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Google Pixel Watch vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 5: Specs and features compared

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Google’s latest watch runs on the same platform as Samsung’s, so what exactly is the same and what is different?
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(Pocket-lint) — With the Pixel Watch, Google has finally built and released its own homemade smartwatch. But with Samsung having been in the market for years, and having already released watches running the latest version of Wear OS, you might be wondering exactly how the two companies’ wearables compare. 
Unsurprisingly, the two watches do have similarities, but likewise they also have a number of unique aspects that may just sway you to go with one over the other. Whether that’s the battery life, design and shape or fitness tracking abilities. Read on to get the lowdown on these two wearables. 
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Pixel Watch: 41 x 41 x 12.3 mm  
Galaxy Watch: 44.4 x 43.3 x 9.8 mm + 39.3 x 40.4 x 9.8 mm 
Pixel Watch: 28 grams — 5ATM waterproof 
Galaxy Watch: 33.5 or 28.7 grams — 5ATM/IP68 waterproof
Pixel Watch: Matte Black, Polished Silver and Champagne Gold stainless steel cases 
Galaxy Watch: Silver, Graphite (dark grey), Sapphire (blue), Pink Gold aluminium cases 
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From a purely aesthetic standpoint, it’s hard to imagine ever getting confused between the Pixel Watch and the Galaxy Watch 5. Both might be round, but that’s about where the similarities end. 
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Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 5 features a completely flat display on the front, with two buttons placed on the right side of the casing. There’s no rotating crown to be seen anywhere. However, that screen is covered in sapphire crystal, making it very scratch resistant and robust. 
Pixel Watch on the other hand has a custom Corning-made Gorilla Glass 5 surface which features very extreme curves all the way around to create a seamless rounded edge all the way around the case. It also features just two buttons: one in the middle, which also acts as a rotating crown, and another clickable button just above it. 

Where Samsung has something of an advantage is that it offers two different sizes of Galaxy Watch 5. There’s a 44mm model and a 40mm version, ensuring Samsung has a watch for those with larger and smaller wrists. Pixel Watch is 41mm only, and for those used to large watches, that may just feel a little too small. 
Otherwise, both watches feature similar waterproofing, offering resistance down to 50 metres/5ATM. Samsung’s also has an additional IP68 water resistance certification and military standard shock/impact resistance. 
Cases are made from different materials and available in different colours too. Google’s watch is built from 80 per cent recycled stainless steel and will be available in Matte Black, Polished Silver and Champagne Gold.

The Samsung watch is built from aluminium and comes in Graphite (dark grey) and Silver in both sizes, with the larger model also available in a blue Sapphire finish and the smaller version in a Pink Gold. 
With its proprietary camera lens-like mechanism for attaching and removing straps and bands, Pixel Watch means it won’t be quite as easy to swap out and get universal bands on Amazon, or other places. Google will offer a number of different colours and materials, however, similar to Apple Watch.

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