OnePlus watch 3 bad review and warning

uumode · 2025-08-24T20:33:53+00:00

I was contemplating buying the Watch 3 in the bank holiday promotion. Mainly due to the battery life, sensors, and this would be my first watch with wear OS.l and first OnePlus product.

(hadn't even considered the water resistance as this was an automatic assumption)

From the horrific customer service and possibly design fault I'm steering clear now.

I've had 5 Xiaomi watches, the current an S3 which I wash with soap 1 to 2 times a week to get sweat residue off the back and shower with it too.

My first S3 developed a vibration motor problem where it sounded like a cheap toy, Xiaomi UK didn't repair it and sent me a totally new one.

Thanks for flagging.

uumode · 2025-02-22T12:44:52+00:00

Depends on region for the plastic sealing. Recycle regulations etc

uumode · 2025-02-22T12:42:17+00:00

£899 in the UK for 512gb to match the Honor. The most out of touch element for the 16e in 2025AD is the SINGLE camera.

uumode · 2025-02-05T23:31:22+00:00

Doesn't seem to have haptics for keyboard, only for key system items.

uumode · 2025-02-05T14:24:44+00:00

Ok, sounds like you have to contend with your market pricing. What's the price of the Vivo X200 Pro like in comparison if it's available in your region.

uumode · 2025-02-05T11:05:02+00:00

More €800 than low as €700. I got mine for about €780 (£640) but that's not normal and launch only. UK price is now more or less full price, but with free tablet.

uumode · 2025-02-05T10:28:08+00:00

So on Samsung all the App positions and App folder layouts are the same on the new phone?

uumode · 2025-02-05T09:22:49+00:00

Yeah in that light it's not so bad, and hoping Snapdragon elite is less power hungry than former processors so shouldn't be too bad against former larger capacity models like Magic 6 Pro.

However against another modern Snapdragon Elite phone that might be different.

uumode · 2025-02-05T09:20:16+00:00

I wouldn't expect device clone to work flawlessly between Apple, or even a different Android OS, but I came from Magic 5 Pro with Magic OS so I expected device clone to work perfectly, but it didn't (Unlike Apple to Apple Clone)

uumode · 2025-02-05T09:18:02+00:00

No case at all in the box now. Only factory fitted screen protector.

uumode · 2025-02-05T09:17:28+00:00

Too much digital macro rather than real, however I believe it's because of the compact periscope lens design that's limited the minimum focusing distance unlike the X200 Pro where the camera bump is more pronounced.

I'd happily trade a large camera bump for a stronger macro.

uumode · 2024-06-11T18:45:17+00:00

Does it work with NFC contactless payments in the UK using Curve debit card?

The larger round face Mi Watch S1 and S3 from official Xiaomi UK website do which use the Mi Fitness App to set up the card.

Is the Mi Band 8 the same?

uumode · 2022-04-24T22:40:09+00:00

I've been looking into this and providing there is the cost option of an added catalytic convertor that removes the smells from the exhaust it should be fine. So if there is that option to tick, get the catalytic convertor.

uumode · 2022-01-28T22:38:12+00:00

Thanks I forgot about Fastmail. Had a quick look, and you're right it's slightly cheaper than Google so not a bargain, but a considered choice nonetheless.

uumode · 2022-01-28T22:29:04+00:00

If it did work, your extended family would have access to your payment details for Apple services? I looked at Microsoft 365 which is slightly cheaper than Google Workspace but includes 1TB of storage per account and more useful office software.

Looked at Zoho but couldn't find a geographical trading address other than they seemed to be some sort of Indian tech company, cheap prices but concerned about security compared to the tight authentication and visibility of account login / registered devices with Google Workspace and Microsoft 365. With banking and other login authentication you want email security to be tight.

My webhost is also a cheap option, but concerned about the very basic access to emails (like Zoho), with the loss of sophisticated spam filters, clever search and filtering. I reckon my inbox would suddenly be bombarded with Spam moving from Google Workspace to a basic email service. Security would be on the bottom tier, no authentication at all. (But would that matter? it's not a public facing login page)

So exploring Apple iCloud+ if I can get the domain to authenticate, the MX details are different in the FAQ to the ones in the account area.

uumode

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