Google's 'Pixel Watch' Planned for 2022 Launch to Compete With Apple Watch

[Pilot Jones]

I'm surprised by the negative sentiment here. More competition is good. With all the complaints this year of how the Series 7 wasn't a big enough upgrade, you'd think people would want someone else competing in the smartwatch space.

Exactly. I love my Apple devices a lot and don't use any android/windows, but the mindless parroting against every other brand on MR does get on my nerves sometimes.

Like, do some of you really want a tech monopoly that bad? ?

 

[MrTangent]

You seem to have skipped over my many examples of how your “accuracy” is BS.

I’ve had exactly one day off in the last nine days, is why. Sorry replying to you in detail isn’t high on my priority list.

 

[ackmondual]

You absolutely do need an iPhone to even set up an Apple Watch.

Oh.. I thought they were standalone devices starting from series 3. In that case I most certainly won't be getting one then. Let's see what Google has to offer then, and then go from there

 

[boss.king]

Oh.. I thought they were standalone devices starting from series 3. In that case I most certainly won't be getting one then. Let's see what Google has to offer then, and then go from there

The Series 3 introduced the cellular option so you could use your watch to make/receive calls, send texts, etc without having your phone on you. You still needed an iPhone to set the watch up though. I believe last year they introduced family sharing, so if someone else in your family has an iPhone they can set it up for you, but you're still losing most of the benefit of the watch if you're not using it with an iPhone.

 

[ackmondual]

The Series 3 introduced the cellular option so you could use your watch to make/receive calls, send texts, etc without having your phone on you. You still needed an iPhone to set the watch up though. I believe last year they introduced family sharing, so if someone else in your family has an iPhone they can set it up for you, but you're still losing most of the benefit of the watch if you're not using it with an iPhone.

Figures. My Android phones have costed $100 to $350, so it was a hard sell back then to be spending $350+ on a watch assuming it would've worked. Although I am in the market for a new phone if the Google Pixel 6 goes on sale, so, first for everything!

 

[subi257]

I don’t think you get to actual “status” with a watch unless it’s one of a kind and at least half a million or more. Thus it becomes actual jewelry and art combined.

That is why I always buy the aluminum AW, because it's tech not jewelry. I was foolish and once did buy the SS version. It was a wast of money.

 

[subi257]

So we can agree that people wear watches as jewelry.


I would argue that buying watches primarily based on functionality is a mistake for most people. Outside of special circumstances like a health condition that needs monitoring or training as a serious athlete where you actually need to know your heart rate and oxygen levels–people are kidding themselves if they think they need the features that smart watches have while they already carry around smart phones. I have to hand it to tech companies for convincing people that counting steps is a legitimate alternative to high intensity workouts. Silly from a health standpoint but brilliant marketing.

Yes, they do wear watches as jewelry, then get one that is a jewelry piece not digital tech.

I don't think that the AW is for just counting footsteps. It is truly an extension of the iPhone if used fully. I receive and reply to text from it, I answer calls from it with AirPods. I use it to pay for purchases away where that accepts NFC. At this point, I can't imagine not having it. I have the cellular version, so it is fully functional without the iPhone.