Fitness is a major focus of both the Apple Watch Series 8 and Google’s new Pixel Watch, but both companies have gone about things differently. The Pixel Watch might be Google’s first direct foray into the smartwatch market, but it’s far from the first smartwatch a Google-owned company has released. The tech giants paid $2.1 billion for fitness tracker manufacturer Fitbit a few years ago, and it’s perhaps unsurprising that the smaller, specialist company has had a huge role to play in the Pixel Watch’s development.
Pretty much all of the fitness and health functions of Google’s new smartwatch are credited to Fitbit. If you’re looking at the watch from a gymgoer’s perspective, it might be easier to consider it a Fitbit Versa on steroids. Google promises features like heart rate tracking will be more accurate than they’ve ever been on one of Fitbit’s standalone models. As it’s Google’s “first attempt” at a smartwatch, the fitness features are basically what you’d expect. Exercise and sleep tracking, heart rate monitoring, the usual. There’s also a premium subscription service that offers extra workout routines, meditation, hints and tips.
Apple’s wristwear has been around for a while, and so the company seems to be more comfortable with specialization. This may be why the company had previously included menstrual cycle tracking in its list of watch features. The Apple Watch 8 built upon this with its temperature tracking feature, which the company says allows it to provide a more accurate picture of where a woman is in her cycle. If you want an all round fitness tracker, both watches are premium and neither is likely to do a bad job. However, if you have a particular interest in women’s health, the Apple Watch might just have the edge.
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