It has to be said that this year's smart watch market has ushered in a wave of climaxes. The most popular one is the debut of the high-end Apple Watch Ultra, which is located in , Apple , which provides an intelligent experience in more extreme and strict usage scenarios. However, compared with most consumers, a pair of smart watches with excellent workmanship, high intelligence and affordable prices may be more worthy of attention, so domestic watches have also attracted more and more attention.
(left: OPPO Watch 3 Pro, right: Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro)
So, today you might as well select the very representative OPPO Watch 3 Pro and Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro from the popular domestic watch camp, and compare who will perform better in multiple dimensions and have a higher cost-effectiveness.
01 | Appearance
In terms of overall appearance design, Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro adopts a very classic circular dial design, with a sapphire glass mirror surface, a stainless steel body, and a leather strap to achieve excellent texture. In comparison, the OPPO Watch 3 Pro looks a lot special, with a very unique curved screen, and the entire curved design extends from the screen to the watch strap. The recognition is indeed quite high. The combination of the aluminum alloy body and the leather strap is also good. The business style of both watches is very online.
(left: OPPO Watch 3 Pro, right: Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro)
02 | Screen
As for the display effect, the 1.47-inch narrow bezel screen of Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro has a resolution of 480x480, with a maximum display brightness of 600nit, and supports AOD screen. It can also display some important information without manually lighting the screen. The OPPO Watch 3 Pro has a larger 1.91-inch display area, 326PPI, and its brightness can reach 1000nits. It displays clearer in outdoor high-brightness environments. It supports AOD screen display and LTPO functions. The refresh rate can be reduced to 1Hz at the lowest to extend the overall battery life.
(left: OPPO Watch 3 Pro, right: Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro)
03 | Application Ecology
We can see from the detailed information of their respective product pages that, from the perspective of quantity alone, OPPO Watch 3 Pro can achieve more than 80 App applications to support downloads, while Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro is more than ten, and there is still a lot of difference in application adaptation between the two.
specific application adaptation, you can see that OPPO has adapted to commonly used applications such as WeChat, Alipay , maps, news, sleep health, etc., while Xiaomi is mainly adapted to maps, music, calculators and health functions, and its practicality is limited.
04 | Independence
Of course, users who buy smart watches largely hope that it can replace some mobile phone functions, and can continue to use them even if they are away from the mobile phone. In this regard, the OPPO Watch 3 Pro, which supports eSIM independent communication function and NFC function, is indeed very good. It can realize WeChat messages sending, receiving, and paying codes when leaving the mobile phone, making it more practical.
(Part 1: Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro, Next OPPO Watch 3 Pro)
. Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro only supports NFC function. Although it can also achieve functions such as door cards, transportation cards, bank cards, etc., it basically requires mobile phones to carry them with you, and the independence is slightly insufficient.
05 | Sports and Health
Both watches support more than 100 sports modes, covering common running, cycling, mountaineering, surfing, etc. In terms of body index monitoring, OPPO Watch 3 Pro can support real-time monitoring of important data such as heart rate, blood oxygen, electrocardiogram, and blood vessels, helping users further understand their physical condition. The Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro supports monitoring of heart rate and blood oxygen index, but does not support monitoring of electrocardiogram and vascular health.
(left: OPPO Watch 3 Pro, right: Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro)
06 | Battery life
According to the official data, Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro can get 5 days of use when the AOD function is turned on, and the maximum battery life is 14 days; OPPO Watch 3 Pro has 5 days of use in full smart mode, and the light smart mode can be extended to 15 days. It seems that the performance of the two is indeed quite close, and both are at the level of long battery life.
(left: OPPO Watch 3 Pro, right: Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro)
If you study it carefully, you will find that the two watches have different ways of achieving long battery life. OPPO Watch 3 Pro relies on the dual-engine hybrid technology of the 4nm chip Qualcomm Snapdragon W5+Apollo 4 Plus, ensuring high performance while also achieving ultra-low power consumption standby effect. The Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro uses a 12nm process chip and relies on a separate RTOS system to achieve longer battery life.
07 | Purchase suggestions
0 Comparing the prices of the two, you can see that the current active price of Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro is only 1,599 yuan, which does have a good price advantage compared to the current OPPO Watch 3 Pro starting from 1,899 yuan. The price difference of 300 yuan is enough to affect consumers' purchasing choices.
(left: OPPO Watch 3 Pro, right: Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro)
If you look at it overall, if you want to get a more comprehensive and fully intelligent experience, OPPO Watch 3 Pro will be worth choosing the direction, with the advantages of complete functions, many application adaptations, powerful battery life, and leading screen technology. If you don’t have too much demand for smart watches and focus on high-quality and long battery life experience, Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro is more suitable. If you are interested, you might as well make the most suitable choice based on your actual situation!
