OPPO Watch review: Best WearOS smartwatch to complement Android smartphones
From affordable fitness bands to luxury smartwatches, wearables
come in all shapes and sizes for every need. Yet, the Android ecosystem had no
smartwatch that could be as reliable, intriguing and feature-rich as Apple
Watch for iPhones. Well, not until now.
The
recently launched OPPO Watch seems for
the Android ecosystem a smartwatch as good as the Apple Watch. Based on
Google’s WearOS platform, the OPPO Watch is
compatible with most Android devices. Though the WearOS has not fundamentally
improved for ages, OPPO has done a
commendable job to build a smartwatch that seems married to the operating
system and brings forward the OS strengths in a way not explored before.
Is
OPPO Watch the smartwatch the Android ecosystem needed? Let’s find out:
The
OPPO Watch (46mm) seems to have taken inspiration from the Apple Watch (review) in
more ways than one. Though its design seems inspired by the Apple Watch, it
does not look like a cheap imitation. It looks like a new iteration that might
not be unique in its own right, but is fresh nonetheless. The OPPO Watch’s case
is made of 6000-series aluminium with reinforced glass at the top and ceramic
heart rate sensor at the bottom. For ease of use, there are two programmable
buttons on the right side of the frame. These buttons improve usability without
adding any distraction to the OPPO Watch’s seamless design. On the left side,
there is a loudspeaker. Its muted output, however, does not add much to the
utility besides the fact that you can attend calls on the move without taking
the phone out from your pocket.
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