Introduction
This is the OPPO Band, OPPO has finally brought it to Malaysia and officially launched back in March.
OPPO Band Specs
- 1.1-inch AMOLED 2.5D curved glass screen with 126×294 pixels resolution
- Apollo 3 processor
- Features
- 5ATM
- Message notifications, Incoming call notifications, Call rejection, Timer/Stopwatch, Alarms, Weather reports, Music playback control, Camera control, Find my phone
- 100mAh battery
- Compatibility
- Android: Android 6.0 or higher
- iPhone: iPhone 5s and above, iOS 12.0 or higher
- Based on ColorOS 7.1
- Colors: Black, Lavender
Design
The OPPO Band comes in a sports strap by using the TPU material band with an aluminum alloy clasp, the adjustable strap length is between 130–205mm around the wrist. The smart band comes in 2 variants. One of a sporty or regular version having a sporty silicone strap that is removable from the band, similar to Mi Band 4.
The OPPO Band comes with a stylish wearable equipped with a SpO2 sensor. The other version is a premium fashionable version with a steel frame, the sidings that hold the body of the band, and the strap as well.
Display
The OPPO Band has a full-color display screen, it has a 1.1” inch AMOLED display with 126×294 pixels resolution. The OPPO Band comes with a sharp and bright display with a touch screen operation. The display is protected by a 2.5D curved glass screen.
Software & Features
The OPPO Band is powered by the Apollo 3 chip which includes the g-sensor, heart rate monitor, and Sp02 sensor. The OPPO Band has Bluetooth 5.0 compatible to use with Android phones that are running on Android 6.0 and above and the iPhone needs to be at least iOS 12 and above. The OPPO Band comes with basic call and message notifications, social app notifications, Bluetooth function includes music control.
The OPPO Band has a crisp and punch display and responds well to the turn of our wrist, thanks to the 3-axis acceleration sensor. It also has a 5ATM water resistance rating, which can bring it to a 50-meter depth, so I wore it during the shower and after a shower, the OPPO Band still worked perfectly.
The OPPO Band has up to 12 sport modes such as outdoor running, outdoor cycling, walking, treadmill, indoor cycling, badminton, swimming, and more. There are additional functions like alarm, weather, stopwatch, find my phone, preloaded watch faces which are applicable in the band. There’s also the sleep-tracking feature, which is quite common for smartwatches nowadays.
It is preloaded with 5 watch faces, but you can change with other watch faces which are available in the app (Hey Tap Health). At least 160 watch faces are available to choose from the discover clock faces in the app (Hey Tap Health) that come with different categories including health, art, joy, simple and classic. The sleep tracking is recorded in the apps (Hey Tap Health), it breaks down into deep and light sleep stage durations.
Battery Life
The OPPO Band has a 100mAh battery which can last up to 12 days of battery usage. It comes with a pogo pin charger that charges from 0-100% in just an hour. In terms of battery life, I was able to get around 10 days of usage with regular use of indoor and outdoor workout tracking and monitoring sleep before its battery turned red.
Final Words
The retail price is RM159, the OPPO Band is available in two colors — Blank and Lavender. The price is decent as it comes with lots of great features which allows Android and iPhone users to use it perfectly. The band does a pretty good job by tracking all those activities I have done in the past few days where it also keeps the record of my breathing exercise and if I was sitting in front of the computer for too long it will pop out a standup alert ask me to move around for a while. It has brought many great features and benefits to me. I will definitely recommend it, you can buy it from: