5 reasons why I can’t ditch my Apple Watch for Android smartwatches

Joe Maring / Android Authority Android smartwatches are in a great place in 2025. From a hardware perspective, there have never been so many quality watches to choose from — with Google, Samsung, and OnePlus all offering excellent options. The software is solid, too. Wear OS 5 is Google’s smartwatch operating system at its most reliable, and we should see significant upgrades soon with Wear OS 6. Having worn a OnePlus Watch 3 for the last few months, I speak from experience when I say there’s never been a better time to be in the Wear OS camp. The OnePlus Watch 3 is a stupendous wearable, offering a classy design, fantastic battery life, and robust health features I’ve thoroughly enjoyed using. It’s a prime example of what an Android smartwatch looks like when it’s firing on all cylinders. Having said all of that, I recently took off OnePlus’s smartwatch and replaced it with my Apple Watch Ultra 2 I was wearing before it — and I don’t see myself going back any time soon. As much as ... Read full article.