{"id":149907,"date":"2025-06-01T16:42:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T16:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/149907\/"},"modified":"2025-06-01T16:42:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T16:42:08","slug":"we-may-have-some-information-on-incoming-smartwatches-from-android-phone-and-tablet-maker-hmd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/149907\/","title":{"rendered":"We may have some information on incoming smartwatches from Android phone and tablet maker HMD"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Details of two HMD smartwatches have emerged<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Both wearables are said to be running Wear OS<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>One of the models comes with a 2MP camera attached<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It appears we may soon get a couple of new contenders for our <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/wearables\/best-smart-watches-what-s-the-best-wearable-tech-for-you-1154074\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/wearables\/best-smart-watches-what-s-the-best-wearable-tech-for-you-1154074\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best smartwatches list<\/a>. HMD (perhaps best known for releasing Nokia-branded phones in recent years) is rumored to be working on two smartwatches, both running Wear OS, and with a camera fitted to one of them.<\/p>\n<p>This comes from tipster <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/smashx_60\/status\/1928116848127525318\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/smashx_60\/status\/1928116848127525318\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\">@smashx_60<\/a> (via <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Leak-HMD-s-first-smartwatches-will-run-Wear-OS-and-have-a-camera.1026975.0.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Leak-HMD-s-first-smartwatches-will-run-Wear-OS-and-have-a-camera.1026975.0.html\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">Notebookcheck<\/a>), and while we can&#8217;t guarantee the accuracy of the claim, smartwatches would be a sensible next step for HMD \u2013 which already makes phones, tablets, earbuds, and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/phones\/phone-accessories\/no-iphone-no-problem-this-batman-style-location-tracker-brings-satellite-messaging-to-any-smartphone\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/phones\/phone-accessories\/no-iphone-no-problem-this-batman-style-location-tracker-brings-satellite-messaging-to-any-smartphone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the HMD OffGrid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the leak, the first smartwatch will be the HMD Rubber 1, with a 1.85-inch <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/oled\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/oled\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OLED<\/a> screen, a 400 mAh battery, and heart rate and spO2 tracking. There&#8217;s also, apparently, a 2-megapixel camera on board this model.<\/p>\n<p>You may like<\/p>\n<p>Then there&#8217;s the HMD Rubber 1S, which comes with a smaller 1.07-inch OLED display, a smaller 290 mAh battery, and no camera \u2013 though the heart rate and SpO2 tracking features are still included. It sounds as though this will be the cheaper choice.<\/p>\n<p>For adults or kids?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HMD RUBBER 1- oled 1.85&#8243; display &#8211; 5ATM Waterproof &#8211; BT5.3, WiFi, NFC, Accelerometer, heart rate, SpO2- 2MP CAM- Wear OS- 400mAh, USB-C, QiHMD RUBBER 1S- oled 1.07&#8243; &#8211; 5ATM Waterproof &#8211; BT5.0, WiFi, Accelerometer, heart rate, SpO2- Wear OS- 290mAh, USB-C, Qi<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/1928116848127525318\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/1928116848127525318\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">May 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The camera on the HMD Rubber 1 is interesting, as this would be something we haven&#8217;t seen on a Wear OS watch before. While it&#8217;s not clear how the camera would be integrated, presumably it would allow photos and videos to be captured from your wrist, with or without a phone connected.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s some speculation in the Notebookcheck article that these smartwatches may be intended for kids to use, rather than adults \u2013 something along the lines of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/health-fitness\/samsung-galaxy-watch-for-kids-gets-a-surprise-unpacked-launch-with-a-marvel-twist\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/health-fitness\/samsung-galaxy-watch-for-kids-gets-a-surprise-unpacked-launch-with-a-marvel-twist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Samsung Galaxy Watch for Kids<\/a> that launched at the start of the year, perhaps.<\/p>\n<p>The leak also mentions that these smartwatches will come with 5 ATM waterproofing, which is good for depths of up to 50 meters. That suggests they&#8217;ll have a relatively robust casing around the internal components.<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll have to wait and see what HMD might have in store, though as yet there&#8217;s been nothing official from the company. In the meantime, we&#8217;re patiently waiting for the arrival of Wear OS 6, which is expected to be pushed out in the next month or two.<\/p>\n<p>You might also like<br \/>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Details of two HMD smartwatches have emerged Both wearables are said to be running Wear OS One of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":149908,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3160],"tags":[1685,53,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-149907","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-gadgets","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114609110628036372","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}