The Snapdragon W5 and W5+ wearable chipsets were unveiled by Qualcomm earlier today, and just a few hours later, we already know which Oppo Smartwatches will run on the two new platforms.
The Oppo Watch 3 is compatible with the Snapdragon W5, and it will be released in August. Franco Li, associate vice president and head of IoT business at Oppo, is the source of the information. We anticipate more Watch 3 models as he refers to the line as a series, but at least one of them should be the first to use the W5 technology in a real product.
Whether or not said product will be distributed internationally is still up in the air, but we’re hopeful it will because the wearables market needs additional competition so badly. While we’re on the subject of optimism, let’s also say that we’re crossing our fingers that Qualcomm’s promises about the W5 and W5performance +’s and battery life come true.
With the release of its next-generation Tic Watch flagship wristwatch this fall, Mob Voi will follow Oppo in the smartwatch market. The first wristwatch powered by the Snapdragon W5+ will be the unidentified Tic Watch, which is most likely going to be called Tic Watch Pro 4.
The source of this information is the business itself, in this case Mob Voi CEO Zhifei Li.
There are no other official details about these two upcoming product lines, but a previous rumor claimed there will be three Oppo Watch 3 models (how appropriate!). All of them will have high screen-to-body ratios and square designs, and they will be available in black, silver, dark grey, and “light gold.”
