OnePlus - Watch 3

That's not a smartwatch, it's a fitness tracker. The OnePlus can actually go into fitness tracker mode and get a week of battery life.

I have them both and I love them both. I’ve ultimately settled on the Pixel Watch 3 because I like fitbits tracking better. But it’s a hard call, because the battery life of the OP watch 3 is crazy good

Thanks for your excellent comparison. I bought the Watch 3 a few days ago and I may return it. It is so beautiful, but a bit limited for runners... No interval training, this is disappointing for me. I'm wondering, where did you find VO2 max on the Watch 3? I cannot get it...

There’s actually been quite a few reviews that mentioned the tracking accuracy. I don’t have links to specific ones right now but there are plenty I saw over the last few days that mentioned this topic. Overall, it seems the tracking is very accurate in terms of sleep tracking, workout tracking, etc. It’s supposedly not as good as, say, the Apple Watch Ultra, but it does seem to have very good tracking, even being one of the best watches for nap detection. In terms of heart rate tracking, it’s more accurate than the Watch 2 due to some new glass and LED to help the sensor read better, but it was off by ~5 bpm in some cases compared to an ecg strap the reviewer tested it alongside with. The reviewer said this was actually very accurate based on other watches he’s reviewed.

i have the oneplus watch 3 and i like it

Thanks very much for that. It sounds like a good, objective review of the watches. I'm a (very) happy OnePlus Watch 3 user. You're right to point out the good looks of the watch. I think it looks great. I couldn't go back to constant battery anxiety, which I had with previous Wear watches.

The more I find out about PW4 the more I cherish my OnePlus Watch 3.

I was comparing between these two exactly... Bought the OnePlus Watch 3 first and spent about a week with it. Great watch but it is lacking behind the PW from a heart rate tracking perspective. It's a beautiful watch for sure and the battery life is *incredible* for Wear OS. Overall I prefer the OP W3 looks vs the Pixel Watch. Right now I am wearing the Pixel Watch 3 45mm as I returned the OnePlus Watch. I simply wanted the best HR tracking for a Wear OS watch and this is it - for now. The Pixel Watch also slides underneath button cuffs on a long sleeve shirt and just looks more svelte overall. I do wish the PW had a more protective body like the OP does. I can get 2 days out of the PW but you are struggling at the end of those 2 days. The OP Watch you could easily leave on a Friday and not come home until Monday or Tuesday and be totally fine on battery.

30 hours of battery life! These guys are getting WAY ahead of the competition here with this release! /s (For context, I am wearing a PW 3 45mm LTE right now and the battery life is just "fine" and never groundbreaking. The OnePlus Watch 3 that runs the same version of Wear OS can go for DAYS)

I agree about the difference in the health sensors and that was one of the reasons why I ultimately have the Pixel Watch on my wrist right now. I also wanted LTE and the OnePlus does not offer that here in the states. I did buy the OnePlus watch and tested it for about 2 weeks before I returned it back to them and so I feel like I have a pretty good idea of how that watch operates. I was using a 3rd party watch face the whole time and I had AOD always on except for the auto sleep mode. I could *easily* go from a Friday morning to almost Tuesday morning with that setup. I was wearing a Whoop strap at that time and so I changed the Continuous HR monitoring to the Automatic Mode. *** The other REALLY big difference, and I've tested this on many Android watches, is the Raise to Wake feature - no matter if you have the AOD on or off, that feature adds to the battery drain because the accelerometer is constantly watching to see if it needs to activate the screen. If you can turn it off, on any watch, you will see a marketed increase in battery life. *** I wear my PW 3 with the AOD set to On, except for during sleep, and I can get about ~2 days max. Because PW uses a proprietary cable I cannot leave for a long weekend with my watch and not have to also take its proprietary charging cable along with me. From a purely battery standpoint - I could leave for a long weekend with the OnePlus watch and not even have to think about taking it's charging cable with me. That may seem like a small thing but I really liked that a lot about that watch. And if you did somehow manage to drain the majority of the battery you could switch it to its low power mode OS and it would easily last for 5 days more which is incredible.

OP, may I make another suggestion for you to consider? (I'm wearing a Pixel Watch right now so don't come at me Pixel lovers) The battery life is indeed a concern on these watches. If you want Wear OS and are open to a suggestion - take a look at the OnePlus Watch 3 in the smaller 43mm size. It will be very similar in size to your Garmin Venu that you had. You can get about 3 days of battery very easily and if you switch to the battery saver mode can easily go for days longer. I had the larger 46mm size of this watch and loved it - battery life is so good - but ultimately I needed (wanted) LTE connectivity for my watch and so I got the Pixel Watch 3 45mm LTE version. It's a nice watch but battery life is not good compared to Garmin, etc. Anyways, my suggestion is to check out the OnePlus - it's a beautiful, full featured, Android watch!

Love mine. Zero issues.

Garmin is the second best choice imho. After that, it doesn't really matter. You get incredibly similar capabilities with some style differences and a pitiful battery with the rest. OPW3 is so good.

I returned my Watch 8. Went with OPW 3

It's works pretty well for me. It has great battery life, which the watch 8 did not. The health tracking feels the same as Samsung as well, which is to say, I agree that it sucks. WearOS 5 feels the same as 4, which feels the same as 3. I'm not a tech expert, but I like my OP3 better.

Many android smartwatches will cover your use case just fine and cost half that much. I one the OnePlus watch 3 and doing great but there are others.

Have you tried to set to take sleep record automaticaly? for me opw3 is pretty accurate

Same! Samsung watches were fucking shit. I had 2. Have OnePlus Watch 3 now and I'm never going back to fucking Samsung.

Get a one plus 3 watch instead. Incredible watch for the price. Battery life and performance much better than the pixel watches.

On the expensive end I can recommend the OnePlus Watch 3. The GPS track, distance, heart rate, walking speed and cadence are synced to Strava. The watch also counts the steps, but it's not synced to Strava.

Io ho avuto un gt 5 pro huawei fino a qualche giorno fa adesso da quattro cinque giorni uno One plus Watch 3 . Una cosa che non comprendo è il valore del sonno profondo. Nei giorni scorsi mi segnava carenza e ci stava ma ieri ad esempio ho dormito meglio. Su Huawei mi segnava anche fino a 2 ore di sonno profondo. Qui honuna media di 50 minuti a notte. https://preview.redd.it/kyhobew4espe1.jpeg?width=1437&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f0f11b334b7f20232472a448c98a9fb72482c45f

I have the One Plus Watch 3 and it's great with sapphire crystal, titanium bezel and 5 day battery life even with sleep breathing monitoring on.

One plus watch 3 is good. Five day battery life and GPS connects quickly

The pixel watch 3 has a 45mm build and a 41 mm build and LTE builds The 45 mm battery is just so much better but many wrists just can't fit the 45mm This is also an issue for the one plus as well as it's bigger than the pixel watch 45mm, but pixel has the choice to use a 41mm. No LTE on OPW3 even if you wanted it. Having now used Advanced GPS (dual frequency) Vs GPS (single frequency) the Dual frequency is just way better for every thing. Navigations and Fitness runs are just better on the AGPS system, which google does not use... The PW3 USA model (That then moved up north) only supports limited GPS systems were as the ROTW gets many more systems for the rest of the planet as well. The pixel is jewellery design, so to turn back to a real metal watch design costs extra. OPW3 design is not special, there are lots of watches with High crown and lower extra button. The OPW3 makes their apps booting laggy, it is planned to be, to save battery. The apps are slow to launch by design, as they have their specific design to shut down the fast CPU when apps are not in use. This means there's lag restarting the fast CPU after the watch actually enters power saving and shuts down the fast CPU. If you constantly use it, it takes a long time to disable the fast CPU. But after sleeping, and going to bed, these dual CPU builds are slow to get going in the morning. The pixel watch 3 will power save and deep sleep apps after 3 months of not using them. This includes any system app like the fit bit ECG app. so first 3 months are higher usage of battery. (Yes it seems i did not use it for over 3 months lol.) Pixel watch 3 has 5ghz AX Wi-Fi for a double edge sword, great for on charger downloads, but if it connects when not on charger to 5ghz it kills the battery fast. OPW3 only has super slow Wi-Fi for updates but can't nuke the battery too hard. NFC is on both watches and is a god send. Any watch that does not have this from now on is terrible. Lol Going back to dig out the phone or even worse the wallet will be pain full while at the till. Prices won't stay as they are if Canada gets them imported via USA first. The rest of the planet will escape this. but anything in Canada that goes through USA first expect prices are going to go up.

Im a casual runner and pool swimmer, I use my watch 3 for both. Was hesitant to use it in pool but so far so good (about 4 months use 3days/week and about 1.5km freestyle per session, tracks fine). As for running, it's top notch, very quick to acquire gps with excellent tracking. 1. Yes you can download to Spotify on the watch, pair your BT buds and go running, that's exactly what I do daily. 2. I'm not really sure. Sure you have Google maps but not sure if/how you can use it like you described. 3. I don't pay much attention to readiness but overall it seems to kinda be on point. When I dont get enough sleep and start to feel exhausted during the day my score will drop to 20 or 30 and after an afternoon nap it will climb up to 60 or so. Sleep tracking is also pretty good with realistic scores. Overall I'm extremely happy with the watch, the reviews are for real. Build quality is great, battery life is the real deal and even OHealth app is great to be honest, I don't feel I miss anything. The only things I could nitpick about is that I'd like some more watch faces (I avoid 3rd party ones, the kinda tank the battery) and I wouldn't mind if it had esim support.

It doesn't have sapphire glass and it's still rocking shit tier battery life. How is it the watch to beat? A OnePlus Watch 3 seemingly crushes it on those features and on value.

It was great at tracking fitness however I imagine it's better suited if you also have a OnePlus phone. If using Samsung like I do or something else, it doesn't really integrate very well and you have to rely on third party apps if you care about syncing data to other apps because the OHealth app isn't very good to be honest. The main drawback for me was when I restarted the watch due to an issue I had I lost all my activity data on the watch. It was of course present in the app on my phone but lost everything on the watch itself, so basically the watch doesn't sync both ways it only writes and doesn't read. I went on chat with support thinking I did something wrong and they told me to reset the watch again and so I lost everything a second time. The next support person acknowledged that it doesn't work this way so yes you would lose your data on the watch and have to start over your streaks etc. I ended up returning the watch and now have a Galaxy Ultra. Battery not as good obviously but it does everything else better and has more faces. One thing about the OP3 is yes the battery is great IF you have most things disabled. Use a third party face and it warns you that you could decrease battery by a day. Have AOD that's another 1-2 days lost etc. So essentially it doesn't last very long if you use it to its full potential and customise it how you want.

I can get 96+ hours my oneplus watch 3 on a single charge before it prompts me to kick it into low power mode (where I'll probably get another day or two out of it). And like even if it *is* on low power mode, I just lose the battery monitor and probably some other things I don't care about.

Yep. Some cons, of course, but that battery is INSANE.

Build quality and battery: OnePlus Watch 3 Software and integration: Pixel Watch 2 or 3 If you have a Samsung phone and want to stick in that ecosystem: any recent Samsung watch. You could wait for the next release as it will probably include the Watch Classic which has a rotating bezel. Edit: if you want a watch purely for workout purposes go get a Garmin watch. They have watches specialized for certain sports or all-rounders. Note that their high end all rounders are extremely expensive.

Garmin is better for longer battery life and more apps e.g. proper strava, runna, etc. but I find OnePlus Watch 3 is good enough for Garmin's strengths and way stronger on Garmin's weaknesses.

I think the sleep tracking accuracy is good, but I dont't like that it counts sleeping between 8pm - 8pm. https://preview.redd.it/plbo69kzr8oe1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a445b0f5b0a99eaa667af5f5122ea2728bd9698e I'm working in different shifts and every other week I go to sleep somewhere after 7pm. The watch counts that I've been taking a 25min nap before 8pm and then I'm one minute awake and start my night sleep... I wake up at 3:30 so the watch says I can't get more then 7,5h of sleep per night, even if I sleep 9h. I haven't found a setting where I could chance this.

Yeah it is accurate but the problem is that the watch thinks that peoples cant go to sleep before 8pm :D If i go to sleep for 8 hours at 6pm, it says that i took a 2h nap and after 8pm it counts it as a night sleep for 6 hours. The sleeping points will never be over 90 because it says that i havent slept enough.

I can answer 1 and 3 1. Yes 3. I don't understand it. It seems like a random metric that goes up and down during the day. Garmin's Body battery goes up when you rest and down throughout the day. It also dropped and stay low when you got sick.It was much clearer and made more sense. It was actually useful. Mind and body isn't. Having switched from Garmin to the OnePlus 3 recently, if anyone really wants fitness metrics and features go with Garmin. I had Garmin for 10 years or so from the forerunner to the Fenix to the epix pro. I switched because I wanted to try wearos again. I stayed because having some of the apps is convenient for me on a day to day. If you don't like the venu 3, look at the forerunner line. I disagree that the venu looks like a piece of plastic. My wife has the 3s and it looks nice. The OnePlus works fine for a casual athlete but even still it is missing even some very basic fitness features.

Yes, it's plastic. What I meant was it didn't look like "cheap" plastic. My wife has the gold 3s and it looks good but I can see the fully black looking a bit...basic. The OnePlus 3 is a great watch. I just really wish they added a few key things but it doesn't seem like OnePlus really provides any updates.

No lap button for running activities, no rest button for strength training, no log of total calories burned in the OHealth app. I can go on.

I have them both and agree with most of the details they are putting forward, however I haven't seen any in-depth reports (link me if so please!) on the OpW3 so saying the PW is much better is an unknown really. The Quantified Scientist does gush about the PW3 and chances are it will be so much better, but until he tests it I'm happy ro keep the OpW3 on my wrist for the time being

I am going with the OnePlus 3 Watch because I don't like the new design of the 8 series. The Pixel 4 looks interesting but not sure what the final product will be like.

I'm using it to track my runs, switch from the Galaxy Watch 4 classic. I had the 42mm model, this one is 46mm, I quite like the slightly bigger form factor though. It's not disturbing or anything like that. Pro: \- GPS is way better, on the same track, the Samsung "lost" about 100m after each lap \- battery life is a no brainer for the OP3 \- no (Samsung) bloat, NO BIXBY, no proprietrary payment system you need to work around \- it also seems to be more strict on the sleep quality calculation, body energy level measurement (which I think is sort of BS anyway, but Garmin has it as well) \- tracking a hike session will not drain the watch in just 2 hours (like wtf Samsung?) \- I also like the NFC chip placement, it's on the upper part of the watch, so you don't have to twist your hand to pay (if worn on the left hand, ofc) \- I also like that Google Wallet doesn't enforce the screen lock, with the Samsung I had to apply screen lock, just for installing Wallet, and on top of that, it barely worked Con: \- Samsung's watch manager app is way better \- no rotating bezel (just a functional, rotating crown) Another weird thing is that Google Fit on the watch usually counts more steps than the OHealth app.

I'd say go for the OnePlus Watch 3, it has Garmin-like battery life with all the WearOS goodies. edit: the OHealth app also provides a lot of stats for my runs, but the watch in general is a bit more strict when it scores your sleep or calculates the burned calories, etc. I had a GW4 classic, compared to that the calorie consumption for the same workout is always less by a good 10-20% (not sure which is more accurate)

I ended up buying the same watch after all. I use the watch while sleeping. It was at 100% charge, and when I woke up, it was already at 93%. Does it consume a lot for you too? But I noticed that Google Play services are at the top when I check battery usage. Can we delete apps for better performance? Do you have any tips to optimize the watch? I switched from Apple to Samsung, so I’m a bit lost haha. Also, excellent review by the way!

I ended up buying the same watch after all. I use the watch while sleeping. It was at 100% charge, and when I woke up, it was already at 93%. Does it consume a lot for you too? But I noticed that Google Play services are at the top when I check battery usage. Can we delete apps for better performance? Do you have any tips to optimize the watch? I switched from Apple to Samsung, so I’m a bit lost haha. Also, excellent review by the way!

I have the One Plus 3 watch. Just this week had another update.

Good morning. The vibration works just fine. Have several different setting of vibration (from a simple buzz, to continuously) . All very noticeable.

I just went back to my Watch Ultra 2024 to pair with my Fold 7. It has been about 2 days and so far I am considering going back to my OnePlus Watch 3 mostly for the 3-5 days batter life compared to the Watch Ultra 1.5 days with routines on for AOD off at home and AOD on for 12hr work shift and all health features on; and the ease that I can top off when I need to. I think both are great watches but the Watch 3 doesn't really need to be in a specific ecosystem to function compared to the Watch Ultra losing features with a non-samsung phone. I'm probably gonna try to factory reset it and see if I can squeeze at least a full 2-2.5 day battery life with the Ultra and decide from there.

As someone who has Watch 3, Galaxy Watch Ultra (Owned a Galaxy Watch 7 before) and Garmin Forerunner 970 (and other Garmins), I feel qualified to help you out here. All watches have different priorities. Let me try to break things down by section. **Sleep Tracking** All ecosystems are good at sleep tracking. Garmin can be somewhat annoying if you tend to wake up in the middle of the night because it only counts the first part of the sleep as sleep and the second part as nap, but its not a huge deal in practice. The accuracy is pretty much same on all of them from my experience and they all do a good job at nap detection. **Size & Weight & Comfort** While I have not used the Garmin Venu, my experience with Garmin watches has been really good when it comes to comfort. Even my Fenix 8 felt comfortable to wear while sleeping. The OnePlus seems like a big watch on paper (similar dimensions to Galaxy Watch Ultra) but it feels much smaller and comfortable on wrist compared to Galaxy Watch. The new classic is supposed to be even thinner so it should be more comfortable. **Workouts** All watches do great on workout tracking, however Garmin takes the cake when it comes to a more fitness focused ecosystem. The OnePlus has an amazing app and tracks workout specific metrics like VO2 max, GCT, Vertical Oscillation, GCT Balance and a lot more (almost on par with Garmin) and presents the information in a much more understandable format even compared to Garmin. It's probably my favorite app out of the 3. Garmin has much more robust ecosystem where it will track things like training readiness, weather acclimation etc along with features like race time predictor, really good built in running coach etc. I have not tried the new running coach on the Galaxy Watches yet so cannot speak for that. One area where the Garmin ecosystem easily wins is strength workouts at the gym. You can quickly record your reps and sets without having to tell the watch what kind of workout it is, and the watch does a great job at figuring out which workout it was (chest press, triceps pull down etc). Not just that, at the end of the workout, it will show you a nice graphical heatmap of which muscles you used. Strength training is pretty barebones for the other ecosystems as they only track active calories and heart rate. **Calls** All watches are good at this. I cannot speak for the Garmin Venu, but calls work great on Fenix 8 and Forerunner 970. **Controlling Music** Similar situation here, all watches are good at this. **Design & Styling** This is where we see another big contrast between the designs. The OnePlus Watch 3 is probably one of my favorite smart watches out there when it comes to the looks. Its the perfect blend of function and form. The default band it comes is very comfortable and looks sporty for runs and workouts, but since it takes the good ol' 22mm pin, you can pair it with a tons of freely available watch bands out there. The built in watch faces are pretty amazing too, specially in always on display mode. This is the only smartwatch I feel comfortable wearing in formal business settings (paired with a clean watch face and leather strap). I have not seen the Galaxy Watch Classic in person yet, but from videos and images it looks like it would fit well in formal settings as well. The only caveat with the Samsung ecosystem is that the built in watch faces are a bit cartoony (although they are very customizable), but thats usually not a problem as the app store has a ton of options to choose from. Garmin watches are usually function over form, but the Venu 3 looks great in person. Garmins give off more of an athlete look, but I think the Venu is subtle enough that it can be used in any situation. While there are a lot of bands available for Garmins quickfit system, the availability is not as good as the 22mm pin in OnePlus. *(Continued In Comments...)*

*(Continued...)* **Garmin** **Pros:** Garmin has some of the best algorithms in any smart watch out there and this is the reason they are worth the high cost compared to others. They work with elite athletics companies like FirstBeat for their stress tracking, body battery etc. They are also one of the few smartwatches out there that have full continuous stress tracking, which is one of the big reasons I wear Garmins as daily drivers most of the time. The granularity is so good that you can see changes in your stress levels immediately after drinking coffee, driving, drinking alcohol etc. This is also the only "stress" metric that actually correlates to how I feel from my experience (the one on Samsung is all over the place, OnePlus mind and body metric is good but only updates once every 30 minutes). The body battery is amazing as well. They support detailed fitness metrics for almost any sport out there (but Venu might have some limitations here). Garmins are sports watches or body computers first and smart watches second, and this is a part of why most world class athletes trust Garmin for their fitness goals. The battery life is another big pro for Garmins as they tend to last in days and weeks instead of hours like others. Another big pro for Garmin is how customizable the watch faces are, specially third party ones (Amazing developers like GreenBlack). There is a huge list of metrics Garmin provides that are readily accessible on your watch face. **Cons:** Since they are body computers first and smart watches second, some smart watch functionality can be lacking. They do have an app ecosystem using the ConnectIQ store, but apps are mostly health focused and lacking compared to Wear OS. Good thing is that they do support third party watch faces and there are a lot of good options out there. The looks can be subjective and you will get much more premium materials for similar price with the other watches. **My Recommendation** Considering all the constraints you mentioned and your priorities, I would recommend the **OnePlus Watch 3** for you. It's blend of functionality, premium materials, killer looks, amazing battery, great health tracking and apps and the more accessible pricing makes it an ideal choice for you. I would also consider going with the Garmin Venu instead if health tracking and body metrics are your highest priority. Garmin also tends to support devices for much longer, so this might be a good option if you are planning on keeping the watch for a long time. Another thing I would look into is last generation Galaxy Watches like the Galaxy Watch Ultra from 2024. It's literally the same watch as the one of 2025, with the only differences being the amount of storage (32gb vs 64gb). The ones from 2024 are selling for half price in some outlets so I would keep an eye on that. I hope this was useful, and best of luck with your decision!

Always happy to help. I have a similar sized wrist and the watch fits well in my wrist. The watch feels smaller than what the specs make you think sure to the unique design with curved side on the right and small bezel.

I’ve owned the Fenix 8 in the past, currently use the Forerunner 970 for workouts, and also have the OnePlus Watch 3 for daily wear. I just responded to another similar post with a detailed answer here that compares these two, would recommend checking that out for detailed thoughts: [https://www.reddit.com/r/WearOS/comments/1mgip0r/comment/n6q98mb/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web3x&utm\_name=web3xcss&utm\_term=1&utm\_content=share\_button](https://www.reddit.com/r/WearOS/comments/1mgip0r/comment/n6q98mb/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) TLDR: **OnePlus Watch 3** Best Wear OS watch I’ve used. 3-4 days battery even with AOD, ultra-fast charging, premium materials, and native Google Wallet. It nails the smart features and does pretty good on health features. Only tradeoff: reduced battery with 3rd-party watch faces. **Garmin (Fenix/Epix)** Unbeatable for health tracking. Real-time stress, body battery, and recovery are legit. Battery lasts *weeks*. But it’s a fitness tool first, smart features feel dated, not as fluid as the other watch and third party app support is lacking. **My take:** Use OnePlus for smart features, notifications, and daily life. Use Garmin when you care about accuracy and depth in fitness data. I rotate between them depending on my current goals. If I had to pick one it would be OnePlus Watch 3.

Its more than sufficient, and better than Garmin in some ways. For example, on runs, it presents some metrics like GCT balance in much more understandable format. The Watch 3 also tracks workout specific metrics like VO2 max during runs and stroke rate and number of strokes during rowing sessions. Where the Garmin shines is having built in suggestions and training coaching. But the beauty of Wear OS is that you can add third party apps for training or coaching like FitBod, Hevy, Nike Run Club etc and extend on the functionality of the watch. Garmin has this too with ConnectIQ but the quality and quantity of apps available on Wear OS is much higher than Garmin.

The only thing that is not unlocked from what I read is the ability to use it in camera that it's tied only to OnePlus phones. But I can still move around in my phone on Android 14 from the OPW3 remote app and that wasn't mentioned in any review. I don't know about galaxy watches as I bought my first wearos this year.

Yes you can install a third party app to control your camera that's the solution too of course. I talked about the inbuilt app in the watches that should work only with OnePlus phones but it works even with mine non OnePlus android phone in some way.

What you mention about the training loads is a bit weird. You don't mean the heart rate zones right because that's there and you can see it both live and on the report after. You can also pause the workout and even auto-pauses when you are running and stay stationary for a bit for example. Sure the Garmin has a few more advanced features but I am really happy to see the OPW3 stays that close on the basic stuff. Especially heart rate monitoring is super important to me.

Pixel watch is better if you don't have a galaxy. But look at the Onewatch 3 too. Great watch and the battery life is much, much better than the two you mentioned or the apple watch.

Hi all, Got my OnePlus Watch 3 recently, and I’ve always wondered how it would compare to my Garmin Fenix 7 for fitness tracking — since fitness is a big thing for me. --- Run Summary Distance: 4.39 km (OnePlus) vs 4.40 km (Garmin) Time: 25:59 vs 25:55 Average Pace: 5:55/km vs 5:53/km Best Pace: 4:11/km vs 4:34/km Max Speed: Both 12.3 km/h --- Heart Rate Average HR: 176 bpm (both) Max HR: 187 bpm (OnePlus) vs 192 bpm (Garmin) Min HR: 154 bpm vs 156 bpm --- VO₂ Max OnePlus Estimate: 41 Garmin Estimate: 45 Lab-tested VO₂ Max: 44.5 → Garmin is closest to lab --- Running Dynamics Cadence (avg/max): 168 / 200 spm (both) Stride Length: 1.01 m (both) Vertical Ratio: 8.6% (both) Ground Contact Time: 266 ms (both) --- Power & Respiration Power (Garmin): Avg 332 W, Max 430 W Power (OnePlus): Avg 283 W, Max 460 W Breathing Rate: Avg 42 bpm (both) Min/Max Respiration: 21 / 54 bpm (both) --- Recovery & Training Recovery Time: 46 min (23 min intense) — both Stamina (OnePlus): Start 100%, End 66% Aerobic Effect: 4.1 (OnePlus), 4.4 (Garmin – Threshold) Anaerobic Effect (Garmin only): 1.8 Training Load (Garmin only): 138 --- Conclusion VO₂ Max Accuracy: Garmin is more accurate (closer to lab) Both watches track key stats very well Garmin Fenix 7 leads in training feedback, power data, and clarity OnePlus Watch 3 holds up surprisingly well — especially for a lifestyle-focused smartwatch that also looks better One big con for me: OPW3 doesn’t show training loads (low/high aerobic, anaerobic) — which is huge for me. I split my training into HIIT, Zone 2, sprints, and weight lifting based on those metrics. I’ll use it for another week or so and decide whether to send it back. Honestly feels weird wearing something else after having my Garmin daily for the last 1.5 years.

Update after a few days; missing the workout functionalities. 1. You can't pause the watch to take a rest between sets. 2. The watch doesn't give you training loads, which is basically how I scheduled my workouts. 3. The step counter seems to be a bit on the exciting side , shows more than I actually do I think. 4. It doesn't show any in depth details regarding training stress, recovery time. 5. Great screen 6. Looks great. 7. I thought it would show the video feed of my Google nest cams when I got notified. It doesn't. 8. WearOS features are good. Debating on sending it back tbh..

I am missing the workout functionalities of my garmin.. Training loads, more insights.. However this watch looks better, has better functionalities regarding smart features. Not sure what to do..

I am missing the workout functionalities of my garmin.. Training loads, more insights.. However this watch looks better, has better functionalities regarding smart features. Not sure what to do..

I am missing the workout functionalities of my garmin.. Training loads, more insights.. However this watch looks better, has better functionalities regarding smart features.

I did send the OnePlus watch 3 back. It is good if you are mainly into running and are an average person who doesn't really take working out seriously. Pace is spot on I'd say compared with my Garmin. I just didn't like the app and the metrics it provides, I was missing training loads, acute loads, VO2 max was off by a few points. My lab results tell me that my Garmin was very close though.. You will never get the same what Garmin provides from the OnePlus watch 3, I debated myself for a few days before sending it back. If you just run casually, don't do weight lifting much or don't care about all of that. Get the watch. Also the app is not so good haha. It provides however great basic metrics. I never took my Garmin off in the last 2 years, so it was super difficult for me. Which Garmin do you have?

Yeah, Android wear is cool with all the apps you can download. Google maps is handy, replying to texts in a pinch, taking phone calls (which there is no 5G/LTE version where you could use it without your phone, pity..) you need your phone nearby to use the device, which makes it kinda useless. Apple has been doing great regarding this matter, you can just leave your phone at home. My Fenix 7 gets around 18 days with good use, daily workouts etc. Love not thinking about charging it every 3-5 days. What's the reason you want Android wear? if you have a Fenix 8 it is the best of both worlds imo. You can answer phone calls and still use a Garmin with the Fenix 8. I found no use other than answering calls and texting from the OPW3, maps, also Google pay. It doesn't show the video feed from my cameras, when a notification popped up which was also something I'd hope it would do. Return policy is great tbh, I did send it on a Tuesday and they already processed it by Friday and got my money back.

What is your reasoning behind this? In all honesty I'm curious. I've had the watch for over a year now and I think it is good regarding fitness tracking (haven't had another fitness tracker before so...)

The 2 works great for me. The 3 looks nice but it's not tracking sleep-related things as accurately (or at all).

OnePlus Watch 3 for build quality and battery life. For everything else, Pixel Watch and Galaxy Watch (wait for their new gens in the next 1-2 months)

I've given up on the Strava Wear OS app as it constantly stops recording for me when running, cycling or on elliptical ... Have tried on Ticwatch 3 & 5 and now the OnePlus Watch 3. I now use the manufacturer health app on the watch (Ohealth for OnePlus) and have the sync to Strava on ... Works flawlessly. No maps though!

I am and I'm quite happy with it, but my requirements are quite basic. I exercise regularly and am quite fit, but I'm just doing it for health and wellbeing and am not training for anything. That said I have an irrational dislike of inaccurate data (what's the point of tracking inaccurate data??) and I do find the watch to be pretty accurate. I have a regular 5k route and I know exactly where my old Garmin and Apple Watch would say I've finished - the OP3 is consistently within 20 meters either side of that. HR is exactly what I expect to see when doing steady state cardio, and it picks up the peaks and troughs quite well when strength training. The battery will easily last when I take it on an all day hike (haven't actually tested that yet but it obviously will). It also does recovery estimates, VO2 Max, 'advanced' running metrics like vertical oscillation etc... Basically, if you're happy with accurate but basic tracking you'll be happy with this watch. If you want the more advanced stuff then probably not...

This looks like a great and fair assessment. I charge my OnePlus watch 3 for about 15 mins in the morning whilst I'm getting ready for work. Sometimes I forget and it's not a big deal if I skip several days and I have AOD

Serious question, is the One Plus Watch 3 not a contender here? Disclosure, I have one with my S25 Ultra and am very pleased

Oneplus Watch 3 is the king still. Battery life is unreal

Does anybody know what we can expect of future updates for this watch? New functions, or other improvents? I am testing it a week now. Battery is the best function of it. Other things good but not on top in my opinion. A weird welnessfunction i would like to understand. Also testing Xiaomi watch 2, 120 euro's cheaper than the Oneplus. Not bad at all, but sleep tracking is way off. Which one of the two should you keep?

Own the OP watch 3 for just over 2 weeks and is a fantastic watch. Battery life is bonkers for a wear OS device. IMO it looks very slick too.

Yes is the 46mm and wrist diameter is 18cm. I use it for notifications, sleep tracking, gym workout tracking and just as a regular watch replacement I guess. Had galaxy watch 4 classic before for the last 4 years and charging it daily was good enough for all of those things (didn't sleep track with that one) but this is better in all aspects while looking much nicer.

Personally, I find the GPS tracking not very good. There are a lot of tracking errors and, ultimately, big differences in distances. When running 11.1 km on Garmin and 10.5 km on OW3, a 600m difference over such a short distance is a lot... In its current state, it's unusable for running. Heart rate monitoring is very sensitive to movement, so it's not much better for running; the heart rate sometimes seems fixed. When walking and at rest, it seems more consistent. For me, the sports section isn't up to scratch, and it's a shame for a dual-frequency GPS and an "improved" section for running...

I'll come back to my opinion a bit. After several days of use, the watch has improved considerably. I think it took time for the pedometer to calibrate based on my steps, and maybe it was something else with the GPS, I don't know. In the end, my running results are much more accurate. Over my last three runs, this is what I've achieved compared to the Coros Pace Pro: \- 10.51 km and 333 elevation gains (Watch3) - 10.60 km and 344 elevation gains (Coros) \- 20.01 km and 630 elevation gains (Watch3) - 20.04 km and 663 elevation gains (Coros) \- 21.20 km and 208 elevation gains (Watch3) - 21.09 km and 218 elevation gains (Coros) In the end, the GPS track matches my route much better, and the distances are more than accurate. I don't really know the difference between the OnePlus and the Coros, which is more reliable in terms of distance and GPS tracking. Regarding the heart rate sensor, it's more or less reliable, like all watches (I was particularly disappointed in this regard with the Fenix ​​8...). Still have minor issues with pace variation on the OnePlus, but it's better than before, probably related to the pedometer calibration, which has been improved over time. So I think the watch is perfectly adequate for amateur running. However, there aren't really any analysis tools like those on the Coros, Garmin, and Suunto. Tracking training will be complicated without a dedicated watch. Among the dissatisfactions, there's no HRV measurement as part of a tracker, only one dial with 5 metrics to choose from, the rest is imposed by the watch. (Not cool) The OnePlus is truly a complete watch with incredible battery life. For now, I'm completely satisfied with it, and I don't regret my purchase. I've tested many Android Wear watches, and honestly, this is the one that does the best job on a daily basis. I hope it gets even better in the future!

I just wish the thing didn't have those narrow-ass 18mm lugs. It should have been at least 20mm, if not 22mm.

My OPW3 is not tracking awake time during sleep. This has happened for the first 2 nights I've worn it. My PW3 (on other wrist to compare) does pick up the awake times which was 45 mins last night, and 1.5hrs the night before..

It missed 45 mins awake time last night, and 1.5hrs the night before for me, directly compared to my PW3 on other wrist. I was 100% awake during that time..

My OPW3 is not tracking awake time during sleep. This has happened for the first 2 nights I've worn it. My PW3 (on other wrist to compare) does pick up the awake times which was 45 mins last night, and 1.5hrs the night before..

It missed 45 mins awake time last night, and 1.5hrs the night before for me, directly compared to my PW3 on other wrist. I was 100% awake during that time..

Big meh, I had one - had the Galaxy 6 classic before that. The battery life was not great (<2 days) with AOD on. Yes apple watch is worse, but I replaced the 7 with a One Plus watch 3 and get just over 5 days which makes a huge difference. Besides that, it does everything I need or want it to for a smart watch (other than ECG not being activated in Canada). I also use a Samsung, and the One Plus integrates perfectly with it.

I switched from the Galaxy watch 7 to OnePlus 3 watch and love it - battery life is SO MUCH BETTER.

If u want WearOS the best watch is the OnePlus watch 3. It last 5 days off the charger, 14 -16 days in battery saver mode

OnePlus watch 3 is still the watch to beat

Get the OnePlus watch 3 then. It lasts roughly a week, and if u put it on battery saver it can last about 14 days

I would highly recommend buying oneplus watch 3! I got it 3 weeks back and its been amazing ! Great battery life and great performance !

Sleep tracking is bad on most watches. Just a simple trick: when you wake up and feel well rested you had a good night sleep. You don't need a watch for that ;-) To me things like steps counting is more 'important'. And that's where there is a really big downside for me with regard to the OPW3, the Ohealth app doesn't count steps on its own. So when you go outside without the watch but with your phone, steps are not counted. When wearing the watch but you're walking with a stroller steps are not counted. For me as a father of a 10 month old daughter, I walk quite a lot, but most of the steps are not counted. I therefore started using Google fit for a more accurate count of my daily steps.

I switched from a Pixel Watch 2 to a OnePlus Watch 3 and frankly the OPW3 is the current WearOS watch to beat based on battery life alone. If the Pixel Watch could hit an actual battery life of 3 days without being totally hamstrung only then would it be in the running. Some additional focus on materials wouldn't go amiss either as the stainless steel and sapphire glass of the OPW3 almost feel like a necessity at this point. Really the only upside the PW has is in software.

I'd debate this, the sensors in my OPW3 seem just as accurate as my PW2. Before he PW4 which literally only just released the OPW3 had it somewhat better due to dual band GPS. The OPW3 definitely has real time heart rate tracking too, and it can last 5 days on one charge whilst doing it.

While I wouldn't be surprised if the Pixel Watch has better accuracy, the OPW3 has real-time heart rate tracking and dual band GPS as well.

One plus watch 3.

No they don’t. One plus watch 3 has 2 chips. Or did you not read about that part?

It lasts 5 days. You clearly haven’t used it.

I disagree. The one plus watch 3 runs 2 chips. It lasts 5 days with everything enabled and charges very fast. There is more outside of Apple, depending on what the watch ultra 3 unveils this week will determine my path for tech. Apple has billions of r and d at their disposal and has settled on 19 hours for 10 series and 36 for the ultra, they can do better.

I went to the gym with my OP3 yesterday for first time. Untill now been using a Garmin Venu 2, and the heart rate was always very close to when I tested on the machines with the hand sensors. The OP3 yesterday was WAY OFF!!!  About 25/30 beets lower. It was recording about 100 calories less burnt during a 45 mun cardio workout. Absolutely love the watch, but if it can't get the basics right it's pointless. Sending straight back tomorrow.

UPDATE , I WAS WRONG!!!!!!! Didn't want to give up on the watch because it's looks so great. I tried a few more workouts starting with some walks. I wore a polar H10 chest strap also and my Garmin. Turns out the OPW3 was very close to the H10 with HR accuracy. So today I went to the gym , did a mixture of treadmill running and cross trainer. Again wore all 3 options and again OPW3 very close to the H10. Always within a couple of beats and mostly spot on. So, I'm keeping it for now

It is a great watch but their health app sucks ass!

for fitness and health accuracy, Pixel watch (4). For battery life, oneplus watch 3. Samsung is the jack of all trades between these. But I hate the latest design tbh.

Got my oneplus watch 3 for 165$ from AliExpress during the "back to school" sale. Probably you could find similar pricing when 11.11 sale drops. Удачі👍

A bit expensive, and leans towards more smart features but I use a OnePlus Watch 3 which has a superb badminton mode. Swing speed, drives, type of play style whilst it may not be that accurate it's still probably one of the best watches for badminton if you can handle the fact that the sensors may not be as accurate as some Garmin watches etc

Oneplus, that's not even a question, xiaomi battery sucks, apps suck, health and fitness tracking suck. It is pretty, but not a good use of money

I tried the OnePlus watch 3, and its Heart Rate accuracy was not that great. I found the Pixel Watch 3 to have much more accurate Heart Rate (compared to a 3 lead ECG monitor and a Polar H10).

I can start my car from my watch and run several useful apps. They're different. I can put my OnePlus 3 in fitness mode and get 16 days battery life. Also, how much does the Garmin cost since they're pretty much the same thing? Edit: to address your edit, then you can use OnePlus in rtos mode and still get all the Garmin features, an even longer battery life, and save enough money to buy a smart watch for your entire immediate family

My wrist circumference is 17.5 cm and I wear the larger version of the oneplus watch 3. It fits and I like it. The wearing comfort of this watch is fantastic. I don't really notice them, that was my biggest concern with the sleep tracking, but you don't really feel that you're wearing a watch. But that could also be very individual. In case you haven't noticed, the smaller version of the watch also has fewer features. You will get what you want with this watch except for one thing. Tracking the heart rate during strength training is a problem for most watches because the heart rate is not continuous but changes quickly. The Oneplus isn't really capable of delivering good values for strength training either.

One Plus Watch is my new favorite! You cant beat it for the money.

One Plus gives you 14 days on Power Save.

pretty much everything outside of wear os will give you that - but if you want to stay within wear os then your best option is a oneplus (up to 4-5 days or you can switch over to their own operating system and get up to 16 - though no access to google services including any installed apps/watch faces). There is also amazfit, fitbit, xiaomi, garmin, coros, polar, suunto, and huawei where you will get +7 days and in most cases somewhere between 10-16 days. Of course there is also the garmin instinct 2 or 3 solar - assuming you don't mind a b&w mip screen, and get up to 3hrs of 50k lux light per day - based on your usage you may not have to charge the battery for years....

I like the OnePlus Watch. Appearance, size and weight ticks all boxes. But I can't retire my AmazFit Balance still gets 2 Weeks of battery life, with everything turned on. It Has all the workout routines I need and it's accurate. It runs Zepp OS, don't really care and both Android & IOS Zepp apps are feature rich. I've never had a single issue with the Balance.

If you're on an android phone get the OnePlus watch and swap out the band for a mesh bracelet. https://preview.redd.it/4r55g7q1elnf1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3cf1872c3e6c197f2eec54de4f3d0598ac112b76