I tried Pixel Watch 4 - and these are my 7 favorite upgrades in Google's new watch
Briefly

Pixel Watch 4 arrives in 41mm and 45mm sizes priced at $350 and $400 respectively, with preorders beginning Aug. 20 and retail availability on Oct. 9. Multiple case finishes and active band color options are offered for each size. The watch introduces a side-oriented charging port that improves alignment and charging reliability. New features include faster charging, satellite connectivity, and enhanced health AI capabilities. The design includes a replaceable battery to improve sustainability. The overall update aims to raise smartwatch functionality while maintaining the prior generation's price points.
While the features of the fourth-generation smartwatch are new, the price of the watch will stay the same, at $350 for the 41mm and $400 for the 45mm. The 41mm watch cases come in matte black with an obsidian active band, polished silver with a porcelain active band, champagne gold with a lemongrass active band, and polished silver with an iris active band.
I had to fumble with the charger on the Pixel Watch 3 several times to land the smartwatch's charging mechanisms in the right place. It's annoying and tedious. The Pixel Watch 4's charging port erases this problem with its new orientation. Instead of flat charging that required a user to perfectly align the magnets to initiate a charge on Watch 3,
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