Meizu, the China-based smartphone maker has been working on a new wearable device which is likely to be called Meizu Watch. The company is also holding a press conference on 31st May in China to launch the device.
Now, the Chinese brand has shared a new teaser on Weibo which reads “Hello, HongMeng!” For those who are unaware, HongMeng OS is the Chinese name of the HarmonyOS from the tech giant Huawei.
This indicates that the Meizu is officially collaborating with Huawei for the new operating system and could be launching devices powered by this HarmonyOS on 31st May.
The devices will be a part of Meizu’s Smart Life and linking the Meizu Lipro Eco products with HarmonyOS will enhance the connectivity as well as improve the user experience. Along with this, the company is also set to launch its smartwatch at the event.
So far, Meizu has confirmed that the smartwatch will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100 chipset and will have support for eSIM connectivity, adding the ability to make voice calls.
Recently, it was confirmed that the device will deliver all-day performance by charging it for only 15 minutes. This indicates that a fully charged Meizu Watch would be able to last for several days but the battery capacity has not been revealed yet.
In terms of appearance, the Meizu Watch seems to be inspired by the Apple Watch with a square-shaped display with curved edges and round corners. It was said to be running Flyme OS for Smartwatches with support for third-party apps. There’s a possibility that it may run HarmonyOS with Flyme OS On top.
The development of Meizu partnering with Huawei for HarmonyOS is interesting but not surprising given that the Chinese brand has a history of opening up to third-party operating systems. A few years ago, it had launched the Meizu 5 Pro Ubuntu Edition, which as the name indicates, was running the Ubuntu OS. In 2016, the company had launched the E-series smartphones powered by YunOS, which was developed by Alibaba.
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