OPPO has today announced that the company has entered into a partnership with telecom operator Orange (France Telecom) to launch an eSIM variant of the OPPO Watch in the European market.

Not just the OPPO Watch, more products from the company will also be adopted for the Orange network, including two new 5G smartphones — Reno 4Z 5G and Reno 4 Pro 5G, along with a 4G smartphone named OPPO A72.

OPPO has now established a partnership with major telecom operators in the European market, including Orange, Vodafone, and Deutsche Telekom.

The OPPO Watch features a large 1.91-inch 3D curved flexible AMOLED display with 326 PPI and 100% DCP-P3 color gamut. The company says that it opted for the square design because it feels squares are more efficient at displaying information.

The device comes powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2500 platform and paired with Apollo 3 co-processor. The wearable runs ColorOS-based Watch OS, which is a custom skin based on the Android operating system.

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It has 8GB of internal storage, built-in GPS, NFC, and Bluetooth 4.2 for connectivity. The smartwatch is powered by a 300mAh or 430mAh battery (depending on the variant) and has support for VOOC fast charging technology.

It features a quad-optic heart rate sensor that keeps the user updated on the heart’s health and can also detect anomalies. Other modes standard to a smartwatch is also present, along with some special modes for beginners like ‘easy 5km run’ and ‘5-minute easy fitness’ mode. The watch is also waterproof up to 50m in water.

Thanks to the eSIM support on the device, the OPPO Watch allows users to make and receive phone calls on the device as well as independently access the internet, without the need of connecting the wearable device to a smartphone.

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Smartphone companies like to release new color options for its older devices to keep it fresh in the market. Today, Honor revealed that it will release an Orange color shade for the Honor 20 series on November 1. But this color is likely going to be different from other options in the market.

Traditionally, Honor 20 models have come with fancy color options like Phantom Blue, Phantom Red, and Icelandic white, which are a mix of different colors. However, this particular orange shade is expected to be unlike any other color option available in the market.

According to a leaked render of the Honor 20S in the new Orange shade, the phone will have a peel-like leather texture at the back in a single shade of orange. So there’ll be no fancy gradients or color mixing. While the company is yet to confirm this, it would be really interesting to see such an option across all Honor 20 models.

Personally, I’m not a big fan of this color and texture, but I’m sure there’ll be a segment of our readers who like this real peel-like texture at the back in a fresh orange shade.

So, are you guys a fan of this color and texture?

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