The OnePlus Watch is real — and it could be coming soon

The OnePlus Lookout man is real — and it could exist coming soon

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Rumors of the OnePlus Watch take been slowly trickling from the company over the past year. Simply now the scout has been confirmed by the caput of the visitor.

In an interview that OnePlus CEO Peta Lau did with Input, Lau revealed that the visitor is working with Google to make a smartwatch. This is the best sign all the same that nosotros'll be getting a OnePlus article of clothing presently.

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OnePlus wants something more than unique and so the average smartwatch, co-ordinate to Lau's comments. He says the company's after something that works well with its other products, such every bit its phones and the OnePlus TV.

"What we're trying to do is piece of work with Google to effort to improve the connectivity between the Article of clothing Bone ecosystem, Android TV, and Android smartphones to create this ability for better device interoperability beyond the ecosystems," Lau said.

Article of clothing OS is Google'south wearables accessory to Android, and is a logical pick for OnePlus to use. However, the standard version of the OS apparently isn't good enough for OnePlus, with Lau saying "Wear OS definitely has room to improve."

OnePlus is well known for its phones, such every bit the recent OnePlus 8T, and already has audio products in the form of the OnePlus Buds and the Bullets Wireless two. OnePlus' stablemate Oppo has already produced a smartwatch, so it could easily borrow parts and features if it wanted to.

There was no mention of pattern in Lau'due south comments. The simply design detail that seems certain from previous leaks is that the OnePlus Picket would take a circular face. This was seemingly confirmed in a recent tweet from the company that mentioned the abased 2015 OnePlus Watch concept, only teased its eventual revival.

More things are coming to the OnePlus ecosystem. It's merely a matter of time🧐 moving picture.twitter.com/r6RIILU8AQOctober fourteen, 2020

OnePlus often teases its products before finally releasing them, so nosotros can expect more of these tidbits when the company is ready to bear witness something off. The next skilful opportunity for this to happen would probable be at the launch of the OnePlus nine, which will be effectually mid-March according to recent rumors.

Richard is a Tom's Guide staff writer based in London, covering news, reviews and how-tos for phones, gaming, audio and whatsoever else people need communication on. Following on from his MA in Magazine Journalism at the University of Sheffield, he's as well written for WIRED U.1000., The Register and Creative Bloq. When not at work, he's likely thinking about how to brew the perfect loving cup of specialty coffee.