Fossil Gen 6 smartwatch launched with Wear OS 2: Check specifications, new features, price

Fossil launched next generation of smartwatches called Fossil Gen 6 on August 30, 2021. smart wearables revealed by company come with Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100+ chipset. Anor major dition to health monitoring ability of watch is a SpO2 monitor, which helps track blood oxygen level. However, company says that Fossil Gen 6 smartwatches will not ship with new Wear OS. Keep reing to know more about new Fossil smartwatch. 

Fossil Gen 6 smartwatch features 

Fossil Gen 6 comes with new Snapdragon Wear 4100+ with 30 per cent improved performance and consumes 25 per cent less power over previous iteration. last version, Fossil Gen 5, shipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 3100. Along with new processor, smartwatch comes with improved battery life, with an extended battery saver mode that delivers over 24 hours of battery life. Health tracking sensors and features on device include a heart rate monitor, SpO2 tracker and sleep tracker. 

To interact with device, users get a 1.28" AMOLED display with a crisp 416x416 resolution, along with an always-on feature. ditionally, watches will come in two sizes, 42mm and 44mm. Like or premium watches by Fossil, Gen 6 smartwatch also comes with three buttons on right edge of dial. se buttons can be used to navigate across several menus across watch's interface. button located at centre acts as a rotating crown, like one on Apple Watch. 

Fossil Gen 6 comes with Wear OS 2 and supports third-party applications from Google Play Store. Apart from Snapdragon chip, device has 1GB of RAM and 8GB of onboard storage. wearable connects with a smartphone via Bluetooth 5 LE, has an independent GPS unit, support Wi-Fi and NFC SE. However, smartwatch would not come with Google Wear OS 3, and company has promised a Wear OS 3 update in 2022. 

Fossil Gen 6 smartwatch price

Fossil Gen 6 would be available in multiple colours including Smoke Stainless Steel, Brown Lear, Green Camo Grosgrain and Gold/Purple options. According to GSMarena,  stainless steel version of smartwatch will be priced at $319. rest of new Fossil smartwatch lineup will be priced at $299. It will be interesting to see how smartwatch performs in global market, especially after launch of Galaxy Watch 4, which offers a refined and redesigned UI experience, developed by Samsung and Google.  

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