While the Pro is advanced and kind of pricey, the Oppo Watch SE is an affordable alternative for those that don’t need cutting edge sensors – or a stainless steel body. The SE is made out of a composite material and has a flat 1.75” AMOLED display (372 x 430px, 326ppi). One of the downgrades is that it is powered by the Snapdragon Wear 4100, an old 12nm part (compared to 4nm for the W5+). This was the chipset used in the Oppo Watch 2 from 2021 (though that one had a larger 1.91” display). Anyway, the Wear 4100 is paired with 1GB of RAM and 8GB storage.
This watch is pretty light at 31g but
comes with a decently large 400mAh battery. That should be enough for 3 days
(10 days in Light mode). Like its Pro sibling, fast charging ensures a day
battery life after just 10 minutes, a full charge takes an hour. While not a
Pro model, the SE also has an eSIM for connectivity on the go without a phone,
plus positioning with the major satellite constellations. NFC is available as
well, for mobile payments, accessing public transport and so on. Additional
connectivity includes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0.
It’s lacking the more advanced sensors,
but it still tracks your heart rate 24/7 and can warn you of irregular heart
rhythm. It will assess the quality of your sleep too by monitoring your
blood-oxygen levels. And it is rated 5 ATM for swimming laps in the pool. The
Oppo Watch SE is available right now on Oppo Shop in China with a base price of
CNY 1,000 (US$ 140/€ 125/₹ 11,500). This is for the Gray and Purple models (which
come with silicone straps), the Dark Brown model with a leather band costs a
bit more, CNY 1,100.
