On the evening of September 22, 2026, OPPO officially unveiled the AI Xinliqiu ("xinliqiu", literally "heart-power ball") at its Find X10 series launch event, priced at 499 yuan. According to Chinese tech media including Kuai Keji and Zhi Dongxi, the product made its debut a week earlier at the OPPO Developer Conference, and this event revealed the final pricing and sales plan: invitation codes will be distributed on October 14, 2026, with early-adopter purchases opening on October 15.
The Xinliqiu is a collar-worn wearable, smooth and round like a pebble, weighing just 9.8 grams with 24-hour battery life. OPPO defines it as "all-day proactive AI hardware" — recording around the clock, identifying what matters, helping users get things done and growing alongside them. In the company's words, it is your "super work buddy."
Core capabilities: memory, association, and contextual awareness
Unlike the "you ask, it answers" AI assistant on your phone, the Xinliqiu leads with "proactivity." Through a series of algorithms — AI recognition, AI information association, AI memory evolution, personal context awareness, and cross-source behavioral pattern induction — it turns daily records into long-term memory and proactively reminds you at the right moments.
Liu Zuohu, OPPO Senior Vice President and head of the Xiaobu Assistant, said the Xinliqiu is a "small goal" in OPPO's exploration of physical AI.
Privacy design is the key selling point
For an always-on recording device, privacy is the most sensitive issue. OPPO's answer includes low-fidelity recording, single-pass text parsing (deleted right after transcription), multi-layer PCC private cloud compute, and a private key. The company also said it will open the Xinliqiu's AI capabilities to partners.
Our take: the ticket to proactive hardware costs just 499
The product philosophy behind the Xinliqiu is clear: AI hardware shouldn't wait for you to speak before it works — like a dependable assistant, it should write things down and think ahead. The 499-yuan price signals that OPPO wants to move units first and build the habit of "wearing it all day," rather than leading with a premium story.
The challenges are equally clear: social acceptance of always-on recording, the comfort of 24-hour wear, and the boundary between it and the AI assistant on your phone all need to be proven in real use. Form-factor innovation is just the ticket to entry; what decides success is the scenario people actually use every day. At least this time, the ticket is cheap enough that the cost of trying sits with the user.
FAQ
Q: When can I buy the Xinliqiu?
A: Invitation codes go out on October 14, 2026, and early-adopter purchases open on October 15, priced at 499 yuan.
Q: It records all day — is my privacy protected?
A: OPPO says it uses low-fidelity recording, single-pass text parsing (deleted after transcription), multi-layer PCC private cloud compute, and a private key, among other privacy safeguards.
Q: How is it different from the AI assistant on my phone?
A: A phone assistant is passive — "you ask, it answers." The Xinliqiu is proactive: it records around the clock, identifies what matters, and reminds you on its own — more like a work journal you carry with you.
