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Google Pixel 8 Pro - Early Thoughts! - Dave2D Articles:

The Pixel 8 Pro has better cameras, a brighter screen, and a lot of new AI tricks -Verge

Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro hands-on: Generative AI and a temperature sensor on your phone - Engadget

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  • LCP@lemmy.worldEnglish
    112·
    2 years ago

    Good to see minor battery life improvements to the Pixel Watch 2. Hopefully that upgraded heart rate sensor is actually accurate.

    https://youtu.be/TVGk48jcdtg

    Pixel Watch was embarrassingly bad in health tracking compared to the Apple Watch SE. It’s cheaper to get an Apple Watch SE + (discounted) iPhone than just a Pixel Watch.

    And please get rid of the Fitbit subscription, Google.

    • player2@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      121·
      2 years ago

      Yup, I considered the pixel watch for my android phone but Garmin has an advantage over it in every category while having no subscription. I would have considered an apple watch if it were compatible with android.

      I think the pixel watch is doomed to fail unless they can separate from the Fitbit model and continue to improve the hardware and software.

      • Cheesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        2 years ago

        I still wouldn’t consider an apple watch over a Garmin. Apple/Google/Samsung need to get their battery life on par with Garmin.

      • Blxter@lemmy.zipEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        had no idea Google owned Fitbit. But looks like you don’t miss out on many features by not subscribing to the Fitbit pro thing. Could be wrong. But Yea screw a Fitbit subscription.

        • ijeff@lemdro.idMEnglish
          4·
          2 years ago

          They moved detailed sleep tracking insights under the subscription model. It’s pretty disappointing.

          • zaph@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            1·
            2 years ago

            I can’t stand sleeping with a watch on so not getting the sub hasn’t bothered me a bit.

            • ijeff@lemdro.idMEnglish
              1·
              2 years ago

              Interesting! My smart watches are almost solely for sleep tracking and are used mostly as regular time pieces during the day.

              • newIdentity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                2·
                2 years ago

                I use my smart watch for 3 features

                1. As a watch
                2. For notifications
                3. For sleep tracking

                I don’t really do any sports, but it’s nice to know how many steps I took today and how far I walked. (it’s between 100m-20km per day)

          • Blxter@lemmy.zipEnglish
            0·
            2 years ago

            What would be the difference (if there is one) from the detailed sleep tracking and non detailed version?

            • ijeff@lemdro.idMEnglish
              3·
              2 years ago

              Sleep phase details, which can be useful for monitoring sleep quality over time.