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The Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 inside the Pixel Watch 4 lacks a major performance boost — but it's not all bad news
Its NB-NTN satellite connectivity, smaller size, and dual-band GPS upgrades will make a significant difference — just not to raw power.
What's most exciting is that the Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 adds support for Skylo's Narrowband Non-Terrestrial Network (NB-NTN), enabling the Pixel Watch 4 to send SOS satellite messages with your location if you're in a cellular dead zone. The Snapdragon W5 Gen 2's smaller footprint allowed Google to prioritize upgrades in other areas, even if its performance speed is unchanged. For now, considering that older Android watches can already run Gemini commands, they may be able to maintain this current level of performance for the next couple of years.
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