Google Pixel Watch 5 announced: Design changes, new Gemini tools, price revealed

Google’s new smartwatch has the endorsement of a champion.

The company announced the new Pixel Watch 5 on Wednesday as part of its big Made by Google event. Starting at $399 and coming in both 41mm and 45mm sizes, the new Pixel Watch makes some important changes on the software side and introduces new customization options. It also has a special Steph Curry edition with an exclusive band and custom watch face, in case you need something to wear while shooting half-court threes.

Google Pixel Watch 5: Specs and changes

Here are the basic specs for Pixel Watch 5:

• Sizes: 41mm and 45mm

• Colors: Matte Black, Polished Silver, Satin Pyrite, Champagne Gold (41mm only)

• Display: Actua 360 display with 3,000 nits peak brightness and 1-60Hz refresh rate

• WiFi and LTE support

• Battery: 465mAh on 45mm, 332mAh on 41mm

As always, health features are the main draw here, and Google brought some new ones to the table for the Pixel Watch 5. It can track blood pressure patterns and insulin resistance, and offer detailed fitness training for more than 50 exercises. Google is also promising a revamped and improved GPS this year. Of course, sleep tracking is also back, now with a feature that analyzes your sleep breathing quality.

Gemini is also part of the whole deal, with personalized AI health coaching and the ability to proactively surface relevant information from text messages and whatnot. Google also says the processing should happen 20 percent faster on the Pixel Watch 5.

And yes, you can use generative AI to create your own watch faces from prompts. That’s on top of a ton of watch band options, which should let you create the exact look you want.

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