Pixel Watch 5 Colors Leak: Four Finishes, Price Rise Unclear

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Pixel Watch 5 colors leak: four finishes, price rise unclear

Leaked renders show Google's next smartwatch, the Pixel Watch 5, in four finishes: Dark Anthracite, Natural Silver, Pyrite, and Warm Gold, alongside a case design that looks nearly identical to last year's Pixel Watch 4. The Verge and Android Authority both covered the Pixel Watch 5 colors leak two weeks ago, and the images have circulated widely since.

The renders trace back to one leak pipeline: OnLeaks, working with a blog called The Tide Chart that Engadget describes as a single-post site that appears to exist solely to host this particular leak. Wide coverage across outlets reflects one source republished broadly, not independent confirmation of the details.

Google's Pixel event lands August 12, according to The Verge, about two weeks from now, which is when any of this gets confirmed or corrected. Alongside the color reveal, a separate claim has surfaced about a $50 price increase on the entry-level model, a detail worth examining on its own terms rather than folding into the color story.

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Pixel Watch 5 colors leak: 41mm and 45mm options

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Illustration of Pixel Watch 5 colors leak showing Dark Anthracite, Natural Silver, Pyrite, and Warm Gold finishes with matching bands

The renders pair four case colors with distinct bands: Dark Anthracite with black, Natural Silver with pale gray, Pyrite with olive, and Warm Gold with coral, according to Android Authority and Tech Advisor.

Dark Anthracite, Natural Silver, and Pyrite appear in both the 41mm and 45mm case sizes. Warm Gold, so far, only shows up on the smaller 41mm model in the leaked materials, per the same two outlets.

That's a gap in the leaked materials, not a confirmed restriction. Engadget points out that Warm Gold simply wasn't shown on the larger case, which doesn't rule out Google offering it there once the watch actually ships.

There's also a small discrepancy in how outlets describe the bands. The Verge calls the Natural Silver band "light blue" and the Pyrite band "green," while other coverage describes the same colors as pale gray and olive. That reads like differing interpretations of the same images rather than conflicting reports on different hardware.

Both case sizes are expected in Wi-Fi-only and Wi-Fi-plus-LTE configurations, based on reporting from Android Authority and Engadget. The leaked materials establish colors by size and connectivity by size as separate details; they don't confirm that every finish comes in every connectivity option, so any specific combination beyond what's listed above should be treated as unconfirmed for now.

For buyers weighing options, the practical read is simple: current evidence shows Warm Gold only in the 41mm case, while the other three Pixel Watch 5 finishes appear across both sizes in the leaked renders.

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What the Pixel Watch 5 leak doesn't confirm

Illustration contrasting the Pixel Watch 5 render elements (round face, domed display, side crown) against unverified rumors about Wear OS 7, Tensor chip changes, and 4G vs 5G

On design, the renders line up across every outlet that's covered them: a round face, domed display, and side crown. The Verge reports that little has changed beyond the new colors, and Engadget describes the look as very similar to the Pixel Watch 4, right down to the familiar round face and domed display.

Beyond the case, the reporting gets thinner. Engadget says the watch should ship with Wear OS 7, and GSMArena separately points to Wear OS 7 alongside "slightly larger" batteries. Neither claim is visible in the leaked images themselves; both rest on reporting outside the render pipeline, which is a polite way of saying nobody's shown proof yet.

The reports cited here do not provide details on chip changes, cellular network speed, display specs, health sensors, charging speed, or durability. Those gaps make it too early to call this a meaningful hardware upgrade, and too early to dismiss it as a cosmetic refresh wearing a higher price tag.

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The reported Pixel Watch 5 price increase

Illustration of a table layout showing Pixel Watch 5 reported US prices: 41mm Wi‑Fi $399, 45mm Wi‑Fi $429, 41mm Wi‑Fi+LTE $499, and 45mm Wi‑Fi+LTE $529

A separate strand of reporting claims Google is raising Pixel Watch 5 prices by roughly $50. Android Authority attributes that figure to earlier leaks, though Engadget traces the specific $399 starting price back to the same Tide Chart materials that produced the color renders. The color and price claims aren't as separate as they first appear.

The reported pricing ladder, based on The Verge and Android Authority:

Size Connectivity Reported US price
41mm Wi-Fi $399
45mm Wi-Fi $429
41mm Wi-Fi + LTE $499
45mm Wi-Fi + LTE $529

None of this is official pricing. It's leaked, and it should be read that way until Google confirms otherwise on stage.

The clearest comparison sits at the base model. The Verge reports the Pixel Watch 4's 41mm Wi-Fi variant sells for $349, so a $399 starting price would indeed be a $50 increase, a figure Tech Advisor confirms as well. The 45mm Wi-Fi step tells a slightly different story: The Verge's own figures put the current 45mm model at $399, and a reported $429 successor would be a $30 increase, not $50.

Android Authority describes the rise as "roughly $50 across the board," but the actual price breakdown doesn't fully back that up once the 45mm figures are checked against the prior generation. Nothing in the research reviewed here includes prior-generation LTE pricing, so there's no basis yet to say the LTE models are getting the same treatment.

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What comes next

Google's Pixel event on August 12, roughly two weeks from now, is what turns any of this from leak to fact. Tech Advisor also reports a tentative August 20 retail date, sourced to itself alone and uncorroborated elsewhere in this reporting, so it's worth tracking rather than counting on just yet.

Until Google confirms specs, pricing, and availability on stage, the renders establish exterior details with reasonable confidence: four finishes, two case sizes, a shape carried over from the Pixel Watch 4. Everything else, the chip, the battery, the sensors, and the exact price ladder, remains a question the company hasn't answered.

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