I can give this review on the basis of a lot of experience I have with smart watches. I have a Garmin Fenix 6 Pro, which is usually my go to sports/exercise watch. My Garmin is a fantastic watch, although very expensive. However I felt that the features I get from it, required me to pay the high price tag. That was until I found this E3 Smartwatch from Mobvoi!

In brief, the Mobvoi Ticwatch E3 is a fantastic all rounder at a really good price. Here are the main reasons I would highly recommend it;

The price:

This has to be the top reason - the number of features you get with this watch far exceeds the cost when compared to other smart watches. I really was surprised that you can get a watch that pretty much does it all, for such an amazing price. I bought it for £175 and I've even seen it cheaper on a Deal Price. I simply cannot find a smart watch on Amazon that is better value for money when considering the features.

The looks:

I mainly bought this watch as a day-to-day work horse. I love my Garmin, but that is for sports and I wanted another watch that was just looked good. The photos on Amazon don't do the watch justice. It looks really good on the wrist. It is light, so nice to wear all day long. You can change the strap too very easily. The screen is so good, even when it's in battery saver mode, so on the wrist it just always looks good!

The battery life:

A huge selling point of this watch is the very good battery life. My biggest issue with smart watches is that I hate it when the battery doesn't last. This was a big reason I chose this watch and it didn't disappoint. If you use the battery saver, you can even get upto 3 days, if you go for essential mode it will last I think weeks! Let's just say, I've never had it run out on essential mode. It's just not something you need to worry about on this watch.

The always on:

I also like my smart watches to be on, even when I'm not looking at them. I don't really like having to always raise my wrist or touch the screen to turn a watch on, sometimes I just want to glance over at it on my wrist and see the time. I also like it to look like a real watch to other people, not just a black screen. With the Ticwatch, the battery is so incredibly good because of their screen technology, I can easily have the always on display without worrying about battery.

You can use it for any sport:

I primarily choose a smart watch for sports. As I said, I have a Garmin for this, so didn't buy this watch for that purpose, but more as a general watch day to day. What surprised me was how good this watch is for sport. It has an app for pretty much anything and tracks it very well. I love the fact that it's waterproof and able to track my swimming.

Make Payments:

I love being able to leave my wallet at home and just use my watch. It syncs easily to your Google account and you can pay for things contactless, just like a card. It's easy to set up, and easy to use.

Health features:

I love the continuous heart rate monitoring and stress management. It's constantly checking you and again, you don't have to worry about battery. It's very useful to know this data to see how healthy you are and what you can do about it.

Fast & easy to use:

The watch is responsive and fast. The screen is clear and bright.

Everything else:

There's not really anything not to like about this watch. It's amazing what you get for your money. You can install any apps you want from Google Wear, including new watch faces. There's even apps testing your hearing, washing your hands reminders, and you can take calls through your phone, on the watch. It does pretty much everything and looks good too.

I recommend this watch very highly. It is an amazing all-rounder. It does it all, with a good battery and looks great too. The price for this quality of watch is superb.

Written by someone who has conducted HOURS AND HOURS of research...

UPDATE 22/3/2022:

I am writing a review for a second watch that I received to replace the original, faulty one. After weeks of trying to get by with watch no.1, it took over with a mind of it's own: switching on and off in the middle of the night, screens switching when I was not touching it etc. to a point where I was concerned about security. Amazon were great and processed the return and replacement. Tick.

Watch no.2:

I always had my suspicions re: the step tracking and today my wife and I carried out a test. She wore her Fitbit Charge 4 AND my Ticwatch E3 to do exactly the same exercise. The results were unbelievable. At best, my Ticwatch was within 100 steps of the Fitbit. I'd take that, give and take a small %age. However, throughout the day, with little or NO movement, by Ticwatch E3 would be anything between 25% and 33% out.

Now, one could argue it is the Fitbit charge that is odd. Why would the Ticwatch E3 by massively over stating my steps? Who knows. But I carried out an experiment on my own this evening whilst walking to my bathroom and emptying the dishwasher. Approx 100-150 steps. Call it 200 to be overly optimistic. My Ticwatch E3 stat: 1,151 steps. Significantly over calling it.

Bought a Galaxy Watch4 after returning this....night and day!

Original review:

Overall, I think the product is average... Looks really smart, great interface and really responsive. Strava tracking is fantastic as is the ability to go phone free for runs.

Disappointed in the battery life. For something with such great functionality, I'd have expected better battery life considerations. Also, I find that every day, at least once, it freezes.

Something that is really frustrating that has been logged by myself and hundreds of Wear OS users is the constant ask to disconnect and re-pair your phone. It is on my notifications 90% of the day (see pic that was taken as I write this review). The first time I actioned the request, it factory reset my watch and it took me all evening to reset. Very frustrating. Now I just leave it and have to ignore the notification. There appears to be no fix by Google, so be aware.

There are too many apps doing the same thing though so really hard to simplify and consolidate what you do with one app/ one set of apps. E.g. the watch has several tic apps like tic sleep, tic health, tic exercise etc. All of which do the same as Google and it is annoying that you have to choose which to use and leave one set of apps redundant. Surely it could be simpler to have just Google fit or tic.

Update 8/3/2022:

Watch constantly doesn't connect to show location.

Everyday for the last 8 days my watch restarts randomly: in the day, on runs, in the middle of the night. I no longer wear it in bed.

Looking at returning. Very disappointed.

This is the best budget watch running wearos. The Snapdragon processor does mean it snappy and not laggy. Battery is good for full day at least, under stress. However be warned, the setup process was riddled with issues after issues. Red band of death, connectivity issues. You write a novel on the steps taken to get it to work. But once you do. Finally fully updated running everything you can throw it, it's a real diamond. But you will need to be brave and strong to try. Four stars only because of the final result. Would have been five for not the atrocious setup process.

So, here is my honest review after using this for a week and a half.

I purchased this as I hadn't used a smart watch for years, and just wanted a cheap easy to use replacement.

To begin, this wasn't the case, however, after a day of teething trouble, it has been genuinely a star performer.

So, the bad first, set up. Google wear doesn't exist anymore, so you have to download an APK to let yourself install it onto a phone. This is purely to let you update it. Once you have updated it, you use the Mobvoi health app, which does a fine job!

The other bad part, it's not the easiest set-up. Once you get the first app running, you update the watch. It goes all weird, with a red, black, white, and blue static looking screen. At this point, you press the bottom button ONCE. Then the top button ONCE.

That's it. It finishes an install, and it's updated. From there, it installs onto the Mobvoi app all fine, and it has no issues. Battery life is about 3 days, and it charges up in a few hours. For me, that works okay in my day. The charging wire is a little annoying rather than wireless, but I've used worse.

Health monitoring, fine.

Oxygen and pulse, the strap needs to be TIGHT, but my old Samsung watch had the same issue.

Sleep monitoring, discountinf the first night where I appeared to be dead and nothing recorded, it's been accurate.

I will say, for not much over 20 quid, you cannot go wrong.

Im new to smart watches; this being my first purchase. I just wanted one as an every day watch that has some trackers on for exercise (I ride a bike) and its a bit niche but i wanted something I can store basic images on-my job is a bit full on and being able to quickly refer to a photo rather than carrying a heap of papers around or having to get my phone out is handy.

Here is what I have discovered:

Pros:

1. Price.

I had a look at other offerings and it appears that many offer the same features but for more money. Depends on what you are after but it uses the same software as some more expensive watches. You can download apps on it too

2. Display.

The display is good; I can see it fine and images I have sent to the phone and watch faces etc all look fine to me. Some reviews mention that the display isnt as fancy as premium watches but I guess you get what you pay for. I cant say I have a problem with this one.

3. Easy enough to use.

Im not very technical but have had no problems setting up and using the watch. On day two the watch required a software update and then wouldn't reconnect with my phone; after much annoyance and repeating the instructions to reconnect, I just did a factory reset one the watch and reinstalled the apps on my phone which worked. The touch screen is responsive and typing on the watch when needed isnt too difficult.

4. It appears that the strap is a usual watch type strap so you could replace the strap easily enough. I havent done that myself but it looks like its an option if you are so inclined.

Cons:

1. Battery.

The battery does not last long. Having the step counter and heart rate sensor on as well as having the watch provide notifications by the evening the battery is at around 20%. With the sensors turn off it might be around 35%. I dont use it much through the day really and i have the battery saver watch face on to check the time, Ive also changed a few settings to increase battery life-its not going to last 24hours and if it does im guessing it wont be much more which will be an issue unless you have your charger at all times. Ive read that some watches can go much longer without charge and standard use.

2. Charging.

I hate the charger! The charger is a pad that attaches to the back of the watch using tiny magnets. Its too easy to disconnect the cable with the most gentle of knocks which means unless its out of the way or you have an open surface for the watch to sit; its very likely you will discover the watch hasnt been charging when you plan to use it. Ive looked around for charging docks/frames but ive only found off brand items with mixed reviews. Charging time isnt too bad however, providing it stays connected!

3. Screen size

The watch face is quite large, however for some reason there is a thick black outline around the outside of the glass-why? Its a waste of space.

If like me you are just wanting a basic smart watch, I suppose you could do a lot worse than this Ticwatch. It seems to be a good introductory smartwatch for those wanting to give one a go before splurging on a more expensive one.

I was looking forward to trying a good spec smart watch since my previous ones had been underwhelming. I had just brought a new Pixel 7 so it was the perfect oppurtunity to get a watch to go with it.

My initial reaction was that is was a bulky watch with a pretty naff strap. Now, I have worn protrek watches for many years while rock climbing and they are bulky watches and this is close to the same size as they are.

Wear OS install went fine and the watch easily connected to my phone. It's at that point that things started to go down hill. Trying to set up google pay put the watch in a loop of asking for which account on my phone I wanted to use, in the end I gave up on that idea and decided to focus on the apps that were on the phone.

Now, I'm not a fan of having to set up more apps and make an account with mobvoi just to get the watch to function correctly. There is no reason why all the features can't work without it if they tried. Not that it mattered since everything I tried was massively inaccurate. Heart rate, step count, you name it.

So, I gave up on that and put it on charge. The next day I put it on at 8am to go out as normal. Nothing is running on the watch, constant monitoring of heart rate is off. Didn't look at it until midday and it was already 0% battery. Not impressive at all. I put it back on charge over night and when I checked it in the morning it was dead, blank screen, and won't charge at all.

Now I thought that the bad reviews were a small sample but I can see why it has so many complaints about battery life.

I’m not new to the smart watch arena, this is the third smart watch I have now owned over quite a few years.

I decided to buy this watch to replace my (poorly built) Huawei Watch 2 on which the strap clasp has just broken in less than 18 months.

With such a range of smartwatches to choose from (and reading many positive reviews) I finally decided to go for the Ticwatch E3 – and I’m not disappointed with my choice.

The watch was very easy to setup and works flawlessly with my Samsung Note 10 (no compatibility issues were found).

The Ticwatch E3 ticks all of the boxes for me at a really great price:

I haven’t got very wide wrists, so I wanted a watch that didn’t look too bulky (but could also offer good battery life). The E3 sits on my wrist without looking huge and the battery lasts for the advertised two days. The watch feels very lightweight and comfortable (helped by the soft silicon strap).

The operating system seems very sleek and quick – no stuttering or lag is evident when the watch is in operation (amazing for such a cheap smartwatch). There’s quite a few standard watch faces to choose from and this is bolstered by a vast selection of additional faces on the Google app Store.

I found the two physical buttons on the watch are very tactile. The lower button can be reconfigured to your own personal choice. Out of the box the lower button functionality is set to activate workout modes, but I have reconfigured mine to take me to the stopwatch function (which I use a lot for cooking).

I have found the workout tracking very accurate and a breeze to use. There are twenty workout training modes to choose from (in the E3 ‘TicExercise’ app), the only issue that I have found is that the sport I play (squash) isn’t included in the list – but this isn’t a big issue as the benefit of using an Android based watch is you can also use the ‘Google Fit’ app (also included on the watch as standard) which includes many more sport modes (including squash). The heart rate monitor works very well (and seems accurate when compared to my home blood pressure monitors heartrate output). Having the blood saturation monitor is an extra added bonus that I can’t believe that they have managed to add into the sleek watch form (and at such a good price point).

The inbuilt speaker and microphone seem to work well – calls taken on my watch have been very crisp and clear. The speaker has a nifty application that can be used to vibrate water out of the watch if you have submerged it.

The Ticwatch E3’s screen is very bright and clear and seems to work well in brightly lit surroundings. I love the round watch form factor and I am pleased that the screen fills the whole area (I’m glad to say that there is No ‘flat tyre’ screen on the Ticwatch E3).

So far I love my Ticwatch E3 and am really pleased with my purchase.

Ok.... So.... Lets start from the top. The bad reviews are essentially from people that cant problem solve!

This watch is a steal for this price point (I got it at 28quid!!!). It does everything as its paired to your google acc. Its own fitness suite is more than adequate and all the usual monitoring devices work a treat! You can also use Strava etc and a little bit of googling and you can find apps that will work for you.

The NFC pay is a doddle. I answered a call on the phone and it worked well... GPS bang on. Step count bang on.

Heart rate, screen clarity, Fitness tracking good! Colur quality and styling nice a simple

TBF the OS3 update simplifies the usabilty and the chunky buttons are nice and easy!

On and offing is a little annying as its a bit slow to get it to give it lol... But avoid accidental offing lol

Ok.. heres the important point. Yes the OS3 update did cause the screen to crash and it gets stuck on it SO you hold both buttons down to do a hard reset/ reboot. You then might have to press the bottom button a few times (3 to be exact lol) to encourage another soft boot to the new OS. The you re-pair and log into you google acc again. Make sure you only have the new ticwatch fitness app on your phone, unisntall the wear os and the old mobvoi app at this point and it will pair and finish update

THATS IT! Its not hard and its worth it.

I run a xiaomi phone and also have a xiaomi watch, but was going to buy the ticwatch... then saw this and thought I can happily use and abuse and not worry.

Battery life is good, screen size more than adequate.

Would give it 5 but wouldve liked the old screens available after update but def not a deal breaker

Get stuck, google it as theres loads of how toos

ABSOLUTE BARGAIN!

Después de haberlo probado durante varios días, puedo decir que mi impresión es bastante mejor de lo que esperaba.

A priori, por el precio o materiales, podría parecer un producto de peor calidad, pero me ha sorprendido gratamente por muchos aspectos.

Su peso es realmente bajo, lo que lo hace muy cómodo, olvidando por completo que lo llevas puesto.

El diseño es sencillo, pero francamente bonito.

Al final este es un concepto muy personal, pero creo importante mencionarlo, puesto que no es llamativo y encaja bien tanto en un escenario deportivo como en algo más sofisticado.

Supongo que el material plástico y tamaño (adecuado para una muñeca pequeña como la mía) lo hace tan "neutro", todo en un mismo color, y con una pantalla de tamaño suficiente (a priori parece más grande de lo que es, pero luego se nota que el cristal es más grande que la pantalla en si), consiguen este efecto.

Siguiendo con los materiales, el tiempo lo dirá, porque en pocos días de uso no hay posibilidad de valorar en exceso, pero cabe señalar que parece bastante bien construido, encajando todo perfectamente y con apariencia robusta para su uso en el día a día, incluso en actividades deportivas.

En este sentido, con los sensores que tiene (que no voy enumerar, porque ya están en la descripción), me parece más que perfecto como todo en uno, para llevar continuamente puesto y registrar toda la actividad.

Creo que los sensores funcionan muy bien en general, excepto en el caso del podómetro, que diría que cuenta algo por encima de la realidad. Pero no es algo preocupante.

Todos esto, combinado con el sistema operativo WearOs, que permite instalar cualquier aplicación de su catálogo, me parece sencillamente genial (Polar, Strava, Google Fit, Keep, Maps... Una lista interminable).

Y este creo que es uno de sus mayores puntos fuertes.

Teniendo en cuenta el precio, contar con un smartwatch con Google y con un rendimiento muy bueno (funcionamiento fluido en cualquiera de las actividades que he realizado), me parece muy equilibrado.

La duración de la batería es la que puede esperarse de cualquier dispositivo con este sistema operativo y tipo de pantalla (sin sensor de luminosidad).

En mi caso, apagándolo por la noche (no me gusta dormir con cosas en la muñeca), usándolo durante aproximadamente una hora de ejercicio diaria, con todos los sensores activados y con el brillo de la pantalla a la mitad (suficiente en cualquiera de las situaciones en las que lo he utilizado) ha sido de poco más de dos días completos.

En mi opinión, muy satisfecho con el resultado, sin buscar características espectaculares, con un precio accesible.

Muy equilibrado.

Product is good but the battery life is terrible in comparison to other watches. Fully charged at night and at 30% by lunch time. Pity because it is a decent watch.

Bateria starcza na 48 godzin i zostaje 20 procent. Rewelacja. Na zegarku odczytuje często powiadomienia i kilkanaście minut rozmowy przez zegarek.

Wykonanie bardzo dobre.

Zegarek upadł z półtora metra ma twardą podłogę i nic mu się nie stało.

Minusem jest wyświetlacz LCD bo normą są oledy w innych smartwatch.

W zegarku jest szybki procesor 4100 i to jest świetna informacja bo zegarek dostanie aktualizacje WerOs 3.

Cieszę się że kupiłem ten zegarek.

Ok ive had the Tic Watch E3 two weeks and its time for a review!

TL:DR its great, go get one and try it out!

My last watch was an asus zenwatch 2, so ive been out of the game for a little bit. I was looking for something new and affordable since upgrading from a note 9 to a S22 plus. The Tic Watch E3 is really it!

Initial setup is a breeze and had everything going within minutes of taking it out of the box.

First things first,

The battery life. Its great, up to two days between a fast charge before work (takes about a half hour i think to get a full charge). Im using all the bells and whistles too. Heart rate, steps, sleep, oxygen, gps, spotify and probably more. Really quite surprised actually considering how light this watch is.

This watch is LIGHT! i almost dont like wearing watches because i like my arms to weigh the same. Lol but seriously, between the weight of my old watch and its battery life, i just stopped using it. The Tic Watch E3 is some serious hardware and weighs almost nothing by comparison.

The display, its bright and easy to read even in full daylight and adjustible. the touch sensor on the watch is very well made too. I never thought a keyboard on a display that small would be easy to use. But it is! Ive used it to log into my Tic account to keep track of my activity. And used it to reply to messages. Its surprisingly easy and accurate.

Sleep tracking is very informative, I've actually been sleeping better now that i can see how my routines affect my sleep. And when i feel like i didnt sleep well i have all the info i need to convince my self that i actually did.

Heart rate, steps and GPS are all very accurate and informative. Makes me want to do more in order to break previous records ive set or keep consistent. And when ive been sitting too long it gives me a reminder to get up and move around for a little bit. Extremely helpful when im on my pc too much. (im always on my pc too much)

Its also very easy to manage which apps are notified by the watch and to silence your phones notifications when the watch is active. Helpful so you aren't buzzing on both devices.

Ive been using the Tic apps exclusively on my watch and have no complaints. Plenty of stock watch faces available by default. And through apps like Watchmaker and more you have an endless supply of watch-faces ranging from all the data displayed you can think of to absolute minimal.

Instant familiarity if you've used any other or previous android wear product with a suite of features and options you'll find on more expensive models.

Waterproofing is very acceptable, i dont plan on swimming with it on (personal preference here, i know the watch would be fine) but i get dirty at work. Ill run it under water to wash off the grime before washing my self up and have had no issues.

The glass is tough too, its still as pristine as the day i took it out of the box. Despite the abuse my work causes it.

And last but not least, the watch band it comes with i thought i would replace almost right away. As i did with my Zenwatch and almost any other watch (smart or regular) ive owned. To my surprise i did not need nor want to do that in this case. Its just fine, it works, its comfortable and unless the band wears out or breaks ever ill keep it.

In conclusion to my review, i really like this watch. Ive become more active and generally enjoy using it. Highly recommend you try it out yourself.

Very good product, just a note if u buy this remember to update the Software from the watch settings as it doesn`t show it needs update while its important for many features to be unlocked but over all great performance