “stand-outish” visually than some others out there. It’s available as a Bluetooth only model that connects to your phone wirelessly, or for a little more, a LTE version that works standalone but has an additional monthly charge via your mobile service. In the box, you get of course the watch, a standard and small watch strap, and a proprietary disk-shaped charger that charges the watch on the back via magnetic connection it’s a USB-C connection to a power plug if you have one. The watch itself has a crown you can use to scroll with, and a button used to go to apps you’ve had open, while a longer press on the crown opens Google assistant, where just like with an Android phone, you can make inquiries, commands, text, etc. Overall a similar-to-others layout that works to do what you need it to. One thing though… it’s small. At 41mm in size, it’s small compared to similar smart watches in that unlike others, Google does not offer a larger size – 41mm is it. Not bad on a child, many women, or some smaller men’s wrists, but if you have a large wrist, it does look a bit awkwardly small. A larger bezel around the watch screen also reduces the actual usable size of the screen itself, making it technically smaller than 41mm, and as such, REALLY small. The wrist band doesn’t fit wrists much larger than around 8 or so inches, and larger bands are not yet sold by Google or third party vendors, so there’s going to be a wait for comfort if you have a larger wrist. They are VERY tricky to slide on the watch, so patience is a virtue. It’s like a “slide and lift” action. In terms of the operating system, there’s a ton of workout activities you can keep track of and they look similar to Fitbit devices (Google now owns Fitbit) in the menu. You can pretty much keep track of anything fitness related and they work pretty accurately as far as watches go; of note though, the most advanced tracking options are part of a “Fitbit Premium” service that you get free only for six months with the watch – after that, you have to pay around $10 per month to keep using those (boo). The GPS seems accurate and stayed connected to my Pixel 5a via Bluetooth consistently. The heart rate monitor works well, though it seems to stay on ALL of the time (draining the battery a bit quicker). You can also take an ECG to possibly detect heart fibrillation issues. Sleep tracking is available to monitor your sleep quality, but it’s part of that premium package mentioned earlier. Google services like Assistant, Maps, Pay, Calendar, and Music are of course also in the OS. Scrolling or sliding your finger on the screen takes you through all of the apps, and is pretty standard and easy to do. The companion Pixel Watch phone app also allows you to more easily control the watch’s settings, watch faces, and options as well. A separate Fitbit app helps keep track of the fitness aspects, but unfortunately, you have to download yet another app to get the heart ECG readings. I was able to get and send texts with no issue using the watch, and receive calls though the 5a phone, though the volume wasn’t anything stellar even at max. Still usable, though. Battery life is so-so. If you don’t use the Always on display (AOD), fitness, sleep, or GPS features a lot you can make it through a full day, but when used reasonably heavy, the small watch body’s small battery just gives up and needs to be topped off. The Pixel Watch doesn't fail as a smart watch – what it does, it does pretty well, but to me (opinion), it definitely feels like a first generation device. If you are going to offer only one size, I think it should be around 43mm or so, not as small as this one. A smaller bezel is in order, better battery life, and a selection of larger wristbands out of the gate. Also, having so many separate apps is confusing and convoluted – it would be best if they consolidated all functions of the watch into one, centralized, app. It’s not a “bad” smart watch, and my 3 star rating isn’t meant to be bad. It’s good overall, but there’s enough irritants in this first version to not merit a higher rating (to me). I think Google will learn from this, and future generations will (or should) address these though. Plenty of people will still find use for this, especially if you own a Pixel phone – just be sure you know what you are and are not getting. Still recommended (but with reservations).

The phone comes with 2 band sizes, it’s perfect for people with small wrist size like me. The face diameter is just right, not too big, not too small. The only thing I wish it came with is the adapter for USB A to C since most of my power adapters are USB A style. Pros: Very comfortable, fits perfectly on my wrist, most times I forget I’m wearing it. Works great with your Google and Fitbit account It has heart rate reading and you can download cardiogram app for a better experience LTE option Charges quick Gestures easy to learn and fairly natural NFC enabled for Google Pay and other app such as Chargepoint EV charging app. I chose to disable this for security purposes. Cons: A bit pricey Band options still limited for now Steps tracker is inaccurate sometimes, it counts when I drive. (Maybe I shouldn’t complain??) Battery life has been about 1.5 days for a full charge. I did turn off most notifications and ringer. I dislike seeing my emails and other notifications on my watch. I almost always have my phone nearby. Overall, I am happy with the design and functionality of the watch. I can't wait until more bands are available on the market!

This watch has more features than it does diameters. TL;DR for my frequent readers and details below. Good: Display Clarity Touch screen functionality Samsung interoperability Ease of band changing Additional smaller band Meh: Proprietary magnetic charger Bad: Gets warm when charging Diameter / size USB-C with no wall Adapter Updates only when charging Unknown: Cellular use / activation So, to start - the watch came well packaged and included the proprietary wireless charger and an extra band; no wall adapter was included and all of my USB-C adapters are 35W+ which is overkill, so I had to reallocate one for this purpose (sorry Pixel Slate!). As always, I let the watch charge up before using it for the first time; why start with a low battery and then have to stop playing only to charge it when you could have done it in the first place, right? In not too long (45ish minutes), the watch was charged up and ready to configure. Once on my watch, I realized how small this watch face was and realized it was more of a Fitbit size and one that wasn’t going to work for “me” but maybe this would be better suited for my paddle boarding wife? If you like the G-SHOCK line, or even the mid-size Garmin Fenix devices, this may not work for you. Speaking of smaller wrists, the watch band swap out is so easy - like, super easy and they even give an extra “smaller” sized band in the even this is going to someone with a smaller wrist. Setup and configuration were a breeze, but be careful if you’re close to another Android device at the beginning because it pops up a pairing request to seemingly every phone that’s active. Get a comedian roommate or spouse and it may take you a little bit longer to set it up, should they steal the request. Once going, the setup was easy as pie and my only complaint was that I had to take the watch off and put it on the charger to update the software; even phones have a minimum battery requirement to do updates - Google should do the same here. Onto the usage. For me, no security PIN or swipe pattern, that’s silly. Other than that, use the App and get a nice watch face to configure with some of the widgets that suit your style and go for a walk, or ride, or whatever! Hopping on my Trek with my Garmin Fenix 6 Pro Solar on one arm and the Pixel Watch on the other, was a success. Without needing to pick an exercise (like Google Fit), it knew I went for a short ride around the neighborhood. When compared with my Garmin watch, the heartbeat seems pretty on point however it didn’t track my distance so /sadface. Once a bit pairing circle happens (speaker/phone/watch), controlling Bluetooth speakers is pretty simple, as are most functions of the watch. If you’re a bit far sighted, you may have issues with this watch face - just a heads up. Some overall thoughts: When hanging around, the notifications are haptic enough to know they happen, but not enough to ruin a conversation and I found this pleasant. The screen is nice enough to give you YouTube image updates that make sense (see pic). A responsive touch screen makes all the difference and this is very responsive. When it comes to compatibility, I didn’t use a Pixel device, I used both a Galaxy S22 & S22 Ultra, seamlessly; I literally had no complaints during use or any of the features that are thrown in my face regularly (notifications, alarms, etc.). After charging, it was warm to the touch where the top of my wrist is and I found it uncomfortable. I had to allocate fast charger wall adapters to this as all of the traditional chargers are USB-A. Finally, this is for the Cellular version, however I didn’t test cellular as I had originally wanted the WiFi version, but for an extra $50, it wasn’t a bad thing to have ‘just in case I changed my mind.’ From a battery perspective, I found that without Fitbit connected & always polling, battery life was much better. Here are some rough eyeball’d stats: Setup took around 4% of the battery (I did the setup a few times) 30 hours until it dies without Fitbit & great WiFi 24 hours until it dies with Fitbit Charge it every night and don't worry about a thing Do I recommend this? Sure, given the caveats (battery life, face size). Would I get another one for me? No. So, I guess that makes it a 4 star device because I’d recommend it to a certain demographic; one that’s smaller than I.

In the box you get the Pixel Watch, a secondary smaller watchband , and the charger. You should install the Pixel Watch app and the Fitbit app during setup. After setup go into the Google Play app on the watch and install all of the app updates. The watch itself is beautiful. It comes with the large watchband attached. I have a small wrist so I immediately changed to the small watchband. The mechanism to do so is quick and easy. The watchband attaches in a way that fully integrates itself into the watch. No only is it attractive but this is the most comfortable watch I have ever worn. I have been using Garmin watches for the past 5 years, so I did not have a Fitbit account. The integration of Fitbit in the watch UI is excellent. You get 6 months of Fitbit premium, but I’m not sure just how much value this adds. The only useful information for me is additional sleep details which I feel should be included with the basic subscription. There is a Fitbit EKG app which allows you to touch the crown for 30 seconds and check the rhythm of your heartbeat. As someone who has had irregular heartbeats, I greatly appreciate this feature. Some of my favorite features are as follows: Camera – Opening the camera app on the watch automatically opens the camera app on my Pixel 7 phone. I can see what the camera sees on the watch. I can then adjust the camera settings and take the picture from the watch. The photo will then show on watch. Google Home – I can control all of my home devices from the watch. When my video doorbell rings my watch will show me the video of who is at the door. Google Assistant – Make calls, send texts, check your calendar, search, check weather, all with your voice. Navigation – Use your voice to navigate anywhere and follow the directions on your wrist. Phone Calls – LTE, Bluetooth and WiFi connections are solid. When talking on the phone the incoming call sounds good but not great. However, the people I have spoken to have all told me that I sound like I am calling from my phone. They say the call quality on their end is excellent. Customization – The Pixel watch is extremely customizable. Everything can be adjusted in the settings menu. That leads me to the 2 issues most commonly talked about: Battery – Two of the most important features for me are Sleep Tracking and GPS. I walk 5-8 miles everyday and I use GPS for 1 ½ - 2 hours per day. The first day I charged the watch to 100% before going to bed. When I woke up the watch had 63%. Then I went on my walk. When I returned I was already down to 27%. Needless to say this would not be acceptable. I had similar results for the next 3 days. Yesterday on Day 5, I woke up to 78% and made through the day easily. Today on Day 6, I woke up to 84%, walked with GPS for almost 2 hours, and returned home with 64%. What a dramatic improvement. I would suggest that anyone who buys this watch to give it a full week before determining if the battery is adequate. The only thing I turned off was Always on Display. You have lift your hands and turn your wrist to see the time anyway so I don't see the need for AOD. I turned this off the first day so this did not have any effect on the battery improvement. The other item often mentioned is the bezel. This is a total non-issue as long as you stay within the google designed apps. Truthfully I have forgotten about it and only remembered it for the sake of this review. In summary, this is an attractive, extremely comfortable, Google and Fitbit integrated watch. All of the useful features are too numerous to mention. If I would make any improvement in the next iteration it would be about 20% more battery life in order to utilize all of the features and make easily through a full day. I would definitely recommend the Pixel Watch to anyone, especially if you are integrated in the Google eco sysytem.

From the gorgeous form factor to all of the great features, this Google Pixel Watch is amazing! I appreciate the thought that went into the mechanism that attaches the bands to the body of the watch. on other manufacturer's smart watches this attachment seems chunky. It's ease of setup and connection is a piece of cake. The battery life is a little disappointing, but with a few tweaks to settings it is manageable. I appreciate that it can run most of my apps I use regularly making it very task oriented and efficient. It's profile seems to be perfect, it doesn't' seem to get in the way when wearing for my field service job. The ability to customize it's tiles, so that what you need most is easy to get to, makes it a great companion for frequent tasks, like timer's, exercise routines, alarms and even messaging. Pro Tip: if you are caught needing to boost the battery, when I plug in my pixel 5 to charge it, and lay the watch across the back of it, the phone acts as a charger for the watch!!! Amazing!

A lot of what the web reviews say about this watch are true and maybe giving it some benefit of being a Google device. But the battery is not great, the menu transitions have a weird stutter like the device does not have enough memory, and some times the device loses connection to attached Bluetooth devices. Oh and the bezel is very noticeable and to be frank ugly, it would have been better if the screen extended all the way to the edge of the watch face. But it does some cool things too, I can leave home with just my watch and don't need to take my phone. I can listen to music while I'm shopping or working out right from my watch. If a call comes through I can answer it from the watch of my ear buds. I can also send and receive texts. Best of all it syncs with a popular fitness app called fitbit and tracks a bunch of health stats. All in all I like the design and I can get over the shot comings, I think like most have said it is a good first try from Google.

I've had a couple of previous Wear OS watches. LG Watch Urbane and Fossil Sport Smartwatch. This one is a little smaller than those, but the fit is still good, and it doesn't feel too small. I'm not a fan a of the curved faceplate glass, I would prefer a flat glass with metal bezel as it's way easier to get a screen protector on flat glass. I've tried a couple on this, and they start popping off after a week. I did find the adaptor lug for 20mm band and got that for it, I don't like silicon bands. Not sold on Fitbit Premium, but will use it while free. I do like the refresh rate on the heart rate indicator, way better than any of my previous watches. Battery life for my use is normally a little over 24 hours before it goes dead, so daily charging is needed.

There are a lot of positives for this watch. It works great, looks good, and has really nice features. The LTE service is also nice to have so you can leave your phone at home. I don't love the band situation. The proprietary connection is kind of a drag, but there are some easy enough work arounds with 3 party vendors. The real drag is the battery. It's fine with just general use, but if you use GOS or exercise track it'll drain quickly. That being said I enjoy it, I get complements on it's look over my Apple Watch wearing friends. Any google nerd should give it a shot.

I love this watch. Google home is an awesome integration to a smart home system. The what works well with that. I have no issues with all the apps on the watch. Great quality but it starts up slow. It definitely should load faster at start up. With Google pay you have to always unlock the watch which is tiresome. I hope Google can fix that so it's secure but does not need a pass code Everytime I want to access the watch. Hopefully they can add a camera that has facial recognition and video chat on the Google Pixel watch in Pixel Watch 3. Battery life can do better, only last a day. Good watch when on sale for <$200

The Google smartwatch everyone has been waiting years for and it doesn't live up to the anticipation. I'm not the biggest smartwatch fan, I like them as an idea to do specific things. But I was intrigued by the Pixel Watch as I just recently picked up the Pixel 7 Pro and wanted to see if it could replace my Fitbit Charge 5. The thing I like about the Pixel Watch the most is the look of it. It looks like a nice black pebble and is really light weight so I tend to forget about it being there. The thick bezel is a non issue as I don't feel a smartwatch is meant to as something I'm constantly interacting with. And that's about it as far as what I've liked in the week I've used this watch. Now on to the things I haven't enjoyed during my time with the Pixel Watch: * Battery Life is terrible on LTE, it barely makes it through my 0730 - 1630 workday and half of the time dies before then. Solely on Bluetooth, it'll last through the day and an 1.5 hr workout...barely. * Pulls Heartrate data every second...it doesn't need to do that and haven't found a way in the settings of the watch or Fitbit's app to stop it. * The watchband is the same as those on the Fitbit watches and I absolutely hate them as the rubber tends to cause a rash on the inner side of my wrist area, and unfortunately 3rd party band market is pretty non-existent for this watch at the moment. * Fitbit integration at this stage feels more like a substituted side dish vs an actual part of the experience. Just rebrand Fitbit and Google Fit into Google Fitbit or Fitbit by Google and close the loop. Overall, it is a good first attempt by Google from the hardware side, but the software leaves much to the daily experience left out. I'll be going back to my Charge 5 until I feel Google has put some work into the product via software updates to make using it as a daily carry more viable.

Great smartwatch lte functions better than other android devices imho. Battery life coupd be better but it lasts a day which is decent. Fitbit is a great addon. Love the watch faces, sleek look clean design.

Great design, works for left/right handed people. Has some good intentions. I had started a 2hr weights and cardio workout with 74% battery ended with 17%. Advertised works with Fitbit reality partially works. LTE version still needs the phone to steam music. Can't turn off notifications to save battery life. With every notification I watch the battery drop 3% every 10 minutes. Got to charge the watch twice a day. Battery saver turns off 75% of the watches functions. Including Google Assistant. The case functions well but that's about it. My Fitbit sense used to play music until Google. Everything on while playing music I still had all day battery life. The truth is if the battery life was better, this would be a fantastic watch.