The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 could soon make the Pixel Watch irrelevant

Date:
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 14:06:12 +0000

Description:
An advert for the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 includes Google Assistant,
suggesting the feature is about to land.

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All signs point to the Google Pixel Watch launching soon, but it might be launching too late, as the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic are about to get a big feature that could make them much more tempting.

Specifically, the Galaxy Watch 4 range looks set to imminently get Google Assistant. This is something that weve known has been coming for a long time, and which really should have been there from launch, given that these wearables run Googles Wear OS operating system, but Samsung is remedying that now.

The company has highlighted Google Assistant in a new advert, found on its Spanish YouTube page . In the advert, a man uses Google Assistant on his
watch to ask for music to be played on YouTube Music.

While no date is given for the arrival of Google Assistant, the fact that its being advertised suggests it could land any day now.

This will give users an alternative to Samsungs own inferior Bixby assistant and will finally allow the watches to deliver a complete Wear OS experience.

This isnt the only evidence of Google Assistants impending arrival either, as not long ago Verizon updated its support page for the wearable to mention a system update that would bring this feature. That listing has since been removed, but it strongly suggests the wheels are in motion. Analysis: Galaxy Watch 4 vs Pixel Watch

So, with Google Assistant finally likely to land on the Galaxy Watch 4, is there any point in holding out for the Google Pixel Watch? Well, yes, since
we dont know for sure what the Pixel Watch will offer yet.

But based on what we do know it could be a very similar device, with rumors pointing to it using the same chipset as the Galaxy Watch 4, and having a vaguely similar design, with a circular screen of its own though the Pixel Watch looks to have a rotatable crown, rather than a rotatable bezel.

One advantage the Pixel Watch might have though is that its rumored to offer on-device processing for Google Assistant, which could speed it up, while power management features could mean Google Assistant uses less battery here than on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4.

You might have to pay a lot for that upgrade though, with rumors pointing to
a price of around $400 (roughly 315 / AU$555) the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 for comparison starts at $249.99 / 249 / AU$399. Get the best of TechRadar in
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