OnePlus rejoins the smartwatch scene with the promise of a 100-hour battery life

After months of rumours OnePlus there is presented its second smart watch. It will officially debut the OnePlus Watch 2 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later this month. The company is famous for dripping nutrition details about its products, and while it’s yet to reveal some key details about the wearable, OnePlus has offered up a few juicy tidbits.

First, the company made a lofty claim that the OnePlus Watch 2 will last up to 100 hours on a single charge. According to OnePlus, this is due to the “full Smart Mode” being enabled, not the battery saving mode.

Obviously, we’ll have to see how well the OnePlus Watch 2 performs in the wild, but this claimed battery life far exceeds that of most mainstream smartwatches. Apple Watch series 9 (18 hours) and Pixel Watch 2 (24 hours with always on screen). OnePlus president Kinder Liu says the company’s goal for the device is to “win the best flagship smartwatch of the year with the best battery life on the market.”

According to the company, wearable monkeys are the design language of the OnePlus 12 series. It has a stainless steel chassis and a sapphire crystal watch face. The OnePlus Watch 2 will be available in two colors, Black Steel and Shiny Steel.

OnePlus promises “unmatched reliability and rigorous health monitoring for everyday use,” but is keeping other key details under wraps for now, including pricing and release date. Another factor that the company has not confirmed is which operating system the OnePlus Watch 2 will use. Reports suggest that it will run on Wear OS, which will hopefully help the smartwatch perform better than before. ill-received predecessor. Liu noted that the company was aware of the lukewarm response to the OnePlus Watch, noting that it had taken a “three-year hiatus and a reflective hiatus” between wearables.