Technology Aug 19, 2026 · 1 min read

Google’s Pixel Watch 5 is promising — but it isn’t finished

The Google Pixel Watch 5 has, in many ways, been the hardest Pixel Watch to accurately review. Barely anything has changed in terms of hardware. The sizes are the same, the chips and battery got an itty-bitty boost, and there's a new pyrite satin case finish. Instead, the big updates are all softwar...

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by Victoria Song
Google’s Pixel Watch 5 is promising — but it isn’t finished
Close up of the Pixel Watch 5 with an AI generated watch face depicting cross-stitch texture on a retro font with some cute and fat woodland creatures in the numbers in a blue and green theme.
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The Google Pixel Watch 5 has, in many ways, been the hardest Pixel Watch to accurately review. Barely anything has changed in terms of hardware. The sizes are the same, the chips and battery got an itty-bitty boost, and there's a new pyrite satin case finish. Instead, the big updates are all software-related: This year's watch gets ambitious new health features that expand on the overhauled Google Health app and its AI coach introduced with the Fitbit Air earlier this year.

The only problem is those health updates aren't here. The watch's most interesting new features - blood pressure and insulin resistance trends, nightly sleep breathing q …

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