Don’t buy the discounted TicWatch Pro 3 Ultra or E3, at least for now

In the wake of the launch of the TicWatch Pro 5 final week, reductions are simple to seek out for the previous-generation TicWatch Pro 3 Ultra and TicWatch E3 – you in all probability shouldn’t buy both one, although.

The TicWatch E3 is a $199 smartwatch that was launched in 2021 as a budget-friendly Wear OS smartwatch that didn’t sacrifice a lot to hit its worth level. To this present day, it’s nonetheless one among the finest values in a full-feature smartwatch for Android customers, and at this level, it’s much more inexpensive.

As it stands right this moment, an on-page coupon on Amazon brings the worth of the TicWatch E3 down even decrease – simply $140, which is frankly a steal given the {hardware} at play.

Meanwhile, the TicWatch Pro 3 Ultra, launched later in 2021, provides an analogous core spec sheet with Snapdragon Wear 4100, however with a much bigger show, large battery, and twin show that allows an extra-long battery and a power-saving mode that may final weeks at a time.

And, at the second, Amazon is promoting the Pro 3 Ultra for $209, $80 under its standard $299 price ticket.

Personally, I’m all for getting discounted merchandise, and getting a last-gen smartwatch is a nice strategy to save. But in the present state of Mobvoi’s merchandise, I can solely actively discourage potential consumers from choosing up these smartwatches, even at a reduction.

Mobvoi has been extremely gradual to deliver the promised Wear OS 3 replace to those TicWatch fashions. Fossil delivered Wear OS 3 over seven months in the past at this level, whereas Mobvoi has solely provided a obscure assertion about some proprietary {hardware} in the TicWatch E3 and Pro 3 Ultra resulting in the prolonged delay, and that testing is seemingly lastly underway. When we requested once more final week, Mobvoi solely reiterated that work is “ongoing.”

In different phrases, we nonetheless haven’t any clue when these watches will get the long-awaited replace, which is changing into more and more necessary for future app performance, even when it comes with the trade-off of dropping Google Assistant.

Don’t fall for the low cost, at least for now.

The TicWatch Pro 5 is offered now, with Wear OS 3 out of the field. And for those who’re wanting for a discounted choice, perhaps go for a refurbished Galaxy Watch 4 at simply over $100 or a Galaxy Watch 5, which Samsung is at the moment discounting by as a lot as $70.

More on Wear OS:

• TicWatch Pro 5 Review: A quick however bloated Wear OS 3 watch that lasts for days
• Source: Google planning to launch Pixel Watch 2 with Pixel 8
• Galaxy Watch 6 Classic leaks with the return of the rotating bezel [Gallery]