It’s not every day that a new player gets into the smartwatch game, so I was intrigued when OnePlus is thenCEO Carl Pei hinted at last summer that a portable device might be on its way. Rumors have been rising in recent weeks and now we know what the clock will do looks like. After months of curiosity, I’m … disappointed.
Before the next OnePlus March 23 event, @UnboxTherapy dropped what appears to be a leak of the so-so-cleverly named OnePlus Watch. After examining the image for about two minutes, I can confirm to everyone that it looks like the other non-Apple watches. There are two buttons on the right, black straps and a black box, and a pretty standard-looking watch. Woo. This is a little sad, milquetoast design and I honestly expected a little better from OnePlus.
Leaker Smartwatch Ishan Agarwal he also threw a few more deets on his Twitter, noting that the clock would be 46mm (a big guy!). It will also have IP68 water resistance, 4GB of storage and the ability to control music and OnePlus TV. In terms of health features, which have become a major selling point of smart watches, according to OnePlus automatic detection workouts, include swimming workouts and also track sleep, stress, blood oxygen saturation, and heart rate. There’s no word on battery life, but Agarwal said will support Warp Charge or the ability to get a week charge in 20 minutes. This means wearing at least a week of clothing out of this thing, that would be fantastic, but who knows.
The interesting part of these rumors is that OnePlus Watch will not run Wear OS, despite being an Android watch. This has been widely rumored until the March 23 event and according to the Virgin, Confirmed CEO Pete Lau a forum that this will be the case. However, has the company opted for a type of RTOS (real-time operating system) operating system. No word on what this means for a third-party application ecosystem or for a digital assistant. As for the reason why OnePlus didn’t opt for Wear OS, Lau says the company wanted to provide a smooth and reliable experience along with great battery life. Wear OS has made improvements over the last year, but battery life remains a sore point for this platform.
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Everything is fine, though it is not what anyone would describe how terribly exciting. One thing would be for OnePlus to come out the door with a unique design or decide to put its own twist on Wear OS like the Oppo Watch did. But it seems that OnePlus has played it safe: acertainly too safe. Unless we see something absurd like 30-day battery life, unique software, or an innovative health feature (for which we can’t hold our breath), this smart watch seems like it may just be for fans. from OnePlus.