Abstract
- Pixel Watch 4 renders recommend minimal design modifications from earlier fashions.
- The leaked renders present POGO pins lacking from the again, hinting at Google returning to wi-fi charging once more on its smartwatch.
- The Pixel Watch 4 may also get a thicker waistline.
In mid-March, the primary set of renders of all the Pixel 10 lineup leaked, revealing extra of the identical. Likewise, just lately leaked Pixel 10 Professional Fold renders present Google making minimal design modifications to its third foldable this yr. For those who have been already disenchanted by Google’s plans to not make any main design modifications for its Pixel telephones this yr, the primary Pixel Watch 4 renders will not do a lot to raise your spirits — they’re equally uninspiring.
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Just like the earlier Pixel leaks, the Pixel Watch 4 renders come courtesy of OnLeaks in affiliation with 91Mobiles. You is perhaps hard-pressed to seek out any design modifications, on condition that the watch seems nearly just like the Pixel Watch 3. However apparently, the bezels surrounding the show can be barely slimmer. In any other case, the design seems the identical, with a rotating crown and facet button above it on the correct, and a speaker cutout on the left.
There’s one change on the again — the POGO pins are lacking. Each the Pixel Watch 2 and three use these pins for charging. Their absence raises hypothesis that Google may return to wi-fi charging on its fourth-gen smartwatch. Till extra sources affirm this, I would chalk the lacking POGO pins to a CAD design error.
Google moved away from wi-fi charging on the Pixel Watch 2 in favor of POGO pins to ship sooner charging speeds with much less overheating. So, it might be puzzling to see the corporate return to it after simply two generations.
Will the Pixel Watch 4 get bulkier?
Primarily based on the renders, the report claims the Pixel Watch 4 may very well be 14.3mm thick — a noticeable bump from the Pixel Watch 3’s 12.3mm waistline. Once more, there is no data behind this improve in thickness.
Rumors don’t point out that Google will bump the Pixel Watch 4’s battery capability considerably, which might assist justify the additional thickness. So, except there are extra concrete leaks, I would take the rumor in regards to the additional thickness with a pinch of salt. Plus, it might be stunning to see Google making the Pixel Watch thicker, particularly when Apple slimmed down the Apple Watch noticeably final yr.
Like final yr, Google ought to provide the Pixel Watch 4 in two sizes: 41mm and 45mm. It might not pack any main upgrades, with Google probably specializing in enhancing the software program expertise. In keeping with an October 2024 leak, Google is saving the larger modifications for 2026, when it plans to carry its in-house Tensor chip to the Pixel Watch 5.