Google is holding its annual {hardware} launch occasion two months early this yr, on August 13. Together with the Pixel 9 household (which will likely be extra quite a few than ever), the Pixel Watch 3 can also be anticipated to be unveiled on that event. For the primary time, the Pixel Watch will are available in two sizes – this has already been confirmed by the FCC.
At present a brand new leak sheds mild on extra particulars, allegedly coming from a supply inside Google. The Pixel Watch 3 is alleged to make use of the Snapdragon W5 SoC paired with a customized co-processor.
Google Pixel Watch 2
The 41mm Watch 3 will get a 310 mAh battery, whereas the 45mm mannequin can have a 420 mAh cell for hopefully higher battery life. The smaller Watch 3 has a 32×32 mm show measurement (up from 30×30 mm on the Pixel Watch 2), the larger one has a 36×36 mm show measurement, and the decision is 408×408 and 456×456, respectively.
Whereas the general design will stay unchanged from the unique Pixel Watch and the Pixel Watch 2, the display screen bezels will lastly be barely smaller. In keeping with this supply, Google will trim one full millimeter off the round bezel, taking it from 5.5mm on the Pixel Watch 2 to 4.5mm on the Pixel Watch 3.
That is nonetheless a variety of bezel, however it’s additionally (small) progress. Moreover, the brand new watch can have improved display screen brightness too, with a peak of two,000 nits. That is rather more than the 1,000 nits of the Pixel Watch 2. We chorus from saying it is “double the brightness” as a result of the perceived brightness would not comply with a linear scale so chances are high it will not look twice as shiny in particular person. Nonetheless, that is one other good step ahead.
The Pixel Watch 3 can have UWB help, as already confirmed by the FCC, and it will allow exact system discovering along side Google’s Discover My Machine system. This might in idea even be used to make your Pixel Watch 3 right into a automotive key, if automotive manufacturers will likely be open to the concept – BMW, Hyundai, and Kia already help UWB for this objective however they need to additionally help the Pixel Watch 3 particularly, so we’ll see the way it goes.
The 41mm Pixel Watch 3 will likely be provided in silver, black, and gold case colours with totally different coloured bands. The 45mm mannequin can have its case in Hazel, black, and silver.
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