FTW7009
Nearly Flawless
24/05/2021 13:17
I've owned/tried several smartwatches over the years always looking for the right one for me. Then came Sequent Supercharger, and I was ecstatic that this was the one for me - smart watch that does all the fun stuff like HR, Calorie counting, sleep tracking, long battery life. But after a couple of weeks of wearing it, it went in the drawer - mainly diue to poor app and even poorer firmware. Tried a few more smartwatches, but nothing gave me the joy.
And then came Fossil Hybrid FTW7009 - and it got me excited about smartwatches again. And it didn't disappoint. Beautiful looking smartwatch with the elegant finish of gunmetal grey. At first sight you cannot make it out from a regular watch (which is exactly what I was after). Counts your heart rate, workout, calories, etc - the bread and butter of a smartwatch. It is also able to show notifications from the phone and control music. It isn't too loaded with technology, i.e. no colour screen, won't play videos, no camera, can't do ECG, no SIM inside, can't browse internet - but that's what smartphones are for, right!
Some good bits:
- Once fully charged, the battery lasted about 9 days while it was on my arm for nearly 22-23 hours a day.
- You can create your own customised watch faces - although there are limitations to the extent of customisation.
- The Fossil app is pretty decent - not too heavy at all, unlike the other well known competitors.
- It is comfortable to wear for long stretches.
Some not-so-good bits:
- The navigation is a pain point. To navigate between menus and options requires multiple taps of the buttons, so does going back to the home screen from inside a menu.
- The needles require occasional caliberation. I has to caliberate them about once every 2 weeks when they got out of sync with the actual time bu a degree or two.
If Fossil can address these two points, I think they will be on to a true winner. Is making the e-ink screen a touchscreen so difficult? Kindle/yotaphone anyone? Or maybe just turn the middle push-button into a rotary for quicker navigation.
Overall I must say I am a happy and proud owner of this watch.
Gulz
London , Spojené království
Age: 44
Gender: Female