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While the Pixel Watch 4<\/a> is generating plenty of buzz, the Wear OS watch I\u2019m actually looking forward to the most is a potential OnePlus Watch 3R. The Watch 2R showed up about six months after the OnePlus Watch 2. If the current generation follows the same pattern, we should be seeing a 3R soon. With tariffs driving up prices across the board, a well-priced budget smartwatch<\/a> (that doesn\u2019t compromise on essentials) is more appealing than ever.<\/p>\n Would you be interested in a budget-friendly, OnePlus Wear OS watch over the Pixel Watch 4?<\/p>\n 73 votes<\/p>\n Yes, definitely.<\/p>\n 60%<\/p>\n No, definitely not.<\/p>\n 21%<\/p>\n Maybe.<\/p>\n 19%<\/p>\n Still relatively fresh off my review of the OnePlus Watch 3, I\u2019m itching to see the company launch a budget model follow-up. Last year, the OnePlus Watch 2R landed at $229, instantly making it one of the most affordable Wear OS watches available. What was most impressive, though, was how little OnePlus sacrificed to hit that price point.<\/p>\n Kaitlyn Cimino \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n The 2R keeps the same powerful dual-chip architecture found in the company\u2019s flagship model, and during my review, that translated to solid performance and fantastic multi-day battery life (more than twice the Pixel Watch 3). While I hope to see battery life improvements on the Pixel Watch 4, I do not anticipate Google catching up to OnePlus quite yet. The Watch 2R also boasts a symmetrical, circular design that I find much more attractive than the odd shape of the Watch 2. Built from lightweight aluminum, it doesn\u2019t feel cheap on the wrist, and the buttons make more sense than the 2\u2019s non-functional rotating crown.<\/p>\n OnePlus Watch 2R offers a robust user experience and fantastic battery life at a very attractive price.<\/p>\n That isn\u2019t to say the 2R was perfect. It launched with an older version of Wear OS and lacks LTE. Yet, if a OnePlus Watch 3R is on the way, I\u2019m hoping OnePlus sticks to the formula that made the 2R such a sleeper hit, with some improvement. In short, I\u2019m looking for a competitive price that undercuts premium Wear OS rivals, a clean and functional design (hopefully bringing back the symmetrical case), and most importantly, the same unmatched battery life.<\/p>\n Kaitlyn Cimino \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n There\u2019s also plenty of room for OnePlus to improve its affordable lineup. For starters, the Pixel Watch 3 introduced a second case size to Google\u2019s smartwatch roster, and the Pixel Watch 4 is likely to maintain that offering. OnePlus can feel oversized on smaller wrists, so offering a second case size would broaden the line\u2019s appeal.<\/p>\n I want to see the OnePlus Watch 3R land with LTE support and mulitple case sizes.<\/p>\n I\u2019d also love to see the 3R launch with the latest version of Wear OS out of the box, instead of lagging behind like the 2R. Paying for outdated software is a tough pill to swallow, especially when the Pixel Watch 4 will almost certainly ship with the newest version.<\/p>\n Likewise, OnePlus needs to refine its health and fitness tracking. At launch, the Watch 3\u2019s ECG support wasn\u2019t certified for use in the U.S. or Canada, effectively nullifying the company\u2019s new \u201c60-Second Health Check-In\u201d feature in key markets. Hopefully, those certifications are sorted out before a potential 3R arrives so users can access all of the device\u2019s features right out of the box.<\/p>\n Kaitlyn Cimino \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n Finally, I\u2019m crossing my fingers we will see LTE support added to the lineup, though that may be a long shot on a budget-friendly model. Thanks to LTE on the Pixel Watch line, I can head out without my phone, making Google\u2019s watches highly convenient. If OnePlus were to offer even optional LTE on the 3R, it would instantly make the watch a more competitive daily driver.<\/p>\n Rumors about a potential Watch 3R are sparse, but I’m still hopeful. <\/p>\n With all of that said, we\u2019ve yet to hear any concrete rumors about a OnePlus Watch 3R on the horizon. That doesn\u2019t mean it isn\u2019t coming; it just might not be anytime soon. If a launch was imminent, we\u2019d have heard some murmuring by now.\u00a0The OnePlus Watch 2R quietly proved that a budget Wear OS watch doesn\u2019t have to feel like a compromise. If OnePlus keeps that momentum going with the 3R, it could go toe-to-toe with the Pixel Watch 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kaitlyn Cimino \/ Android Authority While the Pixel Watch 4 is generating plenty of buzz, the Wear OS…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":76492,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3160],"tags":[1685,8444,15938,9844,53,16,15,13059],"class_list":{"0":"post-76491","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-gadgets","9":"tag-oneplus","10":"tag-oneplus-watch","11":"tag-smartwatches","12":"tag-technology","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-wearables"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114455339773408241","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/OnePlus-Watch-2R-vs-3-scaled.jpg\"\/ "\\"OnePlus")
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