The OnePlus Watch 2 was partially announced yesterday, with a first look and some key details being provided. Now, an FCC listing has revealed the battery size of the OnePlus Watch 2, giving us a chance to compare it to other devices.
As was revealed yesterday, the OnePlus Watch 2 is going to hinge itself primarily on long battery life. OnePlus claims the device will manage 100 hours of endurance on a single charge, well beyond most mainstream smartwatches available today. But, as it turns out, it’ll be doing that without some truly giant battery.
The OnePlus Watch 2 has recently passed through the FCC, with that listing revealing that the smartwatch has a battery size of 500 mAh.
For comparison’s sake, that’s 64% larger than Google’s Pixel Watch 2, and almost 20% larger than the 44mm version of the Galaxy Watch 6. But, at the same time, OnePlus isn’t really breaking barriers, as 2022’s Galaxy Watch 5 Pro (which we praised for its multi-day battery life) coming in at a higher 590 mAh.
It’s also higher by a considerable margin compared to the original OnePlus Watch. A few key battery capacities follow:
- Pixel Watch 2: 304 mAh
- Galaxy Watch 6 (40mm): 300 mAh
- Galaxy Watch 6 (44mm): 425 mAh
- Galaxy Watch 5 Pro: 590 mAh
- OnePlus Watch: 402 mAh
OnePlus claims 100 hours from this 500 mAh battery, which sounds crazy, but might not be when you look at the full picture. Samsung claimed up to 80 hours from the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, and claims 40 hours from the larger Galaxy Watch 6 models. 100 hours is a big number, but software could potentially stretch out this capacity to hit that mark.
That said, the big question remains whether or not OnePlus will use Wear OS to hit this figure. Samsung’s numbers are based on a customized version of Wear OS, but we don’t yet know for sure if OnePlus is doing the same (though it certainly looks that way).
The FCC listing further reveals that the OnePlus Watch 2 will carry the model number OPWWE231, will have FCC markings on the bottom of the watch, and will use a pin-based charging system. There’s also a notable lack of any mention of LTE, implying that it might not be available, or at least that that model hasn’t hit the FCC yet.
Sadly, there’s nothing in the listing that confirms whether or not the smartwatch is running Wear OS.
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