OnePlus Watch 2 Review: The all-around smartwatch evolves again

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2024-06-28 10:31PChome official account

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01 OnePlus Watch 2nd generation, as the first Android full smart watch for young people, continues the round dial design, and the 1.43-inch AMOLED screen has an excellent display effect.

02 In terms of hardware, OnePlus Watch 2 is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 + Hengxuan 2700's 4nm+12nm industry-top configuration, with high performance and long battery life.

03 At the technical level, OnePlus Watch 2 supports watch navigation, real-time viewfinder, smart car key and other functions to meet the needs of daily life.

04In addition, the watch has been comprehensively upgraded in terms of sports and health, including 8-channel heart rate + 16-channel blood oxygen dual flagship combination and self-developed algorithm model.

05Overall, OnePlus Watch 2 is already the first echelon level of Android smart watches, giving a high-quality score of 90 points.

Technical support is provided by Tencent Hybrid Model

It has been back to OnePlus Nord in October 2022 when OnePlus last released a smartwatch product. If you want to talk about the orthodox digital series, the release of the OnePlus Watch 1st generation is already a matter of 2021. After a lapse of three years, OnePlus has brought us the OnePlus Watch 2 generation, so how does the OnePlus Watch 2, which is known as "the first Android full smart watch for young people", perform? Is it a "nesting doll" product of OPPO Watch? Let's experience it together.

Let's start from the outside,OnePlus Watch2Continuation of the essence of OnePlus digital series watches,It still adopts a round dial design,1.43Inch AMOLED screen doesn't have to worry about the display effect at all,Even if it's noon when the sun is shining in Beijing now,You can clearly see the content on the screen outdoors。

OnePlus has cleverly added tick marks similar to those of traditional mechanical watches around the watch screen, which not only perfectly avoids the wide black edges of the screen, but also significantly improves the overall visual aesthetics of the watch.

In the middle frame, OnePlus Watch 2 uses a high-strength metal middle frame, and the screen is in the inner potential middle frame, which can achieve a better impact resistance effect.

On the right side, OnePlus Watch 2 does not choose the popular digital crown, but uses two physical buttons as a replacement, with the scale marks on the dial, it does have some traditional mechanical watch style.

The official standard strap is made of fluoroelastomer, but unlike rubber straps from other brands, the strap of the OnePlus Watch 2 is noticeably more delicate and soft to the touch. And the overall weight of the fuselage is controlled at about 60g, which will not feel light like a toy on the wrist, and will not fall too much.

The comfort level alone is one of the best in its class.

In terms of hardware, OnePlus, as a brand that has been focusing on extreme performance since its debut, is naturally unambiguous on the OnePlus Watch 2. The Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 + Hengxuan 2700's 4nm + 12nm industry-top configuration is already industry-leading. As a product of the OPPO series, it also has the blessing of UDDE dual-engine hybrid technology 3.0, so that high performance and long battery life can be seamlessly switched, further improving the comprehensive experience.

In a few days of experience, the OnePlus Watch 2 can be set to full smart mode, and you can get close to 4 days of battery life, which is already much better than most smart watches. In the light intelligent mode, this data will increase exponentially, and the official light intelligent mode battery life is 12 days, basically short-distance business trips or travel without additional chargers, reducing a charging burden.

Such a powerful hardware configuration naturally needs more excellent functions to form a perfect match, so at the functional and technical level, OnePlus has made a lot of efforts to make OnePlus Watch 2 truly "the first Android full smart watch for young people".

The first is the watch navigation, which is also the function I use most often in my daily cycling or running. In the past, although some watches can also realize map navigation, but only simple text prompts, such as "turn left xx meters ahead", etc., in some unfamiliar areas or areas with more complex road conditions, pure text prompts can not achieve accurate guidance.

Therefore, on the OnePlus Watch2, there is a panoramic map navigation with a superimposed map, which is exactly the same as the navigation method we see on our mobile phones, and even users can quickly locate their own location or enlarge/reduce the map scale, with the help of an independent network of eSIM, you can achieve accurate navigation without relying on your mobile phone.

Then there is the watch to take pictures,This function is currently the best experience is Apple's Apple Watch,Most of the past Android watches only have simple photo buttons,Can not be used as remote monitoring。

On the OnePlus Watch 2, a new real-time viewfinder has been added, even if you are a distance away from the phone, you can still see the framing angle of the phone through the watch screen, and you can freely adjust your position or posture, so you don't have to go back and forth between the phone again and again, and easily take group photos.

However, the OnePlus Watch 2 is currently limited to monitoring and adjusting the shutter timing, and it is not yet possible to switch the front and rear lenses through the watch or click on the focus, adjust the focal length and other functions like the Apple Watch, and there is still a lot of room for improvement in the future.

There is also the smart car key function, with the rise of more and more domestic new energy vehicle brands, OnePlus Watch 2 can also be used as a smart car key for brands including ideal, zero run, BYD, Maverick electric, Nine Travel and other brands, if it is an ideal or zero sports owner, you can also realize the remote opening of the door/window and air conditioner through the watch, charging status and vehicle location query, and you can easily get on the car without the help of a mobile phone.

With the blessing of the eSIM function, the functions such as map navigation and car keys mentioned above can be used independently from the mobile phone network. Users can also download music apps, payment apps, and even sports and travel apps, making the OnePlus Watch 2 an independent "small screen individual" on the wrist, providing convenience for our lives.

In terms of sports and health, the OnePlus Watch 2 has also been upgraded in an all-round way. First of all, the sensor at the back of the watch has been upgraded to a dual flagship combination of 8-channel heart rate + 16-channel blood oxygen, and it has a built-in self-developed algorithm model, so that the body data measured by the watch can be comparable to that of a professional heart rate belt.

The actual measurement was measured by using the OnePlus Watch 2 and the cycling heart rate belt at the same time, and the difference between the two is basically negligible, proving that the accuracy of the watch can fully meet the needs of professional sports. Combined with the precise positioning of dual-frequency GPS, the movement status and trajectory can be accurately recorded without the need to purchase additional sports peripherals.

In the sleep process, OnePlus has also jointly developed the snoring algorithm version 3.0 with professional institutions, which can record sleep snoring and conduct risk assessment, and give scientific sleep suggestions in time to avoid physical discomfort caused by snoring. At the end of sleep, the mobile phone will also display detailed data, so that users can understand their sleep status in a timely and accurate manner.

Overall, OnePlus Watch 2 is already the first echelon level of Android smart watches, and it is a complete cross-era upgrade compared with the OnePlus Watch 1 generation three years ago. And the exquisite appearance design also makes it look not so strong "electronic taste", combined with rich practical functions are enough for life and sports use, although there are still some functions that need to be upgraded and optimized, but the flaws are not hidden, and a high-quality score of 90 points can still be given.

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