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I’ve been a Google Pixel Watch user and fan since the original launched in 2022. I wore it every day — except when I was charging it — and then upgraded to the Pixel Watch 2 and later to the 45mm Pixel Watch 3. In the last three years, you could hardly see me without Google’s smartwatch strapped to my wrist, and for good reason. I love the Fitbit integration and the fact that I can keep my existing fitness data rolling without wearing a standalone tracker. The smart apps and functions are a nice extra on top of this.
But my time with the Pixel Watch 3 is drawing to a close because there’s a successor on the horizon. Although it might not seem like there’s much new about the Pixel Watch 4, I can still see three big improvements that make me want to upgrade the moment the new watch launches. Here they are.
What Pixel Watch 4 features are you most excited about? 32 votes Bigger display and smaller bezels 19 % Larger battery and faster charging 44 % Better repairability 6 % Something else (tell us in the comments) 3 % I'm not excited about the Pixel Watch 4 28 %
Bigger display + smaller bezels = More usable screen
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We’ve come a long way since the original Pixel Watch. My Watch 3 is larger, has a much bigger display in its 45mm size option, and slimmer bezels, but if I stare closely at it, I can clearly see some wasted black space around the display. Abolish those bezels and give me more room for my information, please!
On such a tiny display, every millimeter matters, especially when Google is cornering [sic] itself into a circular shape that is the very opposite of information-friendly. I don’t mind the circle (though I’ll forever be a proponent of offering a square option for those who want it), but if all I get are two readable lines while the rest of the display acts as a nice buffer for things to scroll in and out of, then I’d want those two lines to be the widest and tallest possible.
The more information Google can show me on my wrist, the fewer reasons I have to take my phone out of my pocket.
The many Pixel Watch 4 renders that have leaked so far, including the ones shared by Google, suggest that the new watch will indeed have a larger display and smaller bezels. We haven’t reached the full wrap-around edge display that I dream of, but I gotta say: the Watch 4 looks really good, and if my personal experience with previous Pixel smartwatches has taught me anything, it’s that the real watch will look better in person than in any online render. I’m already a fan of this one. Add the latest rumors that the display will go up to 3000 nits in brightness, and I’m ready to unbuckle this ol’ Watch 3 and upgrade today.
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