Oraimo Watch Nova 2 and Nova 2R both cost ₦50,900, but only one is IP68

Oraimo’s Nigerian store lists the Watch Nova 2 and the Watch Nova 2R at exactly the same ₦50,900 this week, so the Oraimo Watch Nova 2 vs Nova 2R decision isn’t about money at all. One is a curved rectangular watch with a 2.01-inch AMOLED screen, IP68 protection and up to 20 days of typical use, and the other is a round 1.43-inch AMOLED model with a sharper panel, more sports modes and roughly half the battery life.

Both are listed down from ₦56,600 on Oraimo’s store as of October 18, 2026, and both let you take calls from your wrist. This comparison uses Oraimo’s own product pages rather than hands-on testing, and the spec sheets split the two clearly enough that the right one for you comes down to how you’ll wear it, and how often you can get to a charger when the light goes.

The Nova 2 lasts twice as long between charges

Battery is where the Nova 2 pulls clearly ahead. Oraimo rates its 350mAh cell at about 20 days of typical use and 60 days on standby, against about 10 days and 35 days for the Nova 2R’s 300mAh battery, and both take roughly three hours to fill on their magnetic chargers. If you’re the kind of person who forgets a watch charger on a trip home, or you only get a few hours of power some days, that extra week and a half adds up quickly.

The Nova 2’s other practical edge is protection. It carries an IP68 rating, while Oraimo lists the Nova 2R at 1ATM and describes it as resisting splashes, sweat and dust rather than full submersion. Neither is a swimming watch on paper, but the Nova 2 gives you more margin for hand-washing, rain on a bike ride or sweat during a long gym session. Its 2.01-inch curved screen is also the bigger canvas for reading WhatsApp notifications without squinting, and Oraimo lists heart rate, blood oxygen, stress and sleep tracking, plus more than 100 sports modes.

Pick the Nova 2R if you want a watch that looks like a watch

The round Nova 2R is the one to choose if style matters as much as stamina. Its 1.43-inch AMOLED panel has a 466 x 466 resolution, which packs more pixels into a smaller face than the Nova 2, so text and watch faces should look crisper even though the screen is smaller. It’s the better match for a suit, a native outfit for a wedding or anywhere a square fitness band would look out of place.

Oraimo also gives the Nova 2R more than 140 sports modes, a newer 5.4 wireless version and a built-in 2048 puzzle game, and it tracks heart rate and blood oxygen. At 65.1g it’s slightly heavier than the 60g Nova 2, and both come with an extra silicone strap in the box, along with access to more than 120 AI-generated watch faces through the oraimo health app.

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Don’t expect hospital-grade health readings from either

Heart rate and blood oxygen figures on budget smartwatches are useful for spotting trends, such as a resting heart rate that creeps up over a stressful week, but they aren’t medical tools. Neither watch lists ECG or GPS on its product page, so if you need accurate route tracking for running or a medical-grade heart reading, you’ll be looking at a far more expensive watch, and even then features vary by country, as our explainer on why Galaxy Watch ECG doesn’t work in Nigeria shows.

Cheap copies of Oraimo watches turn up in markets, so our guide to spotting an original Oraimo product is worth a look if you’re not buying from the official store. For most buyers who want one watch to wear every day and charge as rarely as possible, the Nova 2 is the stronger buy at ₦50,900, while the Nova 2R earns its place only if you’d rather have a round face and can live with charging it every week or so.