First look: OnePlus Watch 2

I tried wearing the OnePlus Watch 2 for a short workout on the weekend but couldn’t. The watch is too big for me and too dense. It’s not just me; I asked my partner if his wrists would be interested in trying out the smartwatch, and he said no after seeing the relatively large 47mm display. “This is way too big for me. You know this is why I hate wearing a watch.”

The Watch 2 is OnePlus’ second attempt at a smartwatch, and while it’s much better than the first-gen version, there’s still a lot of room for improvement. First, the OnePlus Watch 2 is too large and cumbersome to carry around every day, especially if you want to wear it to take advantage of all the new health and fitness tracking capabilities. It’s also missing some features that should be standard in health-focused watches, including fall detection and LTE on-the-go connectivity. At least this time, the OnePlus Watch is running actual Android software: This is the first OnePlus smartwatch to feature Wear OS.

What is the size of the OnePlus Watch 2?

How big is the OnePlus Watch 2 exactly? Hopefully the image I provided to compare it with two major Android smartwatches gave you an idea. The hour is more important than Pixel Watch 2 And Galaxy Watch 6 It’s 42mm, which is what I usually wear.

In terms of dimensions, the OnePlus Watch measures 47mm x 46.6mm x 12.1mm, making it slightly larger and slightly thicker than the larger version of Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 6 Classic. Surprisingly, the mentioned specifications indicate that the OnePlus Watch 2 is a few grams lighter than the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic. Note that these weights do not include watch straps.

Great second try

I haven’t yet tested the OnePlus Watch 2 other than wearing it and tapping the software, which I’ll get to shortly. I’m still looking for a way to exercise on a walk around the neighborhood. It’s too big for me to fit under my sleeve.

If you’re a fan of a masculine, almost tactical aesthetic, this watch might have a place on your wrist. It comes in two colours: Black Steel and Radiant Steel, the latter of which was sent by OnePlus. The dark green color of the Radiant Steel watch band helps take away some of the heaviness of the smartwatch’s external trimmings.

There are two side buttons on the OnePlus Watch 2, just like on other Android watches. If you wear the watch on your left hand, the button on the bottom right side is a regular push button, while the top is supposed to be reminiscent of a dial. the Rotary dial project; It is not enabled by the software for any reason. Thus, the top button is just a fancy-looking push button to help the watch look more like a watch than a wrist display. I hope it works like the dial on Pixel watch.

Admittedly, OnePlus isn’t a brand I think of when I’m making the decision to track my health, but the OnePlus Watch 2 can do just that with Application or health. The app can track more than 100 types of movement, including “leisure” activities like tug-of-war. It can also track sleep, stress levels, heart rate, and blood oxygen levels. the The contestants in my life We also mentioned the watch’s ability to track advanced running metrics, like floor contact time and VO2 max. I’m tired of deciding whether or not Apple Health exists Apple watch or Fitbit On the Pixel Watch it’s my favorite “wellness” pool, which makes it hard to get excited about starting over with a new health pool.

Inside, the OnePlus Watch 2 takes a hybrid approach to how processing is done. The company compares it to a hybrid sports car: one motor handles the heavy loads and the other takes care of everything else. In the case of the OnePlus Watch 2, it’s two disparate chips: the Qualcomm Snapdragon W5, which takes care of health and body tracking, and the BES 2700 MCU, an always-on background processor to handle things like calls, notifications, step counts, and features that are in power saving mode. This isn’t the first time an Android smartwatch has done this, but it could help OnePlus set a precedent for others in this category who may struggle to deliver the battery life and performance they promise. If only Fossil had enough runway to explore this route before shutting down its smartwatch division.

Hello, Wear OS 4

The biggest caveat about the latest OnePlus Watch is that it ran homemade software when other smartwatches in the ecosystem were moving to Google’s rebranded Wear OS. OnePlus’ use of the Wear OS 4 interface is a good thing — it’s the first to introduce Wear OS 4’s new ability to offload notifications to the coprocessor. But its app drawer is reminiscent of watchOS-wannabe, which is annoying. The movable app drawer works with the Watch 2’s larger screen, but I’d prefer OnePlus to do what Samsung does with its app drawer, which displays apps across the screen and lets me swipe up and down instead of all the way around.

What I’m trying to say is this: I’m using an Android device. Why does it feel like I’m in the Apple ecosystem?

Best battery life

The last thing to note about the OnePlus Watch 2 is that it lasts up to 100 hours for its smartwatch as long as you use it in Smart Mode. This mode turns off the always-on display and limits GPS activity for half an hour. Even if you go with AOD, OnePlus promises at least 48 hours, which is actually better than what Samsung and the Pixel Watch claim. Since OnePlus was made SubiVOOC It’s something that’s on the smartwatch too: a special charger can fully charge the device in one hour.

I tested the charging speed of the OnePlus Watch 2, and it’s faster than I would have waited for the Pixel Watch 2 to recharge before heading out on the town. I have yet to test the overall battery capacity and will report back in the full review.

I plan to follow up with a full evaluation of the OnePlus Watch 2 once I can figure out how to wear it comfortably. Specifically, I’m curious about data sharing between OHealth and the rest of the Android ecosystem. Google has reconfigured how data syncs through Health Connect, and I’m seeing the benefits of it within Fitbit and some of the third-party devices I have.