OnePlus Watch 2 (47mm) - Brutally Honest Review - Watch before you buy!

OnePlus Watch 2 Brutally Honest Review | Best Wear OS Smartwatch?
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Specs:
* 1.43” AMOLED / Always-ON Display
* 466 x 466 / 600nits / 326ppi
* 2.5D Sapphire Crystal
* CPU: Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 +
* BES 2700 Chipset (for power save)
* 2GB LPDDR4 RAM + 32GB ROM
* 4GB Storage (RT-OS)
* Wifi 5GHZ / BT v.5.0 / NFC
* Dual Band Multi-Satellite GPS
* WearOS 4 + RT-OS
* PPG Monitoring Sensor
* Heart Rate / SpO2 / Gyro / Accelerometer
* Optical Pulse Oximeter / Geomagnetic Sensor
* Ambient light / Barometer
* Supports BT Calls
* 500mAh Battery (4 Days)
* Fast Charging (60mins=100%)
* Removal Straps (22mm)
* 5ATM / MIL-STD 810H
* 47mm / 12.1mm / 80g
* OHealth APP (Android/iOS)
* Black / Silver
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:54 Main Features
01:18 Price
01:55 Design
04:10 On Wrist
04:35 Display
05:11 OnePlus Watch 2 vs Galaxy Watch 6
05:38 OnePlus Watch 2 vs TicWatch Pro 5
06:00 OnePlus Watch 2 vs Xiaomi Watch 2
06:31 Perfomance Smart
07:06 Power Saver Mode
10:37 Other Specs
11:05 Battery Life (Smart)
12:11 Battery (Power Saver)
12:54 Sleep Tracking
14:40 BT Call Test
15:03 Watch faces
15:45 Watch Face Speed Test
17:02 Default Watch Face Gallery
17:59 Watch Features
20:47 OHealth APP
22:44 Health Sensor Test
24:36 Smartwatch Chart
25:26 Pros & Cons
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[@KMK77]

I have seen some tech reviewers doing reviews on these smart watches for a long time now... they all talk but no stuff... but I must say you are doing a wonderful job of walk the talk... Easy to understand all the technical jargon... I am happy with your content.. You got a new subscriber.. Ya pls bring the xiaomi watch review and pls do let us know which is the better choice among 3 tic pro5, Xiaomi or 1+2... cheers mate

[@shoman24v]

Got mine yesterday, LOVE it. Having a Pixel Watch 2, the size is excellent. The biggest plus is the sapphire crystal glass and advertised battery life, and that it has the weight and feel of my analog watches. My Pixel Watch 2 already has glass damage which really sucks and I have to charge it every day. My only gripe so far is all my fitness tracking is in Fitbit and at least for now, can't be moved over or integrated (yet?).

[@ptkambo]

This was an amazing video. Thanks for the easy to digest comparisons, and detailed research on your part.

[@masterblaster5078]

for me running whit music is important, if you have spotify premium and you download your running playlist or podcast can you go battery save mode and aces the music ? or only full wear os mode?

[@rodolforfq]

Best review I have had the pleasure of watching in a long, long time. Subscribed!

[@scotty2167]

Great video and very informative as always thanks mate 👍

[@RyanBallardRocks]

How well did it handle phone notifications? Does it miss any, or just treat any notifications as silent/DND?

[@gaiuscoleman8815]

Excellent review, thank you! I notice that it DOES have a couple of dials at least (green and blue) with traditional CALENDAR readouts. In an ideal world, I'd like a developer to come up with a lighter blue background dial, with full calendar read-out, including Moon phase and even, for us 'clockies', an Equation of Time dial.

[@Briankj86]

Great to see that you can control part of the earbuds from the watch, but is it possible to change the volume to the earbuds from the watch also?

[@viazel2796]

I have been waiting for this review. But can you explain why a watch needs to play music, YT or any animation? I use my phone for that because the speakers are great. Thank you for reviewing this watch.

[@mustardpikachu3597]

OnePlus is king! My watch should be arriving soon :D

[@Apex543]

hi, i am a long time follower of your channel. have you considered doing some level of screening on the controversial or conflicting things in your review when compared to other popular review channels like dc rainmaker, desfit and quantified scientist? i feel that would create some level of confusion among smart watch enthusiasts such as yourself who are also following other channels. thanks for doing this, btw :)

[@dardobartoli]

Funny thing is, like you, I am still waiting for the perfect smartwatch and then last night clearing out my google stuff, I came across 3 photos of previous smartwatches. Sony (square jobby) with the fabulous screen that was ledgible in daylight! Moto360 with the flat tyre that I honestly never minded because it's bezels were so thin. Huwawei, an early model with sapphire glass, beautiful stainless body and the smallest bezels ever. I still think this is the best form yet and watches went seriously backwards from this point.

[@pakmandan]

Is it locked to ohealth or can the data be synced with a different software

[@ejazahmed6773]

Love your reviews mate....cheers! Could be so kind to recommend a fitness ring or band (NOT WATCH, don't want it for time) that can measure Blood Pressure accurately enough???

[@ChigzTech]

Samsung and Honor are launching their Health Fitness Rings soon. Apple is rumoured to do the same. So stay tuned. I don't think blood pressure will be possible. We will have to wait and see.

[@ejazahmed6773]

@@ChigzTech thanks much sir

[@PeterHerget]

Nice review. Did OnePlus send you that OnePlus Watch 2.0, eh?

[@Chaundb]

Very solid, detailed and to the point review. I just gave you a sub. Definitely getting this watch.

[@zankuro14]

One of the best reviews I have watched in a long time!! Great Job good sir!!

[@Mrknowhow2020]

Hi, Plz can you do review on xiaomi watch s3 and its UK nfc payment capabilities plz

[@amrithsrikanthan1385]

Hi. Can u please rate the vibration power. I just want to buy this for the vibrator alarm..

[@doudymac]

The most in dept review I've seen so far. 👍

[@jakupmadsen490]

I've got the Galaxy watch 6 series, the Xiaomi Watch S2 and the Amazfit Balance, and the Balance instantly became the "daily driver" as it does all needed, it's very customisable with the buttons, and even with the latest OS update where it is now possible to control all by voice commands/AI and not to forget, the battery lasts for days compared to the other watches that only get a couple of days the most.

[@farleyfaria]

I want to buy the amazfit balance, what do you have to say about it?

[@jakupmadsen490]

@@farleyfaria it's a great watch, and power lasts for more than a week... Just remember to buy/add a protective cover for the watch' glass/display, as it scratches extremely easily.

[@KayvanCrafted]

@chigz Tech Reviews Thanks for the great and detailed review. I think the main chipset is SD W5, not the Plus version.

[@user-gc8nj9xr8b]

Has oneplus watch 2 altitude meter?

[@kwameryan]

Top notch review - best on KZbin. Cheers

[@captiantim1]

Outstanding content and insight

[@clausgedved8728]

Very good and detailed review. I would really like to know if you decides to use this dayly instead of your watch 6. Im trying to decide which of them to get. I really like the design of theese 2 more than the watch 6 classic

[@darklighter2838]

I have the s24u, galaxy 6 47mm or the oneplus watch 2?

[@hermanstokbrood]

Your smartwatch reviews are getting better and better. 👍

[@cyberwarrior77]

Thank you for providing the most comprehensive review yet! 🎉 Just to clarify, the watch is equipped with the W5 processor, not the W5+. Please let me know if I'm mistaken.

[@ChigzTech]

Thank you for your feedback! Appreciated.

[@VenVile]

​@@ChigzTech Okay, but can you let him know if he's mistaken?

[@ChristopherPoitras]

​@@VenVileit's not using the w5+ because it uses a different co processor.

[@cyberwarrior77]

@@VenVile I m very sure it's W5 not W5+

[@jamiehunter3567]

Did you not get the extra £50 voucher aswell in UK ? I did plus key worker discount that took it down to £192

[@SlimyPenguin24]

Im in the UK and have the key worker discount but cant see the £50 voucher anywhere. Is the offer over?

[@vjagpal]

Well done. One question, does AOD work on power saving mode?

[@user-ov5ym6hp8v]

no~

[@Chris._P._Bacon]

6:15 paused there and THAT IS HOW a watch is supposed to be, curved, curved enough to wrap around your wrist, so many watches are made but the band and where the band connects to are not curved enough and so far, this OnePlus watch it fits perfectly, and for safe measure, I will be selling my Classic 6 and buy a 2nd OnePlus so that I can use at work and if it scratch it I won't care, I'll have a 2nd one for the weekends.

Which one do you recommend? Oneplus watch 2 or Ticwatch 5 pro enduro?

[@michaelrocco6111]

So the question is, is it better than SGW 6 classic?

[@asan1050]

Thanks for posting this video.

[@Faroukmsouty]

That's really a great review man! You've covered everything a potential buyer needs to know about this watch.

[@shitijkapoor]

Great review. thanks for sharing.

[@dardobartoli]

Great review as always, and I completely agree with the frustrations of some of the Samsung frustrations you mention. However, that battery life is exactly the same as my classic 6 on smart mode and given the bigger screen and rotating bezel and most importantly wireless charging, the GW6 is far superior. We've had this discussion before, but just knowing I can use my phone to reverse wireless charge my watch offsets any loss in battery life (compared to the unreliable ticwatch) Where I agree is Samsung failing to provide a better Battery Saver mode. It cannot be beyond the watches capability to provide a user defined set of saver modes whereby one can select what features you disable completely. I read that google has now added the facility to allow different facilities to be run by different chips so perhaps it will happen next generation. In the meantime, Samsung will give users features like reviewing Health tracking on TV.. that is so useful, can't wait to try it out.😂

[@patrickcadette]

One plus is going in the right direction with this one..thanks chigz. 😁😁😁👍👍👍❤️

[@ChigzTech]

Yes OnePlus is levelling up their smartwatch game. Thanks for watching.

[@deliciousfoodflavour]

Does it support ECG?

[@AMerGogogo]

The best review for watch 2 so far..

[@shethsa]

THank you - i have purchased the ticwatch pro 5 after seeing this review.

[@SunilNairBLR]

A very good review job.

[@thomassplieth8585]

Have you tried to answer calls on phone when you have a bluetooth device connected to the phone itself rather than the watch ? I cant get that to work, it disconnects any bluetooth device and directs the call to the phone itself.. that means that I cant use my regular bluetooth devices that are far better than the buds, or use the Google AAOS handsfree in the car.

[@busrabeydilli2107]

Hi super video how is the vibration motor?

[@superfly11368]

It's actually pretty good haptic feedback as well

[@tlaf4367]

Excellent video thanks man

[@gaceqkos]

My 2 biggest concerns - can i pay with it without my phone being connected? Secondly, do you think the scrolling crown which dies nothing can be fixed by an upgrade or will be always just fake scroll on this one?

[@Sw33tBabyRays]

Google wallet allows for offline payments using saved tokens.

[@stryker120ski4]

does this watch have ecg like apple and samsung watch, does is have fall detection and emergency call if u fall

[@Donny-does-it]

Yup

[@tommanseau6277]

This is a really well done review. They make a 43-44 mm version & I'm in. Those of us with smaller wrists can't wear this giant. This watch seems to hit a sweet spot between the best of Wear OS & a Garmin watch.

[@tmr2757]

I don't get it , why no rotating bezel to scroll thru the menu ? Screen will be full of fingerprints

[@Kidgoku-px1zx]

Does the quick settings have a find my phone feature?

[@SolOmniaRegit]

Yes

[@The_Arby]

Good looking watch...Great review as always Chigz 🙂

[@ChigzTech]

Hey, thanks for the shoutout! Glad you enjoyed the review!

[@akkied6314]

such a thorough review

[@michaelrocco6111]

Will it with my Galaxy S24 Ultra?

[@Mark-mu4pj]

Thanks great review

[@ChigzTech]

Thank you for watching

[@448shivam]

Does it work with iphone?

[@zckom]

With that size and the weight, I wouldn't be surprised with its improved battery life.

[@Metal-Joker]

Jazak Allah Kair for the review.

[@shadowform1264]

Great review, seeing this after getting it 0 regrets 😁 its really beautiful watch and i dont think is really that big actually.

[@francischijioke6425]

It all depends on the size of your wrist. For me it was the perfect size. Beautiful watch. You gotta love it

[@shadowform1264]

@@francischijioke6425 100%

[@dav1dw]

Nice video. Show us the nitty gritty and not the marketing.

[@TheKaizaad]

How to close running apps on the watch

[@jahermiah1039]

Good review akhi

[@VenVile]

Without an LTE option, this is a no-go for me.

[@AMerGogogo]

Hoping for oneplus watch 3 will be slightly thinner, around 50-60g weight and with functional rotating crown...also, hoping the update for watch 2 will improve the waiting time to view message from notification..

[@ChristopherPoitras]

I know they may need to shave a bit of battery but I'd like it to go to a 44mm casing and a couple mm thinner. I have this watch and it's nice but it needs some updates.

[@kagami_act1]

What languages are available???

[@thomasK411]

Watch 5 pro galaxy here and I'm thinking of getting a one plus 2.

[@kgerakopoulos]

600nits, outside with sun will be a challenge

[@poligonzo5300]

That's what I was saying, the Galaxy watch 6 classic has 2000 nits for me, the second best is the ticwatch 5 pro

[@ndavey3639]

Whilst I mostly love this watch, the biggest problem I’ve encountered is the ‘Sleep’ mode (ie turns off raise to wake, notifications & calls) and the DND are both manually activated. There’s no schedule option so you can automate the on and off times. Inevitably I’m going to forget to manually turn them on or off and it will have consequences.

[@aborindio]

BUT you can set alarms! I have a Ticwatch Pro 5 and when in Essential Mode alarms just don't go off because restarting needs a manual pin input.

[@glorious3688]

Very great review as usual, thank you a billion! We have finally a new champion waiting for head to head comparison. Not very surprised with this great watch and i see the fingerprint of Oppo very clear here. Two processors, i think we had before in Oppo watch 4 pro, not sure about the battery modes but i feel that oppo watch X is the twin of oneplus 2. Great job and great review. Thank you a lot. Two last points. The first is about the head to head comparison between Mi band 8 pro and Samsung fit3, where i feel that samsung will fall again. The second point is my message for samsung to think better for future especially for battery and stop rotating good features between watches, this is the result of making watch 6 classic weakin battery to support purchases of watch 5 pro. Sorry Samsung but you are not the only option in the world of smart watches anymore.

[@ChigzTech]

Thank you so much for your kind words and detailed insights! Appreciate your support.

[@glorious3688]

@@ChigzTech keep up bro ❤️

[@michaeldendulk2230]

Hope this helps spark a drive to improve battery life on WearOS watches. Had the Ticwatch Pro 5, but ran in to some very annoying software niggles on it, so got a Galaxy Watch 6 Classic at a hefty discount (plus it has LTE). Love the watch, but 1 day battery life is rough. Software is good, no oddities as yet, app is good, probably overall the best WearOS watch I've owned to date. The Xiaomi Watch 2 looks nice and has 2-3 days battery life, but no promises on software support and also reports of quite buggy software, so a pass from me. Something about the button design/layout puts me off this OnePlus watch, as the 'crown' doesn't actually do anything, I don't really see the point of making things asymmetrical, like they have.

[@shethsa]

Hi. Could you let me know about your experience with the ticwatch pro 5? I've just placed an order for it.

[@foulmouthedcunt]

I had the Watch 6 classic, sent it back for a refund, the watch would disconnect from my phone and the only option was to reset the watch, losing my customisations, couldn't do that every couple of weeks! Bought this OnePlus Watch 2 and really impressed to be fair.

[@oslozoya1]

just got my watch today i have the oneplus 12 im debating if i should wait to get screen protector before using it...i have the pixel with lte but wanted something bigger lol

[@pjaypender1009]

The crystal is sapphire. You shouldn't need a screen protector. I'm sure not going to put one on a watch that beautiful.

[@oslozoya1]

@@pjaypender1009 I just don't wanna damage I've already bought protector and different bands on ali...I just don't wanna scratch up

[@user-eb5ps2cw9r]

Хороший обзор,спасибо! Понравились часы!

[@jkelly1701]

Great review dont like the crown that doesnt work. Compared with Apple and Samsung and HUawei some functions are missing ie ECG, Body tempreture etc.

[@JKeskinen]

Why that crown should do anything. It has a touch screen. And what comes to wireless charging; no need for that. 0% to 100% in an hour. 10min for a full day use. People are complaining for nothing.

[@DUICE08]

So in power save, no answering and replying to text messages right?

[@danielg.3790]

right.

[@Sedp23]

Watch isn't as big as people are crying about it's similar in size to the ticwatch pro 3 ultra that I had before I have no complaints

[@helterskelzer3883]

It's a good watch but it isn't scaring anyone. No rotating crown is a massive miss

[@helterskelzer3883]

@@TheDsgfdssd you know what I meant

[@blak238]

Im stuck between the OnePlus watch 2 or the Ticwatch Pro 5. Any advice on which please from anyone who has one or both

[@pjaypender1009]

I mean, the OnePlus released 2 days ago. I don't think many people have both because it takes a few days for delivery. I've had the Ticwatch Pro 5 since release but I'm still waiting for my OnePlus to be delivered. I'm a big fan of Mobvoi but I think the OnePlus is gorgeous. I collect watches and was destined to buy this one.

[@blak238]

@@pjaypender1009 ok but which do you recommend? Perhaps you can give an update after one week, then you can fully give a good recommendation

[@blak238]

@@pjaypender1009 so you have used the Ticwatch pro 5. Right now it’s 265 on the website. One 1-10 scale what number would you recommend

[@etshArk87]

Laughs on my 25 day power saving mode on my Amazfit GTR 3 Pro. 10 days normal use, 5 days with AoD.

[@paulhill1379]

Good video 😊

[@stryker120ski4]

which watch is better the samsung 6 classic or this one i know each have their own people that like brands and does it have fall detection when a person falls and contacts emergency or a contact

[@Empathies92]

I can't answer your first question, but while looking up information about the watch there was one source that listed the lack of fall detection as a negative. So I'm afraid it doesn't have fall detection.

[@Silentprofessional1]

The only two problems I can find with it is it's not wireless charging and the bezel on the watch is too big other than that this is a really nice smartwatch

[@pjaypender1009]

Wireless charging I count against a watch. There's no advantage to it and it makes charging take much longer.

[@Silentprofessional1]

The Pogo pins start to corrode after a while that's why I prefer wireless charging but it is slower.

[@guticid2]

Thanks

[@seaneckhart9914]

That weight is a deal killer

[@Peter-tm7zp]

Can anyone say with absolute certainty that the OP Watch 2's heart rate and other monitors work when you have a sleeve tattoo?

[@namanb]

Compare OnePlus Watch 2 with Xiaomi Watch 2.

[@user-ld5pe1il9m]

20:52 is taht really support IOS?

[@zainahmed1094]

Im a samsung fanboy but couldnt deal with their laggy watches anymore. Is this better?

[@heavilymeditated2263]

Yes I've had the OP Watch 2 for a week & am super impressed. Quick to the touch & responsive due to its duo chips to handle different tasks. Genius!

[@Silentprofessional1]

Does the smartwatch have notification sounds from text messages and emails?

[@davegillespie3948]

Yes

[@lesliemontgomery7544]

My tickwatch 5 is amazing

[@joseirizarry2799]

Tic watch E3 still working. Less than $150.

Type one diabetic here.. can you test to see if the watch can download "gwatch wear" and "wearable widgets" as this watch might be a game changer for diabetics..

[@emadis1697]

This watch can be connected with iPhone

[@radfordrugbyu8852]

Can u try connecting it with iPhone

[@SmokeyStoner]

Fantastic review bro. I think I'm gonna pick this up. Or is it worth waiting for you Xiaomi S3 review?

[@ChigzTech]

OnePlus Watch 2 is definitely better in every way.

[@SmokeyStoner]

@@ChigzTech Thanks. No delivery until April though 😔

[@shadowform1264]

​@@SmokeyStonerno really it Said that i would recive it 4 of april but got it today, i pre-order 2 days ago....

[@SmokeyStoner]

@@shadowform1264 That's great to here mate. How do you like it?

[@shadowform1264]

@@SmokeyStoner 1st thing you'll notice, its a beautiful watch, i can see why they say its a man watch, and has all the options and features needed. Just been the 2nd day that i have it so i can't talk about the battery life, but all options are turn on and Im at 71%

[@rolins3279]

Seriously, when I saw the rave headlines of all videos regarding the battery 🔋 life of this smartwatch I was expecting 4-5 days in full smart mode with AOD, but no, it's no better than a Galaxy Watch 5 Pro or TicWatch Pro 5 and even the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic 47mm, no rotating bezel (and yet, there is no lack of borders on this OnePlus Watch 2, they are more than abundant 🤧) or crown, no fall detection, no ECG... In fact, it's the testers/youtubers (in reality, they're more salespeople than anything else) who make brands today allow themselves to release such mediocre products at such high prices, pfff 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@muramusan]

Is this better then Xiaomi 😮

[@ChigzTech]

It really depends on your preferences, but technically it is better than Xiaomi.

[@alifirdaushm6811]

this vs xiaomi watch 2 pro

[@Tekz12]

Let's be honest, this watch is thick and also heavy at 80g. 💪

[@blaxican_]

This a big guy watch 👌😜🔥🔥

[@shadowform1264]

I have it and its not as big as they all these KZbinrs say lool just dont have skinny arms.....

[@ChigzTech]

Depends on your wrist size.

[@ChigzTech]

@blaxican 👍🏼

[@dardobartoli]

​@@ChigzTechnot really, it's the same weight and thickness regardless.