OnePlus Watch with AMOLED Display, SpO2 Sensor Launched for Rs. 16,999 in India
Mar. 23, 2021Citing the massive boom of the smart wearables business around the world, OnePlus CEO Pete Lauannounced to launch a smartwatch earlier last year. The company laterconfirmed the launchwith an official teaser. We have since seen manyleaks, rumors, andpatent filingsabout the OnePlus Watch pop up on the internet. Today, alongside theOnePlus 9 series, the company has finally released the OnePlus Watch in India.
So, here are the key specifications and features of the OnePlus Watch.
OnePlus Watch: Specs and Features
Now, the OnePlus Watch comes with a 46mm circular dial and looks much like the Galaxy Watch Active 2 at first sight. The wearable has two buttons on its right edge, one of these is a power button (with the OnePlus branding) and the other is a multi-function button. It has a stainless steel body with a glossy CD pattern on the display bezel.
OnePlus Watch sports a circular1.39-inch AMOLED panelwith a 454 x 454-pixel resolution and a pixel density of 326ppi. The watch comes with anIP68 ratingfor water and dust resistance.
The wearable offers over 110 exercise modes, including dedicated modes designed for swimming, cycling, running, yoga, dancing, and more. It also comes withautomatic exercise detectionthat enables the watch to start a workout automatically even if the user forgets to start it manually.
Moreover, it has a myriad of health-related features, including aheart rate and SpO2 sensorfor heart rate measurement and blood oxygen saturation monitoring. OnePlus Watch can connect with the OnePlus Health app and track the users’ sleep and stress levels.
In addition, the watch will also connect with any Android device and let users control music, take incoming calls, and view notifications. In addition, it will alsowork as a remote control for supported OnePlus TVs. It will allow users to turn on/ off the OnePlus TV, control TV functions, and more right from their wrist.
Coming to the internals, the OnePlus smartwatch includes4GB internal storageand enables you to store up to 500 songs onboard. There’s alsobuilt-in GPSto track your workouts even when you’re carrying your phone on you.
Now,we already knowthat the OnePlus Watch does not run on Google’s Wear OS platform. Instead, the smartwatch runs on a custom OS. That is much like what Samsung did with their Galaxy Watch series, which runs on the company’s proprietoryTizen OS platform.
The OnePlus Watch comes in two colorways – Moonlight Silver and Midnight Black. In addition, the company has also launched a OnePlus Watch Cobalt Limited Edition. The Chinese giant claims that it is thefirst manufacturer to ever“apply Cobalt alloy material”in the smartwatch industry. The limited edition variant, unlike the other two models, includes a sapphire glass dial and a vegan leather strap.
Coming to the price, the OnePlus Watch willretail for Rs. 16,999 in India. It makes this smartwatch an expensive offering as compared to its rivals in the market. It will compete against the likes ofMi Watch Revolve,Realme Watch S Pro, and theOppo Watch.
The price of the OnePlus Watch Cobalt Limited Edition will be revealed at a later date. Stay tuned for availability details.
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