Fossil presents its new generation of watches with Wear OS

Fossil gen 5

Fossil is one of the brands that power watches with Wear OS, in part because Google has invested a great deal of money in this division of the company. The firm now leaves us with a new generation, the fifth in total. They leave us with two different watches, which differ little between them, something in design and colors.

The first of them is Julianna HR, which stands out for having a more feminine design and gold-pink spheres. While the second model that Fossil leaves us is Carlyle HR, with black and gray dials and a more masculine design in general. Two options, with several colors in each case.

The size and dimensions, plus specifications, they are the same in this case. The brand has introduced new functions in this range of watches, making it clear that they are one of the firms to consider in this market segment. So they are presented as two good options to buy in the field of smartwatch.

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Specifications Fossil Gen 5

Fossil smart watch

The company has clearly renewed its range. They leave us with two good watches, which have the same specifications in both cases, as has already been known. In addition, Fossil incorporates a series of new functions in them, to make them even more complete watches, to be able to compete with other brands in this field, such as Samsung or Xiaomi. These are its official specifications:

  • Display: 1,28 inch AMOLED with 328 x 328 pixel resolution
  • Processor: Snapdragon Wear 3100
  • RAM: 1 GB
  • Internal storage: 8 GB
  • Operating system: Wear OS
  • Battery: 36 hours of autonomy and with fast charge
  • Connectivity: Bluetooth 4.2 LE, WiFi, NFC, GPS
  • Compatible with Android 4.4 or higher and iOS 9.3 or higher
  • Water resistance: 3 ATM
  • Sensors: Altimeter, Ambient Light, Gyroscope, Heart Rate
  • Others: Battery modes, magnetic charging, music control
  • Dimensions: 44 x 44 x 12mm

There are two great novelties in this new generation of Fossil smartwatches. On the one hand, the brand has introduced a speaker in the watch, which will give us many possibilities of use. The idea is that we can use it to control music, change songs or use it in functions such as interacting by voice with Google Assistant and using translations with Translate at any time. So it promises to be a key element in this watch.

In addition, This new generation of Fossil comes with new battery modes. The company knows that the autonomy of the watch is something that always worries users, who want to have the greatest possible autonomy in their case. Therefore, we find several options in this regard, which will allow us to configure it and make the most of the clock's battery in this way. The modes we have are:

  • Extended battery mode: Only essential functions of the watch are activated
  • dailymode: We have more functions enabled enabled in it. It can be said that it is the normal mode of use of the watch
  • Custom mode: The user is the one who decides what to configure and what functions and settings remain activated
  • Time-only mode: The clock changes to show only the time to avoid excessive battery consumption
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For the rest, we can use the usual functions on the watch in this case. From seeing notifications, receiving calls, listening to music and keeping track of the user's physical activity at all times. No big surprises in this sense for users who are interested in these Fossil models.

Price and launch

Fossil-Gen-5-1

This new generation of Fossil It has already been put on sale on the official website of the company, in addition to selected points of sale. Although at the moment it is not possible to buy them in stores in Spain and no details have been given about their launch. It shouldn't take long to be official, but we'll have to wait for news.

All models are priced the same, as their specifications are the same. Fossil has set a price of $ 295 in these watches, which will be launched these weeks around the world.


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