Most headlines today will tout the new Pixel Watch 3 finally being available in a secondary larger 45mm size. And indeed, that’s a big deal. It’s no longer the tiny little watch the first two generations of Pixel watch were.
However, in many ways, that’s actually not the most important new thing on the Pixel Watch 3 - at least for sports and fitness people. Instead, it’s the dramatic new focus on training load, readiness, running features, and much more when it comes to sports and fitness. Even moreso, it’s a huge shift for the accompanying Fitbit app that drives much of that experience. The app has radically shifted from being one that felt constrained to it’s long history of overly simplifying metrics, to an app that seems to bridge the gap towards what an athlete might actually want. Which isn’t to say it’s trying to be a Garmin/Suunto/Polar/etc watch, but rather, it’s trying to compete more directly with what the likes of Apple and Samsung have offered in recent years around sports-specific training functionality.Note I’ve had some hands-on time with the watches, as well as an entire day with the engineers behind it, and also, an actual run with the watch. Ultimately though, this is not a review. Not even close. That’ll come down the road in September, when the watches get reviewed and I can properly test all the features.Let’s dive into it!
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