Talk to anyone who’s ever owned a smartwatch, and you’ll probably see the same thing appear on everyone’s wish list: longer battery life. It seems that no full-fledged laptop can go far beyond a single day of normal use, no matter how far the battery technology has come. Early rumors suggested that the Pixel Watch might have made some progress, but the latest information about Google’s first smartwatch suggests you should not hold your breath.
The folks at 9to5Google have more information on what to expect from the Pixel Watch’s battery. Pre-Google I / O rumors suggested that its battery capacity would land around the 300mAh mark – more than what Samsung offers in the Galaxy Watch4. Apparently, this figure is almost accurate, with today’s report of just below the 300mAh figure. Unfortunately, if you expect better battery life out of it, you have another thing on the way.
Despite the larger capacity, the 9to5’s source says that the Pixel Watch lasts “up to” a day on a single charge. Right now, it’s unknown whether it takes into account an always-on-screen or all the exclusive Fitbit features that Google is happy to promote. It will also complicate some of its functions, including the sleep tracking tool teased by I / O.
Sure, you might be thinking to yourself that the sleek new USB-C charger will at least give me a nice boost of fast charging power during my day. Think again – today’s report suggests that it charges to 100% in about two hours, or about as fast as the Galaxy Watch4. It is much slower than competing wearables on the market today and it can make it difficult to find time to leave the gadget off for a few hours every day.
So far, rumors after the announcement around Pixel Watch have made it hard to get excited. Not only does it sound like the laptop may be underpowered – using a four-year-old Exynos chipset with a little assistance from a co-processor – but we’m also stuck waiting for an official release date for the fall. This is far from the excitement many of us expected from Google’s first Pixel-branded wearable. With a little luck, the actual daily performance will still manage to impress.
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