Not every day a new player enters the smartwatch game, so I was intrigued when OnePlus is thenCEO Carl Pei suggested last summer that a laptop could be on the way. Rumors have grown in recent weeks and now we know what the clock will do looks like. After months of curiosity, I’m … overwhelmed.
Ahead of the OnePlus event on March 23, @UnboxTherapy gave up what appears to be a leak of the OnePlus watch, so smart. After examining the image for about two minutes, I can confirm to everyone that it looks like any other non-Apple smartwatch. There are two buttons on the right side, black straps and a black case and a dial with a fairly standard look. Woo. That’s naughty, milquetoast design and honestly I was expecting something better from OnePlus.
Leaker Smartwatch Ishan Agarwal He also dropped a few deets on Twitter, noticing that the clock was 46 mm (a big boy!). It will also have IP68 water resistance, 4 GB of storage and the ability to control music and OnePlus TV. In terms of health features, which have become a huge selling point for smart watches, OnePlus will offer automatic workout detection, includes swimming workouts and also watch for sleep, stress, blood oxygen saturation and heart rate. No word on battery life, but Agarwal said will support Warp Charge or the ability to receive a charge week in 20 minutes. This means that you will wear it for at least a week of this, which would be great, but who knows.
The interesting part about these rumors is that OnePlus Watch will not run Wear OS, despite the fact that it is an Android watch. This was strongly rumored until the March 23 event and in accordance with Virgin, Confirmed CEO Pete Lau in a forum that this will be the case. Instead, the company has opted for one type of RTOS (real-time) operating system. No word on what that means for a third-party application ecosystem or a digital assistant. As for why OnePlus didn’t opt for Wear OS, Lau says the company wanted to provide a smooth and reliable experience, along with excellent battery life. Wear OS has made improvements in the last year, but battery life is still a painful point for that platform.
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Everything is fine, but it is not what anyone would describe as terribly exciting. One thing would be if OnePlus came out the door with a unique design or decided to put its own spin on Wear OS, as did Oppo Watch. But OnePlus seems to have played it safe – asurely too sure. If we don’t see something absurd, such as a 30-day battery life, unique software or a revolutionary health feature (for which we can’t hold our breath), this smart watch seems like it could only be for OnePlus hardcore fans. .