Fitbit - Pixel Watch 2

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 GW4 running OS5, and a PW2 running same. Pixel is simpler, feels like it does less, but I may not know enough about it yet. I'm only on day 4 with it. The GW4 works great, just not enough battery life. But it has more options for tiles and other customization that I just haven't found on the pixel yet.

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

yeah, I have the 2 and have no desire to upgrade until another company can match the battery life. Sleep tracking is important to me, and not having to charge it more than every ~3 days (and very quickly at that) is a killer feature. Helps that it looks great.

Garmin watch linked to Strava. I also had a good experience using Fitbit linked to Strava with a Pixel Watch 2, but I've found that Garmin just offers more data and more customisation to show the stats and metrics I care about the most. I have a Garmin Forerunner 255. It felt a bit weird and maybe 'backwards' going from a touchscreen Pixel Watch to a buttons-only Garmin Forerunner, but I actually prefer it now that I've learned how to use it. Fitbit would only show my average pace. I can make Garmin show whatever I want, in whichever format I like. The GPS tracking is a bit more accurate, the battery life is a lot better, and there are so many more stats to look at to make sense of my runs and fitness in general.

Garmin Forerunner 255 I had a Pixel Watch 2 before this one, and while it was okay for running, the Garmin is just superior in nearly every way. It was weird vetting used to button controls again after the Pixel's touch-screen, but in hindsight this is better. I had issues using my Pixel watch if my hands were sweaty or if it had been raining - common things when you're a runner. The instant 160-170HR is likely the optical HR sensor actually detecting your step cadence, rather than your heart rate. This is a common flaw of optical HR sensors like those used in running watches. Some are better than others due to how the software interprets the periodic signals and figures out which one is your heart rate - but none are immune to cadence-lock. A typical cadence for slower and experienced runners is 160-170, so this at least seems plausible. The only way to be sure to avoid this is to use an ECG chest-strap HR monitor, which detects the electrical signals that make your heart beat.

I had moved from Garmin epix to pw2 to Garmin epix pro gen 2 and then to a pw3, now I currently have nothing and am trailing no smart watch but think I will go back . I do occasionally hiking and wild camping which is what drew me to the garmins but realistically they are just too expensive for what they offer. I found them lacking "smart" features. Sleep tracking was also terrible. HR and maps were awesome and the battery life is the best. Also found the light very useful. Pixel had the smart features I wanted, health tracking was generally as good if not better than Garmin. The only thing I wasn't a fan of was durability (very easy to mark) and battery life. Its personal preference. Personally I am looking at pw4 but waiting for reviews on the battery life. Or the yet to be announced amazfit t rex pro 3 as a "cheap" Garmin. Hoping as it's more of a smart watch it might have the features I wanted but the health tracking is probably worse (not sure if that bothers me too much )

Do you do PLANNED exersize Yes then you want PW2 minimum IF you don't run at all, then no.. if you're a runner, yes PW2 minimum if our a cyclist May be yes. (As updates are coming ) if you do zero planned exercise activity then no the improvements are from high activity tracking You should be worried as the watch 1 is a slower unit and lower battery and has had more issues with the fit bit today app , fit bit app strips features for runners from the PW1 and PW2. PW2 and PW3 has better sensors yes and it why the watch is completely different on the back. IS PW2 better for tracking data while sat at a desk lifting tea or coffee cup while you sit at the desk yes but it over kill. Even discounted these watches are over kill SMART watches not health trackers... so much of then is not health focused.

I prefer it to the pixel watch 2. Smaller and battery lasts 3 days plus

Hey, so I recently bought a used pixel watch 2 for $150. Though it was a bit scratched, I love this watch (Coming from GW4.) Here's my thoughts. For fitness it's quite good. The GPS is fantastic- It's pretty much always spot on, I have only identified a few times where it got off by a few feet. The HR sensor is great as far as I can tell as well. My only issue is that the Fitbit app is absolute trash, just use Strava or SportWerks to record routes instead, Fitbit just doesn't work right ever due to constant bugs. The battery is also great. People complain about the battery because they come from Fitbit. Since I am already used to charging once daily from the Galaxy watch, I run it with AOD and tilt to wake and it lasts through the entire day, including sleep and GPS tracking. And it's 3 months old too, impressive. The only issue I see is durability. I slapped a case on as soon as I got the watch, but the previous owner did a lot of damage in his three months. If you buy one new, just be careful and use a case. You can't replace the screen if you break it either. Anyway, I would recommend the watch for fitness any day, and everything else too.

Hey the heart rate is within 1 bpm when I'm at a hospital. The sensors are great for me, the bugs are not though. I use Fitbit but it usually messes up at least one run a month. Plus I don't think they've had a single update where people haven't had issues. Battery sucks too. But overall I'd say it's actually a good watch! It's GPS is better than my old galaxy watch, and that's enough for me

I had Galaxy watch 6 classic and pixel watch 2 both which I was using with pixel 8 pro before moving to pixel 10 pro. I kept switching between these two for some time and then ended up wearing more of the Galaxy watch 6 classic . My reason would be a better look and feel of classic, not willing to pay for the Fitbit premium. Now moved to Galaxy watch 8 classic. No doubt pixel 4 is much better than what pixel watch 2 but I see still behind Galaxy watch also need to pay for Fitbit if need to unlock all features. From software you will need to install at least Galaxy wear and Samsung health. Though there is issue with Galaxy watch 8 paring with pixel 10 right now .

I use a Pixelwatch 2 with the swim.com app installed on. Works great. Counts your laps, distance, time, intervals etc right on the wrist during your workout. It even auto detects your different strokes, shows rest time, stroke count, calculates SWOLF after your workout. I'm really happy with it. Probably swim 6km a week with my watch for ever a year now.

Pixel watch 2 was a huge jump over the 1. 3 is even better. I would say the apple is still probably superior but it's way closer now. You should easily be able to get a full day without issue.

My google pixel 2 watch works just fine with my bike and tracking other activities

I have a pixel watch 2 and use the fitbit app on my phone to track all the data. It's been insightful about sleep and workouts. After a big day of skiing it noticed my HRV was way low, and while sick with pneumonia, resting heart rate and HRV were off. I don't do too much else on it other than read texts and the time and use a timer, but it's handy enough. Battery drains really easy if it's using it's own data and not bluetooth'd to my phone.

Yup. I've never scratched a watch in my life but my Pixel Watch 2 scratched all the time, even rubbing against my sheets when I slept. Luckily I was able to get it replaced later on under warranty but ever since I've used screen protectors to prevent scratching. I've owned three generations of Galaxy Watch and never scratched a single one so it's definitely not me but the Pixel Watch itself.

I had a pixel watch 2 and switched to the baseline Apple Watch. I no longer have access to real time HR and always on display, but still the Apple Watch feels superior. Better complications, more app support, better use of screen space (round looks nice but isn’t very practical), no bugs(i had many issues on the pixel watch), Magnetic charger without pins was another big upgrade, but the single best improvement was that I no longer need lock my screen - on the pixel watch, when wearing long sleeves, it would almost always put me in sleep mode, cinema mode or activate some other mode in that swipe down menu. On the Apple Watch that menu is on a side button, never had any accidents.

Cyclist here - FR 255 has been great general watch and for most activities. For athletes - you need a sports watch than a smart watch IMHO. I gave my pixel 2 watch to my wife and then later upgraded to pixel 3 for her. I won't get one myself even though I have enough Google credits to make it super cheap. Battery life is terrible on smart watches with fancy screens. I charge mine while I shower and that's it. Goes multiple days even with short events on gps recorded. There is always something better, faster, shinier but this was the best value choice for me

Yeah the GPS on my PW2 is terrible, it's got much worse over time. I have however pre-ordered a PW4 LTE as it was practically free. I will wear it on my runs along side my Fenix 7 solely so I can leave my phone at home. The Garmin will be doing all of the tracking.

Yeah my PW2 is terrible too in similar situations.

I got a Pixel Watch 2 free-ish when I got my Pixel 8. I use it to track my sleep and activity, and it's strapped to an ankle while I work. I hate getting notifications on my wrist, since they're almost all nonsense, but it's still kinda cool to get a buzz on my ankle. A lot of times I won't notice my phone.

honestly the calorie numbers on my Pixel watch always felt like an optimistic guess - not super reliable. after bouncing between an Apple Watch, Fitbit and now the Pixel watch 2, I've realised they're all basically guesstimating based on heart rate. the Pixel is a slick smartwatch with decent sensors, but its health algorithms are very basic. I ended up cross-checking against my own nutrition tracker (the NutriScan App) and weight trends and the Pixel was off by 200-300 calories most days. it's fine for seeing whether you've moved more than usual, but if you're trying to hit a specific deficit it shouldn't be your only data point. if you want more accuracy I'd pair it with a chest strap for workouts or just use it as a rough gauge and let your weekly weight change tell you the truth.

honestly the calorie numbers on my Pixel watch always felt like an optimistic guess - not super reliable. after bouncing between an Apple Watch, Fitbit and now the Pixel watch 2, I've realised they're all basically guesstimating based on heart rate. the Pixel is a slick smartwatch with decent sensors, but its health algorithms are very basic. I ended up cross-checking against my own nutrition tracker (the NutriScan App) and weight trends and the Pixel was off by 200-300 calories most days. it's fine for seeing whether you've moved more than usual, but if you're trying to hit a specific deficit it shouldn't be your only data point. if you want more accuracy I'd pair it with a chest strap for workouts or just use it as a rough gauge and let your weekly weight change tell you the truth.

Hi, I switched from galaxy watch 4 to pixel watch 2. Both the heart rate and the gps track are better in pixel watch, especially the last one. In my case, sleep tracking is similar (which was already good). Bad things: I do not know how to press lap (user lap , not auto lap), and I cannot use interval training, but it is available with PW3. The improvement is in battery life and GPS, I would say. Also, the charge is super fast in PW2

I switched from a Pixel Watch 2 to the Venu 3s. The big draw for me was the battery life because my watch is primarily an activity tracker for me and charging the Pixel Watch every day was annoying me. The smart watch functions I used were limited to the watch buzzing when I got a phone call or a notification, which the Venu 3s can do just fine. If you want proper smart watch features where it's an extension of your phone, I don't think the Venu is it. I somewhat miss voice assistant - it doesn't work on the Venu. And I was able to control my lights and other smart devices from the watch directly, which was nice, which I also slightly miss but is outweighed by the Venu being better for the activity/fitness tracking stuff. Nothing about the Venu 4 appeals to me as it seems like the big difference is the features for running and I'm not that into running. I'm very casual about it, I don't race, I don't particularly aim for PRs, I'm not fussed about achieving a particular pace for specific runs, so I basically just use it to track that I ran and that's it. I otherwise mostly strength train and run to make sure my cardio fitness doesn't lag too far behind.

Ditto. My pixel watch 2 screen is so scratched its barely visible. 

Love my pixel 2 watch also ..I use it for my runs also..I can't recommend strava anymore they have become very inaccurate..they be off by a whole mile now

When u  know your routes that u have ran for yrs I can say it with my chest strava was off...some days they be some what accurate and others it's out of wack . Periodt 

When I ran the 10 k my pixel watch was very accurate with the officials and strava was not

I recently switched to the pixel watch 2. My versa 3 crapped out & I wanted to keep my fitbit stats. I'm not thrilled with what Google has done to fitbit but I wanted to be able to used the Google Assistant feature to set reminders, etc... (one feature I use the most). I run 6 days a week & have been happy with the exercise tracking. I used to throw my fitbit on a charger when I took a shower in the mornings, so the daily charging feature isn't a downside for me. I got the 41mm because I have VERY small wrists & i like the look. I'm happy with my choice....so far...😄

I switched from Pixel 7 to an S25 Ultra and the only difference in how my Pixel Watch 2 works is that bedtime mode and DND aren't synced with the phone, so I have to enable them manually. Neither of those make a difference to me since bedtime mode activates automatically when the watch detects sleep.

I've had the Pixel Watch 2 since launch and my screen is pristine. I wear it almost constantly (not in the shower), during sports, workouts, in bed, to beaches, everywhere. There are no screen protectors, and still there is not one scratch on my watch. The armchair materials scientists will have you believe Google doesn't know what sapphire glass is, while ignoring that the fact that sapphire glass is much more brittle. Only an idiot would put sapphire glass on a watch that has no protective housing and is literally a round pebble, waiting to be struck by door frames, racquets, gym equipment, or what have you. I'd prefer having a scratch or two over having a gaping hole and shattered glass on my watch because I rushed through a door too quickly. Maybe clip your fingernails.

I was swimming a lot with my PW2 with no problems but the swim tracking seems really weak. If you start the swim activity, it just takes the time until you manually end it and calculates the distance and calories based on that time which is very inaccurate.

I have a Google pixel watch 2, I think it's now discounted to under $200. You generically click swim on the watch and then later on the Fitbit app can see the swim data

Had a similar situation(just lower budget) as yours, and I chose Pixel Watch 2. The UI, software updates, and fitness tracking are way, way better than what Samsung is offering. Still kind of upset that Huawei is sanctioned. I have a Huawei Watch 5 as a gift from a friend. That thing is built like a piece of jewelry. Too bad no apps, no NFC payments.. Go Pixel Watch if you don't have a Samsung phone. It's way better.

Depends on what you're looking for. I bought a used Pixel Watch 2 because I love the clean ui and great fitness tracking. Its battery is mediocre at best, but i knew that from the beginning. Havent seen that many reviews for the Xiaomi Watch 2 Pro, i also wanted to buy one but people seem to be pretty unhappy with it. What phone u have?

Having owned a Garmin Vivoactive 3 and a Pixel Watch 2. I have realized all I want is a simple smartwatch that lets me see my notifications(and mark as read/dismiss etc), tracks heart rate, and has Google Assistant. I really hope the new Pebbles can do that. I love the smoothness of my Pixel Watch and like that it has modern Android notification handling (which the Garmin didn't) and hands free assistant but I feel I shouldn't have to charge it everyday if all I want is the time, notifications that don't suck, and assistant.

Consumer Reports likes Pixel and Apple watches similarly plus Samsung. But Pixel Watch original isn't too low on their rating so Idk. I'm happy with my Pixel watch 2 but if I do something on it battery gets used

PW2 LTE and Garmin lifetime snob. The only reason I have the pixel watch is so i can leave my phone at home. (But even then the Garmin live track is better...) I just don't feel like Fitbit is in the same category as what Garmin provides so I still wear my Garmin 24x7 and supplement with the PW.

I switched from a Pixel Watch 2 to a OnePlus Watch 3 and frankly the OPW3 is the current WearOS watch to beat based on battery life alone. If the Pixel Watch could hit an actual battery life of 3 days without being totally hamstrung only then would it be in the running. Some additional focus on materials wouldn't go amiss either as the stainless steel and sapphire glass of the OPW3 almost feel like a necessity at this point. Really the only upside the PW has is in software.

Hey! Just chiming in about this as a long time Pixel Watch 1, 2 and 3 user debating on switching to the Garmin Venu 4. The Increase or Maintain options really only change the daily cardio load range, that's really it, so it's pretty much gimmicky. For example, if I have it on maintain, as long as I'm doing my normal routine, it keeps my cardio load for the day around the same range (depending on sleep, HRV, RHR, etc ...) but switching to "improve" upped my cardio load to the point of lunacy where I couldn't get there and would've possibly injured myself trying (I'm a runner). So, I just wanted you to know to not really pay that much attention to that feature as a big thing. That being said, there is a simplicity to Fitbit that I appreciate and while definitely nowhere near as deep as Garmin, or even Coros, it is extremely user friendly albeit sometimes broken (cause....Google being Google breaking things with updates in the background and taking months to fix them).

I literally hate my pixel watch 2 The constant glitches, the sensors that don't ever work doesn't measure sleep correctly. Doesn't measure heart rate correctly doesn't measure breathing correctly. This thing's a very expensive pedometer. That's literally the only thing it can do is measure your steps. Every other metric that it tells you is completely wrong. All I've literally had my heart rate hooked up at the hospital and my watch is off by 10 to 12 beats per minute. What a piece of shit. I hate this thing. Whoever at Google decided to partner with Fitbit should be fired. Fitbit is the worst wearable company. Their products are literally made to break on you. And again, none of the metrics recorded are ever correct except for the pedometer

I just tried this the other day. I'm lifting a KBKings adjustable competition bell, and using a Pixel Watch 2. The band seems to sit in the right spot that it still is just ever so slightly awkward once the bell is in rack, but nothing crazy. A few more workouts and I'm sure I'll think nothing of it.

I've worn my PW2 for a few runs and found the accuracy of the GPS iffy. As a result, I put on my Garmin for runs and the PW2 for daily use. Also, Fitbit blows.

I very much dislike my Pixel 2 Watch. It's small, slow, small, and I have to charge it every day. I don't know how Garmin does it but it's much better. Bigger, faster, and I have to charge it once every 10-14 days. I don't think the Pixel 3 will come close to what the Garmin 265 is now let alone the 900 series when it comes to longevity and fitness. Maybe the Pixel 3 will be better at detecting health issues though.

I have the Galaxy Ultra, my wife has the Pixel Watch 2. I think hers has the edge, also due the Fitbit app, but the Samsung system is not half bad

I have a perfectly functioning Pixel Watch 2 that I got for $50 on facebook marketplace. It's quite a good watch by itself, and also does just fine in the pool. I'm sure there are more accurate ones out there, but they're pretty damn cheap.

I use Fitbit on Google Pixel Watch 2 to track my run, and the workouts are automatically synced to the linked Strava account. But steps/cadence data are not synced. 

Agree on the Fitbit app, it gets old quite fast with all it's meaningless indicators. I would disagree on the watch in general: it's very buggy in a lot of features. I have the LTE version, and sending texts when away from the phone is a coin toss. At best, it will send the text but inform you it didn't (!). GPS is inaccurate, I run the same route on weekends and it tracks ±10% on clear sky days (!!). Lastly, I use the timer when stretching, when done the timer keeps starting by its own (!!!). I'm quite disappointed by this watch, kinda miss my old no frills Garmin.

I use a Pixel watch. Golf Pad (the app I use to track my rounds) is compatible with the watch.

Apple Watch doesn't work on Android and Pixel Watch doesn't work on iOS

But it doesn't work on Android, it's a comparison of Apples and oranges

The sensors and software smoothness are better, battery is a bit behind but the 45mm last 40h+

The built in software for runners is very poor on the Pixel Watch. Even the free software from places like Strava aren't much better. If you want things like lap alerts and customizable faces that can be set up for interval training, you'll need to spend some cash on apps like SportWerks or Gear Tracker. Even then, they don't have the lap button mapped to the physical buttons, so you're always messing up your lap times. That said, it's pretty decent for easy runs and long runs. Personally, I just use the Pixel Watch for most runs, and pull the Garmin out whenever I'm on the track or doing intervals.

From an older Galaxy Watch? Yeah the Pixel Watch will be more accurate. From a Galaxy Watch 7 or 8? It will be roughly the same. GPS was an area of difference but the GW7 has been improved with updates and the GW8 is pretty much par with PW. For most cases any of the major smart watches like the GW, PW or even AW are close. So I wouldn't make your decision on that basis. Comparing the Galaxy Watch and Pixel Watch I'd look at what device you're pairing it with and the unique features each offers.

Pro : better in every way Cons: swim tracking is terrible on PW

Ya, I went through 2 fitbit charges before giving up and buying a pixel watch.

I got a sense when it first came out. Had it for 2 years and got the pixel watch when it first came out. When I went to reset the sense to hand it down to my wife, constant boot loop and I never was able to recover it. Support was useless. Pixel watch is still going strong after almost 3 years tho. Considering the upgrade to the watch 4 or may wait for watch 5.

From a pure fitness tracking and sensors point of view Pixel is much much better. GPS the Galaxy Ultra 7 is the only one out of the bunch same for Battery though that thing is heavy and bulky. The pixel sensors still blow it away though. Sleep tracking- I think both are good at picking up when you fall asleep and wake up however what ever algorithm Samsung uses right now is out of whack. It's so lenient it's almost worthless. 5 hours of sleep, 10 min or REM and no deep? Hell ya great job 89 sleep score for you! (over exaggeration a bit) Pixel is better. The apps they both use is subjective, Samsung Health and Fitbit, I think both do about the the same job and I believe both are getting updates soon. Fitbit does have a paywall but the stuff behind it is only worth it if you want some extra AI and metrics over what you already get. Most people don't use it past the free 6 months. The WearOS skin is also Subjective but both are nice, I like Pixel a bit more only because of the look and feel of the app drawer in the oneUI skin is meh. The last thing is what phone your pairing it with. While you will get almost all functionality across Android there are some quality of life stuff that comes along with paring in the same eco system. Also Samsung has locked a few things, ECG Blood pressure (if allowed in your country and if you will use it, probably only once then never again) I'm talking Alarm, DND and Mode syncing stuff, not a big deal but if you set it on your phone or watch it will push to the other device. Sometimes wont happen if you have a pixel phone and Samsung watch or Samsung phone with pixel watch. Again not earth shattering or watch breaking and proably wouldn't notice it.

If you're a fitness focused person, I'd sadly never recommend a pixel watch. The hardware is great, but the experience is completely marred by the fitbit app. There's handfuls of bugs and completely dumb baffling decisions or feature that haven't been fixed or even touched in the past year of owning the watch, and I have zero faith in google at this point to ever fix or give enough of a shit about the app. I just had to spend an hour last night deleting '0' values out of my HRV history over the past year because they made the baffling decision to average those into your ranges and basically all my readiness and other readings have been almost completely useless because of it. I have a non-standard sleep schedule so it's a 50/50 crap shoot if I'll get a HRV reading in the first place since they won't pull a daytime reading, and each time I didn't, it would just average in a 0 and completely ruin any use the data was having. Then there's astoundingly simple things not fixed the past year like the calories out history(not the running daily dynamic total) never matching up properly between the food page and main pages, half the badges not working, edit buttons not working, and all kinds of other small issues that are baffling that google and their bottomless pocketbooks have never bothered to fix or improve. I saw there was some sort of redesign supposedly around the corner, but honestly it just looks like their attempt to push into AI trend as hard as they can, and I have very little hope they've fixed or improved the user experience in any meaningful way that actually ends up making a good user experience and useful, data-driven health insights. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills with the lack of shit talking I see about the fitbit app on here, but I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the users were more smartwatch focused and less health and metric focused. Fingers crossed it all gets sorted out though, as I'd really love to love the whole pixel watch experience all around.

As a sleep tracker is way better than Garmin for example. And smartwatch. If you just run, pixel overall is way better

I have the 7 and track everynight with it. Works great, I had the pixel prior, but google try hard to sell you the FITBIT thing, it annoyed me.

OP, may I make another suggestion for you to consider? (I'm wearing a Pixel Watch right now so don't come at me Pixel lovers) The battery life is indeed a concern on these watches. If you want Wear OS and are open to a suggestion - take a look at the OnePlus Watch 3 in the smaller 43mm size. It will be very similar in size to your Garmin Venu that you had. You can get about 3 days of battery very easily and if you switch to the battery saver mode can easily go for days longer. I had the larger 46mm size of this watch and loved it - battery life is so good - but ultimately I needed (wanted) LTE connectivity for my watch and so I got the Pixel Watch 3 45mm LTE version. It's a nice watch but battery life is not good compared to Garmin, etc. Anyways, my suggestion is to check out the OnePlus - it's a beautiful, full featured, Android watch!

I personally like the advantage of not having to keep up with yet another thing to keep track of and keep charged up every day - and that's not a perceived difficulty - that's a real thing for many people. I'm glad that you don't mind it, but many other people do. My father is now wearing an Amazfit Active 2 and he is *so much happier* that it lasts ~5 days vs having to charge every day for his Galaxy Watch 6 Classic that he had before.

You appear to not get a lot of things - perhaps the rest of the world doesn't move to the same rhythm that you do? I find it hilarious that by just responding to your statement you downvote my reply, lol - that is some funny shit. I wear my Pixel Watch 24/7 except for when it is charging or when I'm wearing a different more dressy watch to dinner, etc. I like my Pixel Watch tracking my health with its continuous HR monitor, stress monitor, etc. I paid for it so why shouldn't I wear it. For me - I would far prefer if the battery lasted for days+ so I didn't have to worry every day "Oh shit, I didn't charge it yet - let me remember to do that" because I've got enough stuff going on to keep track of.

I've gone between them, most recent were pixel 3 and Galaxy watch 7. I use for regular cardio workouts and outdoor hiking/bike riding. I've not noticed meaningful differences between them. I've stick with Galaxy watches because the pixel watch still lacks features like automatically turning on the display with a new notification (on pixel watch you need to tap or lift to wake within a couple seconds of the notification to see it), on the pixel watch you can't re-order the apps in the app tray, and I didn't like that the rotating button long-press couldn't be changed from activating Google wallet. What aspects do you feel might not be accurate in tends of health and fitness tracking? The pixel watch tends to be more accurate for heart rate. Fitbit is now accurate for sleep tracking, but I never cared as much about sleep tracking because there's nothing I can do about a previous night sleep. What I like more about the pixel watch: The UI feels smoother and more responsive. I think it looks more aesthetically pleasing and less clunky. I like the rotating button for scrolling etc. (I never cared for Samsung's rotating crown dial). And I really love that notifications show as a vertical scrolling list as opposed to the (horrible) full-screen horizonal-scrolling cards on Samsung watches.

Hi. From what I remember when i was using fitbit premium with my pixel watch, what you get in addition to the basic features are: * Additional sleep analysis like sleep score breakdown, and one or two other (insignificant) insights--nothing that I remember even being remotely useful. * Access to guided meditation * Access to guided workouts * Daily readiness score (I feel like this one is no longer behind premium but I can't remember) In general I found fitbit premium pretty pointless and there isn't really anything you lose out of by not doing fitbit premium relative to the features and metrics/insights that you get with something like samsung health. Pixel watch definitely does sleep tracking better--more accurate and consistent. I realized, though, that that ended up not mattering to me at all because there's nothing I can do about a previous night's sleep (and I know what I should or shouldn't be doing to get better sleep anyway). The pixel watch definitely does heart rate tracking more accurately, and the PW4 should also be improved for GPS. To me it still came down to general UI experience. Like I mentioned, too many things with the pixel watch UI are not the best experience, and for those things, they end up being things I am doing with my watch all day throughout the day, so even with the lesser fitness aspects of the GW and samsung health, I still prefer it. I still think the pixel watch is not a bad option though, and I really miss vertical scrolling list of notifications as opposed to Samsung's notification card implementation.

And ironically my pixel watch works great with my recent galaxy devices

You're in luck! I wrote all this down while testing for the last couple weeks. * No custom heart rate zones * Basic alerts/goals (heart rate, 1km lap distance, time etc only). It felt like you can do anything on Garmin. * One real data screen and not very customizable * Less readability on data screens * Activity starts by doing a countdown instead of a start/stop button irks me * Battery, obviously. Listening to downloads on LTE burns 20% per half hour for me. * No navigation. * No route builder. * If you're training by heart rate zone, there's a pop up warning to say if you're high or low but doesn't actually tell you what zone to be in on the data screen I think. When building workouts I've just had to remember what zone I put. Seems like a big oversight unless I'm missing something. * Running with AOD turned off is broken for me. The activity still tracks when you turn your wrist away but it kicks you back to the clockface instead of Fitbit. * GPS lock on is slower. Nitpicking though. * Garmin can handle playing audio cues + music at the same time with your phone + headphones * No LiveTrack * Edit more: No confirmation for ending an activity. With the end button right next to the lap, pause, and lock buttons, it feels super dicey to press anything on that screen. I'd be pissed if I ended an activity early. There's probably countless more but I haven't powered on my Garmin since I got my Pixel Watch. That being said, if you're a "run around at the park" once in awhile type of person, Fitbit should be enough. None of these are *must haves* but I look back on my Garmin very fondly. They do a lot of things right, not even fitness related.

The GPS on Pixel Watch is seriously bad. In one of my runs it went off by a mile or so mid-run and added some serious distance to my final stats. Of course none of the stats from that run were useful at that point and I haven't trusted it since... Lifting it usually gets my heart rate wrong. Calories burned is a pure guessing game. It's a decent fitness device for someone starting their fitness journey. But I would never recommend it to someone serious about growth and maintenance.

I got mine about 2 months ago. I've gone from a Pixel watch, to an Instinct 2 to the X1. When I got it I was looking at the Fenix, Epix range, but just came away feeling that they were simply too bulky. Then I went back to a local streo for another look and by chance saw a couple of boxed X1s in the Garmin display cabinet, they weren't on display and the staff didn't want to open one up for me to take a look. I hung around a bit and read the DC Rainmaker review in the store and just bought it on the spur of the moment. So light! I use the LED torch much more than I though I would. The battery life is fine, I plug it in when I shower and that's it. Sure, it does't look like I've got half a kg of apocalypse-proof steel strapped to my wrist - and some might think it looks like a $50 Apple knockoff from Temu - but in my opinion, it's still one the best tech purchases I've made. I love it.

https://preview.redd.it/iso42i0iox6f1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c9e956da0fb26f4d4e2913e81dd753240f9ca25a I think you should go with whatever looks best for you, it is a watch after all and I think how it looks is the most important metric to consider, personally I'm using a Pixel watch with a white strap and I'm loving it

Some of it depends on your personality. I had a Pixel watch and realised I was entirely unsuited to a watch that required daily charging. I hated having to do that. Have a Venu 3S now and charge it once a week or so which suits me much much better. I'm only back to running a few months and it's just for enjoyment and fitness so don't track many runs, but the Garmin tracking is excellent. I use the more health and wellness features like steps/body battery/sleep score/HRV etc all the time and find them good. I know people don't rate the sleep score that much, but I'm not expecting sleep lab accuracy - just good enough. I don't find it that useful for monitoring strength workouts, but I suppose I'm old school with them anyway. I just turn up and do them, trying to add a bit more weight when I can etc.

I am from India, used whoop for a year when the 4.0 launched. Post that I have used a Garmin, a coros, a pixel watch, a chest strap and an apple watch as well. Now I am back on whoop. It depends on one's goals actually. The apple watch is good at general tracking. The whole rings system is a good daily motivator and social aspect pushes one to achieve daily/weekly/monthly goals. The strength training part was usually an overestimate, so not much of a use unless a third party app is used. Sleep tracking was a bit hard for me cause of the comfort as well as battery/charging issues. Coros and Garmin were good for running and cardio tracking. The battery life was so good. The sleep and recovery part felt really bad on both. I used it mainly to maintain zone 2 heart beat during my cardio sessions. I returned to whoop because it was the one that actually helped me improve my sleep, my daily intensity and habits. Also the trends and data felt more usable than every other wearable. Its the best if you like optimising things based on data. With whoop 5.0/MG the battery is finally really good, the comfort for sleeping is the still the best. Yes, the tracking is sometimes off during upper body workout days, for which I used a bicep band when I was on 4.0. But, I currently only have the wrist version for the MG, so yeah it sucks sometimes but I guess I am fine. The pace of aging, whoop age, bp etc feel like a gimmick and mostly derived from the trends and data already available previously. I think 5.0 peak is good enough. I wish I could downgrade to peak, but they are not letting me do that. The only upgrade of 5.0/MG over the 4.0 is the battery life imo. Still I find whoop to be the best for my current needs. Its really good with sleep tracking and recovery estimates. Also, the RHR and Vo2max trends help me set goals. Plus it lets me wear my wrist watches.

I use pixel watch and it has fitbit integration and i have noticed my HRV dropping as well after consuming alcohol. https://preview.redd.it/otu0po7wawje1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=27366436841f1512ea422bc8e5e0a8753f17e5ff

My Review from a Fitness Perspective; I've worked in Fitness since 2016.    Been a loyal fitbit fan since long before that.    I'm also a keen runner.     After my old Fitbit Versa 3's battery life took a turn for the worst I took the plunge and purchased a Google Pixel 3. I've always had the benefit while sprinting on treadmills of using the app and my phone to constantly monitor mg heart rate in real time.    With the Pixel 3 so called fitness tracker ironically marketed at this specific market this feature has now vanished with users only able to monitor their heart rate on the watch itself To me this is a massive research and development epic FAIL and a massive backwards step.    How does someone sprinting on a treadmill using their arms to power through a sprint check the face of their fitness tracker? I raised with Google pIxel watch  customer support who confirmed that this feature has indeed been removed with no declared intention to reinstate. Google can't be taken seriously now as a true fitness tracker brand.    To me as a fitness tracker Google Pixel is next to useless with massive research and development gaffs such as this.    The reviews for the latest pixel 3 watch are extremely good.  It doesn't help that most of the reviews are carried out by Tech heads and not fitness professionals.    For anyone serious about fitness and particularly runners  give Google Pixel brand a miss.    Google have trashed Fitbits previous reputation for this demographic.  

My pixel watch struggles to read through my dark/colorful sleeve, I definitely don't trust the hr on that side. I've switched to wearing it on my non inked dominant hand, which I find more convenient anyway tbh Maybe try wearing one upside down on the inside of the wrist, could be more accurate with thinner skin/closer arterial view

The Pixel Watches don't require you to have a Pixel phone for full functionality, Samsung meanwhile locks certain features (ECG and blood pressure for example) behind the requirement of using a Samsung phone (or a modified version of their app).

or ditch fitbit and use just pixel watch and pixel phone to have all data and sensor without depending on 3rd party app (though owned by google) and pay for data of sensors you already paid for.

I have the whoop peak i like it here’s my stance on whoop id say get it fore a year if you see that it positively effected your life renew your subscription. if you find that it it has had negligible impact get the pixel watch or something else. and here is my stance on the pixel watch the pixel watch is by far the most accurate android wear watch in terms of heart rate tracking the app sucks though i love the whoop app thats my stance on this

Sleep apnea tracking on a watch - this is a gimmick and not worth it. For the watches that do offer it, note that it can only advise if you have medium or higher level of sleep apnea. If you have +medium apnea there are loads of easily determinable red flags that you can give to doctor to get on a sleep clinic to confirm - and if you have + medium sleep apnea you need to be on a CPAP or have an op (very few cases where you don't). If on cpap no point tracking on watch. Where it would be useful is if it could determine mild and distinguish between whether less than 14 events or not (seldom need if lower) but doesn't. Thus pointiless and ignore this. AFIB - note watches can only do this when you are inactive - its one lead so will only pick up certain conditions - if you don't have one of those specific conditions it will not pick it up. Pixel watch may be a good option for you in this regard. Note this is the same issue with ECG. This functionality is pointless unless you have a known condition and it can be picked up by smartwatches - otherwise there is a major chance of watch giving you false info (i..e you think you don't have an issue as it can't pick it up). Blood pressue - per u/EskeRahn . SPO2 - very limited use as again you have to be very inactive and still to get good readings. Can do ok readings during sleep but if lying on arm it will create variations, if arm moving around during sleep - again variations. Often easier to just take a spot reading first thing priro to getting out of bed and using that.

I love pixel watches but the Samsung watch has better health features.

you are comparing 2 different products technically...so yes its a fair assessment...one is a smart watch with health and fitness features baked in...the other is a fitness watch with some smart features baked in... I have used everything, garmin, apple, oura, fitbit, pixel watch and more... I tend to navigate more to the apple watch/pixel/fitbit only due to the general health metrics and daily use...i dont use it to reply to messages or anythin or take calls...but i find i like the health metrics they provide more...i also have been with fitbit since 2014 so its a long relationship with that brand...but it really depends... I do/like * I do work out almost everyday - mix bag of cardio, running, lifting, etc.. - **garmin bread and butter is activity tracking, its great! lots of detailed metrics and stats...i find i never go back and look at them though, i honestly think the fitbit and pixel watch approach more simple and satisfying yet providing just enough data for my use case...im sure hardcore marathoners and stuff appreciate the garmin more, but i indoor row, run indoor/outdoor, HIIT workouts and more...the fitbit data is cleaner and simpler for me...garmin has tons but i never dive into it further, nor do i find it actionable** * I can't hear calls coming in through the phone a lot of the times (mostly because of work), so I rely on the haptic feedback from my wrist. - **pixel watch wins here as its more tightly engrained in the android phone system** * I like to see SMS messages come in, very rarely I reply on watch. - **assuming you have android since your contemplating pixel watch...pixel watch will win in this hands down** * I like changing the watch face periodic - **i find the pixel watch much easier to use with more satisfying watch faces...garmin easily change faces but i am not a big fan of the faces, they give the data fine, but i prefer pixel** * oxygen sensor, and heart rate, ecg - **pixel watch will be better with this as it provides the data and metrics in a better view for you to follow and trend.** which did you choose?

I was in a similar boat, I came from the Pixel watch to the Garmin umbrella. I didn't have set tracking (or didn't use it) on my Pixel. I like being able to track working vs resting time, logging # of reps/weight lifted etc. it's quick and easy after each set. The rep counter is alright. You can also pre-program workouts into your app and send them to your watch for the watch to guide you. I went with the Venu 3 as it's the smartest watch Garmin makes. I describe it as a fitness watch with some smart features whereas Apple/Google are smart watches with some fitness features. The tipping point for me was Pixel watch didn't allow a heart rate monitor to be connected to it. Battery life is about 7-8 days depending on activity level and GPS usage.

I've swam with mine in the ocean and pool for the last 3 years with no issues. I just rinse it off every time with fresh water when I'm done.

Swim with mine all the time, salt and fresh water. Zero issues.

Pixel watch is better if you don't have a galaxy. But look at the Onewatch 3 too. Great watch and the battery life is much, much better than the two you mentioned or the apple watch.

Pixel watch is a smartwatch and a fitness tracker. A Garmin watch is a fitness tracker and lacks smartphone integration of the pixel watch.

I just went from the charge 5 to a pixel watch and I honestly kind of hate the pixel watch. It's very intrusive out of the box and battery life just sucks. I have had to shut off so many notifications. Even after shutting off all notifications except for messages and chat and setting the vibration to minimum and audible notifications to mute with only tap to turn on the screen I get less than 2 day battery life (36 hours tops) & it's brand new. Fitbit Integration is poor as well way less settings in the app. The heart rate monitor works as good I wore both for a while and they were exactly the same. The only points I give the pixel watch for are I can wear it on my heavily tattooed arm and still have HR work. I only really want activity and Heart rate tracking. The rest I am happy with using my phone for. The Pixel watch does so much stuff I don't really care about and it's costing me too much battery time. I have another week in my return window and currently I am leaning on sending it back.

I had a Pixel Watch 2 years ago and I returned it when I returned my Pixel 8 Pro XL because that was the worst phone I had ever had. It was burning through the entire battery just sitting idle. The phone would get hot doing absolutely nothing. Cellular service was atrocious.

I disagree Samsung health is better. The features are very similar but the actual fitness algorithms are significantly better on pixel watches & Fitbit. The energy score on Samsung health is garbage and its hrv tracking gives a much higher value than other devices. I also don't remember any kind of cardio load feature though they finally added some recovery tracking with vascular load.

Pixel watch, absolute no brainer.

Galaxy Watch probably has the most of what a WearOS watch can offer but a fair bit of features are Samsung exclusive. Pixel Watches I believe offer mostly the same with a little less bells and whistles than a galaxy watch but with better health features with fitbit integration that isn't locked to pixels. Also looks more fashionable IMO. Blends with my outfits when using a stylish watch band. Just looks like a watch instead of a smart watch. One plus I don't know too much about other than it has actual battery life that lasts days. I feel like it would be the defacto best one but I haven't heard many people speak on it.

From pure sensor accuracy perspective - pixel watch.

Hands down the Pixel watch

Google pixel watch over this way, first model still working like a charm for me.

Pixel watches are the most accurate Android watches you can find.

This is not strictly true. Some watches get traditional water resistance watch ratings too. For example my pixel watch is rated IP68 and "water resistant 50m" which makes it suitable for light swimming, but for sport and recreational swimming the 10 atm/100m standard is recommended. So in short if you swim a few times a year you are fine with a rating like this, if you swim more often you might want to look into a better rating.

That's the main reason I switched. Loved the Pixel watch for its functions but charging it near daily was a deal breaker. My Garmin Fenix lasts three weeks

Rings aren't really designed for this so they'll be quite off. Watches aren't perfect either but they are much better suited for exercise. Apple and pixel watch in particular are really good at monitoring your heart rate

Honestly, I absolutely love my pixel watch and its integration with Pixel phones. The truth is though if you have a Galaxy watch or especially the ultra. It's much more durable overall, so you'll definitely have to run a case if you're going to use it for anything more rugged.

I don't use AOD. For me it'd be about 60% the next evening (including \~1-2 hrs of workout), and about 15-20% the evening after.

Apparently it depends on the wearer. Right now it's still at 23% for me. Last charge up to 100% -- \~52 hours ago, I took it from the charging stand two full days ago in the morning and never charged since (it's almost 12 p.m. for me now).

AOD off, including 2 hrs of working out yesterday, but no GPS-demanding activities.

Had mine since launch, wore it at Disneyworld water parks for two days last month and then it kept activating the assistant before dying a slow death.

I have never used a Garmin watch, have been interested but only know the Pixel watch side. To answer some questions, yes pixel watch has a treadmill mode that I use quite often, and it works well. Total distance can be off because it's guessing but good for what it has. I also use it to track my cycling and love that you can change displays as i normally only care about heart rate, speed and distance when riding. Also swimming is no issue, I believe they are also releasing 20+ new workouts (including pickleball) with the next update. I'm planning on sticking with the pixel watch mostly because of LTE and don't need my phone but can still message and call if needed, that and I'm used to pixel/Fitbit, but am very interested in everything Garmin offers as well

I swam with mine every time too, nothing seemed to happen. Until it did. I would not recommend it, I miss it every day

Yeah I bought the watch about a week and a half or two weeks ago, and I actually really really liked it at first. Looks great, feels great, battery life is INSANELY good, and the UI is actually much faster and smoother than WearOS ... Unfortunately I ran into the same problems as you. Some notifications on some apps only work when they want to, and sometimes they just don't work at all. It also wasn't a good sign that they had a server error within the first week of owning it, which resulted in me and most other people basically having to reset it and start it up all over again. It's just not polished enough, so I went back to my pixel watch. The unfortunate part is that I can't even return it, because it was made so cheaply that it already has a scratch on the crown resulting in the black paint peeling completely off. I got the Phone 2 Pro on the same day, and my experience is the complete opposite. I'm still blown Away that performs better than my pixel 9. Sure the camera isn't as great but it's still acceptable. Everything else on it is better I will say though, that for 60 or $70, it's still worth it. You can't expect much for that price. And they do pack in a lot of things that do work

I don't think any serious runner would. That doesn't mean the Pixel Watch is a bad watch. I wore one every day for over a year. I like to say it like this: If you want an excellent smartwatch that makes a good/decent fitness device, get a Pixel Watch (or a galaxy Watch, or an Apple watch) if you want an excellent fitness device that makes a good/decent smartwatch, get a garmin.

So, I'm going to say this, and then mostly leave it here. I was a happy Pixel Watch user until about 4 months ago. Loved that watch. But my wife and I both decided that we wanted to improve our overall fitness and health, and one of the things we talked about was using a smarwatch/fitness device as part of "pushing" each other. Problem is she's on an iPhone and I'm on a Pixel. So options are limited on good devices that have social/friend functionality that is cross platform. So, I agreed to switch from my Pixel Watch to a Garmin watch so we could both be on the same platform and use those social features. In the 4 months since, I fully see where the Garmin is not as good as a Pixel Watch. there are things it does not do nearly as well. No sane person would argue that a Garmin is as good or better at certain functions than a Pixel Watch. However, it does other things \*way\* better. But there was functionality that I gave up going from my Pixel Watch to a Garmin. That's a long preamble to get to this: you are saying that the Garmins are not capable of doing certain things, which is incorrect. I'm not telling you the Garmin is as good as or better than a WearOS or WatchOS device. But you are misrepresenting the capabilities by saying they can't do them. They don't do certain things as well. There are certain things they cannot do. But you're trying to say that a Garmin is no better or worse than a $50 fitness band which is objectively false.

If you are used to 10+ days of battery life there is absolutely nothing you can do but accept that you'll need to charge a pixel watch every day. Yes, there are tweaks you can make, yes, there are things you can do to extend battery life. But we're talking 36 hours to 48 hours, etc. There's nothing you can do to approach what is even the low end of a Garmin watch.

Correct. I wear my Pixel watch 95% of the time *when not on the bike*. I still use my Fenix 6 when I want to record long runs or hikes or canoe efforts. On the bike I use an Edge 840 as I'm normally riding > 4H at a time, and even when I'm not I want the big display.

Agreed. I tried a pixel watch, Fitbit charge 6 and whoop 4 and all gave erroneous HR on the wrist. My polar pacer pro is far better.

I am just realizing how bad the Samsung watches are. Drains battery without explanation... Charges way too slow. I´m right now considering sending back the Galaxy watch.8 classic and unfortunately the fold with it :( My Apple Watch Series 7 (!!!) charges much faster and is more reliable that the Watch 8 classic. Last night I wore both to sleep. I lost 40% on the galaxy and 15% on the apple. Battery stats give me no sign on what it could be. I have had better nights with the galaxy watch with 15-20% drain. (Even when using routines of display turning off going to power saving mode etc.) The Pixel Watch holds the charge better. But in general there's a LOT to love with the Fold 7! It's beautiful and works very well. The watches however remind me of the old days when the phones software was so buggy, with draining apps. Getting anxiety never knowing what will drain the batter. I have detailed my experience here [https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyFold/comments/1nc17gq/time\_for\_reflection\_of\_the\_past\_month\_iphone\_16/](https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyFold/comments/1nc17gq/time_for_reflection_of_the_past_month_iphone_16/) I´m at the point where I say I love the phone even with little annoyances I was able to put up with. But taking the whole ecosystem into consideration... It's just too draining and you have to always see where the issue lies etc. I want it to just work and not play around all settings and witch hunt the battery culprits..

Yes Pixel can be set to turn the screen on when you turn your wrist. Garmin has poor HR accuracy. In my opinion that makes it a toy, not a smart watch. Pixel has clinically validated HR accuracy and EKG capability, with medical journal publications to prove it.

I can only speak to the pixel with the swim.com app. It's fine. It doesn't count kicking. It's usually accurate on the regular swims but sometimes it'll get off by 25 yards. I write my sets and have a yard total at the bottom so I can always see how accurate it is.