LikeObserve varied sleep cyclesFive-minute exercise strategiesCellular connectivityeSIM help
Don’t LikeDisappointing battery lifeDesign copies Apple WatchPriceyFive train modes solely
The Oppo Watch is, because the identify suggests, Oppo’s flagship smartwatch and the primary with Google’s Wear OS working system. Though it nonetheless has some room for enchancment when it comes to battery life and health monitoring, in my week of carrying it I’ve been impressed at how properly it handles the fundamentals. It has a brilliant, responsive AMOLED display screen, Google Assistant help and even native sleep monitoring. Different costs and choices to select fromThe Oppo Watch is available in two sizes: 42mm and 46mm, and three variations. The smaller WiFi solely mannequin begins at £229 within the UK (roughly US $295 or AU$400) then rises to £329, roughly US $420 for the bigger variations, which additionally has a WiFi-only mannequin in addition to an LTE one. The LTE model, which comes with an embedded SIM (or “eSIM”), is the one I examined out for this assessment. And whereas the Oppo Watch is technically appropriate with each Android and iOS, the mobile characteristic solely works with an Android cellphone and is barely supported should you’re on Vodafone, Celron, and Orange networks.An Apple Watch cloneWhen the Oppo Watch was first unveiled, it drew rapid comparisons to Apple’s well-liked timepiece. Even to somebody who critiques tech for a residing like myself, it is onerous to inform these two aside at first look. Like the Apple Watch, it has a rectangle show with curved edges and detachable silicone straps, and even comparable packaging. But the glass on the aspect has a extra pronounced curve, and there are two buttons on the correct aspect rather than the digital crown. In the tip, the Oppo Watch is beautiful however utterly unoriginal, and it is a thoughts trick to see such a watch working Google-made software program.
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The watch is created from a mixture of aluminum and bolstered glass, with a ceramic again the place the heart-rate sensors are positioned. As I discussed earlier, it has a crisp AMOLED show that is responsive and simply readable in sunny climate. The straps, in the meantime, are crafted both from rubber or calfskin and may be swapped out for different designs by the corporate. Because the nubs on Oppo’s straps are completely different from what Apple has, you in all probability will not discover many third-party strap choices that may match this watch.
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Oppo Watch’s battery life is not sufficientBattery longevity is a powerful go well with in quite a lot of Oppo telephones, so I used to be shocked that this characteristic did not carry over to its smartwatch. My unit was geared up with a 430-mAh battery (that is giant for a smartwatch) and quoted to final 30 hours on default settings. But after I put the watch by the paces, battery life was disappointing. It solely lasted between 15 and 17 hours of gentle to reasonable use earlier than conking out. Battery life felt particularly disappointing on days when Ib accomplished exercises with GPS monitoring.Fortunately, it does include some instruments to assist prolong the battery life. According to Oppo, you possibly can stand up to 21 days of use by switching on energy saver mode on the watch. This restricts many capabilities of the watch, however you may nonetheless have entry to the fundamentals like step depend, coronary heart fee capabilities and alerts for incoming notifications. I have never had an opportunity to totally check this characteristic, however I’ll replace this assessment after I do. I did strive it as soon as earlier than bedtime, nevertheless, when the watch was at 9% and it lasted all all through the evening and even into the following morning. Keep in thoughts that the bigger 46mm smartwatch has a bigger battery which can enhance runtime, particularly with the Wi-Fi mannequin. The smaller 41mm watch, in the meantime, has a 300-mAh battery.Long battery life is clearly vital all through the day, nevertheless it’s a necessity in the case of sleep monitoring. Because the Oppo Watch’s battery life is not phenomenal, you may have to recollect to cost it earlier than going to mattress otherwise you threat waking as much as a useless watch and incomplete sleep knowledge. When the juice did run out, Oppo’s VOOC Flash Charging totally revitalized the battery in about an hour.
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Oppo Watch has sleep trackingTracking my sleep and understanding how a lot shuteye I have to operate at an optimum degree is extremely vital to me. Too little or an excessive amount of sleep impacts my temper, productiveness and immune system. Because of this, sleep monitoring is certainly one of my favourite options on the Oppo Watch.When I get up within the morning, it shows the length of my sleep in addition to the standard (mild sleep, deep slumber or awake). Oddly, the watch solely tracks knowledge between 8 p.m. and 10 a.m., so should you fall asleep earlier than or get up after that interval it will not register. The watch additionally does not present any details about REM (speedy eye motion) sleep both, like a few of its opponents. Oppo’s Watch covers solely fundamental well being optionsAndifferent certainly one of my favourite features of the Oppo Watch is a health help that serves up five-minute exercise movies while you’ve been sitting for an hour. When that occurs, you may obtain a push notification nudging you to face up and get transferring. If you agree, a video of a fitness center teacher seems, guiding you thru a sequence of eight completely different stretches for a fast pick-me-up. You can select from varied five-minute exercises which might be pretty simple to comply with should you’re working at residence.
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The smartwatch additionally tracks 5 completely different exercise routines: health run, fats burn run, outside stroll, outside biking and swimming. That’s it. You wont get any extra choices like yoga, mountain climbing, elliptical or rowing as you’ll on different smartwatches. This is one thing to remember particularly should you plan on monitoring exercises that fall exterior of those classes.
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I’m additionally not totally satisfied on the accuracy of the GPS readings both. While coronary heart fee numbers appear to be in step with what the Apple Watch Series 5 gave me, there was a noticeable discrepancy with distance tracked between the 2 watches. Distances tracked on my Oppo Watch had been roughly 2-7% longer in comparison with the Apple Watch which I’ve additionally examined my cellphone’s GPS knowledge. The Oppo Watch additionally has an always-on optical coronary heart fee tracker, that provides you steady coronary heart fee knowledge throughout your entire day. You can view all of your well being and health knowledge from the Oppo Watch on the HeyTap Health cell app from Oppo, accessible within the Google Play retailer. It syncs steps, sleep knowledge, coronary heart fee, exercises and day by day exercise.But not like a few of its pricier opponents just like the Apple Watch Series 6, Fitbit Sense and Samsung Galaxy Watch 3, it does not have extra superior well being monitoring options like an ECG (electrocardiogram), fall detection or oxygen saturation within the blood. Oppo Watch runs on two chipsAndifferent fascinating facet of the Oppo Watch is that it is powered by two chips: the Snapdragon Wear 3100 chipset and a secondary Ambig Micro Apollo 3 processor that takes over throughout low-power duties and permits for prolonged (doubtlessly 21-day) battery life. Although the Wear 3100 is a two-year outdated smartwatch chip from Qualcomm, the watch functioned seamlessly and provided a clean expertise. This is backed up by 1GB of RAM and 8GB of built-in storage to load music. For extra specs and options, take a look at our chart under.Oppo Watch specs
Shape
Rectangle
Watch measurement
46mm
Materials/Finishes
Aluminum body, plastic, and ceramic
Display measurement, decision
1.91-inch AMOLED display screen; 402×476; 326ppi
Always On
Yes
Colors
Black, pale pink
Interchangeable bands
Yes
GPS
Yes
Automatic exercise detection
Yes
Compass
No
Altimeter
No
Water resistance
Yes, as much as 50M
Calls
Yes
Notifications
Text replies
Microphone
Yes
Speaker
Yes
Voice assistant
Google Assistant
Mobile Payments
Google Pay (NFC)
Sleep monitoring
Yes
Period monitoring
No
Special options
21-day prolonged battery life, sleep monitoring, eSIM
Compatibility
Android and iOS
Software
Wear OS
Processor
Snapdragon 3100, Ambig Micro Apollo 3
Connectivity
Cellular choice
Price
£229 within the UK (roughly $295 or AU$400)