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- A Redditor purchased an “open box” Pixel Watch on eBay for $100.
- When starting Fastboot Mode, the owner realized the smartwatch was a prototype.
- This Pixel Watch prototype had 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, and a number of issues.
The original Pixel Watch is a capable smartwatch that continues to be relevant to this day. But it looks like things probably would have played out differently if Google had stuck to the specifications of one of its prototypes.
First spotted by 9to5Google, a Redditor appears to have unintentionally gotten their hands on a prototype Pixel Watch. According to the Redditor, they bought an “open box” Pixel Watch on eBay for $100. The user initially thought it may be a demo unit or a counterfeit, but later realized it was a prototype after starting up Fastboot Mode and seeing that the Hardware Revision said PVT0.1 (production validation test).