Fossil launches pre-orders for Gen 6 smartwatch with Snapdragon Wear 4100+ Wear OS 3 update next year
US lifestyle brand Fossil will release "Fossil Gen 6" (hereinafter "Gen 6"), which is the 6th generation of smart watches equipped with US Google's wearable OS "Wear OS by Google", on August 30 (local time). Announced.
We started accepting reservations on the same day in the United States. It will be released in September. The price starts from $ 299 (about 33,000 yen). As of this writing, it has not yet appeared on the Fossil website in Japan.
US Fossil is accepting reservationsSince it is equipped with "Snapdragon Wear 4100+" provided by Qualcomm in the US for Wear OS by Google, it is possible to update to the next smartwatch OS "Wear OS 3" jointly developed by Google and Samsung Electronics in South Korea.
But as Google explained in July, the update is expected to take place in mid-to-late 2022. Until then, the current Wear OS by Google will be used. Also, when updating, it is necessary to reset to the factory default state.
Still, so far, there are few smart watches that can be equipped with Wear OS 3 other than Samsung's "Galaxy Watch 4". And even though the Galaxy Watch 4 is based on Wear OS 3, the voice assistant is "Bixby" and the payment service is "Samsung Pay."
The Gen 6 is the successor to the "Gen 5" released in August 2019. The predecessor was $ 295 with the "Snapdragon 3100".
The new function is a heart rate sensor with improved signal accuracy by installing a new "SpO2" sensor.
The charging speed has also improved, and it is said that it can be charged 80% in about 30 minutes.
The design is sophisticated and unique to lifestyle brands, and there are four models, each available in two sizes, 44mm and 42mm. Both displays are 1.28-inch color organic EL, and have a "crown" and two buttons as before.
There are 4 modelsIt supports Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi, GPS, and NFC SE, but there is no LTE model. Memory is 1GB and storage is 8GB. Water resistant to 3 bar (a level that can withstand sweat in daily life, water droplets when washing your face, and showers).
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