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Big oof: The Google Pixel Watch 3 can't be repaired, only replaced

TL;DR

  • Google has confirmed to us that the Pixel Watch 3 can’t be repaired and can only be replaced.
  • This is bad news for environmental reasons, suggesting that broken watches will end up in landfills.
  • This isn’t the first Pixel Watch model that can’t be repaired, though.
Andromxda ,
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Wasn’t that already the case for the previous 2 models?

limerod OP ,

Yeah, but I wasn’t aware about this. I assumed they would be slightly hard to repair but not throw in the bin hard to repair.

AI_toothbrush ,

I was a big wearos fan, after trying out a garmin im never gonna use that crappy malware that has 1 day battery life. When you buy a garmin, of course youre paying for the hardware as well but one of the great things about it is that the software is also good. Thats why it can use s weak ass cpu and still practically do everything wearos does but with 1 month of battery. Also the connection between your phone is so much better. Amazing how pairing android with android is unstable and latency is high while the garmin bluetooth connection is snappy… also you can use garmin independently from a phone which is also really usefull. Overall just get a 600€ garmin and use it 5 times as long as any other smartwatch.

baduhai ,

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Flax_vert ,

I got a pre owned Fossil Gen 6 Hybrid. No idea why they stopped making these things. It looks good, has most features that you’d actually use from a smartwatch (except calendar, unfortunately), lasts two weeks on a single charge. However, the software support has ended which is especially annoying when they revamped the whole OS ages ago and didn’t add some features back. But the hardware has a lot of potential.

UlyssesT ,

Even more bazinga trash made for planned obsolescence that requires rare earth minerals extracted from blood-soaked and exploited parts of the world. EPIC! so-true

Paradox ,
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These smart watches are garbage. Even Apple watches have rather short lifetimes

My Garmin is going strong 5 years later, and I’ve got no incentive to upgrade

mark3748 ,

I’ve worn my Series 4 every day since September 21, 2018. My son is still using the Series 3 I gifted him the same day. I bought that one September 22, 2017. I don’t baby my watch in any way

Thought about an upgrade a few times, but haven’t had a compelling reason to do so

smeg ,

My pebble’s been running happily for nearly a decade and there’s actually nothing new that’s really a proper replacement

pete_the_cat ,

Smart Watches are pretty much garbage. I was contemplating getting one for years, but always decided against it. When I got my S23 Ultra about 2 years ago, they gave me an offer of a “free” Gear 3, but I had to pay $5/month for the LTE service. I decided it was a good deal and accepted.

It wasn’t. The battery on it doesn’t even last 24 hours so it’s always dead at some point when I would like to use it other than just to tell time, the UI is clunky, and the cell connection is slow as hell. Attempting to download an audiobook via Audible takes like 5-10 minutes.

jws_shadotak ,

If you want simplicity and something between a smart and dumb watch, check out PineTime. The battery on mine lasts for about 8-10 days.

It has basic features like notifications, timers, and step counter. You can also customize the UI.

pine64.com/product/pinetime-smartwatch-sealed/

dmtalon ,

This is my same complaint. I have been using Garmin watches for fitness, and when they got got a little less utilitarian looking I started wearing it full time to be a watch/track steps and continue tracking fitness activities.

I would like a better notification handling and ability to reply to notifications/message but not at the expense of battery life.

I got a Pixel 2 watch ‘free’ with the purchase of a Pixel 8Pro last year. I tried wearing it for a few weeks, and no surprise, the battery life is just not enough for me (non starter). Second, IMHO that watch overall is too small. My Garmin is the largest they have (Fenix 6X Pro) as it had the best battery life. Going down to the tiny screen/battery Pixel watch 2 was just never going to work for me.

The 3 has two sizes now which is nice, but the battery life is still way to short.

limerod OP , (edited )

For all the sustainability push and saving the planet green talk. They like other manufacturers were quick to remove the charger from the box.

But, now nothing. Replace or throw the Pixel watch in the bin if broken.

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