Fitbit - Pixel Watch 2
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Last updated: Dec 14, 2025 Scoring
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"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."
"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"
"There's been a setting to let your AOD show whatever activity was going on for a few months now. ... I never have any problems accessing my workout stats, media players, timers/stopwatches, etc from the AoD."
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"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."
"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. ... Yeah, mine isn't that much, more like .05/mi. That's really good for a smartwatch as far as I can tell ... It's GPS is better than my old galaxy watch, and that's enough for me"
"When I ran the 10 k my pixel watch was very accurate with the officials and strava was not"
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"pixel watch wins here as its more tightly engrained in the android phone system"
"The only reason I have the pixel watch is so i can leave my phone at home."
"like that it has modern Android notification handling (which the Garmin didn't)"
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"i find the pixel watch much easier to use with more satisfying watch faces... ... i prefer pixel"
"I have a Pixel Watch 2 and it works great with Hevy."
"and syncs really well."
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"Mine doesn't scratch. ... 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."
"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."
"Pixel watch is still going strong after almost 3 years tho."
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"Battery, obviously. Listening to downloads on LTE burns 20% per half hour for me."
"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. ... 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."
"Battery life is shit ... it won't make it through the day"
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"pay for data of sensors you already paid for."
"not willing to pay for the Fitbit premium ... also need to pay for Fitbit if need to unlock all features."
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"pay for data of sensors you already paid for."
"it does not show new notifications as they come in without some sort of manual action ... unless you tap the screen or lift your wrist when you get the vibration, you don't get to see anything ... 75% of the time my pw2 wouldn't recognize a wrist-raise gesture, so I'd miss whatever the new notification was"
"google's software features and fit-and-finish is lacking for their watch ... there is no option on a pixel watch to just automatically turn on the screen when a notification comes in to view the notification; you have to manually interact with it by either tapping the screen within a few seconds or lift-to-wake the watch, which is very unreliable ... that actually was a dealbreaker for me"
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"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."
"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 is inaccurate, I run the same route on weekends and it tracks ±10% on clear sky days (!!)."
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"my Pixel Watch 2 scratched all the time, even rubbing against my sheets when I slept. ... 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."
"My pixel watch 2 screen is so scratched its barely visible."
"durability (very easy to mark)"
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.
r/PixelWatch • Which watch should I buy? ->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.
r/PixelWatch • Which watch should I buy? ->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.
r/fitbit • Fitbit still worth it? ->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.
r/PixelWatch • Pixel Watch Pros and Cons ->I have budget aliexpress smartwatches with better gps tracking than my pixel watch 2. Let's hope the double band does the trick
r/PixelWatch • Internal Information from Google Team regarding Google Pixel Watch 4. ->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.
r/PixelWatch • Internal Information from Google Team regarding Google Pixel Watch 4. ->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.
r/PixelWatch • Which watch should I buy? ->Idk, maybe I'm not thinking big enough. But I just can't see anything making this worth switching from PW2
r/PixelWatch • Internal Information from Google Team regarding Google Pixel Watch 4. ->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.
r/PixelWatch • Pixel watch 3 (read before you buy) ->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
r/PetiteFitness • Best fitness wearable? ->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.
r/Garmin • My Forerunner 165 arrives tomorrow and I’m so excited to be done with Fitbit. ->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.
r/Garmin • Anyone switched to pixel watch 4? ->Same here. My PW2 has some scratches but it's not bad considering what I've done with it.
r/Android • The Google Pixel Watch 4 is the Android watch to beat ->Did you get any screen burn in or image retention from having AOD on? I had that issue on my PW2 which is why I opted to avoid AOD from then and have done so on my PW4 so far, but would be tempted to turn AOD back on if burn in isn't an issue anymore.
r/PixelWatch • Holy crap. Battery life is insane on the Pixel Watch 4 45mm ->Currently on PW2 with AOD on. Since the update battery life has gotten better, right now it's on 74% after 8 hours.
r/PixelWatch • Holy crap. Battery life is insane on the Pixel Watch 4 45mm ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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