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All you have to do is scan your forehead to see if your headache is just from staring at a screen too long if you have an actual fever. You can beam these results to your Fitbit profile and integrate them with other health metrics.
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To accompany this new update, Google’s releasing a mint green colorway for the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. They look really cute and I sort of want to eat them. The new feature drop starts rolling out today.
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Google Pixel 2 |
Apple Watch Series 9 |
Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 |
|
Pricing (MSRP) |
$ 349 for Bluetooth/Wi-Fi $ 399 for 4G LTE model |
41mm Aluminum: $ 399 |
40mm: $ 299.99 |
Dimensions |
41mm: 12.3mm height |
41mm: 1.61 x 1.38 x 0.42 inches |
40mm: 1.53 x 1.59 x 0.35 inches |
Weight (approx.) |
41mm: 1.09 ounces (without the band) |
41mm Aluminum: 1.13 ounces |
40mm: 1.02 ounces |
Case material |
Aluminum |
Aluminum or Stainless steel |
Aluminum (Stainless steel on Galaxy Watch 6 Classic) |
Display Size |
41mm: 1.2 inches |
41mm: 1.69 inches |
40mm: 1.31 inches |
Display resolution / pixel density |
320 ppi |
41mm: 430 x 352, 326 ppi |
40mm: 432 x 432, 330 ppi |
Display Type |
AMOLED display with DCI-P3 color |
LTPO OLED |
Super AMOLED |
Display brightness |
Up to 1,000 nits |
Up to 2,000 nits |
Up to 2,000 nits |
Chipset |
Qualcomm SW5100 |
Apple S9 (dual-core) |
Exynos W930 (dual-core, 5 nm) |
Storage |
32 GB eMMC flash72 GB SDRAM |
64GB |
16GB |
Battery life (claimed) |
24 hours with always-on display |
Up to 18 hours / up to 36 hours in Low Power Mode |
Up to 40 hours with always-on display (AOD) off / up to 30 hours with AOD on |
Wireless charging |
No |
Yes, via proprietary standard |
Yes, via WPC-based chargers |
Water resistance |
IP68, 5 ATM |
Up to 50 meters, IP6X dust resistance |
IP68, 5 ATM |
GPS |
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo |
Health features |
Multi-path heart rate sensor, red and infrared sensors for oxygen saturation (SpO2), ECG app, skin conductance (cEDA) for stress tracking, skin temperature sensor, sleep tracking, irregular heart rhythm notifications |
Optical heart rate sensor, blood oxygen measurements, temperature sensor, ECG app, sleep tracking, irregular heart rhythm notifications |
Optical heart rate sensor, blood oxygen measurements, temperature sensor, ECG app, sleep tracking, irregular heart rhythm notifications, bioelectrical impedance analysis sensor |
Wi-Fi |
802.11 b/g/n |
802.11 b/g/n |
802.11 a/b/g/n |
Bluetooth |
v5.0 |
v5.3 |
v5.3 |
NFC |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
OS |
Wear OS 4 |
watchOS 10 |
Wear OS 4, One UI 5 Watch |
Case colors |
Matte Black, Polished Silver, Champagne Gold |
Aluminum: Pink, Starlight, Midnight, Silver, Product Red |
Graphite, Gold |
Other features |
Always-on display, 4G LTE, altimeter, accelerometer, gyroscope, fall detection, emergency SOS, 6 months of Fitbit Premium included |
Always-on display, ultra-wideband chip, fall detection, crash detection, emergency SOS, optional 4G LTE (standard with stainless steel model), altimeter, accelerometer, gyroscope |
Always-on display, fall detection, emergency SOS, optional 4G LTE, altimeter, accelerometer, gyroscope |
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