Actually it's a pretty good watch, the old chipset being the only drag on it, battery life is only so-so (version 2 is fixing that). Performance is better than it should be with that chip and it's more than capable relative to any smartwatch. I do wish it was a little bigger but all-in-all, it looks way better than any Apple Watch too (IMO, of course). I prefer a round watch that looks a watch, couldn't go back to an Apple Watch at this point even if I wanted to.
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Unlike Apple Watch, Google Will Not Repair Broken Pixel Watches
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to be clear: Apple's replacement devices are NOT refurbished.
I don’t think at this time if you send in your Apple Watch Series 3, you’re getting a brand new just out the factory watch.
If you’re interested in the whole story I don’t think you can just ignore the fact that while replacement options/costs may be egregious on both Apple’s and Google’s part - at least the old Apple Watches that are turned in get parted out and reused. The Pixel just…gets thrown into the ocean?
Guess I'll keep using my $30 Walmart Wyze watch, it does enough for what I want and it's pretty rugged. 
Whatever happened to "Don't be evil"? I had a similar experience with Google a few weeks again when my Nest Thermostat packed up after only 3 years. They weren't interested in me returning it to them even for recycling and just said it's out of warranty and go buy a new one 🙄
Will we now get an endless parade of complaining articles from ifixit about this, or is this a one and done?
In terms of hardware, Google is not a serious company.
YES you do. It’s just not in retail packaging.
Google looks at the watch like I look at my past relationships.
If its broken, just let it go. Some things are not worth fixing. 🥲
If its broken, just let it go. Some things are not worth fixing. 🥲
Right--I think that's been the case ever since they started gluing everything together. But I'm saying when a Watch or anything else needs to be replaced they don't just trash the old one like Google seems to be doing.
At the prices Apple charges for repairs it’s pretty much pointless. You can probably sell your broken watch on eBay, put that money towards buying a new one (possibly with discounts that tend to become available some time after initial product release), and come out cheaper than paying Apple the repair fee. Especially if your broken watch isn‘t the current generation. Previous generations can be bought at pretty good discounts, or you pay a little more but end up with a newer generation vs having Apple repair your previous gen watch.
You can repair a pixel watch by replacing it with an Apple Watch.
People are so worried about eWaste that it never occured to them that maybe the money's better used to paying down debt?
I did not purchase AppleCare for my Ultra 2 based on the fact that it’s nearly impossible to break.
Let’s not act as if Apple’s idea of a repair isn’t also total device replacement in many, many cases, including battery service.
The pricing depends on where you buy it. It's $300 for WiFi and $340 for Cellular through the official Google Store:
Even on Amazon, it depends on the color and connectivity:
The pricing, especially for LTE, is quite competitive compared to Apple ($400 41mm WiFi Aluminum, $500 41mm Cellular Aluminum ):
Also, Google was giving these away for free (even LTE version) when the Pixel Fold came out and I can't remember if they were doing the same when the 7 Pro came out.
I bought a Pixel 7 Pro last year and I've been super happy with my experience. I was on the iPhone 11 Pro prior to that. The only reason I still have my iPhone is because of my AW S7. It's the only one that allows me to store music without having to go through Spotify or Tidal. If Google allowed direct storing of music without 3rd party apps, for my use case (music at the gym / fitness tracking), I would switch.
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I think it looks nice. Round watch is best watch!
Still not throwaway pricing. Apparently Google isn't that serious about the watch if they're giving it away. Apple seems much more serious in their development of the watch and I think that gives it extra value. Google could drop this product in a minute because it's not really a core product. Much different situation with the Apple watch.
Giving away a $350 to $400 retail price watch at the launch (pre-orders) of a $1,800+ phone does not mean they aren't serious about the watch. Apple has done plenty of giveaways over the years too.
Sounds like an acknowledgment the device isn’t actually worth anything. Just some cheap hardware running some version of Android.
But if it is worthwhile hardware, then that’s even sadder. Google is devaluing it as not worth bothering with.
But if it is worthwhile hardware, then that’s even sadder. Google is devaluing it as not worth bothering with.
I was burned once by google, when I bought their Galaxy Nexus only to stop receiving software updates after a year and a half. Never again will I buy from google.
They have a less than stellar record with the products and the way they treat customers, I don’t know why people keep buying from them.
They have a less than stellar record with the products and the way they treat customers, I don’t know why people keep buying from them.
Apple doesn’t repair them either. Cracked screens, liquid damage, hardware failure, battery.. all replaced. Sometimes a software issue can be resolved at the repair center, but, Apple just sends you a replacement watch.
Apple doesn’t even service watches in store, either. The Apple Store just intakes the watch and mails it to the offsite repair facility if they can’t resolve the software issue in store.
Apple doesn’t even service watches in store, either. The Apple Store just intakes the watch and mails it to the offsite repair facility if they can’t resolve the software issue in store.