Chinese tech giant OPPO today took the wraps off two new smartphones – the OPPO F19 Pro and F19 Pro+ 5G in India. The company also unveiled a new fitness band. The OPPO Band Style, as it is called, is the brand’s second wearable device after the OPPO Watch.

The OPPO Band Style adopts a stylish rectangular-shaped display design. The screen is a 1.1-inch color AMOLED screen with a resolution of 126 x 294 pixels. There is also a 2.5D curved-surface scratch-resistant glass. Inside, the smart band crams a 100mAh battery which will take just 1.5 hours to fully charge and can last up to 12 days.

The smart band is powered by the Apollo 3 chipset and has 16MB storage, and comes with 40 watch-face designs. It utilises a metal buckle design that makes it easy to adjust the wristband.

In terms of functions, the OPPO Band Style arrives with several functions which can be accessed via the HeyTap companion app. The fitness band supports 12 workout modes, a continuous blood-oxygen monitor, real-time heart rate monitor. The workout modes include Outdoor Run, Indoor Run, Fat Burn Run, Outdoor Walk, Outdoor Cycling, Indoor Cycling, Elliptical, Rowing, Cricket, Badminton, Swimming, and Yoga.  Unfortunately, the watch is only compatible with Android OS at the moment. OPPO promised to push a firmware update in April which will bring support for iOS.

The regular features such as sleep tracker, heart rate monitor, make or receive calls via a connected phone are also onboard. Finally, it arrives with a 5 ATM water-resistance rating which means you can’t use it while swimming.

As for the price, the OPPO Band Style is priced at Rs 2,999 (~$40) but there is a Rs. 200 discount for purchases made between March 8 and March 23rd, bringing down the price to Rs. 2,799 (~$38). It will be sold via Flipkart, Amazon, and on offline stores across India. The band comes in Black and Vanilla colours.

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In June 2020, OPPO launched three fitness trackers in China, namely OPPO Band, OPPO Band Fashion, and OPPO Band EVA. The first model is sold as the OnePlus Band in India. Now, the second product has been officially confirmed to launch as OPPO Band Style in the country. It will be officially unveiled at the OPPO F19 series launch event, which is scheduled for March 8 at 7 PM.

All three OPPO Band models have the exact same set of specifications. They only differ in terms of design. Hence, the upcoming OPPO Band Style will be similar to the already available OnePlus Band, however, the former will have a floating strap design.

Talking about the specs, the OPPO Band Style will sport a 1.1-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 126 x 294 pixels. The panel will cover 100% of the DCI-P3 color gamut and will be protected by 2.5D curved glass.

Being a fitness tracker, it will come with sensors like an accelerometer, PPG heart-rate sensor, and SpO2 sensor for blood oxygen level monitoring. The Chinese variant has NFC as well as 12 sports modes. But the version releasing in India may not feature NFC and the number of sports modes are a mystery as of now.

But we can expect standard features like weather, app notifications, stopwatch, call & message alerts, alarm, music playback controls, find my phone, and more. Also, it should have support for sleep monitoring and multiple band faces.

Further, it will be powered by OPPO Apollo 3 chip and will be able to connect with both Android smartphones and iPhones via Bluetooth 5.0 using the HeyTap Health companion app.

Last but not least, the OPPO Band Syle will be backed by a 100mAh battery and will charge via a pogo pin connector.

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