Google to unveil Pixel Watch 5 with storage boost on Aug 12

Google is expected to unveil the Pixel Watch 5 on Wednesday, August 12, as part of its annual hardware event, with leaks revealing a device focused on software and storage upgrades rather than a major hardware redesign. The smartwatch will launch alongside the Pixel 11 smartphone series.

According to extensive marketing materials and specifications published online, the Pixel Watch 5's most significant hardware change is a doubling of internal storage to 64GB, up from 32GB on the Pixel Watch 4. This provides more room for offline music, apps, and watch faces. Battery capacities are also receiving a slight increase, with the 41mm model moving to a 332mAh cell and the 45mm variant to 465mAh. Despite the larger batteries, quoted battery life remains unchanged at up to 30 hours for the smaller model and 40 hours for the larger one with the always-on display enabled, suggesting the extra capacity may offset power demands from other components.

The core processor is expected to remain the Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 2, paired with a Cortex-M55 coprocessor. Some reports indicate the device may ship with 3GB of RAM, an increase from 2GB, though this is not confirmed in all leaked...