I sometimes get excited about smart watches then I shop for them and immediately get disgusted at the prices, severe limitations and never even come close to buying one. I want to like them, but because I'm not deep into fitness tracking, I'd be using maybe 10% of the watch overall.
I used to have the same opinion but I got one as a speedometer for my EUC and fell in love with it, having the option to leave my phone at home and still being able to call and use maps is awesome but so is to check if a new message is important or not, responding to messages is pretty good too and honestly even playing a simple game right on my watch feels great. On my phone, I reach for tiktok on my watch for one of the games and it's good for me.
I was the same way until I found the PineTime. I don't need all the extra things like fitness tracking. I only need the time and notifications. I've taken mine in the pool without issue and only have to charge it every 7-10 days. It's also only 35 dollars.
I got a 2nd hand midrange garmin and I've been loving the thing! t was relatively cheap because watches with (light) cratches depreciate in value A LOT ButI don't care about that, if I bought new it would've gotten scratched eventually anyway, and this makes me less paranoid about scratching it when at work or whatever :P Battery life is counted in days, I just charge the thing whenever I shower and I wear it on me the rest of the time. Smart stuff like notifications, controlling music works very well (it does less than the apple or wear OS watches of the world, but honestly how much does that *really* matter) Has a reflective screen, meaning it's always readable in the light, in fact it gets brighter the more light shines on it And no block of light on your wrist in the dark unless you activate the backlight! Fitness stuff (in my *very* casual opinion) works very well too All in all, would recommend buying a 2nd hand watch And especially take a good look at the garmins of the world, they might not be as flashy, but they're imo very practical
- Charge while showering and getting dressed - I don't understand why it isn't more common to charge your smart watch while showering. If you combine it with drying and getting dressed you have a good half hour of charging everyday or every other day, depending on how clean you are and your schedule. It's garbage time that doesn't involve much activity or steps. For me, it's been more than enough to keep any wearable charged.
Yeah I've been doing that with my Ticwatch Pro 5 for quite awhile now. Use it every night for sleep tracking, then charge while I'm in the shower. The issues lie I think with watches like the Google Pixel watch 2, Samsung watches, and CrApple Watch that charge very VERY slowly. 30 minutes of charge on some watches only get you maybe 15 -20%. Whereas my Ticwatch 5 pro is almost fully charged every time I get out of the shower usually about 97% when I pull it off.
I thought this was normal. I only take mine off for showers twice a day cause I live in a hot and humid country. So I just charge it during that period. And unless I go for a run 3-4 times a week my battery lasts 7-9 days anyway.
@@kingzach74 Apple watch user - never had any issue with charging in morning while showering/getting ready. Do people actually shower with their watches on?
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Yeah, I’m still on an “ancient” Apple Watch Series 3 and that has been my routine, charge it while I’m getting ready for the day and it has held up reasonably well. I tend to do a bit over 2 hours of exercise every day and it has not died on me during t a normal day. And this is one of the models before smart watch batteries improved. I want to upgrade to a new one but I promised myself use this watch until it refused to turn on.
Nice that they brought receipts for battery life. 100 Hours is good. When they get to the 10 Day mark, that'll be good. Saying that as a Garmin Instinct Crossover Solar user who's not had to charge their watch in 43 Days.
My Amazfit smartwatch, with beautiful OLED display has a battery life of little over a month (with my usage, which is not heavy) even still after 2 years!
I don't think it's fair to compare the battery life to fitness watches. Before I was finding my Garmin to be more than enough, but now I need something that would help me with my work and the OnePlus Watch is great and I am not reaching for my Garmin. Also keep in mind in battery saving mode (which basically turns it into a Garmin watch) you can still get 10 days battery :)
Garmin watches barely count as smart watches and I say this as an owner of the Garmin Epix Gen 2 Sapphire. Garmin Smartwatches are more fitness trackers than actual smart watches, and to get that much battery life they sacrifice a lot of functionality. If Apple would just put in ANT+ support on the ultra I would ditch the Epix gen 2 in a heart beat.
I'll never understand why smart watches took the path of being used for fitness. Why can't I store music on it? Why can't I stream Spotify independently of a smartphone? Where's my walkie-talkie? Where's my laser so I can cut open my Amazon packages? I wanna be a spy damn it! At least give me a camera so I can video chat like Kim Possible! Ugh.
Right, I don't know anyone who does fitness or needs a fitness tracker, but almost everyone has two hands and wouldn't mind to have a smart watch to get notifications, walking directions and calls without holding a phone in hand.
Linus being a Pebble fan, then talking about a big feature for him on this watch being the GPS, makes it hurt even more that he hasn't tried out the Garmin Instinct series yet. I'm not a Garmin fan, I'm a Pebble fan, and the Instinct 2 is the first watch I've had since the Pebble that I've kept wearing over a year after getting it.
It has an awful lumpy design, looks like an old Casio military watch. I have the Forerunner 255S which I found to be a very good watch to replace what Pebble watch used to be. The price is a bit much for what it is, but you get a watch without that stupid touch screen, a fairly sleek design and 10 days between charges.
@@Tomazack I'm glad you find that the Forerunner suits your needs! For me, a smartwatch that doesn't use an e-ink/e-paper display isn't worth my time, so I went with the Instinct. >1 month battery life is a worthwhile compromise for a (comparatively) limited featureset!
Garmin Instinct Solar is the king for battery life. I can get mine to run for over a month in between charges. It too has multiband gps support for improved accuracy on workouts
I LITERALLY just finished writing a support ticket to OnePlus regarding my OnePlus Watch 2. There is no consistency to if and when i get notifications. I constantly get a popup on the watch saying "App protection settings", and wanting me to do some kind of additional setup/permissions in the OHealth app. The instructions provided in the app make no sense! So i just gave the app every possible permission. But i keep getting the popup on my watch.
i think this happens when you are too far from the phone and the watch loses touch with it. Apple watch would just say your phone is missing but this watch says "check app protection settings" lol
I have a Garmin Fenix 6 pro that has been exceptionally reliable for going on 5 years now, continues to receive updates and I only charge it when I defecate at home, so once-ish a day for 5-15 minutes. And when I shower, for 5-10 minutes on alternating days. It has never once died on me. I do use GPS when I hike a couple times a week, but otherwise it's off, and generally pulseox is off, but HR is always on. It's a very, very nice watch for what it is. I also really like that it has buttons!
I have a Garmin Fenix 7S Pro and it is just so nice not having to worry about the battery as much as other smart watches. Also the fact I don't need to connect it to my phone for it to work, that part is nice too.
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I've had a Huawei GT2e for a few years now and have to say that I'm impressed. At just over $100, 2 week battery life, and all the usual tracking and features and onboard storage. Just cant beat it. Was supposed to be a stopgap but 4 years later, Im still wearing it daily.
I still can't find a single watch that can beat a Garmin venu for the money, the onboard Spotify, GPS, golf and notifications have it on top tier. Along with all the monitoring. I will admit Garmin needs to do work with their app
I love my Garmin, their hardware is awesome, but they really can't do UI. The watch UI is terrible. Their GPS trackers' UI is terrible. So many nested menus and sometimes duplicated settings. It's a mess and they don't seem to be able to fix it.
7:20 an accelerometer inside of the watch should be able to tell how fast the watch moved, this would get them swing speed, how accurate that is is anyone's guess.
As far as charging overnight. I have found my smart watch batteries have stoped degrading as fast when. I stoped charging my watch overnight. I setup a smart outlet thing and set it to turn on 90 min before my alarm to charge my watch without over charging
2-4 days between charges simply isn't long enough (how Apple Watch users put up with daily charging I'll never know or understand). A smartwatch shouldn't need a charge for a week under normal use and 10-14 days with light use. Anything less is a complete waste of time - you'll have a flat battery most of the time, especially if you use it for sleep or fitness tracking.
Thats a pretty good solution but I just toss my galaxy active 2 watch in the charger when I hop in the shower and then it last me until the next morning when I take another shower 😂 I get my sleep data and it lasts all day
@@rklrkl64 It's honestly perfectly fine. They all take half an hour to an hour to charge these days. You could probably charge it enough for a day in the time between you waking up and leaving your house. And afaik, most people don't seem to want a watch in the shower, so that little bit of downtime is acceptable.
The OnePlus has smart charging. It either starts charging later while connected (and tells you it will do so) or it stops charging early (while staying connected).
Guys you have to understand that wear os eats battery no matter which watch you have. Take away wear os and your battery will last much much longer. That's how it works.
I got this watch with always on display turned on. I get a reliable 2.5 days of battery life. I do sleep tracking and the option to not charge daily is awesome. When I do get beyond 2 days of use and have 30% left then I dont mind having to charge. Also, charging is plenty fast. The ease of mind this battery life gives me is worth the price.
I still haven't been able to figure out a use case for getting a smart watch, for myself. I have a Polar heart rate monitor that straps around your chest, which at least at the time I bought it was more accurate than light sensors in a watch (I had a Garmin that said I was asleep while driving to work ... thankfully the watch was wrong!). I never not have my phone with me, and it can do GPS tracking when I go out for a ride on my bike. When I'm out riding, I'm listening to music or an audio book. Not anything else. I'm not texting anyone, I'm not calling anyone. It's like driving a car, I need to be aware of my surroundings at all times. I don't know, just don't see what a smart watch would give me (I have a regular watch, it never needs charged or even battery changed).
As a double XL individual, I don't care about lightweight products. I want something big enough to fit my wrist. I also just want to receive notifications from my phone.
I still watch reviews for these Wear OS watches. And in the end, I'm still not convinced. My Edifice is still my daily driver and my other Casio watch with 1 year battery life and step counter that syncs to my phone is my morning workout watch.
My Oneplus Watch 2 sits at about 82% after a 24-hour period. AOD is not enabled, but I do use it for most standard things (fitness/step tracking, sleep tracking, etc.). It generally charges back up to full in the time it takes me to take a shower and get a cup of coffee in the morning. Probably the most intensive thing I'll do with it is to play a round of golf with a GPS app enabled (honestly, it's the primary reason I have it), I can be done with a 4-5 hour round of golf and have the battery sitting somewhere around 80%. It's not as impressive a battery life as the Ticwatch Pro 5 was, but it's basically superior in every way to it.
I just got it a week back. It's really really amazing. I use extensively for workouts, running and pickleball (tennis activity). Really amazing stats and analysis. Sleep analysis also great. It has accurate sensors. Plus it's wear os , great design. Really happy to have it.
Garmin ticks all the usability boxes for me. A UI that's fully navigatable with buttons. A minimum of 1 week of battery life for regular daily use. Always on display. Easy to use in the outdoor sun. Super durable. The list goes on.
Any idea of how accurate the SpO2 is on your watch? Not knocking your watch, just curious. as a comparison I've tested my Galaxy Watch 3 many many times against hospital equipment and I've found it's never more then 1% off, a buddy of mine with a Apple Watch 6 I think has seen a 2% difference at least once again using hospital equipment as a comparison.
@@1300BlueStar I don't know honestly. The SpO2 accuracy for me wasn't a factor. It has been a while since I saw the reviews, but my guess is that it's well within those parameters.
100h is good for a WearOS / Apple Watch, but that basically kills it for me as my 3 years old rather small Venu 2S Garmin watch still manages 7 days just fine. It used to be 10 or more days when it was fresh.
@@marc_frank True but doesn't your wrist end up above the water when doing a swim stroke. Both breast stroke (probably once every few strokes) and crawl every other stroke (alternating arms). Just taking the positional data every few metres would be enough to do a distance/time calculation for pretty accurate info would it not?
I got this watch! Battery life with AOD is great, just slightly worse than a Garmin Venu with AOD. Heart rate tracking has been hit or miss for me, as is OHealth syncing with Strava
I absolutely love circular digital watched. I don't understand why Samsung ditched the circular aesthetic. It made their watch stand out. Oh well, guess I'm getting this now.
Samsung ditched round watches!?!? What the actual hell!? Definitely going to get a OnePlus watch once my Watch 4 Classic inevitably dies in a year or three. Watches are meant to be round. Thomas has never seen such bullshit before.
As an owner of a huawei watch gt4, it looks like a cheaper clone of it. The gt4 lasts 2 weeks for me on battery but I don't use it for workout recordings (only sleep/heart beat/steps recording).
I don't think you need a turntable crown to scroll, but damn... It looks SO much like one of those, so I'm gonna feel sad realizing this isn't it! Add it OnePlus!
Bring back small and simple smartwatches like Pebble! They were cheap, the screen was always on, battery lasted forever! I don't understand how the smartwatch industry jumped so far backward since then. And they're just now starting to catch back up lol.
The features i would use from a smartwatch: Nfc payments Checking the time Calendar to see my meetings Music controls Call and message notifications The reasons i haven't yet bought a smartwatch: They are humongous They don't offer that many more features than smart bands, which are lighter and cheaper and have weeks of battery life
The Oneplus Watch 2 is my first wearable. Changed my life in a lot of ways so I probably can't give an honest review. I work a job that sometimes involves heavy lifting and cardio and sometimes not much at all. So keeping track of my physical output each day helps me know that when I have a chill day at work I should probably compensate. Helps to answer my phone and check notifications without pulling my phone out which during work is really helpful. It has the minimum set of features I would ever accept to justify getting a wearable.
I still just want an updated Pebble smartwatch. No touch screen, just physical buttons so I can use it while on my motorcycle, and Tasker integration for automation.
I still have the very first galaxy watch. The battery lasted for a whole week. Now it still lasts a whole week if I turn it off for the night. No other smartwatch has ever come close to this. I hope it never dies on me.
Mobvoi in my opinion is one of the few "true" smartwatch manufacturers with good battery life. My Ticwatch Pro 3 lasted a week on a charge (until the battery bulged and died) and my Ticwatch Pro 5 lasts a week between charges easily. It fully charges during a shower and it only takes about 5 minutes on the charger to give me close to 50% charge.
I gotta stop you Linus. I have the OnePlus Watch 2, not the 2R, and this version, being less, specifically because of the aluminum case and no Sapphire glass is a deal breaker (especially for the $50 difference as of right now). Watches should have some weight to them. Real ones do. Saving a little bit to get this over the OnePlus Watch 2 is a shot in the foot. The aluminum will be no where near as durable as the stainless steel in the more expensive version, and this glass vs. sapphire will guarantee scratch. I'm months into my OnePlus Watch 2 and it looks perfect. I couldn't say the same for my Pixel Watch 2 which got damage within just a few days of ownership. With that said, don't sleep on either version of this watch, but I would totally recommend the 2 and not the 2R. Battery life alone is stellar.
I've been using my Pixel Watch 2 everyday for nearly a year now and frequently hit it on furniture and walls when walking past them. Hell, I've even fallen off my cycle with it on. There isn't even a scratch on mine, how did you manage, to damage yours?
@@shoman24vits a choice. You do get premium materials on the regular. Personally I prefer the look and weight of the 2R and it's not as if the materials are terrible. I throw it around, hit walls and what not but it looks just fine.
No offense but your opinion can't really be trusted because of confirmation bias. Of course you think the watcher you bought before you knew this one existed is the best of value. It's human nature
I'm sorry but regular gorilla Glass scratches at a level 6. So it won't get scratched by common metals. Sapphire seems to be excessive. It's only going to protect you from a barely measurable amount of actual objects or materials that would scratch gorilla Glass but not sapphire. The odds of you statistically benefiting from having sapphire is quite low.
for my watch usage an easy and reliable scrolling option, even with wett or even oily fingers is mandatory. nothing beats a good old ribbon ring on that.
Sounds like OnePlus went from looking like they completely lost all of their good reputation a year ago to now suddenly putting out a lot of good stuff between their 2 flagship phones (open & 12), tablet, and now this.
Starting back up sleep tracking from my watch (Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, gotta have that rotating bezel), I've found it perfect to charge an hour or so before bed, when I get ready for bed but before actually going to bed, then put it on right before sleeping, then take it off to charge when I wake up, and by the time I'm ready for the day it's topped out at 100%
Looks fantastic. And a smart watch I don't have to charge every night or two like all the rest? I'm intrigued...it doesn't have to completely match my Garmin's (insane) battery life (roughly three WEEKS!), but if it could actually do a week or two, I would be VERY interested in looking into it more!!
I had an early Sony Smart watch - it was great whilst I had it, rarely missed important messages - but when the charging port finally went? Couldn't go back to a smart watch - just need a watch to tell the time now!
Same! I loved early smartwatches, but they all look so lame and are awful at actually telling the time. I also got really tired of notifications and charging, and no doctor of mine has ever cared about my steps lol
Charging your watch at your desk is surely the most sensible ways to charge? That way you get full access to all the features you've paid for at the time you need them. Desk work is just dead time. If I've bought a watch with sleep tracking then bought a night stand to charge it - that just seems counterintuitive
Apple tipically copies the good stuff from android, albeit with a huge delay. Everyone copies apple regardless if it is actually good and useful or not.
They absolutely do. You just need to take the blinders off. Apple made a big deal about widgets being on IOS finally and they got roasted by everyone that isn't a hardcore apple fan for trying to pretend like it's a new thing. Personally I wish they would copy android and put an actual file system on their phones (Yes, I'm aware of the "files" app and it's a joke) or at least offer a better way to organize some data because trying to sort photos or other data is a nightmare.
@@kendrakirainobody says Apple invents features that existed on android. Apple innovates those features and typically makes them miles better. I’d rather have a feature delayed but works better, rather than android rushing stuff, having it never work, and then removing the feature in the near future.
Can you guys review the Garmin Descent mk3i? It's designed around scuba diving, but finding informative videos is difficult for anything BUT scuba diving. And most people who know that industry already know it's benefits. But it is a full smart watch for everyday use, and that part isn't spoken about much.
I heard good battery life and got excited, only to then later hear a meager 100 hours. How is it that there are so few smart watches that do the basics well and with an actually convenient battery life like the pebble used to? For me: Time and notifications are priority 1. Battery life is priority 2. Biometrics is priority 3. Nowadays I use a PineTime 64. It's not super polished, but if I just want the time and notifications, I can get the battery to last nearly a month - for less than $40 shipped. I can still check my heart rate on demand, and if I need the screen always-on for a period of time I can toggle it. Surely a large company can do better than this, though... alas, nobody has.
Can we get a smartwatch lite? Notifications, text, phone calls, timers and alarms, and all those basic duties... But without all the crazy sensors and gps and all that? Just a smart watch that has zero health monitoring. I just use my watch for checking what texts i get before pulling my phone out of my pocket and for a timer here and there for the most part and i wear it to sleep so in the morning my wrist vibrats with my phone's alarm clock. I dont need basically any other features. That should, in theory, give us a bery usable business or EDC whatever you want to call it watch that does the "basics" with a nice screen and bigger battery with the dame dimensions so I only have to charge it once a week and hopefully make it a $100 watch. Maybe I'm just dreaming, but I feel it should be possible and would sell like hotcakes.
I've left my Apple Watch Ultra to move to the OnePlus Watch 2. So much more of a natural watch feeling. Actually looks like a dress watch, and feels so premium considering the price. I no longer feel like Ben10 every time I wear it outside.
You should definitely do some Garmin reviews, especially with the new OLED forerunners. There's nothing that comes close for fitness tracking, accuracy or battery life. They're always more of a fitness watch then a lifestyle watch but still. There's garmin and there's nothing behind them for a long stretch.
3:24 I have the Galaxy watch 7 and I charge my watch at home and I use it for a sleep tracking and I get up and go to work for 8 to 10 hours and I still have a charge when I get back home. I never charge my phone while I'm out at work.
RE: Guy who charges his smart watch at his desk, I started charging mine while I shower on one of those shelf/plug/nightlight/usb combo units I got from Amazon for $15. After I'm done in the bathroom it's always more than charged enough to last me until my next shower. Should be scrubbing under where your watch sits anyway, so it's ideal for people who want 24/7 stats!
So not the main point of the video but Linus mentioned that his had started swimming a lot and was both tired and sore. As someone who recently started swimming for fitness on 'doctors orders' I have found that while I do feel tired after I actually less sore and more flexible. Linus has said that he worked as lifeguard so I assume he probably has reasonably good technique probably as good or better than mine. Is it common for fit people to experience soreness when they start swimming and did I just avoid it because I was so out of shape?
I had the first gen Galaxy watch. found that while i loved setting unique watch faces, (particularly The Division as I was playing that at the time and thought it was sick), I never used it for its smart features. The fitness stuff was good, but thats on every wearable. I would read my texts, but would never send them, call, or literally use any other app on my watch. I never found it convenient and would still pull out my phone to do any of those tasks. I went back to wearing a normal watch for awhile, but eventually got a ScanWatch. tells me the health info I want to know, I can still read my texts like I like to do, but its still an "analog" watch and looks way better than any other smart watch out there. Because its not smart, I only have to charge it about once a month. Since then, no other smart watch has interested me as theres no reason for me to get one. The ONE thing that i did love about the smart watch, was the ability to snooze my alarm from my watch haha. My ScanWatch has its own alarm, but its just basic and isnt connected to my phone alarm, though it serves my needs.
„A lot of the features are geared more towards runners and I’m more swimming AND badminton these days” Is paying attention to the video you watch really that hard?
If it were a smaller watch I might be tempted. My wrists are miniscule so watches around the 40-42mm size are about right for me, this would just look a bit stupid in my wrist
As someone who plays badminton, that swing speed is nothing more than a gimmick. Most people wouldn't wear a watch on their racket hand and beginners with no technique wouldn't get anything near what they'd expect and it may probably even downplay the sport. Going for rally count is pretty cool tho but I do wonder hoe accurate it is with defending/net shots
All of their stuff is still 100% waterproof, including these need courtside classic shoes. Not a Vessi fan. Just need to show when people spread misinformation online. @fauxtool952 No it's not a good catch. Don't listen to these smooth brain idiots.
@@Alex-zi1nb fair enough, but feels like an easier cap out from the previous claims and in the way save money of the water-resistant treatment or procedure
That light sensor will to come in real handy when you can’t tell if it’s day or night. I know it sounds funny, but I have seen the real people in town that don’t know the difference.
In response to the "I'd rather have no data than something your making up", honestly made up data is fine as long as it's consistent, because you can still see a progression or regression, it doesn't really matter if it registers that 50 meter lap as 60 meters, as long as it's consistently thinks it's 60 meters, just don't go bragging to your friends about the total distance :D.
I have never understood the issue with charging before bed to use sleep tracking. With my Apple Watch 6 I plug it in when I start getting ready for bed, changing, brushing teeth, pee and it has charged 30-40%. Then I do the same in the morning with added shower and its at 100% for the day.
FYI guys if you are a oneplus phone owner and get this phone - use the oneplus adaptor to charge your phone. It charges at the full 7.5 superVOOC speed (yeah that's what is says lol) It's noticeably faster, taking half the time as opposed to a normal USB pc port or something.
Haven't finished the video, but with a 10 minute charge time, you could wear that thing almost 24/7 and just charge it during shower time / morning bathroom routine.
I mean, you get a $50 watch, go outside, get some sun, move around, and it'll do way more for your mind and body and your wallet than any smartwatch. It's just another thing to charge, too. I don't get it.
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Nice! Affordable tho? It's over 400 canadian rubels here in Sweden.
I just bought the CMF Pro 2 an absolutely amazing watch for the price of $70. The review you guys put up made me pull the trigger and now I’m thinking I just might make this watch my Christmas wish list.
I HATE the product photos and how misleading they are Re the watchface. I couldn't tell if it was a full digital display or a vivomove-esque hybrid. They never look so good in person and I thank videos like this for showing it.
Still love my TicWatch Pro 5. Not sure why they have such an issue with os updates, but fantastic battery life, secondary display I can see in the sun, and the rotating crown. Can't beat it for the money.
The issue is software: I had to return my Enduro because I literally had 3 Wear OS crashes every week... And after each crash I had the Time and day wrong so my calendar was wrong, the hour and day was wrong... I've waited for any update, but still, they gave up the day after the release... Still on Day 1 patch...
I sometimes get excited about smart watches then I shop for them and immediately get disgusted at the prices, severe limitations and never even come close to buying one. I want to like them, but because I'm not deep into fitness tracking, I'd be using maybe 10% of the watch overall.
I have pixel watch only because they came for free when i pre-ordered my pixel phone. For the price of 0 eur they are pretty good!
I just bought the nothing watch 2. £69 and does what I need.
I used to have the same opinion but I got one as a speedometer for my EUC and fell in love with it, having the option to leave my phone at home and still being able to call and use maps is awesome but so is to check if a new message is important or not, responding to messages is pretty good too and honestly even playing a simple game right on my watch feels great. On my phone, I reach for tiktok on my watch for one of the games and it's good for me.
I was the same way until I found the PineTime. I don't need all the extra things like fitness tracking. I only need the time and notifications. I've taken mine in the pool without issue and only have to charge it every 7-10 days. It's also only 35 dollars.
I got a 2nd hand midrange garmin and I've been loving the thing!
t was relatively cheap because watches with (light) cratches depreciate in value A LOT
ButI don't care about that, if I bought new it would've gotten scratched eventually anyway, and this makes me less paranoid about scratching it when at work or whatever :P
Battery life is counted in days, I just charge the thing whenever I shower and I wear it on me the rest of the time.
Smart stuff like notifications, controlling music works very well (it does less than the apple or wear OS watches of the world, but honestly how much does that *really* matter)
Has a reflective screen, meaning it's always readable in the light, in fact it gets brighter the more light shines on it
And no block of light on your wrist in the dark unless you activate the backlight!
Fitness stuff (in my *very* casual opinion) works very well too
All in all, would recommend buying a 2nd hand watch
And especially take a good look at the garmins of the world, they might not be as flashy, but they're imo very practical
- Charge while showering and getting dressed -
I don't understand why it isn't more common to charge your smart watch while showering. If you combine it with drying and getting dressed you have a good half hour of charging everyday or every other day, depending on how clean you are and your schedule. It's garbage time that doesn't involve much activity or steps. For me, it's been more than enough to keep any wearable charged.
Yeah I've been doing that with my Ticwatch Pro 5 for quite awhile now.
Use it every night for sleep tracking, then charge while I'm in the shower.
The issues lie I think with watches like the Google Pixel watch 2, Samsung watches, and CrApple Watch that charge very VERY slowly.
30 minutes of charge on some watches only get you maybe 15 -20%. Whereas my Ticwatch 5 pro is almost fully charged every time I get out of the shower usually about 97% when I pull it off.
I thought this was normal. I only take mine off for showers twice a day cause I live in a hot and humid country. So I just charge it during that period. And unless I go for a run 3-4 times a week my battery lasts 7-9 days anyway.
@@kingzach74 Apple watch user - never had any issue with charging in morning while showering/getting ready. Do people actually shower with their watches on?
Yeah, I’m still on an “ancient” Apple Watch Series 3 and that has been my routine, charge it while I’m getting ready for the day and it has held up reasonably well. I tend to do a bit over 2 hours of exercise every day and it has not died on me during t a normal day.
And this is one of the models before smart watch batteries improved.
I want to upgrade to a new one but I promised myself use this watch until it refused to turn on.
Some older watches took 2 hours to last a single day which means a shower wouldn't be enough
Am I the only one who only sees the Renault logo in his t-shirt? I know its a case t-shirt from ltt store, but it looks so similar to their logo LMAO
Is it NOT a Renault logo?
@@clearspirt Noooope. Apparently it's a computer case that's tilted?
I don't think you are. I'm pretty sure I heard people make this comment before when they first launched the shirt
If I'd be Renault, I'd start sending a letter. That's a Renault logo 100%
Renault doesn't operate in North America @@ThisMarv
Thanks Nick Carter for the unboxing!
Lmaoooo
Isn't he dead?
@@TheJubessnaaah, the dude is still touring with the backstreet boys
@@jeinnerabdelyou're thinking of Aaron Carter. He's dead.
@@TheJubess Sadly that's his Younger Brother.
Linus looking like the Adoring Fan from Oblivion LOL
Damn I thought it looked good and was thinking about doing it myself until I read the comments.
@@saphricpcgaming5182this is why some people shouldn't be allowed to make their own decisions.
Nice that they brought receipts for battery life. 100 Hours is good. When they get to the 10 Day mark, that'll be good. Saying that as a Garmin Instinct Crossover Solar user who's not had to charge their watch in 43 Days.
My Amazfit smartwatch, with beautiful OLED display has a battery life of little over a month (with my usage, which is not heavy) even still after 2 years!
I don't think it's fair to compare the battery life to fitness watches. Before I was finding my Garmin to be more than enough, but now I need something that would help me with my work and the OnePlus Watch is great and I am not reaching for my Garmin. Also keep in mind in battery saving mode (which basically turns it into a Garmin watch) you can still get 10 days battery :)
Garmin watches barely count as smart watches and I say this as an owner of the Garmin Epix Gen 2 Sapphire. Garmin Smartwatches are more fitness trackers than actual smart watches, and to get that much battery life they sacrifice a lot of functionality. If Apple would just put in ANT+ support on the ultra I would ditch the Epix gen 2 in a heart beat.
Garmin watch owners are the new linux enthusiasts 😂
If you can't install app it ain't a smart watch, it is a fancy smart band
I'll never understand why smart watches took the path of being used for fitness. Why can't I store music on it? Why can't I stream Spotify independently of a smartphone? Where's my walkie-talkie? Where's my laser so I can cut open my Amazon packages? I wanna be a spy damn it! At least give me a camera so I can video chat like Kim Possible! Ugh.
Idk about streaming but you can store music and walkie talkie is also possible
Right, I don't know anyone who does fitness or needs a fitness tracker, but almost everyone has two hands and wouldn't mind to have a smart watch to get notifications, walking directions and calls without holding a phone in hand.
You can do all those things but you will need to get the ultra versions of the watches which are like 500-600 dollars
@@Drzzlt on wear OS the only way to listen to music is with Bluetooth Speakers/headphones.
@@Dirty_Hobofalse, you don’t need the “ultra” version of the watches for those features.
Linus being a Pebble fan, then talking about a big feature for him on this watch being the GPS, makes it hurt even more that he hasn't tried out the Garmin Instinct series yet. I'm not a Garmin fan, I'm a Pebble fan, and the Instinct 2 is the first watch I've had since the Pebble that I've kept wearing over a year after getting it.
As a Pebble fan who has been unable to find another smartwatch I'm happy with, thank you for this suggestion.
It has an awful lumpy design, looks like an old Casio military watch. I have the Forerunner 255S which I found to be a very good watch to replace what Pebble watch used to be. The price is a bit much for what it is, but you get a watch without that stupid touch screen, a fairly sleek design and 10 days between charges.
An older model in the Garmin Fenix series is also a great option! That's what I've been rocking.
@@Tomazack I'm glad you find that the Forerunner suits your needs! For me, a smartwatch that doesn't use an e-ink/e-paper display isn't worth my time, so I went with the Instinct. >1 month battery life is a worthwhile compromise for a (comparatively) limited featureset!
If only there was a joke about your watch counting the strokes on your favourite physical activity...
You have to move 30cm/1' at a time though, that's wild
Lmao yessss I saw that and immediately was looking for this
Garmin Instinct Solar is the king for battery life. I can get mine to run for over a month in between charges. It too has multiband gps support for improved accuracy on workouts
Think Linus might be getting a cease and desist from Groupe Renault for that t-shirt 😂
I LITERALLY just finished writing a support ticket to OnePlus regarding my OnePlus Watch 2.
There is no consistency to if and when i get notifications.
I constantly get a popup on the watch saying "App protection settings", and wanting me to do some kind of additional setup/permissions in the OHealth app. The instructions provided in the app make no sense! So i just gave the app every possible permission. But i keep getting the popup on my watch.
i think this happens when you are too far from the phone and the watch loses touch with it. Apple watch would just say your phone is missing but this watch says "check app protection settings" lol
@@ilaripori6148 it is 100% this, it happens everytime im too far from my phone
@@ilaripori6148 phone is either in my pocket, or on the table next to me all day
I see one plus still hasn't gotten proper software support figured out.
It's related to when your watch loses connection with the phone, I clicked "don't show this anymore".
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Saved me a lot of searching, thanks bro
The real mvp
what's up with these comments. I am seeing a lot of them on RUclips these days
I’m sure this has been said before but “the return of frosted tech tips”
I have a Garmin Fenix 6 pro that has been exceptionally reliable for going on 5 years now, continues to receive updates and I only charge it when I defecate at home, so once-ish a day for 5-15 minutes. And when I shower, for 5-10 minutes on alternating days. It has never once died on me. I do use GPS when I hike a couple times a week, but otherwise it's off, and generally pulseox is off, but HR is always on. It's a very, very nice watch for what it is.
I also really like that it has buttons!
I have a Garmin Fenix 7S Pro and it is just so nice not having to worry about the battery as much as other smart watches. Also the fact I don't need to connect it to my phone for it to work, that part is nice too.
"By Azura, by Azura, by Azura! It's the Grand Champion! I can't believe it's you! Standing here! Next to me!"
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I've had a Huawei GT2e for a few years now and have to say that I'm impressed. At just over $100, 2 week battery life, and all the usual tracking and features and onboard storage. Just cant beat it. Was supposed to be a stopgap but 4 years later, Im still wearing it daily.
This! Similar experience with Amazfit. It's not perfect but it works good enough
agreed, have the same watch and it is still going strong. os is not the best though.
@@leonlang2505 Can you tell me more about the OS - I am interested! :D
2:15 They count my what....?
I did a double take as well
I still can't find a single watch that can beat a Garmin venu for the money, the onboard Spotify, GPS, golf and notifications have it on top tier. Along with all the monitoring. I will admit Garmin needs to do work with their app
I love my Garmin, their hardware is awesome, but they really can't do UI. The watch UI is terrible. Their GPS trackers' UI is terrible. So many nested menus and sometimes duplicated settings. It's a mess and they don't seem to be able to fix it.
I love my withings! I thought about getting a Garmin but cant pull the trigger as my watch works flawlessly 2 years in
Spotify is what I wish it could do but cant justify it for that as I dont care about gps
Garmin doesn't have wear os that's why battery lasts longer.
"I go after Apple because everyone copies their features." Shouldn't you go after the companies copying them and not making the features work instead?
Broke my Watch 4 Classic on a swim, but it is a bummer but fixing them basically coast as much as a new one..
7:20 an accelerometer inside of the watch should be able to tell how fast the watch moved, this would get them swing speed, how accurate that is is anyone's guess.
The GPS can also measure the distance compared to time he's swum. He did say it was super accurate
As far as charging overnight. I have found my smart watch batteries have stoped degrading as fast when. I stoped charging my watch overnight. I setup a smart outlet thing and set it to turn on 90 min before my alarm to charge my watch without over charging
2-4 days between charges simply isn't long enough (how Apple Watch users put up with daily charging I'll never know or understand). A smartwatch shouldn't need a charge for a week under normal use and 10-14 days with light use. Anything less is a complete waste of time - you'll have a flat battery most of the time, especially if you use it for sleep or fitness tracking.
Thats a pretty good solution but I just toss my galaxy active 2 watch in the charger when I hop in the shower and then it last me until the next morning when I take another shower 😂 I get my sleep data and it lasts all day
@@rklrkl64 It's honestly perfectly fine. They all take half an hour to an hour to charge these days. You could probably charge it enough for a day in the time between you waking up and leaving your house. And afaik, most people don't seem to want a watch in the shower, so that little bit of downtime is acceptable.
The OnePlus has smart charging. It either starts charging later while connected (and tells you it will do so) or it stops charging early (while staying connected).
Guys you have to understand that wear os eats battery no matter which watch you have. Take away wear os and your battery will last much much longer. That's how it works.
I love the IDEA of a smart watch and an activity tracker, but the reality is, I want a nice real watch and I just want a passive tracker.
I got this watch with always on display turned on. I get a reliable 2.5 days of battery life. I do sleep tracking and the option to not charge daily is awesome. When I do get beyond 2 days of use and have 30% left then I dont mind having to charge. Also, charging is plenty fast. The ease of mind this battery life gives me is worth the price.
You don't have this watch, it's not available on the market yet.
I still haven't been able to figure out a use case for getting a smart watch, for myself. I have a Polar heart rate monitor that straps around your chest, which at least at the time I bought it was more accurate than light sensors in a watch (I had a Garmin that said I was asleep while driving to work ... thankfully the watch was wrong!). I never not have my phone with me, and it can do GPS tracking when I go out for a ride on my bike. When I'm out riding, I'm listening to music or an audio book. Not anything else. I'm not texting anyone, I'm not calling anyone. It's like driving a car, I need to be aware of my surroundings at all times. I don't know, just don't see what a smart watch would give me (I have a regular watch, it never needs charged or even battery changed).
As a double XL individual, I don't care about lightweight products. I want something big enough to fit my wrist. I also just want to receive notifications from my phone.
I still watch reviews for these Wear OS watches. And in the end, I'm still not convinced. My Edifice is still my daily driver and my other Casio watch with 1 year battery life and step counter that syncs to my phone is my morning workout watch.
My Oneplus Watch 2 sits at about 82% after a 24-hour period. AOD is not enabled, but I do use it for most standard things (fitness/step tracking, sleep tracking, etc.). It generally charges back up to full in the time it takes me to take a shower and get a cup of coffee in the morning. Probably the most intensive thing I'll do with it is to play a round of golf with a GPS app enabled (honestly, it's the primary reason I have it), I can be done with a 4-5 hour round of golf and have the battery sitting somewhere around 80%.
It's not as impressive a battery life as the Ticwatch Pro 5 was, but it's basically superior in every way to it.
The Bot comments during the first 2 mins of posting are wild.
The most important advantage of dual frequency gps is that it has an easier time mapping routes between buildings and high stone walls.
Linus tracking his "strokes" is peak athleticism.
So nobody gonna call him out on that DIY hair job? 😂
No cos he's had it for like a week or 2 by this point, d brand did a sponsor but they wanted him to bleach his hair like it was back in the old days
I just got it a week back. It's really really amazing. I use extensively for workouts, running and pickleball (tennis activity). Really amazing stats and analysis. Sleep analysis also great. It has accurate sensors. Plus it's wear os , great design. Really happy to have it.
Garmin ticks all the usability boxes for me. A UI that's fully navigatable with buttons. A minimum of 1 week of battery life for regular daily use. Always on display. Easy to use in the outdoor sun. Super durable. The list goes on.
Any idea of how accurate the SpO2 is on your watch? Not knocking your watch, just curious. as a comparison I've tested my Galaxy Watch 3 many many times against hospital equipment and I've found it's never more then 1% off, a buddy of mine with a Apple Watch 6 I think has seen a 2% difference at least once again using hospital equipment as a comparison.
@@1300BlueStar I don't know honestly. The SpO2 accuracy for me wasn't a factor. It has been a while since I saw the reviews, but my guess is that it's well within those parameters.
100h is good for a WearOS / Apple Watch, but that basically kills it for me as my 3 years old rather small Venu 2S Garmin watch still manages 7 days just fine. It used to be 10 or more days when it was fresh.
"Idk how it would measure the km/h of your swim speed" With that ultra precise GPS tech you mentioned Linus
i tried swimming in a lake with a galaxy watch 5. basically no gps connection with the watch a few cm unter water.
@@marc_frank True but doesn't your wrist end up above the water when doing a swim stroke. Both breast stroke (probably once every few strokes) and crawl every other stroke (alternating arms). Just taking the positional data every few metres would be enough to do a distance/time calculation for pretty accurate info would it not?
@@NeonDerg my ~1.8km swim shows 5 position data points. including start and finish. as a result it has only recorded 1.45km.
@@marc_frank oof
"measure the km/h of your swim speed" - even CC said it was "swing speed". so no. it has nothing to do with GPS
I got this watch! Battery life with AOD is great, just slightly worse than a Garmin Venu with AOD. Heart rate tracking has been hit or miss for me, as is OHealth syncing with Strava
I absolutely love circular digital watched. I don't understand why Samsung ditched the circular aesthetic. It made their watch stand out. Oh well, guess I'm getting this now.
Samsung didn't ditched the Circular aesthetics tho.
They didn't though ... The new Ultra has squared off edges, but the display is still a circle
Samsung ditched round watches!?!? What the actual hell!? Definitely going to get a OnePlus watch once my Watch 4 Classic inevitably dies in a year or three. Watches are meant to be round. Thomas has never seen such bullshit before.
@@Psythik they didn't
Don't worry, they will be showing up with a new classic watch with a rotating bezel next year...😅
As an owner of a huawei watch gt4, it looks like a cheaper clone of it.
The gt4 lasts 2 weeks for me on battery but I don't use it for workout recordings (only sleep/heart beat/steps recording).
But you still can't have Android Play on it without jumping through hoops...
I don't think you need a turntable crown to scroll, but damn... It looks SO much like one of those, so I'm gonna feel sad realizing this isn't it! Add it OnePlus!
Bring back small and simple smartwatches like Pebble! They were cheap, the screen was always on, battery lasted forever! I don't understand how the smartwatch industry jumped so far backward since then. And they're just now starting to catch back up lol.
Holy crap the 90's called and wants the hair color back.
Dbrand video
The 90s are back, as is Slim Tippy
The features i would use from a smartwatch:
Nfc payments
Checking the time
Calendar to see my meetings
Music controls
Call and message notifications
The reasons i haven't yet bought a smartwatch:
They are humongous
They don't offer that many more features than smart bands, which are lighter and cheaper and have weeks of battery life
The Oneplus Watch 2 is my first wearable. Changed my life in a lot of ways so I probably can't give an honest review. I work a job that sometimes involves heavy lifting and cardio and sometimes not much at all. So keeping track of my physical output each day helps me know that when I have a chill day at work I should probably compensate. Helps to answer my phone and check notifications without pulling my phone out which during work is really helpful. It has the minimum set of features I would ever accept to justify getting a wearable.
I still just want an updated Pebble smartwatch. No touch screen, just physical buttons so I can use it while on my motorcycle, and Tasker integration for automation.
I ended up with a Pixel Watch 2 and I've been happy. Its very small by comparison.
I still have the very first galaxy watch. The battery lasted for a whole week. Now it still lasts a whole week if I turn it off for the night. No other smartwatch has ever come close to this. I hope it never dies on me.
Mobvoi in my opinion is one of the few "true" smartwatch manufacturers with good battery life. My Ticwatch Pro 3 lasted a week on a charge (until the battery bulged and died) and my Ticwatch Pro 5 lasts a week between charges easily. It fully charges during a shower and it only takes about 5 minutes on the charger to give me close to 50% charge.
I gotta stop you Linus. I have the OnePlus Watch 2, not the 2R, and this version, being less, specifically because of the aluminum case and no Sapphire glass is a deal breaker (especially for the $50 difference as of right now). Watches should have some weight to them. Real ones do. Saving a little bit to get this over the OnePlus Watch 2 is a shot in the foot. The aluminum will be no where near as durable as the stainless steel in the more expensive version, and this glass vs. sapphire will guarantee scratch. I'm months into my OnePlus Watch 2 and it looks perfect. I couldn't say the same for my Pixel Watch 2 which got damage within just a few days of ownership. With that said, don't sleep on either version of this watch, but I would totally recommend the 2 and not the 2R. Battery life alone is stellar.
I've been using my Pixel Watch 2 everyday for nearly a year now and frequently hit it on furniture and walls when walking past them. Hell, I've even fallen off my cycle with it on. There isn't even a scratch on mine, how did you manage, to damage yours?
@@enderduck4253 well, you must be lucky. But aluminum and gorilla glass is not more durable than stainless steel and sapphire glass
@@shoman24vits a choice. You do get premium materials on the regular. Personally I prefer the look and weight of the 2R and it's not as if the materials are terrible. I throw it around, hit walls and what not but it looks just fine.
No offense but your opinion can't really be trusted because of confirmation bias. Of course you think the watcher you bought before you knew this one existed is the best of value. It's human nature
I'm sorry but regular gorilla Glass scratches at a level 6. So it won't get scratched by common metals. Sapphire seems to be excessive. It's only going to protect you from a barely measurable amount of actual objects or materials that would scratch gorilla Glass but not sapphire. The odds of you statistically benefiting from having sapphire is quite low.
for my watch usage an easy and reliable scrolling option, even with wett or even oily fingers is mandatory. nothing beats a good old ribbon ring on that.
Linus has a Samsung smartphone, a Oneplus watch, Apple earbuds, sonos sound system. This man is as close as a techreviewer comes to non biased. :)
Sounds like OnePlus went from looking like they completely lost all of their good reputation a year ago to now suddenly putting out a lot of good stuff between their 2 flagship phones (open & 12), tablet, and now this.
Starting back up sleep tracking from my watch (Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, gotta have that rotating bezel), I've found it perfect to charge an hour or so before bed, when I get ready for bed but before actually going to bed, then put it on right before sleeping, then take it off to charge when I wake up, and by the time I'm ready for the day it's topped out at 100%
That tour took 14mins out of Linus's day. That's a lot of Linus time they got!
08:20 excuse me, but i immediatly thaught of using it as a SF communication device, finally feeling like i'm in the future !
Looks fantastic. And a smart watch I don't have to charge every night or two like all the rest? I'm intrigued...it doesn't have to completely match my Garmin's (insane) battery life (roughly three WEEKS!), but if it could actually do a week or two, I would be VERY interested in looking into it more!!
I had an early Sony Smart watch - it was great whilst I had it, rarely missed important messages - but when the charging port finally went? Couldn't go back to a smart watch - just need a watch to tell the time now!
Same! I loved early smartwatches, but they all look so lame and are awful at actually telling the time. I also got really tired of notifications and charging, and no doctor of mine has ever cared about my steps lol
To this day nothing beats pebble for notifications and ease of use. These smart watch makers keep forgetting the basics.
Given how large this thing is, have you considered just getting a case for your phone with a strap on it, and strapping it to your wrist?
Charging your watch at your desk is surely the most sensible ways to charge? That way you get full access to all the features you've paid for at the time you need them. Desk work is just dead time. If I've bought a watch with sleep tracking then bought a night stand to charge it - that just seems counterintuitive
4:40 Apple has been copying Android for 2 decades. But no one says anything about that or complains about it. Just saying 🤷♀
Apple tipically copies the good stuff from android, albeit with a huge delay. Everyone copies apple regardless if it is actually good and useful or not.
People *do* often complain about Apple "inventing" stuff that other companies have had for years. On this channel, even!
They absolutely do. You just need to take the blinders off. Apple made a big deal about widgets being on IOS finally and they got roasted by everyone that isn't a hardcore apple fan for trying to pretend like it's a new thing.
Personally I wish they would copy android and put an actual file system on their phones (Yes, I'm aware of the "files" app and it's a joke) or at least offer a better way to organize some data because trying to sort photos or other data is a nightmare.
@@kendrakirainobody says Apple invents features that existed on android. Apple innovates those features and typically makes them miles better. I’d rather have a feature delayed but works better, rather than android rushing stuff, having it never work, and then removing the feature in the near future.
WIsh that one could replace the OS with something secure.
Can you guys review the Garmin Descent mk3i? It's designed around scuba diving, but finding informative videos is difficult for anything BUT scuba diving. And most people who know that industry already know it's benefits. But it is a full smart watch for everyday use, and that part isn't spoken about much.
I heard good battery life and got excited, only to then later hear a meager 100 hours.
How is it that there are so few smart watches that do the basics well and with an actually convenient battery life like the pebble used to?
For me: Time and notifications are priority 1. Battery life is priority 2. Biometrics is priority 3.
Nowadays I use a PineTime 64. It's not super polished, but if I just want the time and notifications, I can get the battery to last nearly a month - for less than $40 shipped. I can still check my heart rate on demand, and if I need the screen always-on for a period of time I can toggle it.
Surely a large company can do better than this, though... alas, nobody has.
Can we get a smartwatch lite? Notifications, text, phone calls, timers and alarms, and all those basic duties... But without all the crazy sensors and gps and all that? Just a smart watch that has zero health monitoring.
I just use my watch for checking what texts i get before pulling my phone out of my pocket and for a timer here and there for the most part and i wear it to sleep so in the morning my wrist vibrats with my phone's alarm clock. I dont need basically any other features.
That should, in theory, give us a bery usable business or EDC whatever you want to call it watch that does the "basics" with a nice screen and bigger battery with the dame dimensions so I only have to charge it once a week and hopefully make it a $100 watch.
Maybe I'm just dreaming, but I feel it should be possible and would sell like hotcakes.
I've left my Apple Watch Ultra to move to the OnePlus Watch 2. So much more of a natural watch feeling. Actually looks like a dress watch, and feels so premium considering the price. I no longer feel like Ben10 every time I wear it outside.
Honestly I'm still wearing my very old Casio Illuminator with the steel band and I don't think I'll be switching it for another watch for a good while
Yeah it's hard to beat a Casio on anything. The only smart features a G-Shock is missing is the most annoying/useless ones
You should definitely do some Garmin reviews, especially with the new OLED forerunners. There's nothing that comes close for fitness tracking, accuracy or battery life. They're always more of a fitness watch then a lifestyle watch but still. There's garmin and there's nothing behind them for a long stretch.
3:24 I have the Galaxy watch 7 and I charge my watch at home and I use it for a sleep tracking and I get up and go to work for 8 to 10 hours and I still have a charge when I get back home. I never charge my phone while I'm out at work.
RE: Guy who charges his smart watch at his desk, I started charging mine while I shower on one of those shelf/plug/nightlight/usb combo units I got from Amazon for $15. After I'm done in the bathroom it's always more than charged enough to last me until my next shower. Should be scrubbing under where your watch sits anyway, so it's ideal for people who want 24/7 stats!
So not the main point of the video but Linus mentioned that his had started swimming a lot and was both tired and sore.
As someone who recently started swimming for fitness on 'doctors orders' I have found that while I do feel tired after I actually less sore and more flexible.
Linus has said that he worked as lifeguard so I assume he probably has reasonably good technique probably as good or better than mine.
Is it common for fit people to experience soreness when they start swimming and did I just avoid it because I was so out of shape?
oh nice, they got Billy Idol to do a watch review
I had the first gen Galaxy watch. found that while i loved setting unique watch faces, (particularly The Division as I was playing that at the time and thought it was sick), I never used it for its smart features. The fitness stuff was good, but thats on every wearable. I would read my texts, but would never send them, call, or literally use any other app on my watch. I never found it convenient and would still pull out my phone to do any of those tasks. I went back to wearing a normal watch for awhile, but eventually got a ScanWatch. tells me the health info I want to know, I can still read my texts like I like to do, but its still an "analog" watch and looks way better than any other smart watch out there. Because its not smart, I only have to charge it about once a month. Since then, no other smart watch has interested me as theres no reason for me to get one.
The ONE thing that i did love about the smart watch, was the ability to snooze my alarm from my watch haha. My ScanWatch has its own alarm, but its just basic and isnt connected to my phone alarm, though it serves my needs.
Linus: build badminton center. Also Linus: I'm more into swimming these days than badminton.
dont worry, thats why built a pool as well, though hes gonna get into biking soon
„A lot of the features are geared more towards runners and I’m more swimming AND badminton these days”
Is paying attention to the video you watch really that hard?
@@Lapos. Did you know they have jokes on the internet now ? You might want to get a sense of humor, you'll enjoy it more.
Linus is slowly turning into Bethesda's adoring fan.
Wut?
By Azura, By Azura, By Azura!! Its him! The one giving all the tech tips!
If it were a smaller watch I might be tempted. My wrists are miniscule so watches around the 40-42mm size are about right for me, this would just look a bit stupid in my wrist
Dual gps.. real Linus? It jumps of the page to you. Because you're a runner? Riight👍
As someone who plays badminton, that swing speed is nothing more than a gimmick. Most people wouldn't wear a watch on their racket hand and beginners with no technique wouldn't get anything near what they'd expect and it may probably even downplay the sport. Going for rally count is pretty cool tho but I do wonder hoe accurate it is with defending/net shots
Vessi went from waterproof to wAtEr rEaDy, damm companies motivations really go down with time, at least is a trustworthy company
Good catch😅
All of their stuff is still 100% waterproof, including these need courtside classic shoes. Not a Vessi fan. Just need to show when people spread misinformation online. @fauxtool952 No it's not a good catch. Don't listen to these smooth brain idiots.
Technically nothing is waterproof lol. So it's just being truthful
@@Alex-zi1nb fair enough, but feels like an easier cap out from the previous claims and in the way save money of the water-resistant treatment or procedure
That light sensor will to come in real handy when you can’t tell if it’s day or night. I know it sounds funny, but I have seen the real people in town that don’t know the difference.
In response to the "I'd rather have no data than something your making up", honestly made up data is fine as long as it's consistent, because you can still see a progression or regression, it doesn't really matter if it registers that 50 meter lap as 60 meters, as long as it's consistently thinks it's 60 meters, just don't go bragging to your friends about the total distance :D.
So how many years does the battery last? none?
Then thats a pass
I have never understood the issue with charging before bed to use sleep tracking. With my Apple Watch 6 I plug it in when I start getting ready for bed, changing, brushing teeth, pee and it has charged 30-40%. Then I do the same in the morning with added shower and its at 100% for the day.
This watch is an execellent deal. 12 days in basic mode? Hell yeah
Charge your watch while you're showering or pooping. There ya go. Track at the office and while sleeping.
Tin Tin found his watch - The Adventures of Tin Tin
FYI guys if you are a oneplus phone owner and get this phone - use the oneplus adaptor to charge your phone. It charges at the full 7.5 superVOOC speed (yeah that's what is says lol) It's noticeably faster, taking half the time as opposed to a normal USB pc port or something.
Haven't finished the video, but with a 10 minute charge time, you could wear that thing almost 24/7 and just charge it during shower time / morning bathroom routine.
Would love an update on this after some use. My brother needs an upgrade since his Watch5 broke. Curious if this could be a recommendation for him.
Charge time; I charge mine (Apple Watch SE) while I shower and have breakfast. Sleep tracking works fine, ready for the entire day :)
I mean, you get a $50 watch, go outside, get some sun, move around, and it'll do way more for your mind and body and your wallet than any smartwatch. It's just another thing to charge, too. I don't get it.
Nice! Affordable tho? It's over 400 canadian rubels here in Sweden.
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As always, Linus should *really* try a Garmin watch. So many of his complaints are resolved in a Garmin.
Im still sad for no watch 7 the bezel on my 4 classic has saved the screen so many times
I just bought the CMF Pro 2 an absolutely amazing watch for the price of $70. The review you guys put up made me pull the trigger and now I’m thinking I just might make this watch my Christmas wish list.
Imo, rotating crown or a rotating ring or sth else that doesn't require touching the screennfor scrolling is a must
I HATE the product photos and how misleading they are Re the watchface. I couldn't tell if it was a full digital display or a vivomove-esque hybrid. They never look so good in person and I thank videos like this for showing it.
Still love my TicWatch Pro 5. Not sure why they have such an issue with os updates, but fantastic battery life, secondary display I can see in the sun, and the rotating crown. Can't beat it for the money.
The issue is software: I had to return my Enduro because I literally had 3 Wear OS crashes every week... And after each crash I had the Time and day wrong so my calendar was wrong, the hour and day was wrong... I've waited for any update, but still, they gave up the day after the release... Still on Day 1 patch...