By Adrian Diaconescu
Publication Date: 2026-03-08 17:24:00
Unveiled in August 2025 with an undeniably gorgeous design, a powerful Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 processor under its hood, a stunning LTPO AMOLED touchscreen with 3,000 nits of peak brightness, blazing fast charging, and excellent battery life (at least by Wear OS standards), the Pixel Watch 4 instantly became a top contender for the title of best smartwatch an Android phone user could buy.
The big problem was Google inexplicably needed almost another two months to actually start shipping its latest Apple Watch alternative to its earliest adopters, at which point some prospective buyers began taking issue with the new wearable’s $349.99 (and up) list price.