Google Pixel Watch 4 vs. Apple Watch Ultra 3: Surprisingly Close

Both watches have check-in features (Google’s is called Safety Check, and Apple’s is Check In), as well as fall detection and crash detection. It’s worth noting here that I did take a pretty hard fall while testing the Pixel Watch 4, which is not something that I’m able to do for every fitness tracker I test. It did not detect my fall or start the countdown timer for help.

The Watch Ultra 3 does have more mics and algorithms to reduce wind noise during calls. However, the one feature that I…