The budget OnePlus Nord Watch is expected to launch very soon
But how cheap will it be?
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TheOnePlus Watchwas launched in March of 2021, and it looks as though it’s time for a sequel for the wearable: a reliable source says that a more affordable OnePlus Nord Watch is going to be unveiled very soon.
This is according toMukul Sharma, who says that a OnePlus Nord Watch launch is “imminent” – although we don’t have too much more in the way of detail. Apparently, serial production has now begun in several European and Eurasian regions.
If Sharma is right, the OnePlus Nord Watch is going to be more of a “budget-oriented” product than the OnePlus smartwatch that came before it, and won’t come running theWear OSsoftware developed byGoogle– that’s no surprise, as nor did the OnePlus Watch.
Cheaper and cheaper
To date, we haven’t heard too much in the way of rumors or leaks around the OnePlus Nord Watch. Last week, therewas talkthat OnePlus had a whole host of new devices in the pipeline, including a smartwatch, but there was nothing specific.
Adopting the Nord branding would of course follow on from what OnePlus has been doing with its phones in recent years: there are the flagshipOnePlus handsetsand then the cheaperOnePlus Nordphones as alternatives.
The question is, how much cheaper than the OnePlus Watch is the OnePlus Nord Watch going to be? The original smartwatch retails for $159 / £149 (around AU$235), which is pretty affordable to begin with, and already undercuts a lot of other smartwatches.
Analysis: building out the portfolio
If OnePlus is indeed about to launch the OnePlus Nord Watch, it’s another example of how smartwatches have become staple products for manufacturers to roll out alongside their smartphones – led byApplewith its iPhones and theApple Watch.
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Samsungis fully committed to the smartwatch scene, with theSamsung Galaxy Watch 4and theSamsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classictwo of the best devices in this category that you can buy. A new pair of Samsung smartwatches is expected in August as well.
Even Google is bowing to the inevitable: theGoogle Pixel Watchis now official, even though it’s going to be a while before anyone can actually buy it. Expect it to go on sale around October time, alongside theGoogle Pixel 7.
While the OnePlus Nord Watch won’t be the first foray into the smartwatch business that OnePlus has taken, it shows that it’s serious about building out a whole ecosystem of products – and these days a smartwatch is an important part of that.
Dave is a freelance tech journalist who has been writing about gadgets, apps and the web for more than two decades. Based out of Stockport, England, on TechRadar you’ll find him covering news, features and reviews, particularly for phones, tablets and wearables. Working to ensure our breaking news coverage is the best in the business over weekends, David also has bylines at Gizmodo, T3, PopSci and a few other places besides, as well as being many years editing the likes of PC Explorer and The Hardware Handbook.
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