A couple of weeks ago, OnePlus introduced its first smartwatch along with the announcement of an updated
OnePlus Watch
Design
We've heard too much about the OnePlus Watch before.And we already knew that the accessory will be equipped with a 1.39-inch AMOLED display with a screen resolution of 454 x 454. It has sapphire crystal protection. There are two buttons for more convenient interaction with the watch. The dial size is 46 mm, the weight is 45 g. The chassis is made of stainless steel, and the straps — made of silicone. However, OnePlus has also released a special edition OnePlus Watch that comes with a leather strap and a cobalt body.
Performance
Inside the clock is an STM32 processor,optical heart rate sensor, acceleration sensor, gyroscope, blood oxygen sensor, etc. Thanks to them, the watch supports more than 110 different modes of exercise, sleep, stress and heart rate monitoring. ... Users can view all of the fitness tracking data on the watch through the companion OnePlus Health app.
The OnePlus Watch also supports GPS positioning, NFC, Bluetooth 5.0, and message notifications. Our protagonist has IP68 dust and water protection and is equipped with a linear vibration motor.
In addition, the OnePlus Watch comes withbattery with a capacity of 402 mAh. It can be charged with the Pogo Pin charger. OnePlus claims it can be charged in 20 minutes and the hours will last for a week. The watch has 1 GB of memory and 4 GB of internal memory (2 GB available). They can play music via Bluetooth and you can also use them as a remote control for your OnePlus TV.
Price and availability
The OnePlus Watch went on sale on April 14 for $ 159. The price of the special edition has not yet been announced.
Cons and disadvantages
Always-On display mode — this is a functionwhich appeared on smartphones several years ago. The first iteration of this system appeared in the first Moto X. The feature is currently available on a variety of smartphones from Xiaomi, Huawei and, more recently, OnePlus. OnePlus has AOD in its latest OxygenOS 11 update. From now on, all phones with an AMOLED display will come with it. The strange surprise is that the device that would likely benefit most from this feature — OnePlus Watch — did not come with it.
Some users expressed dissatisfactionlack of this function. Therefore, the company decided to make a statement to its users. According to them, OnePlus Watch may one day get the Always-On Display feature in a future firmware update. But when exactly — we don't know.
We heard many users askingenable Always-On display", — OnePlus said. “We are currently studying how this affects energy consumption. We are evaluating the possibility of adding this feature to future OTAs.
According to the company, this feature canincrease energy consumption by almost 50 percent. This can seriously affect battery life. It's a feature that's widely available in smartwatches like the Apple Watch Series 6. But for some reason, OnePlus isn't sure to offer it right now.
For now, we can only wait to see if OnePlus can deliver this basic feature on its OnePlus Watch.