boAt Storm Call 4 and Ultima Vogue 2 Launched: India’s First Type-C Charging Smartwatches Are Here

If you have ever rummaged through a drawer full of oddly-shaped magnetic pucks and proprietary charging clips at 6 AM, desperately searching for the one specific cable that fits your smartwatch, boAt has some good news for you. The Gurugram-based brand, India’s top audio and wearables company, has launched what it claims are India’s first smartwatches with direct USB Type-C charging: the Storm Call 4 and the Ultima Vogue 2. No special docks. No magnetic pins. Just the same cable you already use for your phone, laptop, or power bank.

It sounds like a small thing. It is actually a rather big one.

The Problem Nobody Wanted to Talk About

The smartwatch industry has had a dirty little secret for years. Almost every brand, from budget players to premium giants, ships its wearables with proprietary chargers that work with nothing else on earth. Misplace that cable, and your watch is dead. Travel without it, and you are stranded. Industry analysts and tech writers have called out this problem for years, but most brands have shrugged and carried on, citing space constraints, waterproofing challenges, and engineering complexity as reasons to keep making their own special little cables.

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boAt has decided to cut through all of that with the Storm Call 4 and Ultima Vogue 2, bringing USB Type-C charging directly to the watch body itself. It is a practical, consumer-first decision that is going to look very appealing to anyone juggling multiple gadgets across their daily life.

boAt Storm Call 4: The Everyday Companion

The Storm Call 4 is the more accessible of the two, priced at an approachable Rs 1,599. It packs a 1.96-inch HD display with up to 500 nits of brightness, which should handle most indoor and moderately lit outdoor situations without complaints. A functional crown gives the navigation a premium feel that you do not usually expect at this price point.

Battery life is rated at up to 12 days, which is genuinely impressive for a watch this affordable. The Storm Call 4 supports Bluetooth calling, includes a full health tracking suite covering heart rate, SpO2, sleep, and stress monitoring, and even offers Emergency SOS and female wellness tracking. IP68 resistance rounds things out, meaning sweat, splashes, and brief submersions are not going to cause any drama. With over 100 sports modes, it caters to users who want their watch to keep up with them, whether they are at the gym or out for a run.

Pre-bookings for the Storm Call 4 open on boAt’s official website on 29 May 2026, with the full launch set for 12 June across the website and major retail platforms.

boAt Ultima Vogue 2: Step Up in Style

At Rs 2,799, the Ultima Vogue 2 takes things up a notch. The standout upgrade here is the AMOLED display, also sized at 1.96 inches but capable of reaching up to 1,000 nits of brightness. That is a significant leap and should make outdoor readability genuinely good. A metallic frame design gives the watch a more premium aesthetic that does not scream “budget smartwatch” the way some rivals at this price do.

The feature set largely mirrors the Storm Call 4, with Bluetooth calling, IP68 resistance, heart rate and SpO2 monitoring, sleep and stress tracking, Emergency SOS, female wellness features, and 100-plus sports modes. Battery life is rated at up to 10 days, slightly lower than the Storm Call 4 but perfectly reasonable given the more power-hungry AMOLED panel.

Both watches are available in multiple colour options and are aimed squarely at users who want a capable, connected smartwatch without paying five-figure prices.

Why Type-C Charging on a Smartwatch Matters More Than You Think

India’s smartwatch market is one of the fastest-growing in the world, with research projecting it to expand at a compound annual growth rate of nearly 22 per cent through to 2034. At the same time, the category is getting more competitive and consumers are becoming more selective, expecting genuine value for their money.

Universal USB Type-C charging addresses one of the most common frustrations in the wearables category. For a student, a working professional, or anyone who already carries a Type-C cable for their smartphone or tablet, the ability to charge their watch with the same cable removes friction from their daily routine in a genuinely meaningful way. It also makes travel easier, reduces accessory clutter, and lowers the stress of losing a niche proprietary charger.

This is especially relevant in India, where the rapid adoption of Type-C across budget and mid-range smartphones means that a Type-C cable is practically a household item. By bringing this standard to their smartwatches, boAt is essentially saying that wearables should work the way everything else does.

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A Smart Move at a Smart Price?

The Storm Call 4 and Ultima Vogue 2 are not trying to take on the Apple Watch or the Samsung Galaxy Watch. They are competing squarely in the budget-to-mid segment where the vast majority of Indian smartwatch buyers actually shop, and they are doing it by solving a genuine, everyday annoyance rather than just adding more sensor badges to a spec sheet.

The Type-C charging move is smart, consumer-friendly, and long overdue across the industry. If it pushes other brands to follow suit, buyers everywhere will owe boAt a quiet thank-you. For anyone in the market for a reliable, feature-rich smartwatch under Rs 3,000, these two are now comfortably at the top of the list worth considering.