An artificially long wait for Wear OS 3.0 could doom this wearable

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Thanks to Samsung's Galaxy Watch4 and the long-awaited Wear 3.0 update, there's no denying that there's a reinvigorated interest in the platform. Not that you’d know from using the TicWatch E3. The E3's biggest issue is the inopportune release timing—this watch is the definition of a mixed bag with Wear OS still in flux. The good news: this smartwatch offers the latest Snapdragon Wear 4100 chipset, which _should_ guarantee solid performance for years to come.

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[Mobvoi TicWatch E3 review: Running in place](https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/09/06/mobvoi-ticwatch-e3-review/) was written by the awesome team at [Android Police](http://www.androidpolice.com).