In addition to the crown, the Pixel Watch has a dedicated multi-use button for calling up recent apps and summoning your Google Assistant. General swiping is fine, but even drawing the pattern for my unlock code reveals that accuracy isn’t quite perfect for fine inputs, and that’s before you even talk about tapping out a message with fat fingers (though slide-to-type is surprisingly usable). Photography by Tom Jorgensen / IGNĪside from that flimsy-feeling crown, I’m not entirely sold on the responsiveness of the touchscreen. The side of the Pixel Watch opposite the crown is home to its microphone and speaker, both of which I found to be of adequate and expected quality for a portable smart device that fits on my wrist and can make phone calls. The crown represents one of only two issues I take with the Pixel Watch’s design: it feels just a little loose and I worry that catching it on the edge of a table or door just once may be enough to pop the top of it right off. The crown, which doubles as a home button, features nice, subtle haptic feedback as you twist it, and conveniently brings up your quick settings and notifications screens from the main screen, but I didn’t find it more convenient than swiping for navigation most of the time. Fortunately, I have yet to test that theory. I do have serious concerns about breakability: the sides of the watch face aren’t reinforced at all, so it seems like one drop from more than a couple feet might be enough to smash it. In fact, the way the bezel blends into the curve of the watch face almost makes the more limited screen space feel like a design choice… but that doesn’t mean it’s not something Google should have its eyes on improving for the first revision. Much has been made about the Pixel Watch’s bezel, which noticeably encroaches on the display’s real estate, but I’d be lying if I said it bothered me in any functional sense once I got used to it. The watch face is 41 mm and boasts a vibrant AMOLED display that renders text and images very clearly on the small round screen. The $349.99-$399.99 Pixel Watch is a slick match for the Pixel phones: the finish on the matte black LTE model I’ve been spending my time with complements both the glossy black glass of the face and my matching Pixel 6 Pro.
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