Smartwatches and fitness trackers are truly versatile: they act as heart rate monitors and altimeters, count steps, calculate distances covered and calories burnt, and analyse sleep patterns. Most of these ‘wearables’ are waterproof and suitable for swimming. Some also allow you to play music, make contactless payments, make phone calls or send and receive messages...

The Google Pixel Watch succeeds in combining the Google system and Fitbit functions with correct route, heart and sleep data. However, not everything went smoothly in the tested device. At times, the Pixel Watch stretched our patience and only displayed appointments, music and other information late in the day. And: the battery life is clearly too short!

We liked the range of functions, the look and the operation. But there is still room for improvement and the Pixel Watch is not yet fully up to par with the Apple Watch. Those who own an Android smartphone or even a Pixel phone will appreciate the smart functions on the wrist and the fitness functions...

After such a long time, Android fans expected more. Despite its round design, the Google Pixel Watch does not run smoothly at the start. The Fitbit functions are well integrated, but too limited. The fact that the battery dies after less than a day is unacceptable - and leads to a downgrade...