OPPO Watch 5 spotted in real life, revealing its design

Real photos of the still-unreleased Oppo Watch 5 have started circulating after I-DLE member Song Yuqi was spotted wearing one at a recent concert. The square-faced watch looks sleek and minimal, and once people clocked it, the internet did what it does best: zoomed in and started piecing things together.

What we know so far points to a watch that’s going hard on being light and thin. Tipsters and Oppo’s own ecosystem product director Qiao Jiadong have both talked about an ultra-slim design. The Watch 5 is said to weigh under 27 grams and come in at around 9.2 mm thick. That’s impressively thin for the price range it’s expected to sit in.

It’s built with an aerospace-grade aluminum alloy frame and has an ultra-narrow bezel on all four sides so the square display gets as much real estate as possible. There’s also a rotary crown up in the top-right corner.

Beyond the looks, Oppo seems to be focusing on everyday usefulness: solid battery life, a bright screen, and health features that lean into sports and wellness. There’s talk of fat-burning tracking alongside the usual heart rate, blood oxygen, sleep, and activity metrics. The idea is a watch that works just as well for daily wear as it does for workouts.

Pre-orders are already live on Oppo’s official channels, and the Watch 5 is expected to land in the roughly 1,000-yuan range. That’s noticeably more approachable than the Watch 4 Pro from 2023, which started at 2,299 yuan with its stainless-steel case and Snapdragon W5 dual-core chipset.

The Watch 5 is lined up to launch alongside the Oppo Reno 17 series and the Oppo Pad Air 6 tablet at a November 2026 event. It’s also a bit of a return to form for Oppo: the brand moved toward the more rounded Watch S series in recent years, so bringing back a square dial feels like a deliberate shift. Certification listings (including Indonesia’s SDPPI under the model OVWE266) suggest the device is getting close to ready.

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