We've been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Oppo Watch ever since it launched in China in March, but after confirming that the device will be coming to Europe, Oppo has gone quiet on the matter. However, a new rumor suggests that the watch will be released worldwide and even gives us a date, and the rumor also claims that the global version of the Oppo Watch could see a major change from the Chinese version. According to Android Authority, the Oppo Watch will be unveiled on July 31, but it will run Google's Wear OS platform, rather than Oppo's own ColorOS as in the Chinese version. The watch was recently launched in Germany, the biggest market outside of China, so Oppo may be preparing for a larger version of the device.
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However, Smartwatch fans might be horrified by the second piece of news: that the Oppo Watch could be powered by Wear OS. Unlike Google's Android operating system for phones and tablets, its portable operating system is not as popular as an operating system. It has relatively limited fitness features (with a wide variety of activities tracked, but not a lot of in-depth or personalized tracking), not a lot of customization available, and is very power hungry. OS watches rarely last more than a day on average. charges. We weren't too sure about ColorOS, which launched the Chinese Oppo Watch, but many smartphone fans probably would have preferred to try this new operating system rather than stick with a familiar but not particularly impressive one. Maybe Oppo will make its own tweaks to Wear OS to improve it slightly, or maybe later users can install ColorOS on their Oppo watch instead of Wear OS, though if the rumor is correct. It looks like they will. being stuck with the latter out of the box. If Oppo launches its first global smartwatch in the next few days or weeks, TechRadar will surely bring you the news as it comes.