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Matt Evans

Google Pixel Watch 3’s new running tools look terrific – but I’ve been using them on Garmin for years

Google Pixel Watch 3.

Google Pixel Watch 3 has landed. Google has used its Made by Google event (on August 13, 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST) to unveil the latest iteration of its best smartwatch. While you can read our hands-on review to check out our first impressions of the watch (and check out our run-down of the whole Made By Google event live here) one aspect of the device we've not yet had a chance to test is the set of new fitness tools. 

As well as smart features and the new emergency Loss of Pulse Detection tool, which alerts emergency services if you’re having a cardiac event, there’s a big new suite of fitness functions from Fitbit. The Pixel Watch 3 now uses machine learning to analyze advanced running metrics, so runners can benefit from knowing their stride length, ground contact time, and vertical oscillation (which means 'how much you bounce up and down during a run' in runner-speak). 

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