OPPO has officially introduced its newest flagship smartwatch, the Watch X3, in conjunction with the launch of its latest imaging smartphone, the Find X9 Ultra for the global markets, after it was introduced in China last month. The Watch X3 focuses on a lightweight titanium build, extended battery endurance, and comprehensive health-tracking capabilities.
Design and Build Quality
The Watch X3 utilizes an aerospace-grade titanium alloy chassis, a material selected for its high strength-to-weight ratio, corrosion resistance, and skin-friendly properties. Through material and structural modifications, OPPO has reduced the overall footprint of the device compared to its predecessor.
Key Design Specifications:
- Weight: 43g (13.4% lighter than the Watch X2)
- Thickness: 11mm (6.3% thinner than the Watch X2)
- Durability: IP69-rated for water and dust resistance
- Color Options:
- Misty Titanium: Features cut decorative elements and rivet detailing.
- Obsidian Black: Features a traditional, darker aesthetic inspired by classic luxury watches.
Battery Life and Dual-Engine Architecture
OPPO continues its use of dual-chip systems with the Watch X3, integrating a proprietary Dual-Engine Architecture. This system utilizes a performance chip to run Wear OS for demanding tasks and an efficiency microcontroller unit (MCU) to run a lightweight real-time operating system (RTOS) for background operations. The watch intelligently switches between the two systems to optimize power consumption.
The device is powered by a 646mAh OPPO Silicon-Carbon Battery, which utilizes up to 10% silicon content to increase energy density within a slim form factor.
Health Monitoring and Fitness Tracking
The smartwatch is equipped with over 100 sports modes to provide performance metrics and progress analysis for various activities. In addition to standard fitness tracking, the Watch X3 features advanced health monitoring hardware.
Notable Health Features:
- Certified ECG: Capable of recording cardiovascular data in 30 seconds.
- 60s Wellness Overview: Allows users to assess 10 key health indicators—including heart health, sleep quality, and mental well-being—in one minute.
- Continuous Monitoring: Includes multidimensional sleep analysis and Heart Rate Variability (HRV)-based mind-body assessments.
Software Integration: Wear OS 6
The Watch X3 runs on Wear OS 6 by Google, providing direct access to the Google application ecosystem. This integration allows users to view notifications, monitor wellness insights, and access apps directly from their wrist.
Included Google Services:
- Gemini AI: Users can interact with Google’s AI assistant via voice commands to manage tasks, answer queries, and recall information.
- Google Maps: Provides real-time, on-wrist navigation.
- Google Wallet: Enables contactless payments and pass management.
- Entertainment & Productivity: Includes access to YouTube Music, Gmail, Google Home, and the broader Google Play store.
OPPO Watch X3 specifications
- 1.5-inch (466 x 466 pixels) LTPO AMOLED screen with up to 3000 nits peak brightness, scratch resistant 2.5D sapphire glass protection
- Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 Wearable Platform + BES2800BP processors
- 2GB RAM + 32GB ROM, 4GB EMMC FOR RTOS
- ColorOS Watch 8.0, WearOS 6.0, Only supports smartphones with Android 9.0 and above, which should also have a GMS version of 23.45.23 and above. iOS and Android (Go edition) devices are not supported.
- 100+ sports modes, 6 types of automatic recognition (running, walking, cycling, swimming, rowing machine, elliptical machine)
- All-day Sleep recording (deep sleep, light sleep, REM, awake), Sleep quality score, Respiratory rate, Sleep SpO2, Sleep daily report, Smart enter sleep mode
- 60s Wellness Overview, Heart Rate: Heart rate monitoring, high/low heart rate alerts, resting heart rate, sleep benchmark heart rate, Daily activity
Blood Oxygen Monitoring: Manually measure SpO2, all-day SpO2 tracking, low SpO2 Indicators., Mind and body, ECG Analyzer*, Fall Detection, Wrist temperature, Relax, Sedentary reminder, Cycle Tracker - OHealth application with Health Insights, Support Google Health Connect service; Sync to Strava
- Acceleration sensor, Gyroscope sensor, Optical heart rate sensor, Optical blood oxygen sensor, ECG sensor, Wrist temperature sensor, Geomagnetic sensor, Ambient light sensor, Barometer sensor
- Water resistant (5ATM / 50 Meters+ IP68 + IP69)
- Miliary-grade durability (MIL-STD-810H)
- Bluetooth 5.2, Wi-Fi ( 2.4GHz + 5GHz), Dual band L1+L5, Beidou, GPS, Galileo, GLONASS,QZSS
- Microphone and speakers for Bluetooth calling
- Dimensions:47.4×47.4×11.0mm (excluding Optical Health Sensor Area); Weight: 43g (excluding wrist strap) / 70g (including the wrist strap) (Misty Titanium) / 68g (including the wrist strap) (Obsidian Black)
/ 76g (including the wrist strap) (Summit Blue) - 646mAh (typical) / 632mAh (rated) battery with up to 5 days with standard use, up to 3 days hours with heavy use in smart mode and up to 16-day battery life in Power Saver Mode, VOOC Flash Charge: 10mins charge for 1 day, up to 75 min for full charge
Pricing and availability
The OPPO Watch X3 is priced at 379 euros (USD 445 / Rs. 41,670 approx.) in Europe and is already available for order.