What it’s good to know
- The upcoming Pixel Watch 2 will apparently arrive with 4 straps, as revealed by the FCC.
- Two fashions reveal LTE bands to anticipate from the forthcoming smartwatch.
- There isn’t any point out of UWB help on the Pixel Watch, regardless of earlier rumors.
The eagerly anticipated Pixel Watch 2 is anticipated to reach later this yr with the Pixel 8 collection. Numerous leaks from the earlier weeks about the wristwatch have revealed a number of options of the impending Pixel Watch 2, and now the smartwatch has now arrived at the FCC, in line with 9to5Google.
The regulatory certification at the FCC reveals three Pixel Watch 2 variants comprising G4TSL, GC368, and GD2WG mannequin numbers. The G4TSL is seemingly the Bluetooth/Wi-Fi mannequin that includes 4 strap fashions: plastic lively strap, steel mesh strap, steel hyperlink strap, and steel slim strap.
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9to5 notes that the steel hyperlink strap is probably going the Metal Links Band out there with the first-generation Pixel Watch. Meanwhile, the steel mesh strap by no means noticed the gentle of day for the first Pixel Watch, and the steel slim strap seems to be new.
The GC368 mannequin helps LTE Band 5 and seven. The GD2WG, on the different hand, will help LTE Band 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 66, and 71 and is probably going the US mobile mannequin.
The FCC itemizing does not point out a UWB chip, as alleged in a earlier leak relating to the smartwatch. This would permit for device-to-device communication options and is used for digital automotive keys on Pixels and different telephones (along with NFC).
Nonetheless, the newest FCC itemizing of the Pixel Watch 2 means that the launch of the second iteration wearable from Google is imminent. Aside from the regulatory itemizing, the anticipated specs, per earlier leaks, embrace 4 new watch faces coming with the Pixel Watch 2.
The processor powering the smartwatch is rumored to be the Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 SoC, which means the smartwatch is ditching Samsung’s Exynos to tackle the finest Android smartwatches this fall. The alleged chipset gives important efficiency enhancements from the unique Pixel Watch and is prone to have higher battery life than the predecessor.