Better battery, bigger screen: Google Pixel Watch 3 is fine-tuned for fitness
Pixel Watch 3 is the biggest leap forward for our flagship smartwatch (1), offering a stunning design combined with even better performance. Now in two sizes, including an all-new 45mm, it offers comprehensive tools for fitness and recovery, and on-the-go assistance with our deepest integration with Google and Pixel yet. (2)
Bigger size, brighter displays, better performance
Both the original 41mm, and the all-new larger 45mm size sport our most advanced Actua displays, that are twice as bright as before, with a peak brightness of 2,000 nits — perfect for seeing your run stats mid-stride on a sunny day. They also automatically adjust to as low as 1 nit in dark environments for a more discreet glance, like when you are at the movies (3). The Actua displays are also bigger with smaller bezels: The 45mm watch showcases 40% more screen, and the 41mm offers 10% more screen than Pixel Watch 2. And the displays are more power efficient with refresh rates from 60Hz all the way down to just 1Hz in always-on-display.
With these more efficient displays, combined with Wear OS 5, and a power efficient hybrid architecture, Pixel Watch 3 delivers dependable all-day battery life. It even uses machine learning to automatically detect sleep and enable bedtime mode, turning off notifications and the always-on display for disruption free sleep while conserving battery.
Plus, a new better Battery Saver Mode extends battery life to up to 36 hours across both sizes, without compromising any of your health and fitness tracking or safety features (4). On top of all that, the Pixel Watch 3 45mm includes a 35% bigger battery than before, and the 41mm size can charge 20% faster (5), saving you up to 15 minutes to charge up (6).
Insights to plan your activity and recovery
Fitness isn’t just about going all out on your workouts — it's also about listening to your body when you need to prioritise rest. To help you find that balance, Pixel Watch 3 introduces three new tools: an all-new Daily Readiness, Cardio Load, and Target Load.
Daily Readiness (7) is more in-tune with your body’s state of recovery than ever before. An improved algorithm tracks and analyses your body’s key recovery biometrics – resting heart rate, heart rate variability, and recent sleep. The result is a more precise picture of how ready your body is to take on training each day.
Cardio Load helps you better track your training. It tracks your heart’s exertion and intensity during activity and throughout the day, and even keeps track of your trends over time to help you know if you’re over- or under-training, maintaining or improving your fitness. (8)
Target Load is a personalised target for your training, received each morning. It connects it all together, taking into account your recent cardio load and Readiness — guiding you to improve your fitness, while balancing recovery (9).
And all these insights come together in the new Fitbit Morning Brief, making it easy to plan each morning, with a daily digest delivered proactively on your wrist when you wake up. It includes Sleep, Readiness, your target cardio load and how you’re tracking against your weekly exercise goal. It even shows the weather, and lets you know if any of your health metrics – like HRV, SpO2, or Skin Temperature – are out of your personal range (10).
New ways to plan, run and reflect on your progress
Pixel Watch 3 also comes with powerful new tools for runners: helping you plan your runs, guide you through them, and then reflect on your progress every step of the way.
Whether you’re training to run a faster half, or your first 5K, the new Workout Builder lets you build custom runs. You can set goals for distance, time, pace, or heart rate zone, and easily create repeats for interval runs.
During your run, Pixel Watch 3 is like having a running companion on your wrist, providing haptic feedback and audio guidance so you know when your warm up is done, when you’re off pace, over your heart rate target, or when it’s time for your next interval (11). This real-time guidance is powered by highly accurate and continuous heart-rate tracking. And Pixel Watch 3 takes it a notch further — with major improvements in one of the toughest environments for heart rate sensing — delivering our most accurate heart rate for running yet (12).
After your run, Pixel Watch 3 even helps you analyse your form. New advanced motion sensing, combined with machine learning, powers running form-tracking that delivers a comprehensive analysis of the cadence of your steps, the length and height of your strides, and your ground contact time. You can even see how you are improving your pace, form, and mileage over time, and track your PRs in the new running dashboard in the Fitbit app.
Fitbit Premium brings major benefits on top of all this. Google AI powers automatic run recommendations, tailored to help you hit your target load, and personalised to your previous runs. It even explains why this run is right for you. And if you’re looking for ways to go beyond your regular training routine, Premium members can also enjoy a variety of Peloton workout classes led by Peloton Instructors (13) - coming soon to the Fitbit app. Pixel Watch 3 comes with six months of Fitbit Premium included for new and returning users so you can make the most of your training with this personalised guidance and insights (14).
More help from Google, at a glance
Pixel Watch 3 provides even more help at a glance, with our deepest integration across the Google and Pixel ecosystem.
When your couch cushions eat your remote (...again), your Pixel Watch 3 doubles as an on-wrist remote to pause, control the volume and change the channel on your Google TV Streamer. If you’re in the middle of exercise when the Nest Doorbell rings for a delivery, you can open a live compatible camera feed to see who’s there, and even tell them to leave the package on the doorstep (15,16).
Or with your Pixel Phone – the new Pixel Recorder app on-wrist lets you grab voice notes on the go, and you can search and transcribe with automatic sync to your phone.
And with a new Ultra-Wideband chip, you can easily unlock your Pixel phone with a swipe while wearing your watch, or even unlock and start your car with your watch as your digital car key. (17)
Colours and bands to style your watch, your way
The 41mm comes in a Matte Obsidian case with a Matte Black band, Porcelain with Polished Silver, and Hazel with Champagne Gold. Or you can try a fresh pop of colour with the Polished Silver case with an all-new Rose Quartz band. The 45mm also comes in Obsidian and Porcelain, and debuts a new matte Hazel Aluminum case with a matching Hazel band (18).
The watches can be styled with a range of accessory bands in a variety of colours and premium materials, including leather, metal and woven bands for any occasion. (19,20)
Pre-order Pixel Watch 3 today
You can pre-order Pixel Watch 3 today from $749 RRP (LTE, 41mm) and $839 (LTE, 45mm), and they’ll be available in stores starting September 10, including the Google Store, JB HIFI, Telstra, Optus, Harvey Norman, and Officeworks. The 41mm size is available in Hazel, Obsidian, Porcelain and Rose Quartz - and the 45mm size is available in Hazel, Obsidian and Porcelain.
Footnotes
1 Works with most phones running Android 10.0 or newer and requires a Google Account, Google Pixel Watch app and internet access. Some features require a Fitbit mobile app and/or a paid subscription. Google apps and services are not available in all countries or languages. See g.co/pixelwatch/specs for technical and device specifications.
2 Google apps and services are subject to change and are not available in all countries or languages.
3 Compared with Pixel Watch 2.
4 Maximum battery life is approximate and is based on testing conducted in California in 2024 on pre-production hardware and software, using default settings with a median Pixel user battery usage profile across a mix of talk, data, standby, and use of other features, or for “up to 36 hours”, the use of features that are default in Battery Saver mode. Battery life depends on features enabled, usage, environment and many other factors. Use of certain features will decrease battery life. Actual battery life may be lower.
5 Pixel Watch 3 41mm compared to Google Pixel Watch 2.
6 Based on use of in-box USB-C® Fast Charging Cable with 30W adapter (sold separately) plugged into a wall socket. Actual results may be slower. Charging speed based on testing with fully drained device batteries. Charging testing in mid-2024 on pre-production hardware and software using default settings with the device powered on. Charging speed depends upon many factors including battery age and ambient temperature.
7 Daily Readiness is available on all Google Pixel Watches as well as Fitbit devices with heart-rate.
8 Some features require the Fitbit mobile app. Performance of heart rate tracking may be affected by physiology, location of device and your movements and activity.
9 Cardio Load and Target Load available only on Google Pixel Watch 3.
10 Some features require the Fitbit mobile app. Performance of heart rate tracking may be affected by physiology, location of device and your movements and activity. SpO2 is not available in all countries. Blood oxygen measurements, when available and enabled, are intended for general fitness and wellness purposes and are not intended to diagnose or treat any medical condition or for any other medical use, including self-diagnosis or consultation with a doctor. Please consult your doctor before beginning or modifying any exercise regimen or making health-related decisions.
11 Like all heart rate tracking technologies, performance is affected by physiology, location of device, and your movements and activity.
12 As compared to Google Pixel Watch 1 and 2.
13 Fitbit Premium requires a Google Account, Fitbit mobile app, compatible Android or iOS device (see Fitbit.com/devices for specifications), and internet connection. Content and features are subject to change, are not available in all countries, may vary by device, and may be in English only.
14 New and returning Fitbit Premium members only. Must activate membership within 60 days of device activation. Valid form of payment required. After the six months, renews at A$14.99/mo or A$129.99/yr (based on your registration). Cancel at any time. Membership cannot be gifted. See here for more details. T&Cs apply.
15 Google apps and services are subject to change and are not available in all countries and languages.
16 Nest camera and doorbell streams only available on Nest Cam (outdoor or indoor, battery), Nest Cam with floodlight, Nest Cam (indoor, wired, 2nd gen), Nest Doorbell (battery), Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd gen), and 1st-gen Nest Cams that have been transferred to the Home app. Some features, including mobile and browser notifications, remote control, video streaming and video recording, require working internet and Wi-Fi.
17 Pixel Recorder and some related features are not available in all countries or languages.
18 Only available for select vehicles in select markets. Requires compatible device and internet connection. DCK availability varies by device manufacturer. Requires Android 12+.
18 Colours may vary and change over time with use. Not all colours available in all regions.
19 Most 41mm accessories are compatible with the Pixel Watch, Pixel Watch 2 and 41mm Pixel Watch 3. Metal Slim and Metal Mesh bands are not compatible with the Pixel Watch.
20 45mm accessories are only compatible with 45mm Pixel Watch 3.
