FTW4061
A smartwatch and a smart…
08/02/2022 20:08
As an owner of the original Fossil Sportwatch I was eagerly anticipating this release. It has not disappointed me!
It is a smart and (in my opinion) a very stylish watch that, with the right amount of customisable faces, allows it to change it's appearance in a mere few swipes.
The battery lasts a full and proper day (24hrs), although I choose to not wear it at night, so even in normal mode I can get two days out of it in between charges.
Speaking of charging, the newer double ring connections allow the watch to find the dock pretty easily but be aware there is are two small gaps at '12' and '6' where if you place the charger it won't charge your watch.
Charge times are pretty fast so whilst there are better smartwatches in terms of battery life, it's not a hardship to plug this in for 15mins or so.
Setting this up (I run a Google Pixel 6) was very quick and easy. Android Wear OS 2 is ok, and everything I use it for works well and smoothly. I am however very much looking forward to seeing more functionality arrive with the release of Wear OS 3.
There are a few functions that I didn't use as much as I thought I would, such as the blood oxygen sensor but had this been in the summer with more time to exercise, I may have utilised it more.
The notifications are great though and I have found actually answering calls on my wrist far more natural and practical than I ever thought I would.
I did use it for tracking my walking, running and cycling and I found it to be pretty accurate., it was giving my very similar data to others in my running group who were wearing dedicated sports watches so for the price difference I was very pleased!
I think this style fits those with medium to large wrists and arms, and even with my big hands, the hard buttons are easy to use and the screen is an ok size to perform 99% of all the tasks (texting is quite tricky, but you can use the assistant to overcome this - or just reply on your phone). There is some software on there that I would remove such as some of the third party watch face apps - but the play store can help you manage all of that and more.
For the price point, I think this is a very strong recommendation, with all the different styles available I think there is absolutely one out there for you.
Something_whitty
Bridgwater , Spojené království
Age: 44
Gender: Female