I once watched a video of a herd of cows crossing a street, and as each cow approached a white-painted traffic line, it would do a little hop. Apparently, this behavior is related to poor depth perception, or cattle guards, or leadership issues — I’m not exactly sure. But it’s adorable, and it’s the image that’s been in my mind while testing the OnePlus Watch 3 (stay with me here…).
The newest model offers significant improvements and is a powerful Wear OS smartwatch that excels against the competition in one key way: phenomenal battery life. However, for North American shoppers, it’s tripped up by regulatory limitations that make some key features unavailable at launch. The cows eventually make it across the street, and the OnePlus Watch 3 will likely end up on plenty of wrists (and it should!), but the device faces a few hurdles.