If it wasn’t already obvious, Stuff iare big fans of the Oppo Watch X2. It’s not surprising with a body like that and a pretty solid aversion to running out of juice. Now, it has unveiled the Watch X3 in China, bringing with it a titanium alloy body, more sensors than we know what to do with, and another solid battery. We hope, anyway.
Watch this space
Oppo hasn’t officially mentioned whether the wrist-clinger will see a global launch, but given that its older siblings have come to South Africa, we’re not all that worried. Available in Global Star Orange, Gravity Black, or Infinite Titanium, you’ll need roughly R6,800 to secure one of these (2,800 CNY) when (if?) it comes to market.
The body, specifically, is made up of TC4 titanium alloy — you know, the kind they might use for marine applications or the construction of Boeing 787s. That shouldn’t put you off. With a titanium body, the Watch X3 should be more than a match against rust. That’s the plan, anyway.
Oppo’s spent the year figuring out ways to cram even more sensors into its watch, which now includes a glucose meter. Also added are new ways to measure its owner’s blood pressure and hypertension, joining the ECG, heart rate, and temperature sensors we saw last year.
Sitting above the recycled 1.5in LTPO OLED panel (466 x 466px) from last year is sapphire glass that should repel basic bumps and bruises. Oppo has at least promised a 36% brightness increase over last year’s model, now hitting a maximum of 3,000 nits. That’s not nothing. It’s all led to an overall reduction in size and weight, with Oppo claiming that it’s at least 6.4% thinner and 16% lighter than the X2.
Somehow, that body reduction hasn’t seen the battery shrink. The 646mAh cell is the same as we saw last year, which Oppo reckons will net roughly five days of juice. Our experience saw that stretched to six or seven days with the X2. Here’s hoping that’s still the case by the time the X3 hits shelves.
