Pixel Watch 4 to fix the biggest weakness of Google wearables and introduce new SOS features

At first glance, there's little new in the Pixel Watch 4, expected on August 20 alongside the Pixel 10 generation. The design has hardly changed and the somewhat older chipset remains the same, except for a new co-processor. Perhaps worth mentioning in this context is the slightly larger battery and the brighter display. But that's about in regard to the new features of the upcoming Google smartwatch.

At least compared to the specs of the Pixel Watch 3, this analysis would be correct, but according to fresh leaks, there is a little more to the fourth Pixel Watch generation, namely a quantum leap in repairability. Until the Pixel Watch 3, all Google wearables were de facto electronic waste if something broke, as iFixit prominently described using the example of a defective battery. This situation, which is obviously intolerable from the perspective of sustainability, apparently has now been resolved on the Pixel Watch 4.

According to an Android Headlines leak, the Pixel Watch 4 will be repairable in the future, meaning a battery replacement or a broken glass won't necessarily mean having to replace the entire watch. Moreover, the SOS features are also expected to be expanded, ranging from "Personal Safety" features to Emergency SOS, crash detection and fall detection. Lastly, the Pixel Watch 4 is said to support SOS satellite communication and is reportedly able to detect breathing problems, with the latter made possible by unobtrusive SpO2 measurement around the clock.