OnePlus today made its first foray into the wearable space with the launch of a new fitness tracker in India. Called the OnePlus Band, this new fitness tracker takes on the Xiaomi Mi Band 5 with an attractive set of features, including a bright color screen, battery life of up to two weeks, SpO2 sensor, 24-hour heart rate monitoring and more more .
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Much like the offer from Xiaomi, the OnePlus Band features a colorful 1.1-inch AMOLED screen with silicone strips. The screen has a resolution of 126 x 294 pixels and offers 100% coverage of the wide range of P3 colors. In terms of sensors, the OnePlus Band is equipped with an optical heart rate sensor, 3-axis accelerometer, gyroscope and a Spo2 sensor. With these sensors at your disposal, the Band can count your steps and calories burned, monitor your heart rate, monitor sleep and measure blood oxygen levels. 13 exercise modes are supported, including outdoor running, indoor running, Fat Burn Run, outdoor walking, cycling, rowing, swimming, yoga and cricket.
Other notable features of the OnePlus Band include support for notifications, music playback controls, synchronization of Zen mode with selected OnePlus phones, Find My Phone and the ability to mute or reject incoming calls. The tracker is IP68 certified for dust and water resistance, so it can also be used during intensive training and swimming sessions.
The OnePlus Band operates with Bluetooth 5.0 (low energy) and contains a 100 mAh battery that claims to last up to 14 days on a single charge. Charging is done via a USB-A powered dongle, and the good thing is that you don’t have to dislodge the capsule from the handles.
The band needs to be paired with the OnePlus Health app, which can be downloaded on any smartphone running Android 6.0 or higher. In addition to offering detailed analysis of various data collected from the tracker, the app also allows you to customize watchfaces and control other features.
Pricing and availability
The band comes in three colors: black, navy and tangerine gray. It is priced at $$ 2,499 (~ $ 34) and will go on sale from January 13, 2021, on Amazon India, Flipkart and OnePlus India, in addition to offline locations. The two-color handles Tangerine Gray and Navy will be sold separately for $$ 399 each. The sale of early access to Red Cable Club members begins on January 12, 2021, at 9:00 am IST.
Stay tuned for our full review of the OnePlus Band that will arrive later this week!