Fossil Gen 6 smartwatch unveiled with fast charging, more sensors and Wear OS 3

Date:
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 13:00:00 +0000

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The Fossil Gen 6 has been unveiled and it has an SpO2 sensor, a powerful chipset, and other upgrades.

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Fossil is one of the few brands thats regularly been releasing Wear OS smartwatches over the years, so its fitting that the companys newly announced wearable the Fossil Gen 6 will seemingly be one of the first to run Wear OS 3 .

Pre-orders for the Fossil Gen 6 open today (August 30) and while it wont run Wear OS 3 out of the box, it will be eligible for an update to this software in 2022, so you can expect this thing to stay current for a while.

Beyond that, highlights of the Fossil Gen 6 include a new SpO2 sensor, allowing it to provide estimated blood oxygen measurements, and a battery
that supposedly charges two times faster than leading smartwatches, meaning you can reach 80% power in just over 30 minutes. Check out the best smartwatches The Apple Watch 7 is expected soon Read our full Fossil Sport review

Thats paired with smart battery modes and a Snapdragon 4100 Plus chipset, which we havent seen in many wearables yet, and which should not only provide a power boost but also lower battery consumption. So as well as charging
fast, the Fossil Gen 6 should survive a while between charges, with over 24 hours of life said to be realistic.

The Fossil Gen 6 also has a heart rate monitor that should be more accurate than the one on the Fossil Gen 5 , GPS, and the ability to track all sorts of metrics, including sleep, burnt calories, and cardio fitness level.

In terms of the core specs, the Fossil Gen 6 has a 1.28-inch AMOLED screen with a pixel density of 326 pixels per inch. Theres also 8GB of storage and 1GB of RAM.

On the design side you have a choice of either a 42mm or 44mm stainless steel case (with the same screen size on both), theres a rotating home button to
aid in navigating the interface, and the Fossil Gen 6 is water resistant to 3ATM, so you can take it swimming. It also has a built-in speaker, and you
can get it in seven different styles four for the 44mm size and three for
the 42mm one.

It costs between $299 (roughly 220 / AU$410) and $319 (around 230 / AU$440), and while we only have US pricing right now, wed expect the Fossil Gen 6 will be widely available. (Image credit: Fossil) Analysis: its a big year for Wear OS

Over the last few years theres been the sense that Wear OS might have been a bit abandoned both by smartwatch makers and by Google itself, but suddenly its back in the limelight, and for all the right reasons.

Hot on the heels of Google unveiling a complete overhaul of the platform dubbed Wear OS 3, we then saw Samsung launch the Galaxy Watch 4 and the
Galaxy Watch 4 Classic two wearables that run the new operating system, marking a big shift for a company that in recent years has put Tizen on its smartwatches.

Those watches are available now, and the Fossil Gen 6 will soon be joining them. On paper this looks like a compelling smartwatch too, especially once
it gets the Wear OS 3 upgrade. As part of the announcement, Fossil also revealed that it will soon be launching Michael Kors Gen 6 smartwatches, so theres more on the way too.

Its impossible to say whether this momentum will last long, but for now Wear OS seems to be enjoying a revival. Take a look at the best cheap smartwatches



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