OPPO has a strong portfolio in the mobile space, but gradually, the Chinese tech giant has shown its expertise with other consumer electronics goods as well. The brand has also forayed into the smart wearables segment and is presenting the audience with feature-rich fitness devices. The OPPO Watch Free is one of the recent fitness-oriented products by the company for the Indian masses that you can buy at around Rs. 5,999.
The OPPO Watch Free is a budget alternative for fitness enthusiasts. It is more of a fitness tracker than a full-fledged smartwatch. But it offers modern features that make it a top-notch fitness tracker in its segment. A big color touch screen along with dedicated fitness features such as a sleep monitor, SPo2, heart rate monitor, and multiple watch faces makes the Watch Free a feature-rich smart tracker.
But how useful is it for daily usage? Should you invest in the OPPO Watch Free for the long run? Or should you consider in some other affordable fitness tracker? We help you decide in this review article:
OPPO Watch Free Design And Display
The OPPO Watch Free doesn’t look like a standard fitness tracker. With its big rectangular dial and leather-textured silicone strap, the Oppo Watch Free looks like a mainstream smartwatch that you’ll love to flaunt. What impresses about the design more is the wearing comfort. Despite the soaring temperatures and a silicone strap, the OPPO Watch Free has been comfortable to wear all day long.
The strap lock is also of good quality and keeps the watch safe while you wear it. The lightweight design is what adds to the overall wearing comfort. No sweats in warmer conditions which is definitely a respite. Even if you wear the OPPO Watch Free while sleeping, you’ll hardly get a feel of it throughout the night.
Moving on to the display, the OPPO Watch Free sports a 1.4-inch display. This big-sized panel with touch support and color panel makes will definitely grab your attention. The touch response is super smooth which enhances the user experience throughout. You can easily access all the features using touch gestures and also read the data from the watch itself. Overall, we found the OPPO Watch Free is designed practically and looks premium at a budget price point.
OPPO Watch Free Features And Performance
The OPPO Watch Free offers multiple features and tools for daily health tracking. If you swipe left from the watch screen, you’ll get multiple tabs including “Exercise”, “Exercise log”, Sleep, and Blood oxygen. If you swipe right from the main watch screen, you get the remaining health-oriented features such as heart rate, sleep monitor, and also Spo2 to monitor blood oxygen levels.
To access all the features, you will need to download and pair the watch with the OPPO HyeTap Health app from Google Play Store or Apple App store. The pairing process is easy, you need to make sure your phone’s Bluetooth is toggled on during the pairing process. Once the watch is paired, you can select from over 100+ watch faces and get all the fitness data on your screens.
The fitness tracker is accurate with health data and helps with easy monitoring of blood oxygen levels, sleep cycle, steps, and heart rate. For those wondering if the OPPO Watch Free comes with calling support? Well, this is a budget smart wearable that is fitness-oriented and is capable of displaying calls and message notifications. The calling feature is currently not supported on the OPPO Watch Free.
OPPO Watch Free Battery Backup
The OPPO Watch Free deliver high on battery backup. This fitness watch can last easily over a week on a single charge. The retail box ships with a supported charging cable (with magnetic plug) that you can use with a regular power brick.
If we speak of the charging time, it takes less than two hours for the OPPO Watch to get a full refuel. This longer battery backup is another factor that makes the OPPO Watch Free one practical fitness watch for daily usage.
OPPO Watch Free Verdict: Should You Buy Or Not?
The OPPO Watch Free is a complete package in terms of a fitness tracker. All the health-specific features including SpO2, heart rate, and sleep cycle makes it a necessity in our fast-paced lifestyle. It is a practical fitness watch that is targeted at a health-conscious audience. However, this is definitely is one of the must-have gadgets for health tracking if you have budget constraints but yet wouldn’t want to compromise on the features and quality.
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