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Pixel Watch 5 specs leak reveals new Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 Accelerated chip, doubled storage, larger batteries

Marty S.

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Pixel Watch 5 doubles storage and gains modest battery, but it’s still losing the multi-day runtime race to Garmin Epix Gen 2 and Coros Pace 3. The real story is whether Wear OS 7 and the Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 Accelerated finally deliver the speed and reliability that serious athletes actually need.

Marty’s Take:

Doubled storage is a marketing beat, not a fix. Most buyers never load offline maps or music onto a smartwatch, so 64GB matters less than what still hasn’t changed: Wear OS’s power draw. Google Pixel Watch 5 needed a battery leap, not a storage one. Until then, check our best fitness tracker picks before assuming bigger numbers mean a better daily driver.

Shop mentioned gear: Coros Pace 3 | Garmin Epix Gen 2 | Pixel Watch 5

Source: 9to5Google

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Marty S.

Marty S.

Marty is a contributor at Fitness Tech Trends, focused on helping readers cut through the noise and make informed decisions about fitness technology. He dives deep into product comparisons, analyzes features that actually matter, and breaks down technical specs into practical insights. Whether readers are choosing between heart rate monitors, deciding on recovery tools, or figuring out which smartwatch fits their training style, Marty aims to provide straightforward, no-hype guidance. When he’s not researching the latest gear, he’s probably testing theories about what makes certain products stick while others fade into the gadget graveyard.