Pixel Watch (1st generation)

I'm still rocking a pixel watch 1 LTE that I bought new a year ago for $180 US, they are going for much cheaper these days. The battery lasts about 36-48 hours depending on usage. I just upgraded to a pixel watch 3 45mm LTE for $250 US, so that's an option also.

Cheapest option if you are on a budget and all you care about is music would be a used Pixel Watch 1 or 2. Install a streaming app of choice and listen on Bluetooth headphones.

This is already possible on the PW1 and has been in use since the market launch. When I tested PW3, I only got to max 36 hours. So in stayed with PW1.

That's interesting. I was really disappointed and had the PW3 with 45mm but then returned it and continued to use the PW1. I'm rather impressed that she still holds out so well. Another reason is the constant changes to the charging port. I charge the PW1 90% via Qi because my third-party pad is ironically compatible. Now I wanted to upgrade to the latest model this year, but the new charging port makes sure that every case looks terrible or needs to be removed when charging... Hopefully the PW1 will last another year and we'll just get Qi2.

Pixel watch 4 is the first Pixel watch where I havn't had to ever worry about battery life, few minutes charge during a shower and it's good to go. This has also resulted in me wearing it pretty much everyday, all day. Previous Pixel watches I would often set down the charge and then forget to put back on. I would 100% upgrade from 2 to 4, even 3 to 4 is a significant enough improvement for me. I traded in my 1 when I got the 4 (still have the 2 and 3 that I hand down to family) and it was actually laughable to handle it again, it's tiny for a start with an even tinier screen due to huge bezel, I also remember the battery life was terrible. We have come a long way and I'm excited for the 5!

When I switched from PW1 to PW3 41mm, it was like a day and night difference. Both in terms of UI responsiveness and battery life. I think you'll be happy if you get a good trade-in deal and discount.

I absolutely loved mine until the face separated a few days ago. I got it when they first became available and it lasted me just fine all the way until now. Yeah, the battery sucked but I still definitely got my money's worth out of it. I have a new 45mm pixel watch 4 on the way now though so I'm pretty excited to get my hands on it!