OnePlus Watch first look reveals a Samsung Watch Active-style smartwatch
OnePlus Watch will launch on March 23 with the OnePlus 9
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We’ve finally seen theOnePlus Watchin a first-look photo and its design looks a lot like rumors predicted: circular case, two visible side buttons, and a rubber wristband.
Popular tech YouTuber Unbox Therapytweetedout a lone photo of the watch, which was sanctioned by OnePlus itself:
Watch out! We’ve got a lot more to show on March 23 👀 https://t.co/xpsgV8hk9kMarch 19, 2021
The design looks much like the circularSamsung Galaxy Watch Active 2(though probably without the touch dial), however there’s not much else to derive from the single image released so far. In addition to the black case color featured above, the watch is expected to come in silver, according toAndroid Central.
OnePlus Watch, coming March 23
We don’t just think the OnePlus Watch will be revealed on March 23 alongside the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro phones: company CEO Pete Lauconfirmedit, and even offered up the juicy tidbit that the wearable won’t runGoogle’s Wear OS software.
Presumably, the watch will run a proprietaryoperating system– we don’t see it usingApple’s watchOS or rivalSamsung’s Tizen OS. This is something suggested in a Januaryleak, which also predicted the circular design.
But another recentrevealby leaker Ishan Agarwal suggests the OnePlus Watch will be a simpler device without as much processing power or software complexity as top-tier smartwatches; instead, it will have basic fitness and health tracking (automatic workout detection, SpO2 sensing, heart rate monitoring, sleep tracking, etc). But a potentially week-long battery life and 20-minute full recharge is very exciting, especially given those top-tier watches rarely last more than a day or two – and in theApple Watch6’s case, less than a day.
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David is now a mobile reporter at Cnet. Formerly Mobile Editor, US for TechRadar, he covered phones, tablets, and wearables. He still thinks the iPhone 4 is the best-looking smartphone ever made. He’s most interested in technology, gaming and culture – and where they overlap and change our lives. His current beat explores how our on-the-go existence is affected by new gadgets, carrier coverage expansions, and corporate strategy shifts.
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