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I am upgrading to the E3 from my previous Ticwatch S2, which I already thought was an incredible watch.For the record, my S2 is still working well and in wonderful shape, but I just felt after 2 years with that watch, I wanted to try out a new one. And boy am I glad that I did, this thing rocks!I am loving how fast and smooth the operating system works, the battery life is excellent (went from 100% to 74% throughout an entire day), and the look is minimalistic and stylish.Some new things that my S2 did not have that I am really happy with:-The automatic workout detection. My wife and I go on a lot of walks together and it's nice that this watch will automatically start timing them and tracking the distance/laps without me having to interact with it.-The NFC payments. I have been using NFC on my phone for a couple of years now, and it's really great to now be able to do it without taking my phone out of my pocket.-The 24 hour heart rate monitor is essential for me, as I do have heart problems. And even though it is not technically a "new" feature, I would say it is way more intuitive on this device than it was on my S2.-Phone Calls! The quality of the phone calls through the watch is incredible. I've always been one to make fun of people who made phone calls through their watch, because of how silly they look. But with this watch, I can actually just walk around my house with my hands by my sides and make phone calls through the watch. I can hear everything the person on the other line is saying, and based on feedback from those I'm talking to, they can also hear me clearly without me having to have my wrist close to my face.Overall, I would highly recommend this watch to anybody looking for an affordable Android compatible watch that does it all.It runs so smoothly and has all the features you could ask for with a pricetag lower than the watched developed by the flagship phone brands.

So I have a few smart watches. This is my 3rd WearOS watch. I had the original Huawei Watch, a mobvoi Ticwatch S2, and a Gen 4 Fossil Smart Watch. I also have a Garmin Instinct. Generally all of these watches have been compromises. The Huawei watch was built on a processor that quickly was forgotten and didn't get updates, but it was a very nice looking watch. The Mobvoi Ticwattch S2 had great durability but lacked a few features I wanted (NFC for payments for one) and was a little under-powered. The Gen 4 Fossil was nice looking and had 1GB of ram making it run a little smoother, but the processor was still kind of slow and it lacked an spO2 sensor (I have sleep apnea and am curious about that). Additionally due to weight some things with its design the Fossil Watch wasn't great for working out. (Doing push-ups, your going to hit those buttons a lot.) Another problem with all of these Wear OS watches is battery life. They all need daily charging given my use. My Garmin instinct needs to be charged every 2 weeks or so, but it doesn't have nearly the smart features (no NFC, no Assistant, no on the flay responses to notifications though there are preset quick replies for text).That brings us to this watch, The Mobvoi Ticwatch E3. This watch is essentially an update to my S2 which can be seen in the pictures beside the E3 (the E2 and S2 were basically the same watch with different casings). It has more RAM and the newest processor and it shows. This watch is smooth, quickly responds to Assistant request. This is only the second watch with this new processor and the other, the Mobvoi Tickwatch Pro3, is a $300 watch.It also has an improved screen, which can get brighter and looks great....aside from the bezel. On the S2 the design was a sportier watch design that while it had a chunky kind of bezel surround it made the screen actually all screen. The E3 has a large black ring around the watch face. I use watch faces with black backgrounds and it doesn't bother me much, but it may be something that others won't like the look of. This watch has 2 nice side pushers instead of the flat button on the S2. They are nice, but I haven't worked out with them yet to see if they will cause a problem. On my fossil watch it did seem like I mostly hit the center button on accident, so maybe these two offset buttons will be better. The Fossil watch has a rotating crown, which is a very nice way to navigate the system, this doesn't have that feature and I do miss it a little.Battery life is only slightly better that my other Wear OS watches. I get to the end of the day with about 25% and charge it before bed. It takes a little longer to charge (about 1 hour to go from 25%-100%) and uses a charger that connects a little awkwardly at the top next to the strap (see photo). It is important to note that my use is a lot for smart watches. I get nearly all my notifications set, I keep an always on (but dimmed) display because I like to be able to just see the time and for my watch to look like a watch. I do turn off lift to wake and touch to wake so I have to actually push the button to get the watch to full brightness. I use all day heart and on this watch spO2 monitoring. At night in bed, I turn on theater mode to turn off the screen completely. Tweaking these settings may get you longer battery life. In the 7 days I have had the watch I have run down to under 5% once. Then the watch enters an "essentials mode". It will continue to tell time, track steps, and a few other things for days in that mode as I understand it. The more expensive Ticwatch Pro 3 has a second low power LCD screen over the color screen you can use as your always on screen to really expand battery life, but that watch is $300. The essentials mode on this watch is similar to the on the pro 3, but without the low power screen. Battery life on this watch is a little better than other Wear OS watches, for me that is just over a day, your mileage may vary.Design wise, I wish Mobvoi had made an S3, as I am a little concerned I may scratch this watch's screen. The S2 had a recessed screen that felt a little better protected. Aside from that, this watch looks nice and is very light weight due to plastic build. I am fine with the plastic build, because it saves weight on what would be a heavy thick watch if it was a metal build This is the fastest, smoothest, best working Wear OS watch I have had. It may not be the nicest looking (that would be the fossil) but it works the best. And it does still look nice. The curved screen is good looking and feels good under the finger.I will say I have one worry about this watch, that is OS updates. My S2, which is just over a year old, has not had an OS update in a while, and the new version running on this new watch would be great on my S2. The updated tiles and app tray in the current version of wear OS is nice. Additionally Google and Samsung have announced they are working together to make Wear OS's next update, due likely near the end of this summer. So far Mobvoi has not announced that it will update this watch to the updated version of the OS, which makes me worry that my new watch could be outdated in just two months. It will continue to work, but over time apps and things will quickly not be supported.So this watch is a great watch, the only other wear OS watch that matches it's computing hardware is $100 more expensive (most of the time, it can be found on sale sometimes). This watch runs great and has all of the features I can think you might want. The battery life is a little better than older Wear OS watches, but it will likely still be a daily charger for most. It looks good, it light and comfortable to wear, and can be set bright enough to see in the sun. It's a really good watch for the money.

I’m not a professional product review, but compelled to write my own opinion of the Ticwatch E3. As an owner of the previous model, for several years, I loved the new look of the E3. Thinner, better screen, less bulk. I was ready to upgrade… so here are my thoughts:Battery LifeI quickly connected to my personal/professional accounts and had all notifications clicked to the “on” position. Primarily emails, txt and calls were logged. Additionally, I exercise daily, so tracked jogging as well. Overall, the E3 has solid battery life. Never got below 50%-ish every day. I could have easily stretched that to 2 or perhaps 3 days if the de-selected the always on display. Big + for battery life.Great screenI am not sure if the screen/panel was upgraded from the previous version, but I appreciate the brightness/sharpness! Big + on display.Seamless Account MgmtNo problems adding the watch thru WearOS and connecting all my google accounts. I had completed on a previous version and its a no brainer.Quick launch ButtonThis was a new feature over the prior version. The E3 allows you to quick-launch the application of your choice. Under personalization, you can pick the app you want to launch… weather, Google Fit, etc. Great functionality and a Big + for me.TicOxygenAgain, a new feature over the prior version. You are able to get your blood oxygen level thru the TicOxygen app. Again, Big + for me.OverallIf you’re a previous or new Ticwatch owner and thinking about an upgrade to the E3, I think you’d be happy with the purchase. It's better in about every way.... slicker design and much more functionality.