Google has just launched a series of new devices at its Made By Google event, and as well as the Google Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL and Pixel 11 Pro Fold, the tech giant has unveiled its latest smartwatch, the Pixel Watch 5.

While it seems like a fairly iterative upgrade, with the same familiar design, the new Pixel Watch 5 could be a gamechanger for those instructed by their GP to keep tabs on their blood pressure. The all-new smartwatch can now track blood pressure trends, all without the use of an unwieldy inflatable cuff.

The Google Pixel Watch 5 can also monitor insulin resistance trends, plus there’s a faster processor, new dual-frequency GPS and plenty of new fitness and sleep features. Here’s everything you need to know about the Google Pixel Watch 5.

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You’ll have to squint hard to notice any changes in design when it comes to the Google Pixel Watch 5. It looks virtually identical, boasting the same circular design as the Pixel Watch 4 with a domed Actua 360 display and scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass on the front.

It comes in 41mm and 45mm sizes, but there are some new colours to help it look a little different from last year’s model. The Pixel Watch 5 comes in obsidian, fog and olive colourways, while the smaller 41mm model also comes in canyon with a champagne gold casing. The olive model, meanwhile, features a new satin pyrite casing. All models have an IP68 rating and 5ATM water resistance, meaning they can withstand being submerged in 50m of water.

Google has had a little more fun with the watch faces as well. There’s a new animated watch face, as well as a more traditional analogue-style chronograph watch face. But you can also use generative AI to create a watch face based on your own prompts. Like the Fitbit Air, it also comes in a Stephen Curry special edition model, complete with an orange woven band and custom watch face.

The more interesting stuff is what the Pixel Watch 5 can actually do. The biggest new feature is that the Google Pixel Watch 5 can track blood pressure trends without an inflatable cuff. While it doesn’t actually give you a traditional blood pressure reading, and Google stresses that it isn’t a replacement for a blood pressure monitor, it uses its sensors and machine learning to spot patterns in your blood pressure over weeks and months. It then alerts you if it spots any concerning trends, such as if your blood pressure is trending upward.

Even more intriguing is that it can now also track insulin resistance trends over the course of a month. Again, there are some caveats – it doesn’t measure your blood glucose levels, diagnose diabetes or replace medical testing, but Google is using its wearable data to predict insulin resistance, which can be a precursor to type 2 diabetes.

In terms of sleep tracking, Google says the Pixel Watch 5 can now analyse minute-by-minute changes in your blood oxygen levels while you’re asleep to gauge sleep breathing quality. It’s also bringing the Fitbit’s smart wake alarms feature to the watch as well, which wakes you at the optimal point in your sleep cycle.

Syncing with the new Google Health app, you can build your own strength and HIIT workouts, specifying individual exercises, reps, weights and intervals, and then sync all of that to your wrist. Once you’ve started working out, the Pixel Watch 5 can provide audio and visual cues for sets and rest periods, and you can even change your reps and weights in the middle of your workout. There are still more than 50 trackable sports and exercise types.

Google says GPS tracking is more accurate on the Pixel Watch 5 as well, particularly on trails and around tall buildings. There’s also a new key metrics view, which can be seen after your workout. It pulls together your performance data so you can see how you’re progressing.

As with all things Google, Gemini is still heavily embedded on the latest wearable. The Pixel Watch 5 can now proactively surface information based on what’s happening on your phone. If a friend texts you asking for someone’s contact details, for example, the watch can pull them up ready to send. Flight information and time-sensitive notifications will also pop up at the bottom of the watch face. And finally, some Gemini commands can work offline, so you can set timers and workouts without an internet connection.

It’s powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 Accelerated chip, which Google says delivers 20 per cent faster processing than the Pixel Watch 4. Like its predecessor, Google says the 41mm Pixel Watch 5 will last up to 30 hours with the always-on display turned on, and the larger 45mm model will last 40 hours on a single charge. If you turn on battery saver, you’ll get 48 hours on the 41mm model and 72 hours on the 45mm model. Pop either watch on the dock for 15 minutes and Google says you’ll get another 15 hours of use.

Available to pre-order now, it’ll go on sale on 20 August. The Google Pixel Watch 41mm wifi-only model costs £369, which is £20 more than the Pixel Watch 4. The LTE version costs £469.

The 45mm Pixel Watch 5 costs £399 for the wifi-only model, or £499 with LTE. That’s the same price as last year’s models.

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