Google Pixel Watch 2 vs. Samsung Galaxy Watch 6: The Best Android Wearable

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Google's Pixel Watch 2 looks like a promising update to last year's excellent Pixel Watch. It's entering the market alongside another recent big-name wearable, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6, which we awarded an excellent four-star rating to in August. We're in the process of testing the new Pixel Watch now, but let's see how the two smartwatches compare when it comes to design, features, price, and more.

Both watches have smooth, circular designs, though the edges of the Pixel Watch 2 are more curved compared with the starker, flatter Galaxy Watch 6. The Pixel 2 only comes in one size (41 millimeters in diameter by 12.3 millimeters thick) while the Samsung watch comes in large (43.6 by 9mm) and small (39.6 by 9mm) versions. None of the watches will feel particularly heavy on your wrist, though, with the Pixel Watch 2 weighing 31 grams and the Galaxy Watch 6 weighing 28.7 to 33.3 grams. That's less than 1.2 ounces.

The bigger design difference between the two watches is in the physical controls. Samsung only provides two buttons on the right side of the Galaxy Watch 6 and otherwise relies entirely on swiping for scrolling. If you want a component that rotates for flipping through options, you'll need to upgrade to the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic with its rotating bezel, or get the Pixel Watch 2 which has a rotating crown. This is mostly a matter of taste, though, and we haven't had much of a problem with simply swiping.

Both watches have always-on AMOLED screens that promise excellent contrast and color, but Google lags a bit in size, brightness, and sharpness. The Pixel Watch 2's 1.2-inch display shows 320 pixels per inch and can put out up to 1,000 nits, and those numbers are hardly anything to sneeze at. But the Galaxy Watch