Display: more readable, bigger, same gesture
- Pixel Watch 3: News screen up to 2000 Nits, Gorilla Glass 5 dome, Fluid AOD.
- Pixel Watch 4: New Actua 360 screen, 3000 Nits, enlarged active surface, refined borders, still made of bombed glass.
In practice: under a summer sun, the stats remain clean, contrasting, and navigation on the wrist is more relaxing. The expansion of useful zone does not change your habits, but makes each micro-interaction more obvious. It’s discreet, but decisive.
Autonomy: the point that changes the pixel watch comparison
- Pixel Watch 3: 24 hours with AOD, up to 36 h in economics mode; Quick USB – C load at the cable.
- Pixel Watch 4: 30 h (41 mm) at 40 h (45 mm) with AOD; up to 48/72 h in economics mode; New dock Quick Load: 50% in ~ 15 min, full in 45–60 min.
Concrete uses:
- Dense week: meetings + evening sport + punctual GPS → The 4 holds the day with margin, the 3 growth in the systematic “night load” ritual.
- Weekend hike: the 4 covers a long loop + return without stressing; The 3 requests a passage to the charger between two activities.
It’s the “huge surprise”: Google has corrected historical weakness. If “Pixel Watch autonomy” is your n ° 1 criterion, the match clearly leans around 4.
AI and experience: more direct, more contextual
- Pixel Watch 3: Assistant, Recorder, Gmail, Maps, Wallet; Solid and reactive bases.
- Pixel Watch 4: Gemini more integrated, contextual responses and “Smart folds” more relevant, more immediate wrist interactions, always without theater: we raise, we ask, it’s done.
Concretely, we dictate a reminder after the warm -up, we filter a call during a session, we launch a route without taking out the phone. Nothing ostentatious; just less friction.
Health and safety: same base, expanded scope
- Shared sensors: ECG, SPO2, Multipath heart rate, CEDA (body response to stress), skin temperature, altimeter, compass. Sleep monitoring, reading, 40+ sports. Detection of pulse loss and emergency call.
- Key new features side 4: double frequency GPS for cleaner traces in dense town or in the forest; SOS by satellite (LTE, availability according to country), to remain reachable outside the coverage. It is the brick that changes the use in the mountains, a sail, or on isolated roads.
Pixel Watch design: assumed continuity
- Two sizes (41 and 45 mm), 12.3 mm thick, 100% recycled aluminum case, Gorilla Glass 5, 5 ATM + IP68 dome. Bracelets and ergonomics remain familiar.
- The 4 refines the sensation: haptic cleaner, better “wedged” buttons, dome always sensual on the wrist. Visually, difficult to distinguish them from a distance – and it is wanted.
Performances and connectivity: what we feel, what we do not see
- Pixel Watch 3: Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 + Co -Co -Co -Cessor M33; Wi -fi ax; UWB; 4G optional.
- Pixel Watch 4: Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 + Co -Co -Co -Cessor M55; Same network bases (Wi -Fi AX, UWB, 4G), but more efficient treatment, better performance maintenance with AOD and continuous sport.
Concrete uses:
- Fractional + music on local + AOD: the 4 remains fluid and loses less battery.
- Carto wrist (MAPS) on urban bicycle: the double -frequency reduces the “jumps” of position at the crossroads.
Should we go from the Watch 3 pixel to the 4?
- Yes, if you want: better readability in full sun, a real day of serene autonomy (or more), cleaner GPS traces, and a safety net in white zone via satellite (if available at home).
- Not essential, if: your use is urban, your sport sessions are short, and the daily burden does not weigh you. The Pixel Watch 3 remains a complete and reliable “Pixel Watch 3”, with the same design language and most of the features.
To go further
Busy experience: how to try before adopting
- Size and comfort: Test 41 vs 45 mm; The 45 offers “Pixel Watch autonomy” superior and broader readability, but the 41 blends better under a shirt.
- Screen in conditions: Take the watch in the store in the store, activate AOD, check the wrist readability.
- Bracelets: Sport (fluoroelastomer) for training, leather/steel for the office. A good bracelet really changes the posture on a daily basis.
- Network and rescue: Check the LTE/Satellite management at your operator and the local availability of SOS functions.
- Ecosystem: If you are already on Pixel and Google services, the 4 magnifies the whole; Otherwise, make sure of an Android 11+ and the key apps you use.
Verdict: useful progress, not rowdy
The Pixel Watch 4 does not reinvent the watch. It reinvents tranquility: more autonomy, more readability, more precision, out -of -network help.
For many, that’s exactly what we expected.
Summary Express
- Display: 3000 Nits, enlarged active zone on the 4; 2000 nits on the 3.
- Autonomy: 30–40 H AOD on the 4 (quick dock), 24 hours AOD on the 3 (cable).
- Ia: gemini more present and more contextual on the 4; Solid google base on 3.
- Health: Same base (ECG, SPO2, CEDA, temperature, sleep, reading); GPS Dual – Band and SOS Satellite in addition on the 4.
- Design: same sizes and materials; felt haptic refined on the 4.
