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by Sander Saar
The speaker reviews the history of Wear OS and WatchOS, detailing Google's renewed focus on wearables with the acquisition of Fitbit and collaboration with Samsung. Along the way it covers Fitness and Sleep Tracking, Extension for Smartphone and Standalone Use Cases, and more. Final thoughts on how the mature Apple Watch ecosystem compares to the nascent Pixel Watch platform for day-to-day use.
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The speaker reviews the history of Wear OS and WatchOS, detailing Google's renewed focus on wearables with the acquisition of Fitbit and collaboration with Samsung.
On screen: A man wearing a white shirt and backpack talks directly to the camera on an outdoor sports field with bullet points appearing beside him.
A comparison between Pixel Watch and Apple Watch fitness and sleep metrics, highlighting data tracking, workout-specific modes, and Fitbit Premium paywall limitations.
On screen: A man in a white t-shirt sits at an outdoor wooden table talking to the camera with gestures as an infographic bar chart overlays part of the screen.
The host examines how both smartwatches function as companion devices to a smartphone for tasks like phone finding, camera control, and media playback.
On screen: A man in athletic wear walks towards the camera along a sunny sidewalk lined with trees, talking and gesturing before looking at his watch.
Evaluating the performance of both watches as standalone devices away from the phone, covering cellular audio quality, wallet integration, home automation, and third-party apps.
On screen: A top-down view shows the presenter interacting with smart home controls on the Apple Watch and Pixel Watch, followed by demonstrating controls on a smartphone.
An assessment of the Pixel Watch's physical hardware, including battery life, single-size design, speaker quality, haptics, and phantom touches.
On screen: A man stands outdoors on a sunny street, speaking directly to the camera while gesturing and demonstrating the smartwatches on his wrists.
Final thoughts on how the mature Apple Watch ecosystem compares to the nascent Pixel Watch platform for day-to-day use.
On screen: A medium shot of a man standing outside on a sunny street talking and gesturing toward the camera.
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0:00–0:18 A man stands outdoors on an open sports field under daylight, speaking to the camera while showing smartwatches on both wrists with on-screen graphics. On screen: android wear Wear OS by Google
0:18–0:23 A man in a white athletic shirt speaks outdoors with graphics of various Wear OS smartwatches and the Moto 360 appearing on screen. On screen: 9:56 05:12 18:57 09:45 12:04 09:20 10:00 20:05 10:10 moto
0:23–0:30 The presenter talks outdoors while images of a Montblanc smartwatch and a Fossil smartwatch are displayed beside him. On screen: 12:04 12 38 09:45 05:12 9:56 moto MONTBLANC FOSSIL
0:30–0:37 A man in a white shirt speaks to the camera outdoors while Apple Watch promotional infographics appear on either side of him. On screen: Multisport workouts Advanced cycle tracking Retrospective ovulation estimates Low Power Mode Afib History Blood oxygen ECG Temperature sensing Crash Detection…
0:37–0:48 A man stands outdoors in an open sports field speaking directly to the camera with an informational graphic appearing on the right side. On screen: Killed by Google Search All (275) Google Cloud IoT Core Like a fork stuck in the outlet, In 10 months, Google Cloud IoT Core was a managed service designed to…
0:48–0:50 A man addresses the camera outdoors in a sunny field against a clear sky.
0:50–1:06 A presenter speaks on an outdoor stage at Google I/O next to a large display screen showing device graphics. On screen: Source: Google I/O 2022
1:06–1:21 A man in a white t-shirt talks passionately to the camera outdoors on a field, with a graphic card appearing beside him. On screen: fitbit. Fitbit, welcome to the Google family. Explore
1:21–1:31 A presenter stands on stage in front of a large screen displaying Google and Samsung logos at Google I/O 2022. On screen: Google SAMSUNG Source: Google I/O 2022
1:31–1:50 A man stands outdoors on an open sports field under bright sunlight, gesturing with his hands while speaking to the camera.
1:50–2:00 A man wearing a white shirt and backpack addresses the camera in a grassy park under bright daylight.
2:03–2:26 A man wearing a white shirt and backpack talks directly to the camera on an outdoor sports field with bullet points appearing beside him. On screen: Fitness & sleep tracking Extending the phone Standalone use
2:26–2:50 A man sits at a wooden park picnic table talking to the camera with graphics of the Fitbit Sense smartwatch appearing on screen. On screen: 83 89 12:58 Wed 28 13 87 14:53 Today's Activity 4 663 1,191 0.49 10
2:50–2:53 A close-up of two smartphones held side-by-side displaying sleep tracking graphs and fitness stats. On screen: 2:08 < Browse Sleep Add Data D W M 6M TIME IN BED ASLEEP 8h 49m 7h 48m OCT 28, 2022 Awake REM Core Deep Show More Sleep Data Highlights Show All Fit…
2:53–3:08 A top-down view shows two smartphones held side-by-side displaying sleep tracking statistics on their screens. On screen: 2:08 Sleep Add Data D W M Y TIME IN BED TIME ASLEEP 8h 49m 7h 48m Oct 26, 2022 Show More Sleep Data Highlights Show All Respiratory Rate: Sleep Your average…
3:08–3:19 A man in a white t-shirt sits at a picnic table in a park and gestures while talking to the camera.
3:19–3:32 A side-by-side demonstration shows ECG recordings being conducted simultaneously on the Apple Watch and Google Pixel Watch. On screen: Keep finger still 2:17 81 BPM 27 sec 22 sec Note: Apple Watch never checks for heart attacks.
3:32–3:35 A man in a white t-shirt sits outdoors at a picnic table, talking and gesturing directly to the camera.
3:35–3:41 A top-down view shows two hands holding an iPhone and an Android phone displaying workout tracking maps and data side by side.
3:41–3:45 A wider medium shot shows the man sitting outdoors at the picnic table with two phones resting in front of him as he gestures and speaks.
3:45–3:46 A top-down view shows a white desk surface with a black smartphone placed on the right side.
3:48–3:57 A person holds and scrolls through the Fitbit workout metrics on a smartphone over a white surface.
3:57–4:01 A man sits at a park picnic table in bright sunlight, speaking directly to the camera with open hand gestures.
4:01–4:08 An overhead view shows a person interacting with an Apple Watch Ultra worn on their left wrist against a plain white background.
4:08–4:27 A close-up overhead shot of a person scrolling and tapping through workout metrics on an Apple Watch Ultra worn on their wrist. On screen: 2:33 Preferences Surf tracking Forecasting Complications
4:27–4:44 A top-down close-up shows a person interacting with and scrolling through the workout menu on a Google Pixel Watch worn on their wrist.
4:44–4:45 A man in a white t-shirt sits at a park picnic table talking to the camera with smartwatches on both wrists.
4:48–4:51 The presenter continues speaking and gesturing at the outdoor picnic table about wearable apps.
4:51–5:14 A top-down view shows a user interacting with tracking features on both a Google Pixel Watch and an Apple Watch Ultra. On screen: Workouts Radila workout Lila full body 2:34 STARTING... Barbell Squat Single-Leg Press 0:09 Edit sets Details Pause
5:14–5:25 A man in a white t-shirt sits at an outdoor picnic table in a park, talking and gesturing dynamically with his hands toward the camera.
5:25–5:40 A man in a white t-shirt sits outdoors at a picnic table talking to the camera while gesturing with his hands.
5:40–5:51 A man in a white t-shirt sits outdoors at a picnic table, talking to the camera while gesturing towards the smartwatches on his wrists.
5:51–5:54 A close-up shot transitions to a plain light grey textured tabletop or backdrop.
5:54–6:12 A hand holds and navigates a Google Pixel smartphone displaying the Google Fit application next to an on-screen graphic overlay. On screen: Google Fit
6:12–6:28 A hand holds and navigates a smartphone interface while crossed-out Google Fit and Fitbit logos appear on screen against a plain background. On screen: Google Fit fitbit
6:28–6:35 A man in a white t-shirt sits at an outdoor table in a park, talking and gesturing enthusiastically toward the camera.
6:35–6:51 A close-up shot of a person holding an iPhone against a plain white wall and navigating through the Apple Health app settings. On screen: Summary Favorites Edit Steps 8,743 steps Show All Health Data Trends Show All Health Trends Highlights Here is a summary of today's workouts Functional…
6:51–6:56 A man in a white t-shirt sits at an outdoor park table, speaking directly to the camera while pointing to the smartwatch on his wrist.
6:56–7:06 A close-up shot of a hand holding a smartphone and navigating the Fitbit app on a plain white tabletop. On screen: Today Sleep Management Sleep Week Month 3 Months Year This week
7:06–7:16 A close-up view of a hand holding and interacting with a smartphone displaying a fitness app interface over a plain white surface. On screen: Sleep Score - Premium Sleep Details This is a paid offering available with Fitbit Premium Sleep Score makes it easy to understand how well you sleep. With…
7:16–7:55 A man in a white t-shirt sits at an outdoor wooden table talking to the camera with gestures as an infographic bar chart overlays part of the screen.
7:55–8:07 A man in athletic wear walks towards the camera along a sunny sidewalk lined with trees, talking and gesturing before looking at his watch.
8:07–8:16 A top-down view shows the presenter testing the find-phone shortcut on both the Apple Watch and Pixel Watch. On screen: 2:41:24 834 103 90 BAM BLOCK FOR LT TOP 2:41 28% Phone ringing
8:16–8:20 The presenter stands on a suburban sidewalk and props his phone against a fence to demonstrate camera remote control.
8:20–8:28 A top-down view shows the presenter testing the remote camera shutter feature on an Apple Watch Ultra and a Google Pixel Watch placed beside their paired smartphones. On screen: Camera
8:28–8:32 The presenter speaks outdoors on a suburban sidewalk bordered by palm trees and houses while referencing his smartwatch.
8:32–8:46 A top-down view shows the presenter comparing media controls on the Apple Watch and Google Pixel Watch worn on both wrists over two smartphones on a white table. On screen: Your Library Linked Songs New Episodes STAY Sktechersy Creative Disruption Podcast podcast.nl LOVE U 2 DEATH Jonathan & Friends, Loose, eem... 2:43 Spotify…
8:46–8:56 A man in a white t-shirt stands in an alley gesturing toward the camera as he speaks.
8:56–9:29 A man in a white t-shirt stands outside in an alleyway, speaking directly into the camera while gesturing with both hands.
9:29–9:48 An overhead view shows the presenter holding both arms forward over a white tabletop to showcase the Pixel Watch and Apple Watch on his wrists while scrolling through their apps. On screen: Keep Notes Maps Media Controls News Noise Now Playing Onewheel Openpath
9:48–9:50 A plain white background is shown while audio test recording plays.
9:50–9:55 A man in a white t-shirt gestures and speaks in an outdoor alleyway.
9:55–10:10 A close-up overhead shot shows the presenter displaying digital wallet interfaces on a smartphone and a Google Pixel Watch on his wrist. On screen: Wallet AMERICAN EXPRESS BestBuy.com British Airways Executive Club Hold to reader Calvin Klein My Best Buy Delta Air Lines
10:10–10:20 A top-down view shows the presenter demonstrating Apple Wallet passes on both an iPhone and an Apple Watch Ultra. On screen: AMERICAN EXPRESS Hold Near Reader EREWHON MEMBER VIVA My Card (9753)
10:20–10:25 A man in a white t-shirt speaks to the camera while standing outdoors in an alleyway.
10:25–10:29 The presenter continues to explain features with expressive hand gestures in the sunny alley.
10:29–11:10 A top-down view shows the presenter interacting with smart home controls on the Apple Watch and Pixel Watch, followed by demonstrating controls on a smartphone. On screen: LS Home Living Room Front Hue color lam... Off
11:10–11:13 A man in a white t-shirt talks to the camera in an outdoor alleyway.
11:13–11:17 A close-up overhead view of an Apple Watch Ultra being operated on a wrist against a plain surface. On screen: 2:49 LS Home Living room Front... Start playing music on Spotify Spotify LOVE U 2 DEATH Jonathan & Friends, Looli
11:17–11:23 A close-up overhead view of a Google Pixel Watch on an arm responding to voice commands. On screen: 2:49 Hi, how can I help? open the front door Can I have your PIN?
11:23–11:30 A top-down view shows a person's wrist wearing the Google Pixel Watch as it processes a voice command to play music on Spotify against a white background. On screen: 2:50 start playing music on Playing on your phone
11:30–11:35 A man in a white t-shirt stands outside in an alley talking and gesturing with both hands towards the camera.
11:37–11:40 A top-down view shows three smartwatches lying side by side on a white surface displaying the Outlook app. On screen: 3:03 Outlook Inbox 2 unread All caught up! Calendar October 28
11:40–11:59 A man in a white t-shirt stands outside between painted alley walls, speaking to the camera and gesturing with his hands.
11:59–12:16 A close-up of a person's hands operating a smartphone and navigating the Spotify application on a Google Pixel Watch on a white desk. On screen: Phone Play Store Settings
12:16–12:24 A man in a white shirt stands outdoors in an alleyway, gesturing with his hands and pointing to his smartwatch while speaking to the camera.
12:26–12:35 A top-down view showing a person using the Spotify app on an iPhone and an Apple Watch. On screen: Spotify LOVE U 2 DEATH Jonathan & Friends, Lock
12:35–12:37 A medium shot of the host standing on an outdoor street talking directly to the camera and gesturing.
12:37–12:42 A man in a white t-shirt gestures as he speaks directly to the camera outdoors in an alley.
12:42–13:16 A close-up overhead view shows hands interacting with apps on an Apple Watch Ultra and then switching to a Google Pixel Watch on the wrist over a white desk. On screen: 1Password 7 Activity Alarms AllTrails App Store FRI OCT 28 2:54 Google Wallet Hand-wash Timer Home Keep Notes
13:16–13:23 A man in a white t-shirt gestures with his hands and smartwatches while speaking outdoors in a sunny alley.
13:23–13:39 A close-up view shows a hand interacting with the touchscreen and crown of a Google Pixel Watch worn on the wrist. On screen: FRI OCT 28 2:58 THU MAY 24 10 App shortcut Assistant Battery
13:39–13:42 A man talks and gestures while standing outdoors in an alleyway between colorful buildings.
13:42–13:52 A hand interacts with an Apple Watch Ultra display against a plain white backdrop, cycling through watch faces. On screen: MODULAR Edit Forecasts CLOSEST TO ME Venice Breakwater 4PM 10PM NEARBY
13:52–13:56 A man in a white t-shirt stands outdoors on a street and gestures while speaking to the camera.
13:56–14:08 A man in a white t-shirt speaks outdoors toward the camera while comparative specs of Samsung and Apple processor chips appear on screen. On screen: SAMSUNG Exynos 9110 Launched 2018 Dual-core 1.15 GHz S7 Launched 2020 Dual core 1.8 GHz
14:08–14:24 A man in a white t-shirt speaks directly to the camera on a bright suburban street.
14:24–14:37 A man speaks outdoors on a sunny street while web page graphic overlays illustrating smartwatch models appear on screen. On screen: android What is Android Android 13 Phones Tablets Enterprise Android is for everyone Android's open platform helps people around the globe enjoy greater access…
14:37–14:45 A top-down view shows both wrists side by side wearing the Google Pixel Watch and Apple Watch to compare their screen sizes. On screen: Agenda Alarm Assistant 1Password 7 Activity Alarms AllTrails
14:45–14:46 The speaker stands outdoors on a sunny street, looking directly at the camera while adjusting his watch.
14:46–14:54 A top-down view of three smartwatches lying side by side on a white table as a hand taps each screen to turn on their displays. On screen: FRI OCT 28 3:02 Enter Passcode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 3:02:10 UNLOCK TO VIEW
14:54–14:58 Top-down view of three smartwatches resting sideways against one another on a white tabletop before hands enter the frame.
14:58–15:03 A top-down view shows three smartwatches arranged on a plain white table as a hand taps the screen of the circular watch. On screen: Elliptical Golf HIIT WORKOUT 03:05 Indoor Cycle OPEN GOAL Pool Swim Traditional Strength Training
15:03–15:20 A man stands outdoors on a sunny street, speaking directly to the camera while gesturing and demonstrating the smartwatches on his wrists.
15:20–15:33 A top-down view shows the presenter dripping water from a dropper onto a Google Pixel Watch to simulate accidental screen activations. On screen: FRI OCT 24 2:04 Turn on Do Not Disturb? Only get alerts for important calls and
15:33–15:34 A blurred top-down view shows the presenter holding his wrist with the smartwatch above a bowl.
15:34–15:47 A top-down shot demonstrates water resistance and screen touch responsiveness on the Apple Watch and Google Pixel Watch by spraying water over them above a ceramic bowl. On screen: 2:05:19
15:47–15:55 A man in a white t-shirt talks to the camera with animated hand gestures while standing on a sunny street sidewalk.
15:55–16:06 A man in a white t-shirt stands outdoors on a street, speaking to the camera and gesturing with both hands while wearing smartwatches.
16:06–16:21 An overhead view displays a person wearing an Apple Watch Ultra on one wrist and a Google Pixel Watch on the other against a white background. On screen: 6:04PM 1:56:14 814 103 06 8AM BLOCK FOR LT TOP... FRI OCT 28 1:56 1:56:26
16:21–16:42 A medium shot of a man standing outside on a sunny street talking and gesturing toward the camera.
16:42–16:58 The presenter stands on a sunny street, gesturing with both hands while explaining comparisons between the watches.
16:58–17:11 A man in a white t-shirt gestures expressively while speaking to the camera on a sunny neighborhood street.
17:11–17:21 The presenter walks along a sunny sidewalk speaking directly into the camera and gesturing before ending the video.
0:00 Speaker A: Google was actually the first to enter the smartwatch space in 2014 when they launched Android Wear that was later renamed to Wear OS that was full one year ahead of Apple launching their WatchOS and Apple Watch first generation. Speaker A: What's been happening since then? Speaker A: Google launched together with more than 10 manufacturers including my favorite Moto360 watch at the time. Speaker A: But after about a couple of years they lost almost all of the manufacturers to now just just Fossil and Montblanc making Wear OS watches all at the same time.
0:31 Speaker A: Apple have been continuously every year iterating on the Apple Watch as well as developing new Apple WatchOS operating system every year. Speaker A: But now when I thought Google is actually putting this to another one of those, you know, killed by Google graveyards together with the other products, they actually found a renewed interest in wearables. Speaker A: Let's go beyond the phone to what we believe in is the next evolution of mobile computing, the smartwatch.
1:00 Speaker A: Today I'm excited to tell you about the biggest update to Wear OS ever. Speaker A: They went out and acquired Fitbit, that was the largest fitness trackers out there. Speaker A: That's now part of Google as well as partnered with Samsung. Speaker A: Instead of developing their own operating system, Tizen, that was powering Galaxy watches, they wanted to build an operating system together with them. Speaker A: Samsung and Google have a long history of collaborating. Speaker A: From the early days of Android, whenever we've tackled problems together, the ecosystem has grown for everyone.
1:31 Speaker A: Now, seven years later, since I made my first video comparing the WatchOS as well as the Wear OS platforms, I wanted to go back and see what it's like from day to day real life perspective, what are the use cases of the smartwatches and how well each of them, including watchos and Wear OS are are competing. Speaker A: Now I've been using both of those smartwatches for two weeks side by side comparing and contrasting them in my day to day use.
1:57 Speaker A: And rather than focusing on the specs and the looks, which I'm sure will get better in both of the cases, I want to focus on the real life utility and the value that smartwatches bring for your day to day use. Speaker A: I've broken it into three sections. Speaker A: One is fitness and sleep tracking, the second one is extending your phone. Speaker A: And the third one is using Watch as a standalone device. Speaker A: And when I'm going through each one of them, I'm going to compare and contrast the Wear OS together with the Pixel Watch against Apple Watch and the WatchOS.
2:26 Speaker A: First, let's talk about one of the most important use case for most people when they're Buying a smartwatch, that's fitness and sleep tracking and this is an area where both of those platforms and their watches really shine. Speaker A: Fitbit obviously has been in the space for quite some time and the experience that you get on Pixel is very similar like the Fitbit Sense kind of ported over together with the apps and interface on a Pixel Watch integrated into the Wear os. Speaker A: They're both great in most of the fitness tracking, including great sleep tracking.
2:55 Speaker A: I compared Oura Ring together with Apple Watch as well as PictureWatch. Speaker A: They all get very similar data points in terms of when do you go to bed, when do you wake up? Speaker A: The sleep cycles obviously differ because they are defined differently for each of the platforms, but including measuring the heart rate, the lowest heart rate, average heart rate, together with fitness. Speaker A: Doing exercise as well as sleep is just point accurate between Apple Watch, Pixel Watch as well as Oura Ring.
3:21 Speaker A: They also both support ecg. Speaker A: Great. Speaker A: On both of those watches you can generate a PDF and send it to your cardiologist if you ever need to do that. Speaker A: They also have both very accurate gps. Speaker A: So when I was measuring distances going on their own just using the watch, the GPS was very accurate for both of those platforms. Speaker A: While they're doing both the basics really well, what is missing from the Pixel Watch or the Apple Watch when we compare those two?
3:46 Speaker A: One big thing gripe that I have with Pixel Watch and Fitbit is that all of those metrics are exactly the same regardless of the workout type you choose. Speaker A: So you always get your pace, your heart rate, your distance, your time, your calories and energy spent. Speaker A: But there's no workout specific data points. Speaker A: That includes going to gym. Speaker A: There's no need to measure distance because in the gym you're not really moving around as much as it's important to move. Speaker A: Measure your heart rate and your calories.
4:11 Speaker A: For example, going for a hike, you want to know your altitude because that's critical for your blood oxygen levels, for example, or you going to surf. Speaker A: While I get my surf distances on the water through the Pixel Watch, it's actually relevant because I really want to see the wave and my paddle distance which is specific to the workout. Speaker A: So it does have a ton of workouts listed in the Workouts app on the Fitbit and the Pixel Watch. Speaker A: But a lot of them are just doing almost exactly the same thing by just turning on and off a couple of the sensors or measurements, but not really giving you specific data.
4:43 Speaker A: And that's where Apple Watch really shines for most of the specific activities. Speaker A: You have apps that are built for that so if you go hiking, there's all trails that's built for Apple Watch. Speaker A: You can follow your track, you know when you're going off track, you can see the altitude and you can have the hiking specific data points for you. Speaker A: Or if you go surfing or if you go skiing, you can have the specific measurements of the slopes you've gone down or how many you've gone up and what's the speed you've gone down, rather than just overall seeing the speed and distance, which is kind of irrelevant if you aggregate it together without breaking it down.
5:14 Speaker A: So having that ecosystem of apps also in the fitness space is really critical because fitness can't Fitbit themselves can't build all of that. Speaker A: So you need third party developers to come aboard to do that. Speaker A: Other things when you compare the two platforms is Blood oxygen. Speaker A: Blood Oxygen should be coming to Pixel Watch. Speaker A: It's not yet on the platform, so hopefully it's coming soon. Speaker A: But it still will still be missing skin temperature sensors which are both enabled and available on the WatchOS and Apple Watch.
5:40 Speaker A: One note for the people who are interested in measuring their heart health is that Apple Watch has got always on Afeed detection while on the Pixel Watch and Fitbit you need to trigger it on your own. Speaker A: It's not always on in the background. Speaker A: Now I'm getting to some of the things which I think are bigger issues for the longevity of the platform. Speaker A: And the first is that Fitbit is a completely closed ecosystem. Speaker A: There is no way to import your data into the platform unless they made that specific integration to that specific manufacturers.
6:07 Speaker A: And there's no way to get your data out of Fitbit unless you use like third party apps that can be the bridge between Fitbit and for example Google Fit. Speaker A: So Google Fit and Fitbit themselves don't even talk to each other. Speaker A: And why I'm concerned about that is if someday you might decide to use another activity tracker like Garmin or move completely away from the platform. Speaker A: There's no way to, you know, have that data in one central place as you do with Apple Watch case. Speaker A: Apple Health is the central source of truth that brings together your data from your Apple Watch as well as all the other trackers and measurements like Oura Ring and your scales that you might be using to have one cohesive view and one central place where I could export that data and take it with me if I decide to not use Apple Watch in the future, for example.
6:48 Speaker A: Another major challenge for me is is Fitbit putting a lot of the metrics behind the paid premium paywall and for me it makes no sense. Speaker A: Things like getting your breathing rate and resting heart rate and SpO2 measurements. Speaker A: You have to pay Fitbit Premium to see those measurements. Speaker A: I think it would be fine if you just focused on content like it is with fitness. Speaker A: You get all of the tracking and all of the measurements from the watch, but if you want the fitness training content and the guided personalization, you pay a monthly fee for that.
7:16 Speaker A: I would be fine if Fitbit Premium did the same thing that it gives you all the measurements because I pay $350 for the watch and I have to pay additional $80 every year just to see the measurements that I'm getting from the watch. Speaker A: So for me this is a non starter and makes the watch actually pretty expensive in the long run. Speaker A: I'm fine if they keep it in the content and you pay extra for it, but it seems like that's where Google and Fitbit business models are colliding because Fitbit has already got a pretty large ecosystem of devices and users already out there who are paying and it's hard to say no to that revenue.
7:46 Speaker A: I wish in the future that they'll be also integrating it to Google one subscription, which I already pay for as well rather than having it as a separate Fitbit subscription. Speaker A: Second major use case for a smartphone is extending your phone, kind of acting like a remote control and helping you do things better on your phone by using your smartwatch. Speaker A: The first thing is I lost my phone. Speaker A: Where is it? Speaker A: Both have a built in shortcut for ringing your phone and finding it once you've found it.
8:13 Speaker A: Another thing that I use it a lot for is taking photos. Speaker A: So once you set up your phone somewhere to take a picture, then you can use your watch as a remote control to take that photo instead of using a timer. Speaker A: And the third area is media controls. Speaker A: You might be walking around your house to skip to the next song or play and pause music or answer your calls on your wrist. Speaker A: This is great way. Speaker A: Both do a really good job in using it as a hands free to transfer calls as well as using it as a media control when you're playing audio through your speakers outside third area or the value that smartwatch brings, especially the last three to five years has been to completely leave your phone home and just use watch as your main device when you go out of the house.
8:56 Speaker A: They both do really well on the basics, meaning showing you the time and the timer and the stopwatch as well as setting alarms. Speaker A: But where they really differ is almost everywhere else. Speaker A: Let's first talk about the cellular calls and messaging both support cellular for the same price. Speaker A: These are $350 and $399 for $400 for both of the cellular versions. Speaker A: However, the microphone and speaker on the Apple Watch are almost like twice as cleaner and twice as louder compared to the Picture Watch.
9:25 Speaker A: They're fine, they're okay. Speaker A: You'll get by with it, but they're not great. Speaker A: Here's what the audio sounds on the Pixel Watch from about a foot away. Speaker A: And here's how the audio sounds from about three feet away. Speaker A: Here's how the audio sounds on the Apple Watch from about a foot away. Speaker A: And here's how the audio sounds on the Apple Watch from about three feet away.
9:50 Speaker A: Another area when you go out and about is using a wallet, you know, doing the payments, double tapping on the watch, double tapping on this watch. Speaker A: Both credit cards show and you can just tap using the NFC and pay for stuff. Speaker A: But if you go above and beyond anything else, Apple Watch brings the full Apple Wallet support, meaning all of your loyalty cards, all of your passes and access cards to concerts and tickets, etc. Speaker A: They're all integrated boarding passes on your Apple Watch.
10:16 Speaker A: While on the Pixel Watch, you see them on the phone, but only the payment cards are ported over to your Watch, so you cannot actually use any of the additional passes on your Watch. Speaker A: Another area for me is home control. Speaker A: You know, unlocking the door, closing the door, turning on the lights, turning off the lights, lights. Speaker A: And that's where Apple Watch has got the full home app capability also built on the Watch. Speaker A: While on the Pixel Watch, I'm lacking that. Speaker A: I see all the items and as soon as I go into, for example, my lock, it says open it on your phone.
10:44 Speaker A: So while the home app is there, it's beta. Speaker A: And most of the functions you cannot actually use standalone on the Watch. Speaker A: They have to be open on your phone to control them, unless you're using Google Assistant. Speaker A: And that's where Pixel Watch really shines. Speaker A: They brought the first full assistant support to the Watch, so you don't need to really use your phone for any assistant support. Speaker A: So you can control your home using Assistant to open and lock the doors or turn on and off the lights, but you cannot do that through the Google Home app.
11:11 Speaker A: While the assistant on the Apple Watch is still Siri, it's great for doing the basics, you know, giving them a task on the operating system to open, close the doors, turn on and off the lights. Speaker A: It works great. Speaker A: But the knowledge base of Siri is just really poor and that's where Google really shines. Speaker A: And as an assistant on your wrist. Speaker A: Another area that both of watches do really well is email and calendar. Speaker A: You can receive emails, send emails, you can dictate emails. Speaker A: You can see your calendar events, approve or decline them straight on the watch.
11:38 Speaker A: And that works perfectly for both of them. Speaker A: Where it breaks down is if you start using third party apps, for example Facebook messenger, that does have an app for Apple Watch, but does not have a version for WatchOS. Speaker A: So even if you get the notifications, the notifications are not going to be reached. Speaker A: You just see the text or somebody sent a photo. Speaker A: You can't even see the preview, not to even talk about responding to them. Speaker A: Another use case we're on the go with my watch is listening to music, podcasts and audiobooks.
12:04 Speaker A: While there is an app from Spotify for Pixel Watch, it's actually completely disjointed from the phone app. Speaker A: You even have to log in separately in the browser on your phone, not just use the Spotify app to log in on your watch, which is really confusing because if you want to download stuff, you actually have to open the Spotify app on your watch, which is not a great place to navigate to download, download playlists or download podcasts. Speaker A: While on the Apple Watch the execution is different. Speaker A: It's directly linked to the Spotify app on your phone, so you can easily download playlists, music, songs or podcasts directly to your watch.
12:35 Speaker A: And this gets me to a wider third party app support challenge where Apple has made almost all of their first party apps available on the Apple Watch. Speaker A: Google hasn't done that even themselves. Speaker A: For example, Google tasks Google Recorder, which is awesome on the Pixel Watch, is missing. Speaker A: Or Google Photos, that's also missing on the Pixel Watch. Speaker A: So even Google themselves has got a lot of work to do not to talk about third party developers. Speaker A: For example, Audible, who's got one of the biggest audiobooks libraries out there, has got an app for the Apple Watch to download all your books offline.
13:03 Speaker A: There's no way to do that on the Pixel Watch and that extends to other third party apps, for example third party weather apps, or task management apps, or delivery tracking apps, which are many of them available on the Apple Watch and watchos. Speaker A: And they're not available on the WEAR OS at all. Speaker A: Not to even talk about Google's own stuff. Speaker A: There is no calculator app. Speaker A: You have to download a third party calculator app to have it on the Pixel Watch. Speaker A: And that extends also to complications. Speaker A: A lot of the complications even from Google own are not available on the watch.
13:32 Speaker A: And those who are are almost always exclusively from Google where there's Apple Watch Complications ecosystem which has been around for several years. Speaker A: And you can turn this watch from a normal fitness activity or utility watch to for example a complete surf computer or dive computer or hiking computer. Speaker A: Because all of those elements have been developed by the app developers for a while. Speaker A: The areas where the Pixel Watch and wear OS are lacking in the software department are actually just amplified in the hardware department.
13:58 Speaker A: It's built upon a two year old Samsung Galaxy Watch chip which provides a pretty laggy and buggy experience when you're launching a lot of the apps, especially the third party ones. Speaker A: In addition, the battery life is subpar compared to the market, especially coming from the WatchOS and Apple Watch ecosystem. Speaker A: You get about one hour cheapest tracked activity and sleep tracking and that's about it for the day. Speaker A: If you do any more than that, you have to charge a watch more than once a day.
14:24 Speaker A: Contrary to Android's values, which is there's always a size and shape that fits everybody. Speaker A: There's just one size fits all in the Pixel Watch case. Speaker A: It's the smallest size and it's round shape. Speaker A: There's no way to get any other ones today. Speaker A: It's compared to the Apple watch. Speaker A: The smaller one 41 millimeter even feels tiny compared to that because of this tiny screen size which is not able to surface as much information as the small Apple Watch is able to.
14:49 Speaker A: On top of that, there's limited accessories that are available for the smartwatch, most of them developed by Google itself. Speaker A: I'm sure there's going to be a third party ecosystem and I'm sure there's going to be more shapes and sizes available from Google in the future. Speaker A: And to nitpick on the hardware side, I wish it had a better microphone, I wish it had a better speaker so I could use it more as a hands free device. Speaker A: Also I wish it had a better vibrating or taptic engine inside. Speaker A: I love how Apple Watch is mimicking the touch of a finger on your wrist while this one is like a vibrating box on your wrist and I don't like that.
15:21 Speaker A: Another thing that I was seeing on the Pixel Watch was getting a lot of phantom touches, especially when you go to shower. Speaker A: You can see things triggering on and off. Speaker A: You can see different activations of like do not disturb or sometimes ending in a calendar or navigation apps. Speaker A: And that's something that rarely happens on the Apple Watch. Speaker A: You can just spray anything on it and it just very rarely pulls down the notifications but almost never triggers that many phantom touches.
15:47 Speaker A: But mostly the first gen is still bound by its software and having the ecosystem third party app developer ecosystem around it. Speaker A: So to conclude, while WatchOS and Apple Watch with its eighth generation has matured into a really strong platform with the ranges of Apple watches starting from $250 to $350 all the way to the $799 with Apple Watch Ultra. Speaker A: The Pixel and the Wear OS space is still very nascent even though it started a year before Apple Watch.
16:17 Speaker A: I believe Pixel Watch is a great start. Speaker A: It's a fantastic fitness and sleep tracker with some very basic smartwatch capabilities, but it is a disjointed experience even within Google. Speaker A: Not to talk about the third party developer support that is lacking on the platform. Speaker A: I hope that this becomes a serious platform for Google that they're going to continue investing in long term rather than becoming another three year project to Google to see how Wear OS is doing and then abandon it again.
16:42 Speaker A: But again, if you're on Android I believe this is as good as it gets. Speaker A: But coming from the Apple ecosystem and comparing and contrasting them side by side, you can see that the Apple Watch is about three to five years ahead, not just in hardware but more in the software and the third party app ecosystem side. Speaker A: Not to mention the fact that you have to pay on top of the $350 for the Pixel watch another $80 a year just to unlock the tracking feature which in my mind is just mind blowing.
17:08 Speaker A: But I' they're going to fix a lot of those in their future updates. Speaker A: Thank you very much for watching this video. Speaker A: I hope you enjoyed it. Speaker A: If you want to see how to best improve your sleep or what is the best sleep tracker, then watch these videos around me here now. Speaker A: Until next time.