Oppo's Apple Watch Clone comes out on 3/6 — this is your first Look

Oppo's Apple Watch Clone comes out on 3/6 — this is your first Look

Oppo's Apple Watch clone has an official name and release date, but if you're like us, you're probably more concerned about whether the Chinese company will be sued by Cupertino.

The Oppo Watch, which sounds a bit like the Apple Watch, will be announced on Friday, March 6 at the company's Oppo Find X2 launch event. The tweet announcing the event also gave us the best look yet at the upcoming smartwatch, confirming its curved glass display and Apple Watch-like square casing.

While it is too early to say what the Apple Watch 6 will look like, the design of Apple's smartwatches has not changed since the first series launched in 2015. There is speculation that Apple might make an Apple Watch with a circular screen, but so far there is no reason to believe that the company will abandon its best-selling iconic shape.

Oppo's smartwatch moves away from being a complete clone of the Apple Watch by ditching the twisting digital crown and opting instead for two buttons on the right side of the case.

Of course, the Oppo Watch will not have all of the Apple Watch's incredible fitness features, and it is highly unlikely that it will include the ECG monitor found on the Apple Watch 5. It is also unclear whether Oppo Watch will use Google's Wear OS platform or some other Android-based variant.

The Oppo Watch also uses 3D and 2.5D curved glass, which has appeared on smartphones before, but it is refreshing to see this technology used on a device of this size.

And for what it's worth, it looks great. While perhaps a budget smartwatch, the 3D glass gives it an upscale feel. It comes in black and copper cases, and comes with a strap that is an obvious copy of Apple's Sport Band.

Oppo's event will take place this Friday, March 6, at 4:30 AM ET.

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