Unlocking 120 Hours of Battery Life on the OnePlus Watch 3: Tips and Tricks
Discover how the OnePlus Watch 3 achieves an impressive 120-hour battery life with its innovative dual-architecture system and massive 631mAh NanoStack battery.
By Blip Tech
3 min read
How to Get 120 Hours of Battery Life on the OnePlus Watch 3
The OnePlus Watch 3 is touted as the best Wear OS smartwatch for battery life, capable of delivering up to 120 hours. Here’s how it achieves this impressive feat:
Key Features
- Large Battery Capacity: The OnePlus Watch 3 features a 631mAh battery, which is over 25% larger than its predecessor's, thanks to NanoStack silicon battery technology.
- Dual-Architecture System: It employs a dual-architecture system that seamlessly switches between Wear OS (high-power) and a custom RTOS (low-power). The RTOS handles basic tasks like the watch face and notifications using a low-power BES2800 chipset, while Wear OS is used for more demanding tasks with the Qualcomm Snapdragon W5+ chipset.
Battery Life Breakdown
Smart Battery Mode
- Official Watch Face: Using an official OnePlus watch face significantly extends battery life.
- Active Features:
- Bluetooth connection: 14.2 hours/day
- WiFi connection standby: 1 hour/day
- Sleep monitoring: 6.5 hours/day
- Raise wrist to light up screen: 220 times/day
- Receive messages: 130 messages/day
- Screen operation (applications): 20 minutes/day
- Incoming call reminder: 6 times/day, 5 seconds each
- Bluetooth call: 5 minutes/day
- Sync data with phone: 500 times/day
- Music playback (Spotify): 15 minutes/day
- Outdoor running with GPS: 30 minutes/day
- Alarms: 3 times/day
Using Third-Party Watch Faces
- Non-Official Watch Face: Switching to a third-party watch face turns off the dual-engine architecture, reducing battery life to around 72 hours.
- Active Features:
- Bluetooth connection + AOD standby: 12.2 hours/day
- WiFi connection + AOD standby: 2 hours/day
- Sleep monitoring: 6.5 hours/day
- Raise wrist to light up screen: 300 times/day
- Receive messages: 180 messages/day
- Screen operation (applications): 30 minutes/day
- Incoming call reminder: 6 times/day, 5 seconds each
- Bluetooth call: 5 minutes/day
- Google Maps navigation: 15 minutes/day
- Music playback (Spotify): 30 minutes/day
- Outdoor running with GPS: 30 minutes/day
- Alarms: 3 times/day
Power Saver Mode
- Extended Battery Life: For a 16-day battery life, use the following settings:
- All-day Bluetooth connection
- 90 minutes of outdoor exercise/week
- Raise wrist to wake screen: 180 times/day
- Receive messages: 180 messages/day
- Incoming calls: 5 times/day
- Bluetooth calls: 5 minutes/day
- Sleep detection: 6 hours/day
- Alarms: 3 times/day
The OnePlus Watch 3 is available for pre-order and will ship in late February. It offers a compelling balance of features and battery life, making it an attractive option for smartwatch enthusiasts.
