Fossil Gen 6 smartwatch with Snapdragon Wear 4100+ Officially Launched

Fossil announced its latest smartwatch – the Fossil Gen 6. It is the successor of the Fossil Gen 5 that was released in 2019.

The smartwatch lineup is powered by Google’s Wear OS and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Wear 4100+ platform. The Fossil Gen 6 is the first smartwatch to feature the new Snapdragon Wear 4100+ and promises to be 85% faster than the Wear 3100.

Moreover, it comes in 44mm and 42mm sizes. Both sized watches have 1.28″ AMOLED displays (416 x 416-pixel resolution) and always on-display.

Fossil Gen 6 specs & features:

• Blood oxygen level monitor (SpO2 sensor)
• Onboard speakers and microphone
• 1GB RAM and 8GB storage
• Bluetooth 5
• GPS
• NFC SE
• WiFi
• Google Play Support
• Off-body IR, Gyroscope
• PPG heart rate sensor
• Accelerometer
• Altimeter
• Ambient light sensor,
• Compass
• Gyroscope
• 3 ATM water resistance
• Battery life is rated at over 24 hours (mixed usage)

Fossil Gen 6 is available in Smoke Stainless Steel, Brown Leather, Green Camo Grosgrain and Gold/Purple. The stainless steel model is priced at $319 (Php 15,861 if converted) while the rest of the lineup is priced at $299 (Php 14,866 if converted).

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