This fall, Google plans to announce the Pixel Watch 2 alongside the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro. The processor, battery, and health sensor upgrades of the Pixel Watch 2 have been revealed by 9to5Google.
Specs:
The Pixel Watch 2 will be powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon W5 chipset, according to sources.
Although it is unclear what level of customization is going on, the Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 was announced last July and just arrived on the first Wear OS watch, the TicWatch Pro 5. Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 without Qualcomm’s co-processor is also available, which has mainly been used by Chinese wearable makers (Oppo Watch 3).
The SoC features four A53 cores at 1.7GHz with dual Adreno 702 GPUs (1GHz). Compared to the original Pixel Watch, which has two Cortex-A53 chips on a 10nm process, the Pixel Watch 2 has two Cortex-A53 chips on a 7nm process.
It is quite surprising that Google chose Samsung Exynos for its second-generation wearable. In terms of the Galaxy Watch 4 and 5, we were expecting the 5nm W920. Another possibility is the rumored W980, which is expected to appear in Galaxy Watch 6. It would be premature to speculate how a change in wearables will affect foundry decisions on the phone side, especially since Tensor features much more customization.
According to sources, this change has a significant impact on battery life. With the always-on display (AOD) enabled, Google is seeing over a day of usage from the Pixel Watch 2. With the AOD turned off, the initial battery is rated for 24 hours; the new battery is rated for 48 hours.
Finally, we’re hearing that the Pixel Watch 2 has similar health sensors to the Fitbit Sense 2. A continuous electrodermal activity (cEDA) and skin temperature sensor are two of the most notable features of Fitbit OS. Fitbit’s other products use “existing sensors,” but the Sense 2 uses a dedicated component to measure your nightly skin temperature.
