Our quick take

Google Pixel Watch - 4.5 / 5

Design  

  • 41 x 41 x 12.3 mm - 36 grams Stainless steel case/frame - Champagne Gold, Matte Black or Polished Silver Gorilla Glass 5 lens 5ATM waterproof

Display, software and features

  • 1.2-inch AMOLED display - 1000 nits peak 320ppi pixel density  Wear OS 3.5

Fitbit in a smartwatch 

  • Optical heart rate sensor - ECG - Blood oxygen saturation  Altimeter, Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope GPS for route tracking

Battery and performance 

  • 294 mAh battery - up to 24 hours use Magnetic wireless charger Exynos 9110 processor - Cortex M33 coprocessor 32GB storage - 2GB RAM Bluetooth 5.0 and Wi-Fi - Cellular/LTE option available

To recap

As a smartwatch, the Pixel Watch experience is generally very good. You get pretty much everything you need from a wrist-worn gadget. There’s contactless payments, great fitness tracking, interaction with notifications/messages, downloadable third party apps and - crucially - watch faces you can customise.