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Use the snapdragon w5 gen 1, no more tensor on the wearables for now.

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[–] aslaii 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Here I am looking in the internet to see if Pixel Watch 1 is worth it to buy right now.

[–] MeatsOfRage 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like mine. The battery leaves a lot to be desired but I do use it quite a bit. The coolest feature for me (I know this is standard for all smart watches), I'm frequently wearing an earbud. When someone calls I can check the caller ID on my wrist, accept it and start talking without touching my phone (sometimes it's in another room).

I like it for runs and the health tracking features are really good. I wish they'd come up with a better layout for picking an app. It's just a really long list. Something more like Apple's watch app grid.

If you get one on sale I'd recommend it, or just wait to see what the 2 has to offer

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

As for the launcher, there's Bubble Launcher. Give it a try!

[–] tyvsmith 4 points 1 year ago

I've owned several Android Wear devices since they launched many years ago. I like my pixel watch the best so far, but looking forward to gen 2 with better battery.

[–] Dougtron007 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’d say it’s not worth it unless it’s super cheap. I have one I bought at full price that has been in its box since I bought it. Used it for one week to really give it a go. The issues I had with it in combination with the pixel 6 I also don’t use anymore are the reason I am losing faith in Google’s vision of Android hardware.

[–] SwingRiver 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What issues? That's so vague...

[–] Dougtron007 -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You’re right about the vagueness. I didn’t want to spill about it unless someone wanted the details. Which would you like to know about the watch or the phone?

[–] anonymous_bot 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Dougtron007 1 points 1 year ago

The watch has a great size and screen to start with. The main demerits are the poor battery life and locking features behind a paywall. There are features provided with similar products like the Apple Watch that are locked behind a fit bit subscription.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It's... fine, I guess. I've had several non-Apple smartwatches over time. So far, it's OK. I had a Garmin Vivoactive 3 before this, but it finally died after several years. I don't know that I'd buy another one, but I'm also not actively looking at alternatives.