OnePlus Watch 2 Review: Total Redemption! 

For a moment I thought you were going to say all the processing was done on the connected phone and the watch was a just a screen outputting stuff... that would be stupid wouldn't it?

The charging for it is pretty sweet too. Really like how you can use a regualr usb c cable to charge it and its not a fixed cable and disc.

Battery is a major parameter while buying a smartwatch, kudos to Oneplus for building something like this, it's great to see how it all started for them with Oneplus Watch 1 and how it's going right now.

I got the Huawei Watch GT4 for USD 182 and with the always-on screen, this thing lasts 5-6 days of battery life with all tracking on. Love the real classic look of my watch and not the middle-ground look of being modern and classic at the same time.

OnePlus team is on top of their game right now, it seems

8:45 absolutely love the USB C charging puck! How I wish this is more widespread

Wearing Mobvoi Ticwatch pro 5 from 11.2023 (Android wear 3.5) , on average they live 4-5 days.They also have a very interesting solution, 2 screens instead of 2 chips

Its architecture is super interesting as we just got passed multiprocessor systems in college and it always felt like something that you'd almost never see in practice. Guess not

OnePlus is really going through a redemption arc right now. Good luck team.

My Garmin watch - Seriously never even think about the battery. I might charge once a week while in the shower. I had two OnePlus phones before moving on. Would be interesting to see this vs the new Garmin FR 165. Hard to beat Garmin metrics and Connect. FR 165 "With up to 11 days in smartwatch mode and up to 19 hours in GPS mode, you’ll get a more complete picture of your health and training". Great review and I like seeing these new watches from Coros and OnePlus.

i have a Garmin Fenix 6X Solar Titanium, battery lasts for about 25 days. Transflexive display is the key for it, most of the time i don't need any internal watch light to read it.

It's crazy how OnePlus just released an amazing flagship phone series, 12 and 12R. But now, out of nowhere, they come out with a Wear OS watch with 100 hours of battery on a certain mode!!💯💯😁😁👌👌🙏🏽🙏🏽

I really wish someone would make a newer generation watch that uses Transflective display technology. My Amazfit Bip lasts 45 days before charging is needed because it draws very little power because the screen can be viewed in the sun, in fact the brighter it is outside the better it works. And it is backlit for night use.

The intro offers alone make it pretty insane value. I got one with a free pair of headphones for under £200

I own two smartwatches including the Samsung GW5. The more I see these smartwatches, the more I am glad I got a Garmin. It lasts two weeks, has a trans-reflective display (best for bright days), feels almost weightless and the button based navigation is a dream to use with dirty or wet hands. The best part is the way the data is shown and interpreted to calculate stats - it is so detailed and easy to understand.

Damn, having two operating systems share the same memory is impressive as well. They need to both coordinate with each other to not corrupt any data and to communicate available memory and what not.

i bought this thing the day of launch not knowing a single thing about it, as my first smart watch ever just cause If what OnePlus is doing with their phone and new earbuds are anything to go by, this should be a really great piece of hardware as well. Always been a fan of OnePlus. Happy with this generation of tech they put out/.

2:45 "I've been that guy", Marques you've already BEEN THAT guy, at least one ios and one android in pocket, definitely THE guy.

No one ever speaks about the huawai gt pros, 5 days battery life with all features on with screen always on, I'v had it almost a year and been so impressed!

I’m sure they can fix the notification delay with a very simple software update

7:03 "carry the one" by Andrew 🤣

Odd frame rate shots through out the video but seems like a solid watch

Love that you took time to test both watches and gave a straightforward comparison. The hybrid chip system in OnePlus Watch is an interesting take, and despite its quirks, it seems to deliver on battery life.

I'd love to watch you reviewing the Oura Ring, I'm curious if that makes sense over buying a smart watch since I don't want to get more notifications and more tech on my body but I'd like to get the benefits of tracking my health data.

I use the Huawei Watch gt3 pro with a 790mAh battery (not the last model, not same fonctionnalities...). It last 4-5 days with all the monitorings, always on display, and can keep up to 12-14 days with all off.

Have a "HONOR WATCH GS PRO" For four years now which still gets 14 days before it needs charging! It doesn't have an always on watch face though but I don't really need that as I've got all the usual bells and whistles of other smart watches and it looks way cool!

I think you should include whether or not devices support alternative apps for connecting. Not everyone wants their minute to minute vitals, location, etc. all being sent to the cloud. Even if it's not common, it'd be good for keeping that in the minds of consumers and companies that we are looking for that option.

Reminds me of the Motorola moto x. It had two chips as well. Fast processor and an efficient processor. The efficient CPU was used when the screen was off. Lock screen notifications, sensor updates, and my first device with always listenIng google assistant. I think it also did all the native language processing. Easily one of my favorite phones I ever had. Why is this not more of a thing?

Open source devs have been testing out a similar concept with full Android & Linux running side-by-side in android phones. (Not a virtual machine, the full Linux desktop OS runs simultaneously alongside Android) I'm actually using it to type this in Linux on my Samsung 24 Ultra right now with AR sunglasses & a foldable keyboard/touchpad. All fits in my pocket.

hybrid system coming to phones would be very interesting. imagine that battery life from your phone because of a hybrid system

I'm still on the first OnePlus watch and find it pretty good for the price at the moment I bought it. Snappy, light, battery life is excellent (12 / 20d in battery mode) and it makes everything I need a smartwatch to do : give me the moment of the day, buzz with notifications, track my sleep & fitnesses and count my steps ! Don't think i'm switching to the second one but hey, maybe in a few years !

For some reasons we don't know, MKBHD skip Galaxy watches and earbuds reviews....or maybe they are so good

Jittery footage during the charging segment near the end. Just me or camera thing? I love my Galaxy Watch 6 as I have the S24u which just makes life easier together. From a Watch 4 to 6 is like night and day for battery life.

Actually, not only has ticwatch already done this hybrid model for a while, the ticwatch pro might even be superior because it has a separate transparent low power lcd screen thatll help you save even more battery while keeping the always on display.

Crazy how times have changed. Back in the day 300$ got you the OnePlus flagship killer and now the same amount of money gets you a 1.43" screen on your wrist lol

I work in embedded software and rtos's are very common. We pronounce them R-TOS for some reason. It's basically just a scheduler which runs different tasks at certain frequencies, typically 10ms, 20ms, 50ms 100ms and 1 second. Generally used on super low power devices so makes sense in this case.

Excited to see some progress in the smartwatch market in terms of actually usable battery life. But I’d be remiss not to point out that long battery life on smart watches is not new. Garmin, Coros and others measure in weeks and sometimes months with always on MIPs displays. And even their OLED models tend to be 6+ days in always on mode. They just don’t run Android Wear or WatchOS. Which may be part of the reason they are so good!

If you could get ahold of Huawei's Watch GT 4, it's got about 2 weeks of battery life. My daily driver, absolutely awesome. No Watch OS features tho

4:30 Lol! I thought he was gonna say it's all cloud 😂

I actually like that watch The only thing is missing from it is wireless charging instead of the pen magnetic book charger for it

In my experience, Garmin has been the battery king in the smart watch realm.

Literally been waiting for this review

Your review just sold me on this watch. I've been a One+ user since day one and am in the market for smart watch to replace my fitbit.

I love how he said they had to tell him to turn off the always on display OFF to get 2 more days. Like who in the heck is sleeping with this watch on with the always on display lit up in bed? LMAO 😂

This watch should be put up against the Huawei Watch GT4 which has a longer battery life and is compatible with Android and iOS as well as HarmonyOS.

You mentioned the battery life was when using 'Smart Mode' - does this mean there's a 'use more power mode' that might make notifications appear more quickly at the expense of shorter battery life?

Like other commenters said, isn't this what Mobvoi's TicWatch has been doing for years now? Also with dual displays at that (one that tracks all your vitals and still lasts 3-4 weeks)! Those are the originals IMO!

Ihave the Amazfit T-rex2 for over a year now. It does not have the option for answering calls or replying messages. But I got over 7 days with all options on. And if I turn off always on display and th option to show the notification when I turn my hand I can reach to 20 days without charging. And it is tracking my workout, my sleep. Breathing and also heart rate.

I'd be curious to see the ticwatch pro in comparison to this.

OnePlus are officially back!

Andrew's "carry the one" was the best Easter Egg in a while!

You're usually pretty thorough when it comes to technology out there. So I have to say I'm shocked that you didn't mention the GARMIN. I've had mine for 5 years and still to this day, it takes me about two almost three weeks to have to recharge my battery, and I use it for biking, yoga, walking and swimming daily.

My Huawei GT 2 's battery lasts for 14 days!! No joke!

I'm a little confused here. I've owned an Amazfit 2 for around 3 years, and charge it once a MONTH. Sure display not on all the time (why?) but it handles all the functions I need including notifications (the main reason I own it)... once a month! A real breakthrough would be kinetic charging from movement. Seriously, I thought the surprise was going to be something in the months, even a kinetic drive module to replace some of the battery.

Hold to end is genius! Apple need to pay attention, the number of times my watch has stopped 1/3 into a hike is frustrating as hell

Your reviews are hands down my favorites

They claim 100 hours but then that’s only with Always On disabled. If Apple had done that people would all be bashing them, how does OnePlus get away with this??

But where is Garmin?

The most important thing about a wearable item is the size and you didn't report that. You need to mention the lug to lug size not the screen size plus the thickness of the watch

pretty interesting technical design , love that dual chip architecture , hybrid mode

My 3y old Amazfit TRex trashes all. Yes it doesn't have all the features but I would say it also has the most importants. Not trashing these by any means. I just think there are good alternatives which should be mentioned too. And I absolutely am sure that a big chunk of battery drainage comes from Wear OS

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You should check Ticwatch Pro 5 with two displays... Up to 8 days in real life. And with quick charge - if you are going to charge them during brushing your teeth it will always be around 90%. A lot of other cool features(like changing color of backlight according to your heartrate during exercises)

Classic round design and that battery life won me over from my galaxy watch 4,and I was this close to getting an AW Ultra! Pre-ordered!

I am not a smartwatch power user really, but 4 days are still bad for me. I have $240 Amazfit GTR 4 and I can get on 2 weeks! And I am using them a lot, heart rate, blood oxygen, stress, sleep, workout almost every day... How do you guys live with a watch you have to charge every other day? :D

After watching MB review this watch, I purchased the OP Watch 2 via the OnePlus Store app on my OP 11 5G... 10% off using the OP app, $50 off for the trade in of my old TicWatch 2, & free shipping for a total of $80 off +Tax.... $ 235.39. This will be the 3rd OP product I've owned. My first was the OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Edition, coming from the Note 5 and I loved it. Since there wasn't going to be anymore android support for the OP 7T's, I leveled up to the OP 11 5G...and I love that phone just as much... Now we'll see how this OP Watch 2 holds up.... So far, I've been really impressed with OP products!!!

My HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 (costs around 150 US dollars) is 4 years old and holds charge of 12 days with every day exercises.

I really like the button placement on the side

OnePlus: "The OnePlus Watch 2 gets 100 Hours..." Garmin: "Hold my beer..."

Yesssss oneplus !show em how its done.brilliant comeback

I wouldn't be surprised if the delay on the notification is to just save battery life. Like "here's a buzz, so you know you got something, but I won't fire up the screen until you actually turn your wrist at look."

Pixel Watch 2's 24 hours battery is with AOD on. Google said it themselves. Other companies like OnePlus will say 100hrs but but that's with AOD off.

What i learn from one plus is that apple and samsung overprice their tech. Very soon im looking forward to getting the one plus 12 and the watch. Cant wait. Love all of your content bro!! Definitely my favorite! Just a request, would love to see more car/truck content.

The twin OS concept is very similar to Infotainment in cars. Safety critical things like chimes and reverse cameras work on RTOS whereas Android does all the other heavy lifting

Really interesting. I feel like if this works then maybe it can be optimised so the switch between OSes is quicker in the future. Was surprised when you said it was WearOS with that sort of battery life

Why is everyone sleeping on the Huawei watch GT series. It does everything this watch does and has almost 10 day battery life. My 3 year old watch still lasts 7 days with every constant monitoring option turned on.

I personally love the fact that Oneplus' charging is just a pad. I mean, You only need the pad and your smartphone's charger (Today's standard charging port is USB-C) for youto be able to charge your OP smartwatch. Less storage space needed when you travel or something.

I've got a ticwatch Pro, that has dual screens. a normal oled plus an old school monochrome liquid crystal watch display for low power. If I could get that combined with this dual processor it'd be the greatest watch ever!

My Huawei watch gt4 lasts 10 days with every feature turned on. If I where to turn off temperature monitoring and a few other things I don't really use I coul get 14 days ready. Using it with an iphone also and it's completely liveable. Oh and I saw a lot of similarities in the UI too.

Are we forgetting Huawei Watches from 3-4 years ago? Cheap (~$150), battery lasts over 5-6 days with regular use, looks great and still has almost all the features we get with smartwatches till date. I've had my Magic Watch 2 for about 3 years now and it still does not feel dated. The only drawbacks are the software (with Google/Huawei "parting ways" to put it lightly) and no wireless charging (which OnePlus does not either).

What a lovely watch, very complete it seems. And also, it looks like a watch, not a brick on your wrist! Right, Apple?!

Huawei Watch GT2 last 14 days [336 hours] with all features on (without always on display activated, with feature on it will last 7 days) and costs less than 300 euro. And it have a stainless steel case AND Saphire glas.

Finally someone (One Plus) mimicked Mobvoi and their approach used in the Ticwatch Pro 3 Ultra and 5 Pro. I am using Ticwatch Pro 3 Ultra and I love its battery life. This One Plus Watch 2 is very interesting because of battery life.

Kind of bummed that the crown doesn't do anything... As a PW2 owner, it's such an intuitive way to interact with the device - and keeps the device feeling like an actual watch. Not that I plan on switching, but if they had nailed the crown + durability + responsiveness + battery life - there would be a lot to think about.

I recently switched to a OnePlus 12 phone and I love it, and as much as I was looking forward for their watch 2 to get, the two deal breakers for me to buy this watch are: 1. One reviewer mentioned that OnePlus will only support the software for 2 years, and 2. There's no LTE version. As a long distance runner who doesn't carry a phone with him, having a means of communication is very important to me, and I was doing that with my Apple watch and now with my Samsung 6 classic. So for now I'll stick to my Samsung watch and hopefully one day OnePlus will come out with the right watch for me.

oppo (oneplus) designed this hybrid from Ambiq+Snapdragon (gen4) for latest oppo watch 4 and X series , 0neplus just leveraged this hybrid core with watch X ID and renamed to oneplus watch 2 (= oppo watch X) for overseas market with RTOS + Android hybrid, if you try to compare watch with iOS/android platform for power consume , try to bench Huawei series (GT) with Harmony OS for better battery life. Always include Huawei platform ( phone/watch ..) into benching, since its technology comes from China completely and may outperform western solutions.

I am currently using the original Samsung Galaxy Watch. Still performing like the 1st day, no bugs or issues and still easily getting more than 3 days of battery life....

I am using the Huawei GT 3, battery lasts between 5-7 days depending on how regularly I go cycling or running, it's quite impressive and has got anything you'd want, it works well with my iPhone too!

You sounded so IMPRESSED with 37,5h of Apple watch. Hahahahaha Such a apple sheep

I want to thank you for your advice on that one video you made about the MacBook and how you helped me decide which one to get. You saved me money! You helped me realize that all I needed was the M1 chip and I am so happy I saved that money bc this one that I got does everything I need it to. You rock!

Treston's two cent: the Samsung Galaxy 3 white with the silver dial is the best looking smart watch you can buy it beats competition by style and functionality. Super ez to use. super cheap. Screens for days hella color options for outfits. You just can't beat it when you discuss bang for buck! Hope this helps. I got mins for 100 bucks on eBay 🌹

Ticwatch pro 5 also has killer battery life. And has the 2 screens allowing for lower power consumption as well. But where the tic watch goes south is updates. Wonder if OnePlus will do better in that regard

Wait a minute here. How can anyone be happy with a smartwatch with a battery life of between 18 - 100hrs? My Huawei smartwatch only requires charging every 6 - 7 days, even with it ringing multiple times each day whenever I get a WhatsApp text on my phone. And it uses a wireless charger so there are no charging pins or what-not on the back of the watch that can get dirty and affect the contact. Best of all, it cost less than USD200. It also has a sapphire glass face. My first sapphire glass anything....and man, they're really tough. I've accidentally hit or scrape my watch face against hard, metal surfaces a few times and nothing. It's still pristine-looking. I'm impressed.

No mention of Garmin battery life?

Why is this such a big deal?! The Huawei gt2 pro that i bought three years ago, can last 10-14 days without charging. So now a 4 days battery life is great? What?!

"Since 2018, Wear OS watches generally have had an application processor (AP) to handle power-intensive tasks and an ultra-low-power co-processor microcontroller unit (MCU) for always-on tasks like step counting and heart rate. The update will let wearable makers offload notification processing to the MCU. That includes the ability to read and dismiss notifications as well as send quick replies. This capability was added specifically for the OnePlus Watch 2, which was also announced today, but Bjorn Kilburn, vice president of Wear OS by Google, says other companies will be able to use it going forward." - The Verge Seems it'll be the norm for Wear OS watches going forward.

Ahh this was the watch you were wearing while doing the Kia EV9 vid, not the usual AW Ultra

This might just be me or were there some clips in this video with low framerate?

At first glance the watch is a very cool piece of technology. Two processors, two operating systems running, pretty impressive! On the other hand, it's overengineered. The first OP Watch lasts a week, maybe even longer, is thinner, lighter and it does all the basic stuff you want from the watch anyway.

the "carry the one" message from Andrew.. Gold!