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TL;DR
- OnePlus has postponed gross sales of the OnePlus Watch 3 to April 2025.
- The corporate has confirmed that the delay is because of a typographical error on its backplate.
- The watch will stay accessible for pre-order with a $30 low cost for early consumers.
OnePlus opened pre-orders for the OnePlus Watch 3 instantly after its launch occasion earlier this month, and the brand new Put on OS smartwatch was scheduled to go on sale within the US at present. Nevertheless, on account of a foolish typo on the watch’s backplate, the corporate has now postponed its launch.
After acknowledging the error late final week, OnePlus has now introduced that the watch is not going to go on sale till April. In a press launch (by way of 9to5Google), the corporate stated, “the open gross sales date for the extremely anticipated OnePlus Watch 3, initially set for February 25, 2025, has been postponed till April 2025.” The corporate confirmed that the delay was “a results of a minor typographical error recognized beneath the watch face, which the corporate is addressing in a brand new batch.”
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The OnePlus Watch 3 will nonetheless be accessible for pre-order, with a $30 low cost for early consumers. For many who obtained a “Meda in China” model of the smartwatch, OnePlus is accepting returns with out query.
Regardless of the error, the OnePlus Watch 3 seems to be a fantastic smartwatch. It runs Put on OS 5, packs a Snapdragon W5 efficiency chip and a brand new BES2800 MCU effectivity chipset, a bigger 631mAh battery, and new well being and health monitoring options just like the “360 Thoughts and Physique” operate, wrist temperature monitoring, and a 60-second well being check-in characteristic. Nevertheless, fashions bought within the US lack ECG assist, as OnePlus couldn’t get FDA certification for the characteristic.
