I just found my new Watch! - OnePlus Watch 2R

Linus frequently flip flops between loving smart watches and hating them, but OnePlus' new Watch 2R seems to have the perfect combination of features and battery life to have him interested. With "100 hour" battery life, accurate dual GPS, and a badminton workout tracking mode, was this watch made with Linus' lifestyle in mind?

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Linus has complicated feelings
0:26 Design, sensors and GPS, and activity tracking
2:36 Charger, watch buttons, and setup
5:01 Sponsor - Vessi
5:29 Display impressions and battery life
6:45 Workouts and making a phone call
8:31 Latency, overall thoughts, and pricing
9:15 Outro

[Joshyouah]

- Charge while showering and getting dressed -
I don't understand why it isn't more common to charge your smart watch while showering. If you combine it with drying and getting dressed you have a good half hour of charging everyday or every other day, depending on how clean you are and your schedule. It's garbage time that doesn't involve much activity or steps. For me, it's been more than enough to keep any wearable charged.

[Sizukun]

I sometimes get excited about smart watches then I shop for them and immediately get disgusted at the prices, severe limitations and never even come close to buying one. I want to like them, but because I'm not deep into fitness tracking, I'd be using maybe 10% of the watch overall.

[pyroslev]

Nice that they brought receipts for battery life. 100 Hours is good. When they get to the 10 Day mark, that'll be good. Saying that as a Garmin Instinct Crossover Solar user who's not had to charge their watch in 43 Days.

[zestydragon]

Am I the only one who only sees the Renault logo in his t-shirt? I know its a case t-shirt from ltt store, but it looks so similar to their logo LMAO

[TorpedoBench]

Linus being a Pebble fan, then talking about a big feature for him on this watch being the GPS, makes it hurt even more that he hasn't tried out the Garmin Instinct series yet. I'm not a Garmin fan, I'm a Pebble fan, and the Instinct 2 is the first watch I've had since the Pebble that I've kept wearing over a year after getting it.

[NachozMan]

Linus looking like the Adoring Fan from Oblivion LOL

[OrbeezRando]

I’m sure this has been said before but “the return of frosted tech tips”

[brooklynvlogs]

I'll never understand why smart watches took the path of being used for fitness. Why can't I store music on it? Why can't I stream Spotify independently of a smartphone? Where's my walkie-talkie? Where's my laser so I can cut open my Amazon packages? I wanna be a spy damn it! At least give me a camera so I can video chat like Kim Possible! Ugh.

[FedeHippo]

I LITERALLY just finished writing a support ticket to OnePlus regarding my OnePlus Watch 2.
There is no consistency to if and when i get notifications.
I constantly get a popup on the watch saying "App protection settings", and wanting me to do some kind of additional setup/permissions in the OHealth app. The instructions provided in the app make no sense! So i just gave the app every possible permission. But i keep getting the popup on my watch.

[brave.freak]

Garmin Instinct Solar is the king for battery life. I can get mine to run for over a month in between charges. It too has multiband gps support for improved accuracy on workouts

[yorusign]

If only there was a joke about your watch counting the strokes on your favourite physical activity...

[nnjasause]

The Bot comments during the first 2 mins of posting are wild.

[NeonDerg]

"Idk how it would measure the km/h of your swim speed" With that ultra precise GPS tech you mentioned Linus

[ShiroKage]

Garmin ticks all the usability boxes for me. A UI that's fully navigatable with buttons. A minimum of 1 week of battery life for regular daily use. Always on display. Easy to use in the outdoor sun. Super durable. The list goes on.

[shomanv]

I gotta stop you Linus. I have the OnePlus Watch 2, not the 2R, and this version, being less, specifically because of the aluminum case and no Sapphire glass is a deal breaker (especially for the $50 difference as of right now). Watches should have some weight to them. Real ones do. Saving a little bit to get this over the OnePlus Watch 2 is a shot in the foot. The aluminum will be no where near as durable as the stainless steel in the more expensive version, and this glass vs. sapphire will guarantee scratch. I'm months into my OnePlus Watch 2 and it looks perfect. I couldn't say the same for my Pixel Watch 2 which got damage within just a few days of ownership. With that said, don't sleep on either version of this watch, but I would totally recommend the 2 and not the 2R. Battery life alone is stellar.

[ouroesa]

I've had a Huawei GT2e for a few years now and have to say that I'm impressed. At just over $100, 2 week battery life, and all the usual tracking and features and onboard storage. Just cant beat it. Was supposed to be a stopgap but 4 years later, Im still wearing it daily.

[Trueglich]

As far as charging overnight. I have found my smart watch batteries have stoped degrading as fast when. I stoped charging my watch overnight. I setup a smart outlet thing and set it to turn on 90 min before my alarm to charge my watch without over charging

[wiktorandrzejewski]

You should definitely do some Garmin reviews, especially with the new OLED forerunners. There's nothing that comes close for fitness tracking, accuracy or battery life. They're always more of a fitness watch then a lifestyle watch but still. There's garmin and there's nothing behind them for a long stretch.

[Daudran]

"By Azura, by Azura, by Azura! It's the Grand Champion! I can't believe it's you! Standing here! Next to me!"

[MTGeomancer]

I still haven't been able to figure out a use case for getting a smart watch, for myself. I have a Polar heart rate monitor that straps around your chest, which at least at the time I bought it was more accurate than light sensors in a watch (I had a Garmin that said I was asleep while driving to work ... thankfully the watch was wrong!). I never not have my phone with me, and it can do GPS tracking when I go out for a ride on my bike. When I'm out riding, I'm listening to music or an audio book. Not anything else. I'm not texting anyone, I'm not calling anyone. It's like driving a car, I need to be aware of my surroundings at all times. I don't know, just don't see what a smart watch would give me (I have a regular watch, it never needs charged or even battery changed).