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OnePlus has announced the Watch 4 wearableIt features a new version of Wear OS ahead of OnePlus\u2019s older devicesBut some users are disappointed with the lack of sizeable upgrades<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re in the market for a new wearable, you might want to check out what OnePlus has added to its lineup. The company has just announced the OnePlus Watch 4 and revealed the device\u2019s full list of features and specifications, and there\u2019s an interesting software surprise nestled in the listing.<\/p>\n

Head over to the OnePlus website,<\/a> and you\u2019ll find all the details for the new smartwatch. It\u2019s got a 466×466 pixel LTPO OLED<\/a> display with a sapphire crystal face delivering 600 nits of brightness and 3,000 nits of peak brightness in sports mode, 2GB of memory, and 32GB of storage. The 646mAh battery can power the device for three days of heavy usage and up to 16 days in power saver mode. The weight has been cut compared to the Watch 3,<\/a> and an IP69 rating has been added.<\/p>\n

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Interestingly, the OnePlus Watch 4 is driven by Oxygen OS Watch 8, based on Google<\/a>\u2019s Wear OS 6<\/a>, right out of the box. That\u2019s unusual because OnePlus has previously said that Wear OS 6 will be coming to the older Watch 3 and Watch 2 models later this year, so getting it loaded onto a brand-new wearable before that timeframe is a pleasant surprise.<\/p>\n

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You\u2019ll be able to get the OnePlus Watch 4 in Evergreen Titanium and Midnight Titanium colorways. Yet despite a soft launch on the OnePlus website, there\u2019s no info yet on pricing or release date. We\u2019ll have to see when that arrives.<\/p>\n

One to avoid?<\/p>\n

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Despite the upgrade, some notable drawbacks will probably prevent the OnePlus Watch 4 from becoming one of the best smartwatches<\/a> around, which is a shame considering how much we liked the Watch 3.<\/p>\n

For one thing, the Watch 4 uses the same Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 processor and BES 2800 co-processor as the Watch 3 and Watch 2 before it. That\u2019s a disappointing concession and means there\u2019s no sign of the Snapdragon Wear Elite<\/a> chip here.<\/p>\n

And not all OnePlus fans are impressed, particularly when it comes to the relatively minor upgrades over the Watch 3. On Reddit<\/a>, for example, user DueCompetition1249 expressed their displeasure by saying, \u201cNothing new. Either it will be really cheap \u2026 or it will be a flop.\u201d<\/p>\n

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That sentiment was mirrored by user Realistic-Button1810, who said, \u201cNot much hardware change, not really worth an upgrade if you have a two or three \u2026 better to wait until the new hardware is released.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you already have a OnePlus Watch 3<\/a> \u2014 or even a Watch 2 \u2014 you might not feel the upgrade is worth it, especially considering the lack of a new chip. In the absence of significant changes, the OnePlus Watch 4 might be one to avoid for recent OnePlus customers.<\/p>\n

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