Along with the new generation of Google Pixel 7 smartphones, the first smart watch of the American company also made an appearance. The Pixel Watch is presented as one more alternative to the broad and competitive market of wearables, so it must offer a differential aspect compared to its rivals. So a scientist has tested the capabilities of this device.
Like any other smartwatch, the Google accessory comes with a series of sensors that allow detailed monitoring of different aspects, such as heart rate, sleep quality, step count… In this way, you can have exact control of your physical state at the same time that you take advantage of the rest of the tools that it hides inside.
Deep analysis of the Pixel Watch
It has been the YouTuber and scientist known as The Quantified Scientist who has carried out this investigation. The user has analyzed various sections and has compared the results with their competitors in the market. To do this, it has used the precision of the sensors that make up the Pixel Watch , specifically, the heart rate through various sports, sleep quality, GPS location and step counter.
In the first place, to check the quality of the Google watch when it comes to measuring pulses , it has been compared to a chest strap that, according to the content creator’s instructions, measures the heartbeat with great precision. The first test involves indoor cycling.
The results are completely satisfactory with practically identical tracking to that of the strap and when compared to up to 66 watches it has tested over these two years, the Pixel Watch is very close to Apple‘s Apple Watch Series 8 . On the other hand, when cycling outdoors, the level drops a lot and is well below other smartwatches on the market. However, in general terms, it has a fairly good precision that has nothing to envy to the rest.
To analyze the quality of sleep analysis, The Quantified Scientist has used a device that measures your brain waves and tracks this stage. Of course, this device measures the different phases of sleep very accurately, since it is specialized for it. When we tested it against the other watches, we discovered that the Pixel Watch could use Fitbit‘s algorithm to track when you sleep, since the results of the brand’s wearables are very similar to that of the big G, but they are well below of the Apple Watch 8.
GPS Accuracy Matters
That the GPS of the watch works correctly is essential to make trips by bike or to do without the phone at all times. That is why it is very important to have a guarantee chip and this user has also tested the Pixel Watch in this regard.
The results are not entirely encouraging, the user has made 6 bike trips with the same starting point and destination. In addition, he did not have his mobile with him so that the smartwatch would not use the device’s network. Through a map, he points out how he has supposedly crossed buildings and also the continuous oscillations that he suffers only when going in a straight line.
Finally, he points out that the Pixel Watch’s step counter is extremely accurate compared to a Fitbit Sense 2, which also boasts a lot of quality in this regard. So we can say that the Mountain View company’s wearable is a good and great first step, but it must polish certain features to compete directly with Apple.