Fossil Gen 6 Wear OS watches land, minus the most exciting feature

Fossil has announced the next-generation Wear OS smartwatches, which promise amend performance and battery life. However, the most enticing new feature won't be available until adjacent twelvemonth.

The Gen six Fossil smartwatches all pack the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 4100+ processor, which volition hateful faster speeds and more efficient power consumption.

Thanks to a new 4-pin charging array, you lot'll be able to replenish the Fossil Gen 6 smartwatches by 80% in only half an hr

While they are eligible for the new Article of clothing OS 3 update debuting on the Samsung Galaxy Lookout man iv range, that won't happen until adjacent yr. According to Google, that update could be a full year or more abroad. Until then, users will have to make do somewhat underwhelming Article of clothing OS two operating system. That ways these watches are unlikely to trouble the best smartwatch stakes in the nigh future.

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Perhaps in better news, though, the Fossil watches will have admission to the Google Assistant instead of Samsung's largely unloved Bixby voice assistant. Google Pay is likewise the NFC mobile payments option. The presence of those 2 features could make the watches a better option for those Android users without Samsung phones, one time Wear OS iii is available.

From a health tracking perspective, the new Gen 6 watches now include blood oxygen (SpO2) sensor, and an improved centre rate sensor, which offers continuous tracking and greater accurateness.

The presence of 3ATM h2o resistance, make them swim-proof to 30 metres. Users tin expect 24 hours or more than of bombardment life with all the bells and whistles turned on or "multi-day" power in extended mode.

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The color display is ane.28-inches with 42mm to 44mm stainless steel cases, while there are choices of silicone, stainless steel and leather straps to accompany the array. At that place's as well a 'Green Camo Grosgrain' strap too. Michael Kors branded variables are also on the way.

All of the options are available to pre-gild via Fossil's website right now and start at $299. Nosotros've contacted Fossil for the Uk pricing and volition update this article when the information is forthcoming.