Google launched the Pixel Watch last year which marked its foray into the wearables segment, expanding the Pixel ecosystem. According to a report, the Pixel Watch sold surprisingly well for a first-generation product with over 880,000 units sold in the fourth quarter of 2022. Today, the search engine giant finally launched the Pixel Watch 2 alongside the Pixel 8 series and there are a few things that stand out and other things that should have improved over the previous generation. In this guide, let's look at the Pixel Watch 2 vs. Pixel Watch and decide if the successor is worth your hard earned money.

The Pixel Watch 2 and Watch have the exact dimensions and a similar build quality (stainless steel). Both have Corning's Gorilla Glass 5 protection on the front and have stainless steel chassis. One of the things that users wanted from Google in the Pixel Watch 2 is a bigger watch face but unfortunately the Watch 2 has the same bezels and is only one size as the Pixel Watch. A larger 44mm version would have helped Google include a bigger battery, but it is what it is.

While it's almost impossible to tell them apart from the front, the back of the Watch 2 has a different look where instead of being next to each other, the sensors are now spread out over a circular section. There are also new and different colored straps this time around which look pretty good.

The screens of both the Pixel Watch 2 and the Watch are of the same size, i.e. 1.2 inches, but what differs is their resolutions. The Pixel Watch 2 has a 384 x 384 pixel AMOLED display with a pixel density of 320 PPI that maxes out at 1000 nits peak brightness. The Pixel Watch, on the other hand, has an AMOLED 450 x 450 pixels with a pixel density of 453 ppi and a maximum brightness of 1000 nits.