OPPO Watch X2 review: Better battery life but not much else

A wearable with battery life worth boasting about.

OPPO Watch X2
OPPO Watch X2
3 out of 5 stars
3
Price
From $699
Weight
76g-81g
Battery life
Up to 120 hours
Fergus Halliday
Jun 03, 2025
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Quick verdict: OPPO Watch X2

OPPO's latest smartwatch isn't particularly unique but it doesn't make many major missteps and finds success in playing to its strengths.

pro
Pros
pro Clean software experience
pro Great battery life
con
Cons
con Not particularly affordable
con Traditional form-factor might not be for everyone

Where the original OPPO Watch aimed itself at Apple's iconic wearable, its pro-grade sibling had Samsung's Galaxy Watch in its sights. The same is true of the sequel. The OPPO Watch X2 is an incremental update that doesn't overhaul the formula but does a decent job of meeting your expectations.

For better or worse, OPPO has stuck to tinkering here rather than a total rethink. As a result, it often feels like the story surrounding the Watch X2 pretty much tells itself. The hardware is what you'd expect, and the same goes for the software. There's nothing terribly wrong with either half of the equation, but there's also not much to grab a hold of if you're looking for reasons to rely on this over the alternatives.

Even if the final product is perfectly fine as an Android smartphone, the OPPO Watch X2 feels like it has set itself up for defeat by trying to beat Apple and Samsung at their own game.

How much does the OPPO Watch X2 cost in Australia?

Starts at $699
OPPO Watch X2

In Australia, the OPPO Watch X2 starts at $699. The smartwatch is currently exclusively available via the OPPO eStore. However, give it time and I wouldn't be shocked if it ends up at places like Amazon.

OPPO Watch X2: Design and features

A premium timepiece that ticks the boxes
OPPO Watch X2

In the pantheon of premium wearables, the OPPO Watch X2 sits somewhere between Google Pixel Watch and Samsung's Galaxy Watch. It's a glossy take on the formula that pairs the form factor of a traditional timepiece with a 1.5-inch AMOLED screen. That display comes complemented by a titanium alloy bezel that is capable of up to 2200 nits of brightness.

The one area where the OPPO Watch X2 takes its cues from the Apple Watch is the inclusion of a Digital Crown-style dial on the upper-right corner of the screen. This input acts as a shortcut to your app drawer. The more conventional key below serves the same purpose for skipping straight to activity tracking. When it comes to workouts, the OPPO Watch X2 supports up to eleven professional sports and over a hundred other different activities.

The OPPO Watch X2 comes in two colours: Lava Black and Summit Blue. Regardless of which shade you settle on, you'll find the Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 chipset inside the device. This silicon is one of many things that the OPPO Watch X2 shares with its wider cohort. 

If you compare the hardware here to the competition available from the likes of OnePlus, Xiaomi, Mobvoi or Huawei, you'll likely find the same processor under the hood. That similarity also extends to the software side of things. Like its contemporaries, the OPPO Watch X2 is powered by the latest version of Google Wear OS. 

In terms of tracking, the OPPO Watch X2 supports heart rate, GPS, sleep and ECG tracking. For durability, the device boasts an IP68 rating against splash and dust damage and a 5ATM water resistance. 

There are no major omissions when it comes to tracking features and build quality. However, the same can't be said for the connectivity. The one thing that the OPPO Watch X2 lacks is eSIM support. That's not unheard of when it comes to smartwatches nowadays but it is a notable difference between the OPPO Watch X2 and its most high-profile smartwatch competitors.

Even if the spec sheet isn't far from where the standard sits when it comes to premium smartwatches nowadays, there are a handful of key fronts where the OPPO X2 has a lead on its predecessor. The chassis is slightly lighter and the screen is slightly higher resolution. The new watch also incorporates a temperature sensor that isn't found in the first-gen OPPO Watch X and boasts a bigger battery, which neatly translates into better gains thanks to the extra longetivity. 

OPPO Watch X2: Performance

Handy, but hardly exceptional
OPPO Watch X2

On paper, the OPPO Watch X2 reads like a showcase for how homogeneous the Android wearable ecosystem has become. There isn't a single sensor inside this thing that can't also be found in Samsung's latest wearables nor is the setup process all that different.

The reality is a little more likable despite those limitations though. The overall experience is comparable with other modern smartwatches. You wear the watch. You record your workouts. You look at the data and learn more about how you're tracking when it comes to your respective fitness goals.

One thing I would note to those thinking about wearing this thing every day is that, although the OPPO Watch X2 supports sleep-tracking it's not particularly comfortable to wear in that specific situation. I often ended up leaving it to charge overnight, which is always the first step towards abandoning any sort of fitness fad.

Another thing I don't love about the OPPO Watch X2 is that it asked me to install yet another fitness app on my phone. The experience of actually using this app to track your health data is fairly minimalist. Compared to the likes of the FitBit or Galaxy S Health app, there's a lot less clutter involved.

Since the OPPO Watch X2 runs on WearOS, the interface here is very much of a kind with other Android-adjacent wearables. It's intuitive to use and while the dial adds a new avenue of interaction to explore, there isn't really much to say about it beyond that.

Writ large, the OPPO Watch X2 mostly lived up to my expectations. In terms of performance, it never felt slow or laggy. It's not exactly leaps and bounds apart from where other premium smartwatches of its calibre sit nowadays. Given the price, that reality is more welcome than the alternative.

Ultimately, the biggest strengths and weaknesses here are exactly what you'd expect. Since you don't have eSIM connectivity, you're going to have to keep a phone nearby if you want to stay connected and receive notifications. Depending on your situation, that might not necessarily be a dealbreaker. However, if you're happy to make that sacrifice and come away with something built to go the distance then it might be a trade-off that works out in your favor.

Battery life has typically been one of OPPO's strengths across both mobile devices and wearables and that's very much the case with the Watch X2.  Relative to its predecessor, the OPPO X2 comes with a larger 648mAh battery. All told, the wearable offers as much as sixteen days of usage on a single charge if you enable its most strict power-saving settings. 

The OPPO Watch X2 also plays nice with OPPO's VOOC fast charger tech, allowing you to get 24 hours of usage from just ten minutes of charging. That easily outpaces what you can expect from the likes of the latest Galaxy Watch. If battery life is make-or-break for you, then the Watch X2's bona fides on this front are easily its strongest selling point.

OPPO Watch X2: Is it worth the money?

OPPO Watch X2

If the OPPO Watch X2 sounds like a hard sell, that's probably more to do with the state of smartwatches writ large. Premium wearables like this one are great to use, but they're not getting any better and they are getting more expensive.

The overlap in the software powering those in the Android side of the ecosystem landscape may have lifted all boats but it has made it harder to make the case for any particular one over another. Even so, for those who'd prefer a little battery life over the perks that come with the Google or Samsung ecosystem, the OPPO Watch X2 might be the right fit.

Fergus Halliday
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Fergus Halliday is a journalist and editor for Reviews.org. He’s written about technology, telecommunications, gaming and more for over a decade. He got his start writing in high school and began his full-time career as the Editor of PC World Australia. Fergus has made the MCV 30 Under 30 list, been a finalist for seven categories at the IT Journalism Awards and won Most Controversial Writer at the 2022 Consensus Awards. He has been published in Gizmodo, Kotaku, GamesHub, Press Start, Screen Rant, Superjump, Nestegg and more.

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