Customer Ratings & Reviews

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 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.

This smartwatch was surprisingly underwhelming. It crashes and freezes alot. The battery life on LTE is abysmal. It won't even last 12 hours. In the mornings, I just put it on and go. Sometimes it has to be unlocked in the morning, and you never know that because most of time time, it is unnecessary. However, I will go several hours and not get any notifications. Then I unlock my watch and it "starts", and then I get all these missed notifications. I was really looking forward to this watch, as my Pixel phone has been amazing. Sadly, this was quite disappointing.

Battery: I knew based on reviews it was poor, particularly compared to the Fitbit Sense I was using prior to the Pixel watch. Due to the poor battery life AND slow charging capabilities I either need to charge it in the morning and evening for 20-30 min at a time or go for 45-60 min without the watch on for a single charge. This is on days I DON'T workout and I have the majority of the features disabled in the watch. I only use it to receive text messages, time (obv), and heart rate/activity/sleep tracking. Poor battery renders most of the watch's functionally useless since features either need to be turned off to preserve battery life or you need to take it off to charge during which time you can't use the watch anyways. LTE: I work in a hospital providing patient care. I opted to pay extra for the LTE so I wouldn't have to lug my phone around in my very limited scrubs pocket space. This way, I could continue to communicate with my colleagues while on the floors and not have to worry about my phone falling out when squatting and/or having it jab into my leg or abdomen. Unfortunately, if I've been away from my phone for more then 30 min I get a message stating I'm not connected to my phone and I'm unable to send any text messages. A quick Google search shows this has been a problem since Dec 2022 which has not been resolved. It gets 2 stars because of its potential, beautiful interface, excellent activity tracking, and seamless connection to Fitbit features. If I could return it for the non-LTE version I would but I've passed that point so I'm hoping at the VERY least the LTE functionality works with an update but I'm not holding my breath. I opted to get this for $50 more rather than repurchasing a Sense which at this point I think is a 2 yr old device. However, I've ended up with a prettier device with the same level of practical functionally, that I'm able to wear less due to charging requirements.

Honestly I do like the watch. It looks sleek, has cool health tracking, and generally has all the features that I would want in a smart watch. That said, for $400, this watch shouldn't have gotten scratched up they way it has in less than a week of ownership. It also can't seem to hold a charge. Yes, I bought a screen protector, but they all have a long ship time at this point. I figured if I was VERY careful with this watch that I purchased for ALMOST HALF A GRAND, it could make it through a week without getting damaged until the screen protector got to me. Unfortunately, by day 7, the face has gotten scuffed and scratched up by what I presume to be dust, bed sheets, and the underside of my soft, long t-shirts. I am not exaggerating - there is no way a normal person could use this watch and not get its face scratched up. Even if I wanted to, there are no avenues to get this repaired. I wish there had been a warning about the extreme fragility of the screen. I would have waited for the screen protector had I known. Please heed my warning if you want your watch looking decent after more than a few hours - do not even take it out of the box without some sort of protection. In addition, this watch can't seem to make it through 24 hours without dying. Previous smart watches I used could go through 24 hours, charge while I shower, and be good to go. Now, the battery dies before I get to shower, and it doesn't charge to 100% by the time I'm ready to put it back on. It's clear Google didn't consider the fact that people would actually use these watches in real life. It's a beautiful concept, with a fragile and underwhelming execution. I would steer clear, as this largely really seems like another unsupported, money grab from Google.

Frequently loosing connection with new pixel 7. The battery lasted all day from 6am to 8pm with basically no use of the watch. To small, specifically for a man. And to complete my experience! Best but charged me a 45 dollars restocking fee.

Watch is great. Battery life on LTE is not very good at all. I have charger mine twice a day. Biggest issue is the bands are small. The large band is significantly smaller than the large on Fitbit. I am on the last batch and have to really pull it to get it to latch. Hopefully they will put out an adult size band soon.

Screen is too small for precise touch (like when typing or choosing an on screen option) takes several tries before you can get it right. And for the price the watch should be able to use the oxygen sensor (it's disabled for some reason) Very slow when downloading or updating apps/software. Just an expensive Fitbit.

The watch is a wanna be galaxy that doesnt receive text and calls like at all.

Really Google? I was excited and all giddy when I got it, but battery is horrendous. Google suggested I turn off the LTE feature of the watch. I returned it after that.

Returning this product based on battery and device features It's confusing whether Google is selling it as pixel or Fitbit watch