This Apple Watch Clone from OPPO Runs Wear OS, Features ECG [Update: Launched]

The Apple Watch has been a huge success, and every other brand wants to emulate it. Now, a rival smartphone make has launched its commencement smartwatch that looks a lot similar the Apple Watch and has a similar feature set but costs much lower.

Update: The OPPO Watch was unveiled in Mainland china today alongside the Find X2 and the Discover X2 Pro. The smartwatch features a i.91-inch flexible OLED screen with 326ppi pixel density, curved sides and corners, and 100% DCI-P3 color gamut. The watch is equipped with an accelerometer, barometer, compass, ECG, 4-channel optical centre-rate monitor, and gyro.

It runs Android Vesture Os-based ColorOS Spotter software and uses a Snapdragon Wear 2500 processor, Apollo three co-processor, 1GB RAM, and 8GB storage. It is water-resistant for up to 5 ATM and has a loudspeaker as well equally microphones to take vox calls. The eSIM equipped smartwatch rapidly charges using OPPO's Watch VOOC applied science to charge up to 46% in 15 minutes and 100% in seventy minutes.

The OPPO Picket comes in iii variants: 41mm Aluminium, 46mm Aluminium, and 46mm Steel. The 41mm Aluminium variant costs CNY ane,499 ($216), and it comes in 3 colors: Blackness, Pinkish Gold, and Silver. The 46mm Aluminium variant costs CNY 1,999 ($288), and it comes in Black and Pink Gold. The Steel version costs CNY 2,499 ($360) and comes in Silvery color.

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The OPPO Sentry will be unveiled tomorrow alongside the Chinese firm's flagship smartphone, the Find X2. The company'due south beginning smartwatch looks quite similar to the Apple tree Picket, featuring a rectangular display, curved corners, and a metal instance. Still, it runs Google'south Wear Os rather than watchOS.

The picket features a 1.91-inch OLED screen with a pixel density of 326ppi, like to that of the Apple Spotter. However, the screen covers 100% DCI-P3 color gamut. It is equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon Wear 2500 processor and the visitor'southward own Apollo iii co-processor. The watch too features a heart-rate monitor and an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor to spot atrial fibrillation.

In terms of design, the OPPO Watch lacks the Digital Crown that is seen on all Apple Watches. Instead, it has two buttons on the side, one of which could be a power button and the other could be a contact point for the ECG. The watch is also 5ATM h2o-resistant. Information technology also comes embedded with eSIM and a loudspeaker, like to the Apple Spotter, so it tin take vocalism calls.

The smartwatch is expected to be launched in Red china in three colors: Black, Gilded, and White. Its price could exist CNY 2,000, which translates to around $289. Feature-wise, it is on par with the Apple Sentinel Serial 5 but features a larger brandish and costs around $50 lower.

Our Take

The OPPO Watch looks similar a pretty good competitor to the Apple tree Watch and is much better than rival Wear OS watches in terms of features. However, WearOS has fewer apps and the ecosystem is not as robust as that of Apple tree's watchOS, which is its true differentiator.

If you are an Android user, would you exist interested in buying the OPPO Scout?

[Via Weibo]