Pixel Watch 2 to Deliver Better Battery Life, Other Upgrades: Report

Google shocked loads of its followers in India when it introduced its Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro smartphones final yr. However, the Pixel Watch being a first-generation system, was ignored. The smartwatch was Google’s first try at designing its personal smartwatch that was powered by a Samsung-made Exynos 9110 SoC. Being a first-generation system, it got here with some shortcomings, the most important of which was the single-day battery life. There has barely been any information concerning the upcoming Pixel Watch 2 besides that Google was planning on asserting it alongside the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro smartphones this yr. Now, there’s lastly a brand new leak that provides out extra details about the upcoming mannequin, which seems to have a number of upgrades over the outgoing Pixel Watch.

9to5Google, citing sources, claims to have obtained details about the upcoming Pixel Watch 2. Earlier this month, they have been additionally the primary to assert that Google is planning to announce its subsequent smartwatch alongside the upcoming Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro handsets.

According to the report, the upcoming Pixel Watch 2 is alleged to be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 collection chipset. This may both be the Snapdragon W5 or Snapdragon W5+ platform that was introduced mid-way final yr. So far, the TicWatch Pro 5 and Oppo’s Watch 3 are the one units to be powered by the brand new wearable-specific silicon from Qualcomm. The new platform ought to in idea have a noticeable leap in processing energy and effectivity as they’re constructed utilizing the 4nm fabrication course of versus the Exynos 9110 SoC, which makes use of a 10nm course of.

And because of the brand new platform, 9to5Google’s sources additionally declare that it dramatically impacts battery life, serving to the Pixel Watch 2 final over a day with its always-on show (AOD) function enabled. The present era Pixel Watch as per Google is just rated for as much as 24 hours of utilization with the AOD function disabled. The supply additionally added that the Pixel Watch 4 may very well be the primary smartwatch to run Wear OS 4. 

Google’s acquisition of Fitbit additionally reportedly performs an even bigger position with the Pixel Watch 2. The supply claims that the brand new smartwatch from Google will pack sensors just like the Fitbit Sense 2. This in idea would allow options like all-day stress administration and monitoring. Also stated to be included is a pores and skin temperature sensor, to measure nightly pores and skin temperature variations.