I tested the $ 330 watch OnePlus 3 in 48 hours and I found it to be, so far, electricity Smartwatch Wrapped in an elegant, understated design. OnePlus aims to compete with its Android rivals, offering a robust set of health and fitness features, and a promise to blow up all with a five -day battery life under Normally Use.
After hearing similar promises about smart watch batteries, I was skeptical. Companies often excite the battery life, just to bury in fine printing that requires energy-saving mode-“smart” features and turning the clock into nothing more than a celebrated digital clock. I was pleasantly surprised that the standard Watch 3 settings include full use of all its features, minus always-turned display, which would normally activate.
The only change I made was to replace the watch person in an analogue style for the one who showed the battery life at first glance, along with exercise shortcuts, time tracking and fitness. Great mistake. It turns out, I didn't know I chose one of the worst offenders – Level three out of three on the drainage scale of the wearing battery operating system.
During my first two days with Watch 3, I used it to get text and email notifications, to follow the open outdoor work with GPS, to announce a closed training training and Follow two nights of sleep. As a result, the Watch 3 battery fell to 50% in the first 48 hours.
Although it has not hit the promised five days, I still have to get four full days of clock battery 3 charging – impressive, given the most Android smart watches Struggle to last three. For my full review, I will switch to a lesser -powered watch to see if I can push it to OnePlus's five -day claim.
There is still a lot to unpack with Watch 3, and so far, I'm pleasantly surprised.
The battery life lasts a central phase
The best feature of Watch 3, after two days of testing, is its battery life.
The claim of OnePlus fame originally delivered quality devices at more affordable prices from competitors to high products such as Samsung and Google. And Watch 3, fourth from the Chinese company, aims to wake up part of that tradition.
Unlike the original $ 160 OnePlus Watch And last year 180 USD see 2rwhose low prices were the main appeal, the Watch 3 prioritizes her more low cost premium. OnePlus wants the Watch 3 to be the top flagship of the device, putting it in direct competition with other Watch OS devices such as Google Pixel Watch 3 And Samsung Galaxy Watch 7. What can set aside, if delivered, is its battery life.
OnePlus claims that the Watch 3 can take five days on its standard settings. It is thanks to the large 631mAh battery and the double chip system that uses its Snapdragon W5 processor to focus on using applications, while its efficiency chips BES2800 MCU handle low power tasks.
In the first two days, I was impressed with the Watch 3 battery life, despite my choice to use a thirsty battery watch. It is worth noting that the Watch 3 has an electricity saving mode, which OnePlus claims can last up to 16 days with full charge.
Design updates and interface
This is what the OnePlus Watch 3 of the box looks like.
The OnePlus Watch 3 retains its elegant stainless steel design on its predecessor, with some significant updates. It has a rotating crown with a lightweight texture and a titanium frame that surrounds the screen-shooting on the rotating frames of the Samsung early watches I wanted. This is thinner and stays in place, but I like how it elevates the design, making it look less like a giant 1.5-inch AMOLED display tied to my wrist. The screen is bright and easy to view even in direct sunlight. The clock comes in silver or black, with rubber bands that are pleasing to wear all day and night.
Watch 3 runs on ASE OS 5, with additional design and features of OnePlus, such as the ohealth application you will need to download on your phone to access the full range of watch tracking features.
The Watch 3 interface feels a little weak, with a slight lag at the time of response. It's hard to say if this is a wear problem or whether it's the right clock, but navigation is not completely easy – though you get better as I got to know the buttons and gestures. The interface is not particularly intuitive – nor – – some settings, as training reviews, require menus digging (a well -known edition of the wear system). I also had a problem setting my account in the ohealth app and synchronizing it with my Google Health Data. This may be due to the use of the investor version of the application, but it is still inconvenient.
Access to all my health data through the ohealth application was not too bad, thanks to its visual, user interface.
Features of health and fitness
Here is the OnePlus Watch 3 next to the OnePlus 13 with an open ohealth application.
OnePlus investment in health and health is obvious in this watch. In addition to the basics such as heart rate and calories, measures and more tinted health metrics, such as cardiovascular health, SPO2, wrist temperature and general well -being (which includes emotional and stress levels), though not without some warnings. None of these features is Approved by the FDAWhich means that they are not intended to be used as a medical ward data. In addition, the ECG function is not available in the US or Canada. Clock 3 also lacks menstrual health monitoring – surveillance, in my opinion – especially since monitoring the temperature of the wrist, now the standard of its main rivals, could be extremely useful for monitoring ovulation.
Watch 3 also debuts for a 60 -second health exam, a feature that checks all your vitals in one place by pressing your finger on the clock button. My first health examination was worrying and I showed a red exclamation mark with the word “abnormal” next to it. After further examination, it turns out that all my vitals were in the range, but that was my sleeping result that used the results. I admit, my sleeping habits are not great, partly because of my one -year -old daughter, but I would claim that I at least deserve a passing rating.
In terms of fitness, the OnePlus Watch 3 covers all bases, with more than 100 different sports modes, six of which automatically reveals: running, walking, rowing, elliptical machine, cycling and swimming. It also offers a “professional” regime for 11 sports that keeps the tabs of more tinted metrics associated with that sport. For runners, it follows the form and balance of the feet, while for the tennis players, it measures the speed of swing and stroke. Although it can be exaggerated for most, as a racer who recently learned how to use heart rate zones to strengthen ExerciseI am excited to use these extra metrics.
Another key feature of external sports enthusiasts is his dual -frequency GPS tracking system, which OnePlus claims to be able to position you exactly even in challenging environments, such as crowded cities surrounded by high defeats. Live in a completely different environment, more skyscrapers, so I failed to fully test this claim. It positioned me perfectly on my usual path through oak trees and vineyards.
With IP69 rating, the OnePlus Watch 3 is also water resistant up to 50 meters.
Everything else
I plan to dive deeper over the next few days and test some other features of the Watch 3 for my full review. But for now, if the battery life is at the top of your craving list for a smart watch, as it is, this is an Android smart watch that is definitely worth considering.
The OnePlus Watch 3 is now available for Presale through the OnePlus web site, with an official release date set for February 25.