Hi, this is Wayne again with a topic “OnePlus Watch 2 Review: Big Battery Life Comes With Compromises”.
Excuse me give have the time the OnePlus Watch 2, which cost $ 300 and Launches on March. 4Th has one big thing going for it: battery life, while watches from Samsung, Google and apple typically last for 1 to two days on a single charge. The OnePlus Watch 2 can last for days, plural, but you’ll have to be willing to cope with some compromises. For one, this watch is big and it only comes in one size and it’s missing. Some health and safety features that have become common in recent years, like fall, detection, temperature, sensing and the ability to take an ECG from your wrist.
The bigger issue, however, is that I had to fiddle with the way the watch fit in order to get accurate heart rate readings, while working out. If you can get past that the OnePlus Watch 2 seems ideal for those who want a big watch with long battery life, primarily for measuring workouts and activity. The that’s especially true for outdoor Runners, since the OnePlus Watch 2 has dual frequency: GPS, a rarity on SmartWatches. In this price range, the OnePlus Watch 2 also runs on Google’s.
We OS operating system, which means it’s compatible with a wide variety of apps and has Google’s Services baked in that alone, gives it a leg up over oneplus’s previous Smartwatch, which ran on the company’s own software overall, the OnePlus Watch 2 is a step up over the Original but like the original in some ways, it’s more impressive on paper than it is in practice. The first thing, you’ll, probably notice about the OnePlus Watch 2, is its striking design. It has a sapphire crystal display and a stainless steel chassis, giving it a premium feel. The problem is that the watch is simply too big for my wrist.
It’S noticeably larger than other watches like the pixel Watch, 2 or Apple Watch series 9, although it’s not as chunky as the withing scan watch Horizon, I normally wouldn’t fixate on size this much, but for a smartwatch it really matters. If something is going to be on. My wrist every day it should look like it belongs there. The OnePlus Watch 2 just looks a little out of place on my tiny wrist.
The upside is that you do get a lot of space on your wrist for viewing things like graphs, that show your stress levels, your heart rate, your sleep and other health metrics, and also a map of your walk after you’re done, taking a walk outside, which is Really nice, because it doesn’t get cut off or anything like that, plus the screen is bright enough to see comfortably in direct sunlight. There are two buttons along the side of the watch, one near the top which functions as a home button and then another one near the bottom that serves as a shortcut button kind of like the Apple watch, ultra’s action button. It’S set to launch the workouts app by default, which I like, but you can change it to another app. You can also push this multi-purpose button twice to open a different app.
The home button is also customizable by default. It’S set so that pressing it twice launches your most recent app and holding it down pulls up the Google Assistant. I love love that you can customize both of these buttons to your liking. It provides enough flexibility without making navigation too hard to remember, but since the home button is round, I keep mistaking it for a crown like the one on the Apple watch and pixel watch, I instinctively want to twist it.
Although nothing happens, when I do it’s not a deal breaker, but having a crown for scrolling would make it even easier to take advantage of that big screen. But the big thing that stands out about this watch aside from its large size, is the battery life. Oneplus claims that the battery can last for one 100 hours in Smart Mode, 48 hours with heavy use or up to 12 days with power savings mode.
I haven’t been able to put all of those claims to the test just yet, since I’ve had to charge it occasionally to install software updates, but I’m pretty impressed with what I’ve seen so far on two separate occasions I had about 30 % of my battery left. After two full days of use, using features like GPS on the always on display will typically drain battery a little bit faster. During my time with the watch, I usually turned on the always on display here and there during a workout, so that I could see my heart rate consistently and I used the GPS to record some outdoor walks that were about 10 minutes in length.
During my commute, I’m used to wearing watches like the Apple Watch series 9 and pixel Watch 2, which typically lasts for about a day and a half with similar usage. While battery life is a bright spot for the OnePlus Watch 2, it’s not the only watch that can last for days the Garmin venue 3, which is more expensive than oneplus’s new watch at $ 450, lasted for about a week on a single charge. In my testing, OnePlus attributes that battery life to the fact that it uses two different chips, Each of which handles different tasks.
There’S a Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 chip for running Google’s. We OS software and a bees 2700 chip for background activity, since it runs on Google’s. We OSS 4 platform you’ll have access to popular services like Google Wallet, Google Maps and YouTube music, as well as all of the third party apps available in the Google Play Store.
That gives it a leg up over some watches that run on their own operating systems. Like Garmin, when it comes to the smart side of smart watches, I was also really impressed by how smooth and snappy performance was scrolling between different screens on the watch. Felt effortless and apps opened fairly quickly. Exercise tracking is an important part of any Smartwatch, and that includes the OnePlus Watch 2.
I have mixed feelings about how the OnePlus Watch 2 performs as a fitness tracker when I first started using it the heart rate tracking felt inaccurate, but after installing a software update and moving the watch higher up on my wrist, it definitely improved. It was about 20 beats off when compared to my chest, wrap heart rate, monitor before I tightened the watch and moved it up on my wrist. After making that change, it was only usually around 5 to 7even beats off, which is more in line with what I’ve experienced, with other smart watches. Still it took more fiddling than I would have liked to get accurate results, certainly more than other smart watches I’ve tested. While I love how easy it is to see my fitness metrics on such a large screen, the OnePlus Watch 2 size also makes it less comfortable to wear. During a workout.
There are more than 100 Sports tracking modes to choose from with the OnePlus Watch 2, but it seems like OnePlus is particularly catering towards Runners with this watch, since it supports metrics like ground contact time and vertical oscillation, there’s also dual frequency GPS, which should allow for More precise location tracking when mapping out routes we’ll have more details on this. In my written review when it comes to sleep tracking, there are some pros and cons for one. The long battery life certainly works in the OnePlus watch, 2’s favor and the watch can also look for potential signs that you might be at risk of breathing problems during sleep which isn’t as common on smart watches. But again the watch is large.
Size means it’s not always the most comfortable to wear to sleep, similar to the issue I had with heart rate, sleep tracking also seemed inaccurate at first, the watch was off by hours compared to my Ora ring the first couple of nights. I wore it, but after installing a software update and tightening the watch on my wrist, I got better results with only a difference of about 20 minutes. Compared to my aura ring and similar sleep scores on the upside OnePlus does provide a sleep score for assessing the quality of your sleep. Unlike the Apple watch, however, sleep scores are pretty common on most SmartWatches these days. So that’s not as much of a standout feature when I heard about the OnePlus watch, 2’s super long battery life and customizable button. I really wanted to fall in love with this watch and I do like it overall.
The fact that I rarely have to charg. It is a huge plus, and I love how buttery smooth the operating system feels and as much as I may complain about the large size. I can appreciate being able to see charts and maps on my wrist after a workout, but there are also a lot of caveats to consider, even though the issues I experienced with heart rate and sleep tracking seem to be addressed, they still give me some Paw. It’S also just too large for my wrist and OnePlus doesn’t offer another size option in terms of price and features.
The OnePlus Watch 2 Falls in a funny place. It has more than a mid-range watch, since it has dual frequency GPS, but not everything you’d expect from a flagship, Smart Watch, since it’s missing ECG monitoring, a temperature sensor and safety features like fall detection. If you want a giant screen on your wrist that you won’t have to charge very often, the OnePlus Watch 2 might be for you, but you’ll likely find a more complete package of Health tracking features from Samsung and Google.
Although you won’t get that same battery, life check out my full written review for more details, thanks for watching and I’ll see you next time time. .