The OnePlus Watch 2 is here, and it’s quickly become my favorite Wear OS smartwatch after only a few days of use! Its battery life has been STELLAR - it lasted me 75 hours during the first cycle! This is thanks to its huge battery (500mAh versus 306mAh in the Pixel Watch 2) and also Google’s new Wear OS hybrid OS interface.
I’ll share my full impressions on tomorrow’s episode of the Android Faithful podcast, but here’s a rundown of the key specs and features:
@MishaalRahman I have the first-gen OnePlus Watch, and it honestly kind of soured my impression of OnePlus's ability to make watches. Is this one a significantly better experience?
@MishaalRahman I'm aware, but I'm really interested in the specific experiential differences between the two. For example, the first gen watch got around 10-14 days of battery life in my experience during the first couple of months of use
@MishaalRahman
You should ask them if they'd be willing to send you a ticwatch pro 5 review model. Because moboi's ticwatch pro lineup has had the best battery life wearos devices for years. All of which without any help at all from google. Their ticwatch pro 5 has 80 hours of battery life(more if you use it powered off with only their coprocessor).
@DenJohn I still have my TicWatch Pro 3 review unit. I really liked it for its battery life, but alas, the lack of software updates (it only just got Wear OS 3 in December, and it lacks Google Assistant) became a letdown.
Battery: 500mAh. Up to 100 hours in Smart Mode. Up to 12 days in Power Saver Mode.
Charging: VOOC fast charging (1 to 100% in 1 hour)
RAM/ROM: 2GB + 32GB
Software: Wear OS 4 based on Android 13 (W5 Gen 1) + custom RTOS (BES2700). 2 years of updates. Can be paired with Android 8.0+ devices only through the OHealth app.
With the launch of the OnePlus Watch 2, the OHealth app has been updated to support Android’s Health Connect by platform. This lets you share health data collected by OHealth with other apps that support Health Connect, like Fitbit. OHealth includes tracking modes for > 100 sports, detailed sleep tracking analysis, and more.
Pricing and availability: $299.99 (USD) / $399.99 (CAD). Pre-orders open now on OnePlus.com and Amazon. Open sales begin March 4 at 9AM ET on OnePlus.com and March 11 at 3AM ET on Amazon.
Until March 31, if you trade in ANY watch in ANY condition, you’ll get USD 50/CAD 60 off at OnePlus.com. Alternatively, you’ll get 30% off if you bundle a OnePlus 12 or 12R. If you buy through Amazon, you’ll get $50 off.
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