https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/25/23888942/google-pixel-8-pro-watch-2-free-preorder-bonus
Preorder the Pixel 8 Pro and get a free watch.
In other words, the price of the Pixel 8 Pro will be higher in order to include a smart watch that you may or may not even want
That's fair, but it might also just be that they think taking a small loss on providing the watch will boost sales of the phone for people who wouldn't have gotten it otherwise, will also increase market share, and look better in reporting. If you weren't going to get a pixel watch, but one came for free and you use it, now you become a watch user for their stats. Additionally, it further entrenches you in the Google ecosystem and familiarizes you with the product so you might end up purchasing the next generation. Also, it helps normalize this product amongst your peers. Completely understandable for Google to possibly take a loss, not that they definitely are. I have no idea what the actual cost versus price looks like.
not to mention that the bundle could potentially convince people to finally switch to android ecosystem, making google earn more from the play store purchases.
the successor to a watch with below average battery life, to pair with the successor to a phone with below average battery life.
It's like Google doesn't even know the length of a day here.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Wojciechowska also posted other leaks, including one published by 91mobiles with a promotional video that confirms previously rumored details about the Watch 2.
The original Pixel Watch starts at $349.99 for the non-cellular version, making the Pixel 8 Pro effectively a $650 phone with this deal, assuming the 8 Pro price rumor is accurate.
In 91mobiles’ article, a leaked promotional video appears to confirm some details about the new Pixel Watch 2.
The video says the watch will offer 24-hour battery life — same as the first-gen Google wearable — as well as stress and skin temperature detection.
91mobiles writes that the watch includes the previously rumored continuous electrodermal activity sensor like the one that allows the Fitbit Sense 2 to do those things.
With the October 4th Made by Google launch event fast approaching, there’s little left to the imagination for these devices.
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Initially, I was contemplating pre-ordering the Watch 2 and using my Google Credit from last year's Pixel 7 Pro purchase. However, if they indeed make this offer available in Canada as well, I might opt for the bundle instead. I'll have to wait and see the details of the offer.