The Google Pixel Watch 2 has never been cheaper

Amazon has Google Pixel Watch 2 on sale for $70 off. The Wear OS 4 smartwatch arrived last fall with a new stress-tracking feature, slightly longer battery life and a better heart sensor, bringing Google’s wearable flagship inches closer to rivals Apple and Samsung. Its current sale price of $330 is a record low.

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The Pixel Watch 2 works with Android phones, so you’ll want to wait for this deal if you use an iPhone and don’t plan on switching. But those with the right setup get a sleek device with a round (1.2-inch) screen. The watch’s 41mm case (one size only) is lighter than its predecessor, thanks to recycled aluminum material. It also has IP68 water and dust resistance, which means it has dust protection and can withstand half an hour of submersion in 1.5 meters of water.

This latest model includes a stress tracking feature that uses the watch’s continuous electrodermal activity (cEDA) sensor to track changes in your skin’s electrical activity. “This new sensor can indicate possible signs of stress using a machine learning algorithm that includes heart rate, heart rate variability and skin temperature,” Google explains. “When the algorithm detects physical indicators of positive and negative stress, including excitement, the Body Response feature will send you a notification.”

Fitness tracking is probably one of the main reasons to buy a wearable like this, and Engadget’s Cherlynn Low found the watch’s Fitbit integration to perform very well in our full review. “I wore the Pixel Watch 2 alongside the Apple Watch Series 9 on all of my workouts this week and they generally showed similar results,” she wrote when the smartwatch arrived last fall. Includes prompts to automatically start and stop a workout in case you forget to set up or end a session.

The $330 retail price of the Pixel Watch 2 is for the LTE version of the Pixel Watch 2, so once you’ve set it up with your wireless carrier, it can stay connected without the need to keep your phone nearby. If you prefer the Wi-Fi only version, that is available for $300which is $50 off its usual price.

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