I've only owned the Asus ZenWatch 3 going on 5 months. At about 4 and a half months the face got darker, then portions were ghosting, then completely dark. There's only sound now... and my alarms are now too difficult to turn off without the graphics! Also, the band just disintegrated at the attachment point to the body of the watch. And no, I'm not an extreme sports person. I've only exposed this watch to normal wear, no submersion in water for lengthy times or at depth. Great looking watch, but it might as well be a cookie, because this one just crumbled under little to no pressure!

I've gone through a bunch of Android Wear watches over the last 3 years in hopes of finding the right one. I would either return a model or end up selling one for various reasons ranging from a lack of software updates, poor performance, or the use of outdated internal hardware. Enter the Asus ZenWatch 3. It is the best Android Wear watch I have used and I plan on keeping it. This was supposed to be the first watch running Android Wear 2.0 but Google has delayed that until February so Asus continued with the ZenWatch 3 launch and it will be one of the first watches to receive the update. Asus has equipped the watch with a new Qualcomm chip, the Wear 2100, made specifically for smart watches. Performance has increased a bit over the last generation of processors while battery life has increased by quite a bit. The ZenWatch 3 is buttery smooth. I have owned it for almost two months now and not once have I experienced stuttering or freezing. Battery life is enough to get me through the day. I leave the display on (it goes into a darker power saving mode) and the watch is usually down to about 32%-45% by the time I plug it in (about 17 hours). It would be at about 68% by the same time with the display turning off, I didn't see any reason to enable this feature unless you're trying to go 2 days without recharging this. Notifications pop up almost at the same time on the watch as they do my phone, the vibration is strong enough that I always feel it, and the built-in speaker and microphone have surprisingly good quality for their size. There have been times when I've taken a call using my watch because my phone was in another room. I could hear everyone clearly and they could hear me without problems. My main draw to this watch was the design. It actually looks like a watch instead of coming off like one of those square Casio calculator watches from the 80's. The display is round and it doesn't have the fat tire look like the Fossil, Michael Kors, and Moto 360 watches do. That is a huge plus that puts this watch above most others. The rose gold accents are nice and the brown stainless steel is durable. I'm not a big fan of the brown leather straps that it comes with but Asus is working on coming out with new colors. The ZenWatch 3 recharges with a cable that magnetically attaches, this is not a QI wireless enabled watch. I'm OK with that though. The charger automatically snaps into place and it features Qualcomm's quick charge technology. The watch will reach 60% power (from 0%) in 15 minutes, it normally takes mine about half an hour before it is fully recharged (starting at 35%). Asus has included a bunch of watch faces and they can be fully customized using their Android-only app. There are a bunch of different options from Google as well. You can also download new watch faces if you don't like any of the included ones. There are two features missing from the ZenWatch 3 which are found in others: NFC and a heart rate monitor. I don't care about the heart rate monitor, I'm not going to wear my watch while exercising as the leather will get ruined rather quickly. The lack of NFC means that the ZenWatch 3 cannot be sued for Android Pay. It's something I wish they would have included but it's also something that I won't really miss. The ZenWatch 3 may not be the most feature-packed smart watch on the market but it is the best looking Android Wear watch because it actually looks like a watch. The price for this is less than the extremely expensive watches from Huawei, the added feature of the Huawei Watch (the heart rate monitor) isn't worth the $350 price tag over the ZenWatch 3. I highly recommend this watch for anyone on the market for an Android Wear smart watch that actually looks like a watch and won't break the bank.

The only thing I disliked was the limited battery life - daily charge, but it was FAST, like an hour or so and fully charged. Other than that, it was a really a good looking watch and the buttons made navigation super easy. Able to make/take calls, neat watch faces, and never had problems until my dog got at it.

First I'll be honest, I get a lot of compliments wearing this watch. But besides the compliments on how it looks, I have to say it has an awesome screen and the watch faces really pop. I miss having the heart sensor, but I'll live. The battery life is also good, but I don't use the always on feature. If your looking for an affordable and good looking smart watch, I'd highly recommend this one.

I wanted to have this watch since Asus made an announcement about 3rd generation coming out. Everything that company described is true. Very elegant, stylish, modern. Works as promised too. I did not encounter any problems so far. Watch is packed in a classy black box. Powered by Androidwear 2.0 .Comes with a quite a few watch faces.