Today everyone has a smart phone. Watching time or fashion accessories is no longer the main positioning of watches. Engineers try to integrate touch screens, lithium batteries and various micro sensors into it. It has become a digital tool that can sense the human body and manage all kinds of information, but it still won’t prevent you from wearing it on your wrist.
You can say it is our “second screen” outside of the mobile phone, or you can say it is an extension of the human body.
The latest entry into this market is OPPO Watch.
▲ OPPO released a total of three watches, OPPO Watch stainless steel version, OPPO Watch 46mm, OPPO Watch 41mm
For the past few days, I have been using this smart watch from OPPO. The size is 46mm. It is made of 6 series aluminum alloy with a black case and a fluoro rubber strap. The domestic official website price is 1999 yuan.
At first glance, at least in appearance, you will definitely think of Apple Watch. This is nothing to say. After all, as the most mature smartwatch on the market, the Apple Watch is indeed valuable.Something to learn from.
Controversy is inevitable. It ’s useless to say more similar parts. I am more interested in some ingenuity in the design of OPPO Watch.
▲ OPPO Watch applies hyperbolic screen on mobile phone to smart watch for the first time
One is to introduce the 3D hyperboloid flexible screen commonly used in smart phones to watches. This enhances the look and feel, and the curved screen can also effectively reduce the visual thickness of the OPPO Watch, creating a sense of lightness.
Some people may mention the reflection of curved screen, which affects the reading of information, but after using it for a few days, I found that when I watch the time, simply browse the notification, or glance at the heart rate, I do n’t notice ” “It’s a curved screen.” This may also be related to the larger font on the watch and the lower information density.
Adding a full black background color, it is not like the white screen of a curved screen mobile phone, and it may have slight color changes on the left and right sides.
▲ The function keys below can quickly launch related applications
Secondly, it may be to avoid suspicion. The OPPO’s body does not have a “crown” design. Instead, it has two physical buttons.
One of them can “call up the main screen” after pressing, and also take into account the function of the “back key”; the other is a function key, you can set the function of “click” and “double click” For example, double-clicking it to quickly call out the Alipay QR code to pay, which will be much more convenient than checking out a mobile phone at a convenience store.
▲ 46mm body with 1.91-inch screen
Honestly, I personally like the crown interaction, because it has two levels of interaction: “Scrolling interface” and “Keys”. Although I can also scroll up and down to achieve scrolling, my fingers It is inevitable that it will obscure the information I want to see. At this time, the large surface of 46mm size will be more dominant.
Finally, the OPPO Watch’s “Band Removal” design also won my heart. Different from the Apple Watch’s steps of “holding the lock and then pulling outwards vertically”, OPPO adopts a more convenient interlocking structure. You do n’t need to press hard. The strap can be removed with a single pull, and the two grooves ensure the stability after installation.
▲ OPPO Watch’s strap is very easy to remove
You wo n’t encounter too many obstacles to use OPPO Watch. Bluetooth connection and then start scanning and pairing. It only takes about 3-5 minutes to set it up and you can wear it on your hand.
Even if you use an Android phone other than OPPO or iPhone, download a “Heytap Health” app to use all the features of your watch.
The dial is definitely the first feature that many people will toss. OPPO’s design team has produced 28 different styles of interfaces, many of which are eye-catching.
For example, this “balloon” dial will have corresponding vibration feedback when it is pierced by hand, and the color of the balloon will change with your heart rate.
▲ When you poke the air bubbles on the dial by hand, there will be corresponding vibration feedback
In addition, this “Daily Activity” dial selects the “X” symbol, which is very easy to associate with the Find X mobile phone, and these four pointers will be in the form of a progress bar, according to your step , Exercise duration, calorie consumption and number of activities change, very intuitive.
▲ Four indicators make up an “X” plan
The function of “AI wear dial” is suitable for those who like fashion wear. As long as you take a picture of your dress with your mobile phone, the watch will intelligently generate multiple dials that match your color, further enriching users’ dials. s Choice.
▲ AI wearing a dial function, use the App to shoot your own wear, and it will automatically generate the dial that best matches the dress
The system interface design and interaction logic of OPPO Watch is not complicated. If you slide down on the dial interface, you can open the shortcut menu. If you slide up, it is the notification panel. You can see unread notifications, reminders or fitness reminders. .
OPPO Watch will “shock” on your wrist when your sports goals are met today. This tactile feedback is also a reflection of the comfort of a smart watch.
▲ The four core interfaces are the dial, shortcut switch, notification center, and home screen.
Click the side button to enter the most commonly used home screen page. OPPO Watch displays dozens of pre-installed applications in a grid form. In addition to basic applications such as phone, recording, and alarm clock, there are also special sports fitness and heart rate detection. , Breathing training and sleep monitoring applications, and OPPO’s own Breeno voice.
eSIM is also a standard feature of smart watches in the past two years, which means that OPPO Watch can make calls and send and receive text messages separately from mobile phones.
It is worth mentioning that the ColorOS Watch system used by OPPO Watch watches this time is directly based on the underlying Android development, rather than the more common wearOS.
The OPPO development team explained the reason behind us. They said that based on the Android bottom layer, OPPO can establish a more stable watch application ecosystem, and at the same time, it can also allow the team to deeply customize the software and hardware, instead of just building a shelf on a fixed foundation.
▲ The software store built into the watch can be downloaded online without the phone
So in the system, OPPO Watch does have a built-in application store. There are currently 8 third-party apps including QQ, QQ Music, Fit, Guru, and Meiyou.
Although the number is not large, watching videos and playing games with watches is also a pseudo-requirement. It is enough to ensure the use of several core scenes.
In my opinion, at present, the third party that has practical utility is Alipay or fitness tools such as Fit. Those who like to listen to music can also use Bluetooth headsets and use them away from mobile phones. Girls can also cooperate with the United States Pomelo to track menstruation, these are all things that can be achieved on OPPO Watch.
▲ 24-hour heart rate monitoring
As for the hardware level, the low-level development of Android also allows OPPO to solve a pain point common to smart watches in the past, which is battery life.
This time OPPO proposed a “dual engine power endurance architecture” idea. In fact, it integrates two chips in the watch, one main and one auxiliary, corresponding to the two usage modes of OPPO Watch.
In smart mode, OPPO Watch will use Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2500 chip, which can ensure up to 40 hours of use. According to my usage in the past few days, if I do n’t work out on the day, I can receive notifications normally and keep the real-time heart rate monitoring function. At the end of the day, the battery will have about 40% remaining, so it can basically support two days of use.
▲ You can also view notifications, time, step count, heart rate, NFC for subway buses in long battery life mode
While in long battery life. OPPO Watch will use an Apollo chip, use the default watch face (but still have the date and weather display), and retain the notification, step counting, heart rate, and NFC bus card functions.
From a personal point of view, if you do n’t have a strong demand for sports health, you just want to check the mobile phone notifications in time, watch the date and time, and count the daily steps, etc. It is indeed enough to use only the long battery life mode.
▲ VOOC fast charge, fully charged in 75 minutes
I was surprised that the OPPO Watch in the long battery life mode can further extend the battery life to 21 days. Basically, it does not need to be charged for more than half a month, and you do n’t need to bring an additional charger when you are away for three or five days. .
In addition to using dual chips to provide different usage modes, the charging time of OPPO Watch is also faster than those of smart watches that I have tried.
▲ Charging contacts on the back of the watch body
This is mainly due to VOOC fast charging. Under actual measurement, OPPO Watch can charge about 27% of electricity in 10 minutes, and can reach 45% in 15 minutes. It can already be used for more than half a day, and it takes only 75 minutes to be fully charged.
It can only be said that this method of using the fast charge solution to alleviate the “endurance anxiety” is not only suitable for mobile phones but also for watches.
To sum up, after wearing OPPO Watch for a few days, I feel more and more that the gap between current high-end Android smart watches and Apple Watch is not far away.
Of course, Apple Watch’s early exploration is indispensable, which makes most manufacturers do not have to take a detour again, swinging left and right on the question of “what function should be done”, and indirectly reduces the threshold for mobile phone manufacturers to make smart watches .
Today, watches do not compete with anyone’s extended capabilities. As long as the experience of several core scenarios such as mobile phone notification, sports health, and basic communication is ensured, users can already enjoy the convenience brought by smart watches.
But the gap still exists objectively. For example, Apple Watch ’s physical training types will be more comprehensive, and support for third-party applications will be better. This has little to do with hardware, and is more a reflection of software maturity. , So it also needs OPPO to spend more time to accumulate.
As far as OPPO is concerned, the release of OPPO Watch also means that OPPO has obtained the “entry ticket” for building an IoT ecosystem. Now OPPO’s three major pieces of mobile phones, wireless headphones and smart watches are complete, enough Build your own “small circle”.
As the circle becomes bigger and bigger, the charm it displays will become more and more sufficient, and once people are used to the convenience brought by the strong connection between hardware, it will be difficult to give up this circle.