Galaxy Watch 7 gets a new rival, the OnePlus Watch 3

When it comes to Wear OS or non-Apple smartwatches, Samsung has been leading the way for quite a while now by offering the most feature-packed models in the market, such as the Galaxy Watch Ultra, Galaxy Watch 7, and the Galaxy Watch FE.

Other brands have been trying to beat Samsung but they haven’t been able to. OnePlus is one among them, and now, it has launched the OnePlus Watch 3. Well, the new model too doesn’t look as good as the ones from Samsung’s, at least on paper.

The OnePlus Watch 3 comes as a successor to the OnePlus Watch 2 from last year. The new model brings improvement over the old one in almost every criterion, including design, display, processing power, battery, and health-tracking.

OnePlus Watch 3 features

The OnePlus Watch 3 is available in only one dial size and that’s 47mm. Its frame is made out of stainless steel and it has a titanium bezel around the screen. Speaking of which, the display is a 1.5-inch circular unit with LTPO AMOLED technology, 466 x 466 resolution, 2,200 nits peak brightness, and sapphire crystal protection.

The latest model from OnePlus uses two chipsets, Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 for Google’s Wear OS 5 and Bestechnic’s BES2800 for RTOS. The latter is for performing basic tasks, such as showing watch faces and notifications, whereas, the former is for more advanced tasks, such as using additional features and apps.

The dual-chip and dual-OS strategy, according to OnePlus, offers longer battery life. That and a massive, 631mAh battery can make the OnePlus Watch 3 last up to 120 hours (5 days) on a single charge, which is very impressive. On the health-tracking front, the new model offers ECG, optical heart rate, SpO2, and wrist temperature sensors.

There’s also a ’60-Second Health Check-In’ feature onboard that can record your heart rate, blood oxygen level, wrist temperature, sleep quality, “mental wellness,” and “vascular age” to provide you with important insights about your health in under a minute.  The watch can also track over 100 sports activities with various sensors.

Still no match for Galaxy Watch 7

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 7, which starts at a slightly lower price than the OnePlus Watch 3, offers most things that the latest model from OnePlus offers, and more.

For starters, the Galaxy Watch 7 is water resistant up to 5 meters, making it more rugged than the OnePlus Watch 3, which is water resistant up to 1.5 meters.

The one from Samsung has Exynos W1000 SoC, which is made on a 3nm fabrication process, making it more advanced than the chipsets the one from OnePlus uses. The former also gets Samsung’s One UI treatment, which offers more features on top of Wear OS 5.

The Galaxy Watch 7 is available in two sizes to suit everyone’s needs. You can also get it with cellular connectivity, enabling you to leave your smartphone behind when you go out for a run or other such tasks. The OnePlus Watch 3 doesn’t offer either feature.

Then there’s also the Galaxy Watch Ultra, which takes things up a notch. If you are looking for a smartwatch to use with your Android phone, Samsung still seems to be the best choice for you, irrespective of your budget. Click on the link below to get the best offers on it.

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