Google Pixel Watch 3 Hands-on! - FINALLY Designed For Runners?

[@LimitlessVisualMedia]

This is basically everything i wanted the first watch to be, offline navigation, bigger, and waterproof enough for me! Still looks amazing, only thing i wish I could improve is battery life

[@cm99cox]

Excited for this release. Already have an XL on order! Thanks for the video and information

[@ISH3000]

I am still rocking my PW1, and I feel its plenty bright for my outdoor use... anyways... I preordered the PW3-45... soo excited...

[@micheller999]

Great introduction to the Google Pixel watch 3!

[@JusIgnoreMe]

Best Pixel Watch 3 hands-on out there, cheers!

[@dannyloopeker4423]

Nice video 😊 And thnx for the fast delivery of a shirt and running cap

[@ChaseTheSummit]

Thanks for the support!

[@sxhrgvs]

Love your work Dave. I ain’t buying one, but always enjoy your take on this stuff. Apple and Garmin have work to do. Apple I believe will do it. Garmin, I’m less confident, unfortunately.

[@RMILLSMMA]

I just dont see this style of watch surviving even my mostly gym based workouts. Hence... Ill be sticking with my Epix and Instinct 2. Cool video though. 👍🏼

[@ChaseTheSummit]

The lack of bezels is certainly concerning!

[@cjrobo]

It's on track. I think it's a mistake unlocking your phone if your watch is unlocked. As if your phone is pickpocketed it's unlocked. I know you can lock it if you get to your watch fast, still not safe. I'm still waiting for maximum heart rate alerts while exercising, as you pass the threshold, not every unit of time or distance. Pixel watches are small, it would be good with the Fitbit app to decrease the fields from 4 all the way down to 2 or 1. So it's easier to see heart rate, time, time taken, average pace etc with just 2 or 1 field during activity. Heart rate being the main one.

[@s6t_aa]

This is interesting much more than the samsung ones

[@wtfWhoIsIt]

Why? What advantages are there for you?

[@LimitlessVisualMedia]

Preordered cant wait

[@NickBEADG]

Will it replace the Garmin though? Battery aside.

[@ChaseTheSummit]

It could? Though both have their pros and cons!

[@NickBEADG]

@@ChaseTheSummit Do you know if it has dual gps?

[@kermittherunner]

I dont see why we have to pay for a watch but have to pay extra to unlock all of their features. This is ridiculous

[@ChaseTheSummit]

You don't on this one. They've moved most of the features to the free tier. Only a few things that aren't totally necessary are behind the pay wall.

[@n0wthatsm1nt]

Looking forward to the full review! Please can we find out if the running features will trickle down to old watches. Got the 1st gen and content with it. Just keen to have better running features ⚡ thank you in advance!

[@ChaseTheSummit]

@@n0wthatsm1nt it should in theory considering Googles software update guarantee. I’ll ask my contact to be sure!

[@MortalGoomba]

​@@ChaseTheSummit Hi mate, thanks for the review! Did you get any feedback from your contact on that point? These running features seems so nice I really want to have them on my PW2

[@11ingrad]

So just to clarify, we cant connect a chest strap HR monitor? Seems like an unfortunate miss :/

[@ChaseTheSummit]

@@11ingrad correct

[@omarebrahim7225]

The activity controls in a workout should be on all the Pixel watches. I dont see a reason why Google wouldn't have had this originally and it's a bit annoying they're only bringing it to the PW3

[@ChaseTheSummit]

I'm sure there will be a software drop at some point with new features on older watches. Google is pretty good about that!

[@corneliusjermainehightower7539]

Oh man, did I enjoy that video if I didn’t have the galaxy watch ultra I would actually give the pixel watch 3 a try.

[@JPG-Sweden]

36 hours is not the same as 3 days... Or is time different at Chase the summit location? 🙄

[@ChaseTheSummit]

That was a mistake. 😬

[@mossie7920]

will these new fitbit features also come to the pixel watch 2? like the workout builder

[@tmizzone]

Any idea if GPS was improved? Distances were always way off on trail runs with pw2

[@ChaseTheSummit]

It appears to be the same gps system and not multi band. We’ll have to wait and see once I have one in hand!

[@tmizzone]

Thanks for the reply! Keep up the great work. Big fan of the channel.

[@KenPiper]

​@@ChaseTheSummit Ouch! In my testing when the PW2 came out, the GPS accuracy was terrible compared side-by-side to my Garmin I2X, though it's nice to see the Fitbit app getting a facelift for sports, it was pretty spartan when I was doing my testing.

[@dtjira]

Is Google sending out these to content creators early for reviews? If so, when does the embargo end?

[@iancarmody8526]

Thanks for the quick review. Do you know if the data will interface with Garmin Connect?

[@ChaseTheSummit]

Nope it’s tied to the Fitbit app.

[@iancarmody8526]

@@ChaseTheSummit thank you.

[@fragpack]

Designed for runners? Without external sensor support?! HA! Blows my mind these companies keep this feature off their development list, but I guess I'm in the minority of wanting accurate HR. Nice video though, I like your content! :)

[@ChaseTheSummit]

I guess we’ll have to wait and see how accurate the optical sensor is! Though I’m sure cyclists out there would appreciate power support!

[@phlegmatical]

Is there a lap button for my own interval training?

[@lpoolck17]

Is cardio and target load also free like the readiness score or are they behind the fitbit premium paywall?

[@ChaseTheSummit]

I believe they will be free but need to confirm.

[@lpoolck17]

@@ChaseTheSummit ok - do you know when you will know? I've live chatted with Google this morning, and then I called the number the live chat handler subsequently provided me with and neither knew!

[@ChaseTheSummit]

@@lpoolck17 I’ll reach out to my Google contact and get back to you.

[@lpoolck17]

@@ChaseTheSummit thank you so much!

[@ChaseTheSummit]

Confirmed, Cardio load and training load will be free!

[@technodrone313]

how do the buds smoke? what strain are they?

[@Max86421]

Hot! 🔥🔥🔥

[@jakeva9802]

Looks like the lte model does not require a subscription like the ultra?

[@ChaseTheSummit]

The LTE service requires a subscription to use the cellular data. However, currently Google in the USA is running a promotion that will give users 2 years of free service on Google Fi with the purchase of a watch. So essentially you're getting 2 years of free data, after that you'll need to pay or move the service to a different provider. Typically LTE service is under $10/month and on some providers like Visible it's actually free to add a wearable.

[@jakeva9802]

@@ChaseTheSummit thank you!

[@LouAnnBeuke]

I thought this was the first year for the larger display so how could it improve when it didn't exist?

[@ChaseTheSummit]

I was mainly referring to the smaller 41mm form factor as it got smaller bezels and a larger display. The 45mm form factor provides 40% more screen real estate than the smaller version with the same thin bezels.

[@chrismorel1837]

its possible connect the pixel watch 3 to a cardio band? its seems not

[@cooluser23]

Same issue with Samsung. I don't know of a single watch where this is possible, except for Polar.

[@grllaspeak]

Apple and Samsung have released Ultra models. I dont think i can do a base watch from Google. 400mah watch batteries 😩.

[@ChaseTheSummit]

@@grllaspeak I was hoping for a “pro” or “ultra” pixel! Maybe next year!

[@GadgetyMV]

13:43 The final question is indeed software related: Google will be blocking the two most powerful watch face creator apps, Watchmaker and Facer, from launching on any new hardware arriving with WearOS 5 onboard at launch. This means that 15 000 000 downloads, and nearly a quarter of a million reviews and over 1 000 000 watch faces amounting to hundreds of thousands of programming hours will be abandoned. The two key apps to make the watch more than just an appliance will no longer work. This is not a hardware limitation, software only. Google (and Samsung) are not replacing it with anything even remotely equivalent and it will turn the Pixel3 into AbandonWearOS.

[@patrikpukan]

no

[@GadgetyMV]

@@patrikpukan Have you used any of these two apps?

[@ArnoM86]

Is it possible to import GPX route on the PXL watch 3?

[@ChaseTheSummit]

Not with the native apps. Maybe with a third party.

[@cooluser23]

Compare to the Samsung watches please!!?

[@ChaseTheSummit]

That will come down the road in the full review!

[@antonisdemetriou5066]

@@ChaseTheSummit We are eagerly waiting!! the HRS are the area where it appears that GWU is lagging

[@kermittherunner]

What's the screen size ?????

[@ChaseTheSummit]

It's in the video: 41mm = 32.2mm display / 45mm = 36.2mm display

[@danielmoksmann5654]

Need a weeklong battery life in a Pixel. Until then, no.

[@ChaseTheSummit]

That would be nice!

[@peterullinger2814]

Now, Apple not only has to catchup to Garmin, Polar and such, but even to WearOS. A lot has to do with the HRM which is only tracks HR (and HRV) is irregular patterns. Perhaps the new watch next month will come with a new, 24/7 hrm and Apple builds on the features shown for next WatchOS, adding comparable stuff.

[@Monsieur2068]

If you are talking about the readyness score, Apple is providing that in the next WatchOS update via Vitals.

[@GarminPro]

Dude this watch doesn’t even connect to 3rd party sensors lol calm down

[@peterullinger2814]

@@Monsieur2068 No, that nowhere near anything of a recovery score or readyness score, neither conceptually nor in reality. It would be difficult in implement such a feature without a 24/7 heart rate measurement in a meaningful way. When I did a crushing intervall training on monday and my legs were soggy toast yesterday, the vitals app on my AWU (being on the beta) showed that my breathing, wrist temperature, blood oxygen saturation, resting heart rate were in a normal range and that I slept 7 hours which was said to be enough. The training load showed something like 8% over the line. Basically, Apple said I´m in a brillant shape to do whatever I want while healthfit (depending on TRIMP; ATL; CTL and such) claimed I´m in the orange zone. Athlytic, TrainingToday and such are selling snake oil with fancy colors because the watch´s HRM is a random number generator, only giving HRV readings ever 5 to 10 minutes at best in a format that is only used by Apple in the field of wearables. Apple also is the brand that does not give training advice based on your body´s reaction, something the tiny company Polar and the (compared to apple) small Garmin give since at least 2020.

[@peterullinger2814]

@@GarminPro Yes, having 3rd party sensor support is a basic any watch should have, but also those are two different things . Having external sensor support does not excuse Apple from lacking such a feature and does not mean that Apple has to catch up to others on that field.

[@Sfg966]

My s24 ultra smokes pixel 9 pro xl and is cheaper, galaxy watch 7 is surely better than this, altough i like design more but google makes midrange phones with flagship prices

[@Mellow6996]

Samsung are frauds. You may aswell have just got the 23 ultra. Samsung don't change anything each year and wait for dummy's to keep upgrading. This may not be on the same level as Samsung or even the phones but the improvements they have made trump Samsung!

[@themasonera]

Incorrect

[@Sfg966]

@@themasonera correct, cry google fanboy

[@themasonera]

@@Sfg966 Google fanboy? While using a phone that's only good because of Google? I have an Ultra and a Z Fold 6. You sound dumb

[@DerNesor]

I ordered the 45 but I am scared it's huge. Everyone at the google event says it appears smaller than the number suggests but yeah... Apple watch 44 was fine, hope Pixel 45 is too

[@ChaseTheSummit]

It’s really not bad.

[@OptimusMonk01]

How is it Hands on if you don't actually have one

[@ChaseTheSummit]

Hands on implies I put my hands on it... which I did at two different events one in NY one in California. Hands on videos are super early glimpses on what the device actually looks and acts like in real life rather than the marketing renders. Down the road I'll be posting a full in-depth review that will have all of the pro's and con's.

[@OptimusMonk01]

@@ChaseTheSummit in my country hands on means you have one in hand that you tested unrestricted, not seen at a press event with google staff policing how much you can interact with it

[@culticfrog]

can it go under water?

[@ChaseTheSummit]

@@culticfrog yes

[@culticfrog]

@@ChaseTheSummit thx!

[@GoandLove]

Cool watch, but what I’m always wondering if WHY do you typically wear a Forerunner when you have the Epic Gen 2 Pro?! Like… it’s better in every way. PLEASE explain 😂

[@ChaseTheSummit]

Simple. I like it. It’s personal preference but the lighter weight, screen to body ratio, and lower profile on the wrist draw me to the 9XX series.

[@GoandLove]

@@ChaseTheSummit I’m personally offended as an epix gen 2 pro user 😅 Appreciate the comment and explanation! Love your channel

[@Dannyv1987]

Battery is still trash the add more features and same battery almost it's ridiculous

[@yosephasmare7481]

I am a huge fan from Ethiopia I wish you could gift me a smartwatch I always wanted to have a smartwatch but I can't afford it

[@marcomartire5528]

Can you swim (pool) with a Pixel Watch 3 (or any pixel watch)?

[@ChaseTheSummit]

@@marcomartire5528 yup it's rated for ATM5 which is good for pool or open water swimming but no deep water diving.

[@TheRealDuckofDeath]

Clarification: 36 hours is 1½ days, not 3 days. 😋

[@ChaseTheSummit]

@@TheRealDuckofDeath yep I misspoke. Meant to say 1 to 2 days.

[@scoobie69d]

The pixel watch 3 is a joke. 1) can't change notification sounds. 2) can't start a new message from the message app, unless you know the phone number. 3) can't get a notification when you go out of range your phone.

[@test123]

this is very ugly watch to my eyes, not ultra :)

[@mart2.n]

Not impressed.

[@ChaseTheSummit]

With what aspect?

[@mart2.n]

@@ChaseTheSummit it's a normal smartwatch with a small battery life. Also the design - for me is like a glass ball.

[@savagedriver1967]

Since when has 36h equalled 3 days? Is this the Apple Watch "a full day is 18h" maths? Tbh, the battery life sounds woeful.

[@ChaseTheSummit]

That was a mistake. I meant to say “close to 2 days”

[@savagedriver1967]

@@ChaseTheSummit still doesn't sound great for ultra low power mode.