Nothing’s new CMF smartwatch drops swappable bezels for a bigger display

Nothing has launched a caller smartwatch nether its affordable CMF subbrand that improves upon the bosom complaint sensor, artillery life, and GPS tracking capabilities of its predecessor, but gives up connected immoderate of its customizability. The Watch 3 Pro is disposable globally starting today for $99 (currently reduced to $79).

The 1.43-inch OLED show provides a 10 percent summation successful screen-to-body ratio compared to the Watch Pro 2’s 1.32-inch display. It comes successful 3 colour options — acheronian gray, airy gray, and orangish — but notably drops the Watch Pro 2’s swappable bezel that allowed users to customize the quality of their watch.

The 3 Pro features 131 sports modes, a caller four-channel bosom complaint sensor for amended accuracy, and AI-powered coaching and post-workout summaries that connection personalized moving plans and fittingness insights.

Nothing describes the Watch 3 Pro’s caller dual-band GPS arsenic “a large leap forward” from the Watch Pro 2, providing amended awesome stableness and precision for “faster and much close way tracking successful immoderate environment.” The caller smartwatch afloat charges successful astir 99 minutes and delivers up to 13 days of artillery beingness “under emblematic use,” according to Nothing, a two-day summation compared to the erstwhile model. This is reduced to 11 days with heavier tracking, oregon astir 4.5 days with the always-on show enabled.

Users tin negociate the Watch 3 Pro features via Nothing’s X app power center, which has been refreshed with a caller UI and supports Strava, Apple Health, and Google Health Connect integrations. Nothing says the older CMF Watch Pro and Watch Pro 2 models volition besides beryllium transitioning to the Nothing X app.

One different gripe, speech from the deficiency of customizable bezels, is the inconsistent naming betwixt the Watch Pro 2 and the caller Watch 3 Pro. This is becoming thing of a wont for Nothing’s CMF brand, fixed the differing format besides seen successful its Buds Pro 2 and Buds 2 Plus earbuds.