OnePlus Watch leak shows "Harry Potter" limited edition designs.
The watch marked OnePlus' foray into the smartwatch space, but the ride was not as smooth as they hoped. In an attempt to appeal to more consumers, it seems like a special "Harry Potter" edition of the smartwatch is in the pipeline, according to leaked information.
OnePlus Watch Harry Potter Edition
Launched together with OnePlus 9 series in March, the OnePlus Watch is a high-end fitness tracker that looks like a smartwatch.
During the keynote, the company announced that a Cobalt limited edition will be available soon, which would be made of a better and sturdier cobalt alloy and implemented a sapphire glass on the display for better durability. Now, a third variant has surfaced in a puzzling manner.
In the upcoming 2.1.3 update for the OnePlus Health app, which is the companion app that is needed for the smartwatch, and is set to hit the Google Play Store in the future, Oxygen Updater spotted strings mentioning "Harry Potter" Limited Edition.
Upon further digging, they discovered a referenced bunch of watchfaces of the same theme, such as one with a silhouette of Hogwarts, the school's emblem, as well as simpler ones for Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff.
Interestingly, the accompanying changelog had no mention of "Harry Potter" though, which means that it could take some time to officially launch.
It is not clear what hardware differences the new OnePlus Watch model will have, if any. Even the Cobalt variant is currently limited to China, so fans of the watch might have to wait a bit longer to understand the availability.
Separately, 9to5Google said that the OnePlus Watch "Harry Potter" Edition will be sold in Asia exclusively, but that might change in the future.
OnePlus Watch features
Running on RTOS, the OnePlus Watch has a 1.39-inch AMOLED display, 4GB of internal storage, IP68 rating, more than 110 workout modes, in-built GPS, heart-rate tracking, SpO2 monitor, and about a week of battery life.
The watch debuted with negative reviews, with The Verge calling it boring and basic.
The watch runs its own proprietary software that is based on a a real-time operating system. This software is very quick and power efficient, but it is not extensible, and there is no app store or third party watchfaces to download on the OnePlus Watch.
It is similar to the software on budget smartwatches that you can get on e-commerce sites like Amazon.
Meanwhile, the watchfaces are what you would expect. There is the assortment of analog and digital styles to choose from, with some showing more information about your activity than others.
Also, users reported a bug where digital watchfaces on the OnePlus Watch are stuck in 24-hour time and can't show 12-hour time setting. The company stated that it is aware of this bug, and it is slated to be fixed this month.
You also can't clear notifications by just swiping them away, like you can with every other smartwatch. Instead, you have to tap into each one and then press clear, or scroll to the bottom to clear them all, which is a clumsy and fiddly process.
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Written by Sophie Webster
