Fitbit - Pixel Watch 2

If you're going to go for the smaller size PW3, then just go for a PW2. They are half the price right now, and virtually the same watch.

I can't speak of the PW3. But I'm not gentle with my PW2 and it doesn't have a single noticeable scratch on the screen. I've knocked it a bunch of times too.

I went from Pixel Watch 2 to Apex 2 Pr. You give up assistant is the big thing but get battery life in return which is way better because I only have to charge one or twice a month vs every day so I was rarely tracking my sleep because I had to charge every night.

I was skeptical before I bought the original pixel watch on its release. I am now on a pixel watch 2 and I am a huge fan of Fitbit. I got 1 year of free premium with the original purchase and have been paying for premium since.

After some time with a Pixel watch 2 here are my 2p: * The health tracking and sensors are awesome * Smartwatch / phone companion features are awesome * The GPS is shit * Battery life is shit * Which leads to me not fiddling much with the watch at all or it won't make it through the day which kind of negates the second point * Fitbit is a bit hit and miss * The app itself is very badly laid out, hard to read * Activity stats are really very basic * The health algorithms are second to none, and it's one of very few systems that give you a real TDEE with reasonable accuracy, instead of just tracking active calories.

I have budget aliexpress smartwatches with better gps tracking than my pixel watch 2. Let's hope the double band does the trick

My pixel watch 2 wobbles all over the place. Into buildings, teleporting somewhere else then back. In the middle of lakes. This is in the countryside, in a city it's even worse. I have a 30 quid budget watch that does far better.

I have a PW2 I bought second hand and it's great. Battery life, not so good though. A day at a push. But it's a lovely watch and the health tracking is second to none. I also have a cheap AliExpress watch, I really like it for its build quality and battery life, but health tracking is not so good. If you want it for notifications, I wouldn't recommend it, it's very limited and you can't do stuff like reply to texts or other messages.

Pixel watch 2 has been phenomenal for me despite the small screen and the poor battery life. But it's been dependable and still has some of the best sensors available on a watch. I've recently switched from it to an amazfit t-rex 3 pro and what an absolute beast it is. Better in every way that matters to me except maybe contactless payments. Top notch sensors, a large bright amoled display, the torch is excellent and more useful that I can express, sports tracking is spot on with plenty of detail and configurability, and I can squeeze about 10 to 12 days off the battery with heavy usage. Love it.

Smartwatches aren't really medical devices, you should really consult with your doctor for advice in a proper monitoring device. That being said, if you have an android phone, pixel watches are hard to beat. Best heart rate sensors and continuous heart rate monitoring. ECG cannot be monitored passively as you need to close a circuit around your body, which means there's an electrode underneath the watch and the other is the crown, you must take spot readings with the opposite hand you're wearing it on.

I have the exact same watch, in the exact same Nano Pop case, only mine is the dark blueberry with yellow ring. Not my picture (or arm) but [this is the one](https://www.reddit.com/r/PixelWatch/comments/1hg79tu/i_love_this_caseology_nano_pop_case_the_bands/) I'm using. It's a bloody shame this band is no longer available... like anywhere. I have a brand new Pixel Watch 2 sitting in my closet, got it free when I bought my Pixel 9. I'm keeping it as backup if/when this watch dies. I don't like the charger on the PW2, prefer the smooth wireless chargers of PW1 than the gold prong crap of the PW2.

Idk, maybe I'm not thinking big enough. But I just can't see anything making this worth switching from PW2

The calories burnt in the day instead of just your workout is more important. You are burning calories every second you are alive. Only focusing on calories burnt during a workout is the wrong way to go about being healthy. I have the Pixel watch 2 and it does still account for the extra calories burnt from working out. Thinking you can go work out real hard and then you're good to lay around being a couch potato the rest of the time isn't the way to think about burning calories or being healthy. Fitbit gives you the most in-depth Health metrics. Instead of looking at the calories burnt during your exercise, look at Zone minutes and heart rate. It'll still tell you if you're getting intense workouts where you're burning calories harder by what heart rate zone you're in.

I like my pixel watch (I have the second one). It syncs well with my android phone. The Fitbit app syncs with my smart scale.. steps seem accurate. Lots of flexibility on the tiles for different apps etc. it auto picks up long walks and heart rate elevations throughout the day but I track runs and bike rides without issue, GPS is accurate. And it tracks sleep pretty good. No blood pressure though. I do find it's calorie counting to be about accurate, maybe 100-200 over estimation. It's less accurate the more you do imo.. macro factor clocks me at 2050-2100 roughly for tdee, watch has me at 2000-2250. It's worse in the summer months because heat elevates heartrate but not calorie burn

I upgraded last week from a Pixel Watch 2 where Fitbit is the primary software for health and fitness to a Forerunner 265. It's sooo much better.

I came back the other way recently, from a PW2 to a FR265. I don't really miss my Pixel Watch at all tbh. Battery life and far superior health and training stats trump the few bits of smart watch stuff I actually used.

Same here. My PW2 has some scratches but it's not bad considering what I've done with it.