Oppo Bubble Is A Enjoyable Magnetic Add-On That Doesn’t Fairly Stick

Posted by techforbes July 5, 2026


Earlier this week, Oppo introduced the Reno 16 sequence, and together with it got here an all-new magnetic accent, the Oppo Bubble. It’s a sensible second display on your cellphone that attaches to the again of the system, like a MagSafe accent. You’ll be able to then use it to preview the framing when utilizing your cellphone’s rear cameras. It additionally double as a wi-fi digicam distant, or serves as a spot to work together with cute animated characters. It’s a enjoyable add-on and could be genuinely helpful, however is held again by the dearth of Qi2 charging on supported fashions.

The Oppo Bubble is sort of a puck with a show (1.73-inch round OLED touchscreen), a battery (550mAh cell), and a Sort-C port. At 7mm thick and weighing simply 27.5 grams, it’s slimmer than a hockey puck. It helps a handful of Oppo units, together with the brand new Reno 16 and older Reno 15 and 14, in addition to the Oppo Discover X9 Extremely, alongside the Discover X8, X9 and X9 Professional.

The Bubble runs its personal person interface, which asks you to pair it to a cellphone as quickly as you begin the setup course of. My Oppo Reno 16 confirmed a popup and related with a single faucet, which is without doubt one of the benefits of restricted compatibility. As soon as related to the cellphone, it takes you to the settings. Right here, you may customise your Bubble with cute animated characters, learn to use the system, and toggle different settings.

The Oppo Bubble means that you can entry your cellphone’s digicam app even when the system is locked. It could enable you body pictures whereas taking a photograph or recording a video utilizing the rear cameras, in addition to entry fundamental settings like zoom, digicam modes, and extra. Contained in the field, you get a magnetic sticker and a case so as to add it to a keyring or a lanyard.

Oppo’s Bubble doubles as a distant shutter button, and it’s been my most-used characteristic. I can preserve a cellphone inclined towards a wall and take photographs or movies while not having to carry the system. Oppo says it may possibly keep related as much as 33 toes, however I couldn’t check the claimed vary as a result of I dwell in a metropolis the place, if I go away my cellphone that distant, it’ll in all probability be gone by the point I’m prepared for my shot.

I used the brand new Oppo accent for a few days, and whereas it was enjoyable, I missed a couple of issues. First, there’s no faucet to focus. Whereas it may possibly acknowledge your face more often than not, I missed the power to faucet and lock the main focus and publicity.

Second, the Bubble solely helps a handful of Oppo telephones – none of which come outfitted with Qi2 charging. It could connect to the again of an iPhone (MagSafe) or a Pixel (PixelSnap), however received’t connect with these units.

To make use of the Bubble together with your supported Oppo cellphone, you must add a magnetic sticker (included with the Bubble) to the cellphone’s case or get a supported magnetic case. It’s an excessive amount of friction for an adjunct that ought to merely work out of the field. If you find yourself completely including the sticker to a case, Bubble’s magnets are too weak to carry it in place. It slides off too simply.

Then come the digital pets. You get a couple of choices to select from. You’ll be able to add one in every of them to the Bubble’s residence display.

These animated characters are cute and dynamic however cycle by way of a handful of identical animations, which brings me to my third level: I’d have cherished them extra in the event that they have been interactive.

Like, on the Huawei Watch Match 5 Professional, you may unlock a number of totally different animations of a panda for those who end 15-minute exercise periods (it additionally works out with you to information you thru workouts). I’m not asking for the same strategy however there are methods to make animated characters extra fascinating.

At €129 or INR 7,999, the Oppo Bubble magnetic accent is simply too costly in its present state. If Oppo needs the Bubble to go mainstream, it must undertake Qi2 wi-fi charging and be extra considerate concerning the expertise. The Bubble is enjoyable and cute, however its lack of polish finally ends up dismissing it as a gimmick.