The Pixel Watch line has always been about merging Google’s software intelligence with Fitbit’s health expertise. With the Google Pixel Watch 4, that vision feels fully realised. It’s the most refined, powerful, and forward-looking Pixel watch to date. From its dramatically brighter Actua 360 domed display to first-of-its-kind satellite SOS and deep Gemini integration, this is a smartwatch that signals a new chapter for Google’s wearables.
A More Immersive and Durable Display
The Actua 360 domed display is one of the Pixel Watch 4’s biggest upgrades. It delivers a nearly edgeless experience with 10 per cent more active screen area and an impressive 3000 nits of brightness, which makes it much easier to read outdoors, even under direct sunlight.
Google also reduced the bezels by 15 per cent, giving glanceable information more breathing room.
The new Material 3 UI brings smoother transitions, more expressive watch faces and improved clarity at a glance.
Despite having a larger and brighter display, the watch remains durable thanks to Corning Gorilla Glass and a lightweight aerospace-grade aluminium frame. This is also Google’s first smartwatch designed for easier serviceability, meaning the display and battery can actually be replaced.
Smarter Fitbit Insights
Fitness remains central to the Pixel Watch identity, and the Watch 4 doubles down on precision.
Heart rate tracking is more accurate than ever, especially during high-intensity training, and activity-based sensors have been refined for better consistency across more workout types.
With over 40 workout modes, advanced running analytics and AI-generated run recommendations for Fitbit Premium users, the Pixel Watch 4 offers one of the most complete wellness ecosystems available today. Dual-frequency GPS also ensures more reliable route tracking.
Beyond fitness, the Watch 4 provides a clear view of your overall well-being. It tracks long-term metrics such as resting heart rate, breathing rate, skin temperature, SpO2 and heart rate variability, and it alerts you if anything looks out of the ordinary. Sleep tracking remains one of Fitbit’s strongest features, giving detailed breakdowns of light, deep and REM stages as well as a nightly sleep score.
The built-in ECG app screens for AFib, while the body-response sensor detects signs of stress and offers calming exercises in real time. Fitbit Morning Brief delivers personalised summaries of your sleep, readiness and movement goals as soon as you wake up. Fitbit’s training system now revolves around three personalised signals: readiness, cardio load and target load, helping you understand whether it’s a good day to push hard or take it slow.
Step Forward for Personal Safety
Safety on the Pixel Watch 4 goes further than any smartwatch Google has made. The standout new addition is first-to-market satellite SOS, which allows you to contact emergency services even when you have no cellular or Wi-Fi signal.
Combined with Loss of Pulse Detection, Safety Check, Emergency Sharing, Fall Detection and Car Crash Detection, the Pixel Watch 4 becomes a genuinely powerful safety device for runners, hikers, cyclists or anyone who may find themselves alone after dark. This is one of the most comprehensive personal safety systems available on any wearable today.
Built for the Gemini AI Era
The Pixel Watch 4 is also Google’s strongest Gemini companion so far. A more powerful co-processor, improved haptics, a better speaker and raise-to-talk functionality make on-wrist AI faster and more natural. Gemini can draft messages, summarise emails, plan your schedule or pull contextual information without needing your phone.
Google has refined the Pixel Watch experience so it fits more seamlessly into the broader Pixel ecosystem. You can unlock your phone when it’s nearby, control your phone’s camera remotely, or even pay with Google Wallet.
Battery Life That Finally Keeps Up
Battery life has historically been a criticism of Pixel Watches, but the Watch 4 makes meaningful progress. The 45 mm model lasts up to 40 hours on a charge, and the 41 mm model lasts up to 30 hours. Battery Saver stretches that to 72 or 48 hours. Charging is dramatically faster too: 15 minutes takes you to 50 per cent, and the new side-mounted charging dock doubles as a small bedside info panel at night, showing the time and important indicators.
With its brighter display, deeper Gemini integration, dramatically improved safety features and more accurate health tracking, the Pixel Watch 4 offers unique advantages such as satellite SOS, advanced running intelligence and one of the cleanest Wear OS experiences available. It delivers an impressive, future-ready experience.
The Pixel Watch 4 retails for $529. Find out more here.
