--- title: Google Did This Better Than Apple! | daily.dev description: The Pixel Watch 5 introduces smart wake, which uses sleep cycle and heart rate data to gently wake the wearer near the alarm time instead of at the exact... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/google-did-this-better-than-apple--1gxegk2na twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Google Did This Better Than Apple! | daily.dev og:description: The Pixel Watch 5 introduces smart wake, which uses sleep cycle and heart rate data to gently wake the wearer near the alarm time instead of at the exact... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/google-did-this-better-than-apple--1gxegk2na og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/1GxEGk2NA.png og:image:alt: Google Did This Better Than Apple! og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Google Did This Better Than Apple! **[YouTube](https://daily.dev/sources/youtube)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Pixel Watch 5 introduces smart wake, which uses sleep cycle and heart rate data to gently wake the wearer near the alarm time instead of at the exact minute, plus an AI coach that gives proactive recommendations like sleep advice after a late workout. It is also praised for being one of the few repairable smartwatches, unlike most Apple wearables. Battery life is about two days with workout tracking and always-on display, there's no LTE version for India, and pricing starts at 42,999 rupees. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What does smart wake mean on the Pixel Watch 5? Smart wake is a feature that uses sleep cycle, heart rate, and movement data to choose the best moment near a set alarm time to wake the wearer gently, rather than vibrating at the exact set time. For example, an alarm set for 6:45 a.m. may trigger slightly earlier or later based on detected sleep stage. _Anyone comparing wearables for sleep tracking can follow feature breakdowns like this on daily.dev._ ### Is the Pixel Watch 5 repairable? Yes, the Pixel Watch 5 is one of the few smartwatches on the market that can actually be repaired, such as replacing a broken display or a degraded battery at lower cost than most competing smartwatches. By contrast, testing of Apple products found that apart from the iPhone and MacBook, none of Apple's other devices were repairable. _Shoppers weighing repairability against other smartwatches can track comparisons like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Google unveils the Pixel Watch 5 with a smarter Gemini and advanced health monitoring](https://daily.dev/posts/google-unveils-the-pixel-watch-5-with-a-smarter-gemini-and-advanced-health-monitoring-onelyvatj) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Motorola’s first smartwatch promises 13-day battery life and Polar-powered health tracking](https://daily.dev/posts/motorola-s-first-smartwatch-promises-13-day-battery-life-and-polar-powered-health-tracking-6xrcypf9w) · The Verge · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#google](https://daily.dev/tags/google), [#apple](https://daily.dev/tags/apple) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/google-did-this-better-than-apple--1gxegk2na) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Google Did This Better Than Apple!","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-did-this-better-than-apple--1gxegk2na","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-did-this-better-than-apple--1gxegk2na"},"datePublished":"2026-08-31T10:48:13.955Z","dateModified":"2026-08-31T10:49:05.592Z","description":"The Pixel Watch 5 introduces smart wake, which uses sleep cycle and heart rate data to gently wake the wearer near the alarm time instead of at the exact...","image":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ud1h-pJ4v28/sddefault.jpg","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ud1h-pJ4v28/sddefault.jpg","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"YouTube","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"YouTube","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--W5zMumpP--/f_auto/v1725350181/logos/youtube","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/youtube"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-did-this-better-than-apple--1gxegk2na","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"google,apple","timeRequired":"PT1M","video":{"@type":"VideoObject","name":"Google Did This Better Than Apple!","description":"The Pixel Watch 5 introduces smart wake, which uses sleep cycle and heart rate data to gently wake the wearer near the alarm time instead of at the exact...","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ud1h-pJ4v28/sddefault.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-08-31T10:48:13.955Z","duration":"PT1M","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/1GxEGk2NA","embedUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/ud1h-pJ4v28"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"YouTube","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/youtube"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Google Did This Better Than Apple!"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-did-this-better-than-apple--1gxegk2na#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What does smart wake mean on the Pixel Watch 5?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Smart wake is a feature that uses sleep cycle, heart rate, and movement data to choose the best moment near a set alarm time to wake the wearer gently, rather than vibrating at the exact set time. 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