Google’s Pixel Watch 5 is available at a record-low price in an early Black Friday sale: the 41-mm Wi-Fi model is $300, down from $400, while the larger 45-mm version is $330, down from $430. Amazon, Best Buy and the Google Store are all offering the 25 percent discount, although it is unclear how long the promotion will last.
You can find the 41-mm Wi-Fi model at Amazon, Best Buy and the Google Store. Because the sale is already live, shoppers do not need to wait for the late-November Black Friday period.
A record-low price
The Pixel Watch 5 is one of the best smartwatches available to Android users, according to the source. It improves on an already capable wearable with twice the RAM and storage, along with an upgraded Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 processor that makes it 20 percent faster than its predecessor.
Its domed display is designed to be comfortable and easy to read during workouts. The watch also adds a more comprehensive strength-training experience, including weight and repetition tracking, a workout builder, audio cues and rest timers. Custom routines can be created in the Google Health app, while Gemini AI can guide users through exercises and generate workouts based on photos of gym equipment.
Some Gemini features work offline, including starting a workout. That could be useful for people who want to exercise without taking their phone or smartwatch with them, although the source does not specify the full list of offline capabilities.
Google’s Health Guardian tools can monitor insulin-resistance trends, blood-pressure trends, respiratory emergencies in some countries, and sleep-breathing quality. Other features include an electrocardiogram, skin-temperature tracking and pulse-loss detection. Google says the upgraded sleep tracking is 15 percent more accurate than the Pixel Watch 4.
Google estimates up to 40 hours of battery life, but the source’s testing lasted about 36 hours before the watch ran out of power. Fast charging is a particular strength: 15 minutes on the charger can provide up to 15 hours of use.
At its original $400 price, the Pixel Watch 5 was a costly recommendation, particularly because many of its software improvements are also available on the previous generation. At $300, however, it costs less than the latest Apple Watch Series 12 and other high-end smartwatches. This is the lowest price the source has seen for the Pixel Watch 5, making the current sale worth considering before Black Friday.
Source: www.wired.com
