Pixel Watch 5 Beats Galaxy Watch 9 in 4,000-Step Accuracy Test
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Updated · Tom's Guide · Aug 22
Pixel Watch 5 Beats Galaxy Watch 9 in 4,000-Step Accuracy Test
3 articles · Updated · Tom's Guide · Aug 22
Summary
A 4,000-step walk test put Google’s Pixel Watch 5 narrowly ahead of Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 9, with the Pixel logging 4,010 steps versus 4,017 for the Galaxy against a manual 4,000-step count.
Distance and elevation data also favored Google: the Pixel recorded 2.07 miles and 229 feet of climb, closer to the 2.11 miles and 233 feet tracked by Strava and manual reference than Samsung’s 2.06 miles and 254 feet.
Some readings were inconsistent despite that win. The Pixel showed an unexpectedly slow 19:23-per-mile pace, while the Galaxy’s heart-rate figures looked unusually low at 102 bpm average and 128 bpm max.
Both watches still finished within 20 steps of the manual count, suggesting strong overall fitness-tracking performance even as the comparison gave the Pixel Watch 5 the edge on core accuracy metrics.