OnePlus Watch Is in the Works; Rumored to Launch Alongside OnePlus 8T Series
Aug. 28, 2020OnePlus may have initially stuck to making flagship phones. But the Chinese giant has now diversified tosmart TVsand mid-range phones, withentry-level devicesrumored to debut next month. OnePlus is expected to another new product to its portfolio and rumors for the same have been up in the air for a few years now.
It wasfirst spottedby 91Mobiles. As you can see in the image below, OnePlus Watch is described as a‘wearable watch’and a‘short-range device’in the listing. The wearable certification listing coincides with a TechRadar report, whichconfirmsthe company’s smartwatch ambitions. A former OnePlus employee is cited saying thatOnePlus has“actively been looking into a smartwatch for the last year.”
The listing only reveals the ‘OnePlus Watch’ moniker and nothing about the hardware or software. It will be powered by the Snapdragon Wear chipset, possibly therecently launchedSnapdragon Wear 4100. The software side of things will be shouldered byWear OSbut it will be interesting to see if OnePlus will offer a skinned experience (likeColorOS aboard Oppo Watch) or not.
There’s currently no official info on OnePlus’ smartwatch plans but its sister company recently debuted its first smartwatch, theOppo Watch, so it will be interesting to see whether OnePlus will compete against this or take on theApple Watchon Android’s behalf.
