HMD Global, Finnish producer who climbed the fore for acquiring and carrying out Nokia’s legacy in the world of smartphones and Feature Phonecould soon enter the smartwatch market with even two models: HMD Rubber 1 And HMD Rubber 1s.
Yesterday the key specifications of these smartwatches were released on the net, the design of which remains wrapped in the mystery, which will have the Wear OS operating system and could be very interesting, especially the Rubber 1 among which the presence of a camera.
HMD Rubber 1 And Rubber 1s will be the first HMD smartwatches
The @Smashx_60 user shared the key specifications of two smartwatches with Wear OS called called called on X yesterday HMD Rubber 1 And HMD Rubber 1s: they, as anticipated at the opening, will represent the first two smartwatches of the company which, to date, produces smartphones, haesses and smartphone accessories (such as headphones, gaming accessories and satellite communication devices).
According to what is reported, HMD Rubber 1 will be characterized by a generous display OLED from 1.85 incheswill be able to count on diving resistance (5TM certification), will integrate a battery from 400 mAh (wireless charging with Qi standard or via a base with USB-C port) and an accelerometer, will support Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi And NFC For payments, it will be equipped with health monitoring features (cardiac frequency and SpO2).
The peculiarity of this smartwatch, however, should be the presence of a 2 megapixel cameraaspect that would constitute “first time” as regards smartwatches with Wear OS. The user does not specify where it will be implemented: imagine either above the display (for filming in selfie room style) or in the attacking part of the strap (for shooting on what we see).
The other model, called HMD Rubber 1sseems destined to be decidedly more compact: in addition to losing the camera, it hosts a smaller display (always OLED but from 1.07 inches), loses the NFC and integrates a battery from 290 mAh. Certification, health functions and charging methods remain unchanged.
Whether it’s smartwatch for the little ones?
Taking a few steps back, considering the latest additions of Google to Wear OS for the youngest and the HMD partnership with Xplra Technologies (a children’s smartwatch manufacturer) that has already led to some ad hoc devices presented to MWC 2025, we could hypothesize that the two smartwatchs are designed for the little ones.
There are all the confirmations of the case, it is true, just as indications on the design and price of the two smartwatches are missing: we will certainly know later. With Rubber 1 And Rubber 1sHMD will try to make its way into the world of the smartwatch market with Wear OS dedicated to the youngest, launching the challenge to Samsung’s Galaxy Watch for Kids mode but with the plus of the camera that could make parents happy.
