Google Pixel Watch 2: Leaker shares detailed information about changes for new smartwatch

Kamila Wojciechowska has offered up more details about the Pixel Watch 2, roughly two months before the smartwatch's release. For reference, only a few days have passed since the same leaker shared new first-party watch faces that are anticipated to be Pixel Watch 2 exclusives at launch. This time, Wojciechowska has focused on more technical details, including the smartwatch's battery capacity.

Reportedly, the Pixel Watch 2 has a 4% larger battery than its predecessor, with Google replacing the 294 mAh cell found in the current model with a 306 mAh one instead. While that is not necessarily a notable improvement itself, Google's alleged switch to Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 should bring considerable efficiency improvements on the Exynos 9110 that underpins the original Pixel Watch.

Wojciechowska adds that Google will continue to include an NXP-derived custom coprocessor, a version of which features in the Pixel Watch. Effectively, using a custom coprocessor negates the need to build the Pixel Watch 2 around the Snapdragon W5 Plus Gen 1, a variant that only adds a QCC5100 coprocessor over its standard counterpart. Moreover, the Pixel Watch 2 will contain an ultra-wideband (UWB) chip (NXP SR100T), the exact usage of which remains unknown at this stage. Reputedly, this year's Pixel Watch will return with a 1.2-inch OLED display too, again operating at 384 x 384 pixels. For now, Google is expected to unveil the Pixel Watch 2 this autumn during the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro's launch event.

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