- OnePlus has announced the wearable Watch 4
- Features new version of Wear OS ahead of older OnePlus devices
- But some users are disappointed by the lack of important updates.
If you’re in the market for a new wearable, you might want to check out what OnePlus has added to its lineup. The company just announced the OnePlus Watch 4 and revealed the full list of features and specifications of the device, and there is an interesting software surprise on the list.
Head to the OnePlus website and you’ll find all the details on the new smartwatch. It has a 466×466 pixel LTPO OLED display with a sapphire crystal face that offers 600 nits of brightness and 3000 nits of maximum brightness in sports mode, 2 GB of memory and 32 GB of storage. The 646 mAh battery can power the device for three days of heavy use and up to 16 days in power saving mode. Weight has been reduced compared to the Watch 3 and an IP69 rating has been added.
Interestingly, the OnePlus Watch 4 runs Oxygen OS Watch 8, based on Google’s Wear OS 6, right out of the box. This is unusual because OnePlus has previously said that Wear OS 6 will arrive on older Watch 3 and Watch 2 models later this year, so loading it onto a new wearable device before then is a pleasant surprise.
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You’ll be able to get the OnePlus Watch 4 in Evergreen Titanium and Midnight Titanium colorways. However, despite a soft launch on the OnePlus website, there is no information on price or release date yet. We’ll have to see when it arrives.
One to avoid?
Despite the update, some notable drawbacks will likely prevent the OnePlus Watch 4 from becoming one of the best smartwatches out there, which is a shame considering how much we liked the Watch 3.
For one, the Watch 4 uses the same Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 processor and BES 2800 coprocessor as the previous Watch 3 and Watch 2. That’s a disappointing concession and means there’s no sign of the Snapdragon Wear Elite chip here.
And not all OnePlus fans are impressed, particularly when it comes to relatively minor upgrades over the Watch 3. On Reddit, for example, user DueCompetition1249 expressed his displeasure, saying: “Nothing new. It’s either going to be really cheap… or it’s going to be a flop.”
That sentiment was echoed by user Realistic-Button1810, who said: “There aren’t many hardware changes, it’s not really worth upgrading if you have two or three… better to wait until the new hardware is released.”
If you already have a OnePlus Watch 3, or even a Watch 2, you might feel like the upgrade isn’t worth it, especially considering the lack of a new chip. In the absence of any significant changes, the OnePlus Watch 4 could be one to avoid for recent OnePlus customers.
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