Unlike smartphones where one person can carry around several, there’s only space on your wrist for one watch, and OPPO’s new Watch X is here to claim that coveted spot, covering all bases with its slew of smart features, including long-lasting battery life without sacrificing on aesthetics. The OPPO Watch X comes with a large and vibrant 1.43-inch AMOLED display, at 326 PPI (pixel per inch) pixel density, with 1,000 nits peak brightness, so there’s no problem reading the display even under direct sunlight. The front is made of durable sapphire crystal glass, rounded at the edge and flows elegantly into the 46mm stainless steel case.
The watch’s body sports a unique flat right-hand side, which houses the Home and Function buttons that are perfectly angled. This makes it more natural to press, as opposed to the traditional button placements on a round edge. The OPPO Watch X has been military-grade tested, allowing it to endure temperatures from -20ºC to 55ºC, so hello cross-country skiing, ice baths and desert marathons. It is also IP68 water and dust-resistant, as well as 5ATM (atmospheres) pressure-resistant.
The OPPO Watch X sports a Dual-Frequency GPS that supports both L1 and L5 GPS bands, normally available only on premium running watches. This offers superior and accurate tracking, even in built-up urban areas or dense forests.
Compared to other Android smartwatches on the market, the OPPO Watch X prides itself on its Four-Day Battery Life, even as others tend to last a mere one, or if you’re lucky, two days before it needs to be charged. OPPO claims that on their standard battery test consisting of sleep monitoring, over 100 notifications, 30 minutes of outdoor running, listening to music, and making calls via Bluetooth daily, the OPPO Watch X can run up to four days on a single charge. This can be further extended up to a whopping 12 days when Power Saver Mode is activated.
To better visualize what an activity-filled day is like while wearing the OPPO Watch X, we took it for a 24-hour test run:
6 am: We kicked off the day with an Outdoor Run before sunrise. Apart from the typical stats such as distance duration, calories burnt, pace and steps, even the Ground Contact Time (GCT), GCT Balance (left and right distribution) as well as Vertical Oscillation are presented in real-time. For serious runners who want even more insights, cadence, stride length, and running power are also presented, so you can better understand each run’s performance and make improvements from there. Better yet, playing some tunes via the Spotify app, streamed via Bluetooth to our earbuds during a run makes it all the more relaxing.
9 am: Nothing beats taking a dip in a pool right after a morning run. Pool Swim tracking starts off with a prompt to enter the length of the pool (in metres) and we’re all set. The swim session captured not only the distance, duration, average time per 100m, and calories burnt, but even the number of strokes made and the 31 laps of the 25m pool we clocked within 17 minutes! In fact, more details can be found on the OHealth app, where it breaks down what kind of swim style was made for each lap (breaststroke, freestyle, or butterfly).
11 am: As lunch time approaches, it’s time to do a brisk walk to the nearby mall. Best of all, Walk is auto-detected after the watch notes around 8 minutes or so of constant walking. A prompt then triggers to ask if we would like to record a walk. In addition to distance, duration, and calories burnt, average and fastest pace is also captured, along with the total number of steps taken.
2 pm: Nothing beats catching a power nap right after a sumptuous lunch. The OPPO Watch X’s Nap Detection tracks naps even as short as 20 minutes.
4 pm: It was time to give OPPO’s exclusive pro-grade Badminton Mode a spin. Developed together with professional badminton players, this mode analyses a total of 12 attributes including shot distribution (forehands, backhands, overhands and underhands), heart rate interval, the longest rally and even calories burnt. It was especially satisfying to see the stats in real-time during the hour-long game session. Our session ended with 821 swings and a maximum swing speed of 164 km/h. Once the game wrapped, a visual summary is shown represented across five areas: Explosiveness, Activity, Endurance, Confrontation, and Offense.
Throughout the day, the OPPO Watch X provides constant monitoring of Stress Level, Blood Oxygen and Heart Rate. When stress levels peak, you’ll be prompted so you know when it’s time to wind down, take some deep breaths, and take things easy. If you have been sitting down for an hour or two continuously, there’s even an auto reminder to prompt you to get up and move around. After all, regular activity can help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.
6 pm: Ended off the day with an evening bicycle ride. Similar to run tracking, the Outdoor Cycle Mode tracks your bike ride. Apart from distance, duration, elevation, and calories burnt, useful stats such as average and fastest speed can also be viewed, along with average and highest heart rates.
10 pm: Lights out, so we can clock a quality eight-hour sleep. The OPPO Watch X automatically detects Sleep to show how much of it is deep, light, REM (Rapid Eye Movement), or awake, and displays an overall sleep score (out of 100). There are even useful insights such as blood oxygen levels, heart rate variability, snoring and even the ability to detect signs of sleep apnea.
6 am (the next day): After a packed 24 hours, the OPPO Watch X’s battery life stood at 62 per cent, and this was after a considerably heavy day of activities. It is clear the OPPO Watch X has enough juice left to last at least another two days of typical use before it needs to be charged again. At this point, one can simply choose to give it a quick 10-minute charge that would bump up the charge to cover another 24 hours of typical use, so it can reach three days, or activate Power Saver Mode which will help it last even longer.
The OPPO Watch X is available now in Singapore for S$499 and it comes in Platinum Black or Mars Brown. There is a launch promotion till 31 March where anyone who buys the OPPO Watch X will receive a free Nylon Strap (worth S$49, while stocks last), S$50 instant rebate, and a 1+1 Year Extended Local Warranty.
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