Anyone own a smartwatch? (1 Viewer)

[GrandAdmiral]

I'm about 43 hours on this charge with 29% battery remaining. It has an adaptive battery that gets better over time.

Have you started to do more on it considering your last review?

 

[Eeyore]

Have you started to do more on it considering your last review?

No. I bought a screen protector and a metal band but I doubt that it'll be more than just a watch for me.

 

[Zztop]

Garmin unveils its first dedicated running watches with AMOLED displays | Engadget

Garmin announced two new GPS running smartwatches with AMOLED displays today: the Forerunner 965 and 265 series.

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The 265S offers up to 24 hours of battery life in GPS mode and up to 15 days in smartwatch mode; the 265 offers up to 20 hours of GPS use and 13 days of smartwatch use. Both watches have Pulse Ox sensors, “Body Battery” energy monitoring, sleep and stress tracking, menstrual cycle monitoring and pregnancy tracking. Additionally, they monitor V02 max (the maximum oxygen you can consume per minute based on your weight), performance condition and other metrics. Finally, it offers two adaptive training options: daily suggested workouts by entering upcoming race info and following a video series from your favorite Garmin coaches.

 

[Eeyore]

Pixel watch battery life update.

I've been wearing it for 29 hours. I'm at 20% battery remaining.

I have the face always on.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

Pixel watch battery life update.

I've been wearing it for 29 hours. I'm at 20% battery remaining.

I have the face always on.

How are you using it?

 

[Eeyore]

How are you using it?

For me, it's a watch, that counts my steps, tells me my heart rate, and lets me know when I get calls and texts.

I don't play with the watch. I have used it to find my phone, and vice-versa.

More than anything, it's a watch. I really like that it lets me me know about calls and texts though. When I'm at work I can't hear or feel my phone, but I can feel the watch.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

For me, it's a watch, that counts my steps, tells me my heart rate, and lets me know when I get calls and texts.

I don't play with the watch. I have used it to find my phone, and vice-versa.

More than anything, it's a watch. I really like that it lets me me know about calls and texts though. When I'm at work I can't hear or feel my phone, but I can feel the watch.

This is kinda how I use mine as well with the exception of recording workouts.

 

[Zztop]

Google announces Wear OS 4, Gmail and Calendar for watches, more

One of the last announcements from the I/O 2023 keynote is Wear OS 4, as well as more first-party apps with Gmail and Google Calendar...

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[Zztop]

Google's more durable Pixel Watch 2 will be available for preorder October 4

Google has teased the Pixel Watch 2. The clip indicates that the wearable will be more durable than the first model thanks to IP68 dust- and water-resistance.

www.engadget.com

 

[Zztop]

Hands-on with the Google Pixel Watch 2: Does the power lie inside?

The Google Pixel Watch 2 looks almost unchanged on the surface, but what about inside? Let's go hands-on for some early impressions.

www.androidauthority.com

 

[GrandAdmiral]

Got a free one when I ordered the P8P. Hope it arrives this week.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

Over two days of wear before I get to a single digit of battery life.

 

[buzd]

Over two days of wear before I get to a single digit of battery life.

Jelly. My apple watch sucks for battery life.

 

[wnelson]

ive had 2 galaxy watches. v1 and v5. i love both... i use it as a watch, for texts/calls, sleep, steps and workouts (it detects them, i dont start em)

 

[Zztop]

An alternative to samsung/google android smartwatches. Apparently has really good battery life due to the hybrid OS design

Review: The OnePlus Watch 2 is great because it's actually a smartwatch

The first OnePlus Watch was one of the worst products in the brand’s history, but with a revamped vision, clever...

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OnePlus advertises the smartwatch with 100 hours of battery life, a staggering figure in the world of smartwatches that have actually-useful functionality. That’s accomplished using the new hybrid architecture of Wear OS that debuted with this very smartwatch, and essentially allows the device to run two different operating systems at once. Wear OS handles useful functions while a simpler RTOS handles things like notifications and various other background tasks. In practice, you’d never know this is happening, and it leads to a truly good Wear OS experience that easily lasts a couple of days or more.

As for OnePlus’ 100-hour claim, I never quite reached it. Just shy of 80 hours was the best I could get before the Watch 2 kicked into its limited “Power Saver” mode, but I think that mode is key to what makes this watch so good.