Fitbit - Pixel Watch 2
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"I have Venu 3 and it has 90% of smartwatch features one would need. You can take/make calls, see all notifications (with pictures), react to them (reply either with predefined messages or T9 keyboard, mark them as read, dismiss/snooze notifications, turn off alarms, delete emails etc.), pay (Garmin Pay), listen to music (local files, Spotify, Google Play etc.). There are also various apps like calendar, calculator, water intake monitor, camera apps (to control phone camera) etc. ... I use mine for getting notifications from phone, reacting to them (dismiss/snooze events, mark messages or mails as read, delete spam emails, quickly respond to messages), taking/making calls sometimes, tracking things like intermittent fasting, water intake etc., playing games while sitting on the toilette :) etc. ... So usually, while at home, I "lose" my phone. I don't even know where it is. I do everything on my laptop and receive notifications on my watch. If it's a spam mail, I will delete it from the watch. If it's important one, I open Gmail on laptop and answer."
"the fact that they integrate to the Apple Watch simply cannot be understated for me, I couldn’t go back to Garmin now, it is just so much part of my life now. ... Tracking weightlifting workouts, nutrition and other stuff, analysis of the data, send messages to HomePod, changing NC automatically, sending emails …."
"I unlock my computer and phone with it."
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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."
"I know it has recovery time so when I go on a long bike ride, it'll tell me 96 hours recovery. If I did something shorter, it'll say 20 hours or whatever. So that looks like readiness, like when it's zero, you can train hard again, with it's not, you can train easy or rest."
"The galaxy watches have a much better sleep monitoring and if you take a nap it is registered separately so you can remove it or keep it."
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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"
"and syncs really well."
"I have a Pixel Watch 2 and it works great with Hevy."
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"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."
"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."
"Pixel watch is still going strong after almost 3 years tho."
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"Oh and battery life went from charging every two days to every 15 days."
"Battery, obviously. Listening to downloads on LTE burns 20% per half hour for me."
"Mine kept dieing one me mid run ... after two years of using it twice hours was about all an aw had battery for when using music and gps! By the 2:15 mark it would be dead. ... When I started running for longer than 2 hrs my battery would die mid run"
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"The T10 ''OG" is more capable than the Artti T10 Pro, it is a more exciting and natural version in every way, fast, agile, spicy in the right measure and at the same time musical. ... I hated doing this review because I really tried hard to like this set, I had high hopes for it ... But the price is not justified, especially with the T10 OG and S08. ... Yes I felt the same. Unfortunately"
"pay for data of sensors you already paid for."
"Huge shock that a $15 (when on sale) Zero 2, beats the T10 which costs typically $50 to $70., and on teh best sale at least $40."
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"wtf no time settings in a watch?"
"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"
"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"
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"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."
"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."
"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 screen is so scratched its barely visible."
"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."
"durability (very easy to mark)"
I've tried Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy and at the moment I'm liking the OnePlus Watch 3. They all have their strong points but the OnePlus has fewer weak points.
r/AndroidWear • The Best Android Smartwatch To Buy Now? What Are You Guys Using? ->Yes. I never had any issues with mine. When my pixel watch acts up I charge up my charge 4
r/fitbit • Would you buy a Fitbit watch again? ->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've had a bunch of watches -- currently on the PW3 (large) and previously a bunch of Ticwatches. The battery life on the Ticwatch was amazing, but the software was buggy and the updates were slow. Apart from a few issues around swim tracking, the Pixel Watch is amazing. I regularly get 36+ hours of battery life and I don't have any issues with going two days without charging. Another option is a fitbit. You get most of what you want, with better battery life, but less powerful notifications. Also -- PW and Fitbit both give you a daily update based on your sleep and blood oxygen, heart rate etc to give you a better idea of your state of health and readiness. So I don't check them all directly, but it does help. And the PW3 does have a loss of heartbeat detector so that if you faint, it will call emergency services (in a few countries right now)
r/AndroidWear • Best Android Smartwatch? Just Want One That Actually Works Well ->I use a Pixel watch. Golf Pad (the app I use to track my rounds) is compatible with the watch.
r/golf • What golf watch are you using and recommend? ->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? ->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.
r/smartwatch • To Android Smartphone Users, What's The Best Smartwatch You've Ever Had? ->Apple Watch doesn't work on Android and Pixel Watch doesn't work on iOS
r/Android • The Google Pixel Watch 4 is the Android watch to beat ->But it doesn't work on Android, it's a comparison of Apples and oranges
r/Android • The Google Pixel Watch 4 is the Android watch to beat ->The sensors and software smoothness are better, battery is a bit behind but the 45mm last 40h+
r/Android • The Google Pixel Watch 4 is the Android watch to beat ->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.
r/PixelWatch • Runners why do you prefer Pixel Watch over Garmin? ->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.
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