Google Pixel Watch 3 Champagne Gold Aluminum Case/Hazel Active Band

I've owned the original Google Pixel watch since it was released and have decided it was time for an upgrade. One of the reasons I got a Pixel watch was because of the size, I have small wrists and many other smart watches looked too big on me. I know many were put off by a smaller size so was glad Google released this in 2 sizes to suit more people.What did surprise me was that it seems bigger due to the reduced bezel which gives 10% more screen area, this was noticeably different to me, and being able to have a bigger font helps my ageing eyes. There is a difference in how long the battery lasts, the original watch would last me just over 24 hours, i am charging the Pixel Watch 3 every evening as this is convenient for me but I now have around 50% battery left, ... MoreI've owned the original Google Pixel watch since it was released and have decided it was time for an upgrade. One of the reasons I got a Pixel watch was because of the size, I have small wrists and many other smart watches looked too big on me. I know many were put off by a smaller size so was glad Google released this in 2 sizes to suit more people.What did surprise me was that it seems bigger due to the reduced bezel which gives 10% more screen area, this was noticeably different to me, and being able to have a bigger font helps my ageing eyes. There is a difference in how long the battery lasts, the original watch would last me just over 24 hours, i am charging the Pixel Watch 3 every evening as this is convenient for me but I now have around 50% battery left, I have the screen set to touch-to-wake as I personally do not like the always-on-screen. The charger is different with pins to help connect with faster charging times and a notification to my Pixel phone when the watch is charged.The reason I have a smart watch is to track my workouts, I mainly do spinning and strength workouts. There seems to be more metrics that can be monitored for runners, I would like this to be available for other activities such as spinning. I do like to monitor my heart rate in real time during a workout which the Pixel Watch 3 does well.And this is where I do have to highlight some of the downsides for me, as I feel the Pixel watches are aimed more for tracking workouts, an extension from the Fitbit devices. I would like to be able to personalised the Pixel Watch more, such as increased control over notifications for different apps which was what I was hoping for in the Pixel watch 3. I do not have the LTE variant due to the lack of decent contracts for this, I would use more of the smart features.I do think it was worth upgrading to the Pixel watch 3, the screen is brighter and clearer, has a better battery life and faster to charge. I need to spend more time to see the software updates but I am enjoying using the Google Pixel Watch 3.The picture is the original Google Pixel watch on the left and the Google Pixel Watch 3 on the right.

I am a longtime Fitbit user, so I was quite pleasantly surprised when my new Google Pixel 3 45 mm smartwatch integrated smoothly and perfectly into the Fitbit app. It also integrates beautifully with my Pixel phone but should work very well with any Android phone.The Pixel 3 has an attractive circular watch face and has a very comfortable band which is rather challenging to attach to the watch but is very secure once attached. On my arm, the watch feels heavy but but not intolerably so. The display is both pretty and easy to read with very good resolution.The Pixel 3 does all the things that you would expect from a good Fitbit or any other smartwatch, but it seems to do them perhaps a bit better. For example, I noticed while wearing my Fitbit and Pixel (on ... MoreI am a longtime Fitbit user, so I was quite pleasantly surprised when my new Google Pixel 3 45 mm smartwatch integrated smoothly and perfectly into the Fitbit app. It also integrates beautifully with my Pixel phone but should work very well with any Android phone.The Pixel 3 has an attractive circular watch face and has a very comfortable band which is rather challenging to attach to the watch but is very secure once attached. On my arm, the watch feels heavy but but not intolerably so. The display is both pretty and easy to read with very good resolution.The Pixel 3 does all the things that you would expect from a good Fitbit or any other smartwatch, but it seems to do them perhaps a bit better. For example, I noticed while wearing my Fitbit and Pixel (on separate arms - BTW you cannot have both connected to the Fitbit app at the same time.) that the Pixel counted my steps lower than the Fitbit. Later, I conducted a step count test on the Pixel wherein I would count off 100 steps and check the Pixel count. I did that a couple of times for both automatic stride length and the measured stride length. In each test, the Pixel count was within 7 steps over (usually more like 4) the actual count - quite a bit more accurate than any Fitbit that I have owned but very similar to another smartwatch that I once owned. It automatically detects the start of a sleep cycle as well as the start of many athletic activities (afraid I did not try more than two but it worked well for both).I tried to use as many of the tiles and apps that are made so easily available by Google but I guess I am set enough in my ways that I only actively use a few of them. Apps are presented upon a screen accessed by a press of the watch stem when the selected face is displayed and you select from among them by scrolling up or down. Tiles are accessed by scrolling from the right.The battery life at about 2.5 days without GPS enabled on this 45 mm Pixel watch 3 is quite improved over earlier android watches but not yet quite close enough to the Fitbit standard 7 days - a little more room for improvement. However, this Pixel 3 watch charges much faster than any other watch that I have owned.Overall, I highly recommend this Pixel 3 45 mm.

I do like the larger size of the Google pixel watch 3, but still doesn't seem like a big enough upgrade over the watch 2 version. Other than the 4 mm size increase for the pixel watch 3, The Google watches still feels like its missing something to me.My biggest complaint about the Pixel watches are the way there's no protection of the face or bezel, scares me to death I'm going to break the watch.I did purchase replacement bands on Amazon to get rid of a snap closure band and use a standard holeand eyelet style band, for a more secure fit to keep the watch on my wrist. Everything about the watch performs and works well whether it's step recording, activity tracking, sleep tracking, swimming and other physical activity recorded on the watch. The larger 45 mm face ... MoreI do like the larger size of the Google pixel watch 3, but still doesn't seem like a big enough upgrade over the watch 2 version. Other than the 4 mm size increase for the pixel watch 3, The Google watches still feels like its missing something to me.My biggest complaint about the Pixel watches are the way there's no protection of the face or bezel, scares me to death I'm going to break the watch.I did purchase replacement bands on Amazon to get rid of a snap closure band and use a standard holeand eyelet style band, for a more secure fit to keep the watch on my wrist. Everything about the watch performs and works well whether it's step recording, activity tracking, sleep tracking, swimming and other physical activity recorded on the watch. The larger 45 mm face display definitely makes this easier to read, especially out in the sunlight the brighter display is slightly noticeable over the previous gen to watch and is better to read also.I wish Google would incorporate standard wireless charging with this watch, instead of the needed cable puck style magnetic charger which I absolutely can't stand.Battery life with the Google pixel 3 watch is standard at best I normally get about a little over a days use before needing charging, usually I charge it every day so I don't risk running out of battery. A larger battery which would add some weight to the watch would definitely be accepted by myself the watch has a very light feel to it, almost like you're wearing nothing at all.Pairing the watch to my new Google pixel 9 pro XL was very easy and painless it paired right away to the Pixel watch app as well as the Fitbit app. In my opinion this is a little nicer than the Google Pixel watch too since it has a larger display but I don't know if I consider it worthy of an upgrade over the watch 2.The watch crown button and dial are nice features that serve their purpose, I don't find myself bumping the dial as much as I thought I would when moving my left wrist while wearing the watch. I would recommend this watch if you don't already have the Pixel 2 version but if you have the two the only reason I would recommend the watch 3 is for the larger display size and slightly better brightness over the watch 2.