We’ve seen quite a few smart rings being released in the last year or so. Well, OPPO is looking to throw its contender into the ring too. OPPO is seemingly developing its own smart ring.
OPPO could be developing its own smart ring, as a new patent surfaced
A new patent by the company has been spotted over at the CNIPA website. The device detailed in that patent comes with a detachable holder. The sketches are available in the gallery below.
You can clearly see that there are several different components listed here. The ring itself is one, a ring holder another, and then there’s the integrated electronic component, of course.
What’s interesting here is that the ring holder contains the electronic component of the ring, which should allow the device itself to be considerably thinner than other smart rings.
OPPO could end up offering different ring holders
This is an interesting approach, and it may even allow OPPO to attach different ring holders to the device, allowing different functionality in the process. This could appeal to a wide range of people. Needless to say, it would also allow you to change the style of the watch.
Do note that this is just a patent at the moment, though. It could never even come to fruition, or OPPO could use some other approach for its smart ring. Chances are that we’ll see a smart ring from the company in the future, though.
Samsung announced its own smart ring this year, the Galaxy Ring. We’ve reviewed it a while back, in case you’re interested. HONOR’s smart ring is expected to arrive at some point this year, while Apple seemingly ditched its smart ring project.
HONOR’s smart ring is coming, while Apple cancelled its own
HONOR promised to deliver a smart ring this year, and we expected to see it at IFA 2024, at the latest. That did not happen, however, so we’ll just have to wait and see what will happen with it.
Based on a trusted source, Apple abandoned its smart ring project, mainly because its functionality makes them compete directly with smartwatches.
