Oppo Watch Launching Globally on July 31; Will Be Powered by Wear OS
Jul. 24, 2020Oppo step foot into the wearable market with thedebutof the Oppo Watch, alongside theFind X2 seriesin March earlier this year. The company is now planning to take its wearable global but there will be a major difference in tow. Oppo Watch arrived with the company’s own ColorOS Watch skin but that might not be the case for the global markets.
The company is teasing the arrival of the Oppo Watch in global markets on 31st July using new promotional material. It is expected to make its India debut on the same day. The video below (via Engadget) shows off the Oppo Watch but the teaser ends with a ‘Wear OS by Google’ slide, confirming that it will be backed by this operating system.
If that isn’t confirmation enough, you would be surprised to know that Oppo Watch has already gone official in Germany. It comes withWear OSand Google Payto complete payments via NFC, but we are still not completely sure about the lack of ColorOS skin aboard this smartwatch.
Talking about the specs, Oppo Watch does look like anApple Watchclone to the tee. The curved bezel-less screen and the sensor placement at the bottom. You also have two buttons on the right edge to control the smartwatch. The smartwatch features a1.91-inch curved AMOLEDdisplay with 100% P3 color gamut support and 41mm/ 46mm chassis.
It ispowered by the Snapdragon Wear 2500chipset, coupled with an Apollo 3 co-processor, 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of built-in storage. The watch also boastseSIM support, which means you can take calls via the speaker and microphone on board. You can also take this watch on a run, leaving your phone at home.
Oppo Watch includes a 4-channel heart rate sensor for 24/7 continuous monitoring and VOOC charging support. The latter enables you to juice up 50% of the battery in just 17 minutes using the cradle available in the box.
The smartwatch waspriced starting at 1,499 yuan(~Rs. 15,999) for the 41mm variant and 1,999 yuan (~Rs. 21,250) for the 46mm variant. It comes in three color variants – Black, Gold, and Silver. It’ll be interesting to see how the Oppo Watch is priced in India. Could it take on the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active in the sub-Rs 20,000 price segment?
