Why you should wait to buy a Fossil smartwatch

Why y'all should wait to buy a Fossil smartwatch

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We know Google's Article of clothing OS platform is getting a huge overhaul thanks to both Samsung and Fitbit, merely Fossil might be the kickoff brand out the gate to feature the new rebuilt Bone.

A new premium Fossil scout will be running the new Habiliment OS sometime in the next few months. Unfortunately, Fossil execs confirmed to CNET that older watches will not be getting an upgrade.

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That'southward bad news for anyone, especially electric current Fossil watch owners, that has a smartwatch already running the old version of Vesture Bone. This would effectively strength owners to purchase a brand new smartwatch to take advantage of the new blueprint and features, even if they bought a watch in the last year.

According to Fossil CEO Greg McKelvey and senior vice president of continued devices Steve Prokup, the side by side wave of Fossil'south Android watches will be make new and focused on faster performance and better bombardment life. New options will also include global LTE connectivity options and more advanced wellness features.

The ii executives also confirmed that Fossil will be offering like features to other hereafter Wear OS watches, cheers to Google's plans for a more unified smartwatch platform. Withal the concrete buttons on those watches may not be quite so consequent.

Samsung has already confirmed that its rotating bezel is sticking around, and it sounds like Fossil is experimenting with a number of unlike combinations.

"We've had, and still take, multiple configurations of buttons in the market place at the same time, and that's able to be supported," Prokup said. "I think y'all're still going to see a variety of offerings across even our products, as well as manufacturers... not then much that you lot're going to accept a watch that ends upward having four, 5, six defended buttons or no buttons."

In the CNET interview, McKelvey confirmed that the next Fossil lookout will not be a budget-tier device. It's aiming to be a premium scout, one that will be priced similarly to the Apple tree Watch.

This gives Android buyers another potential option, especially for those that take no interest in other upcoming watches such as the Samsung Galaxy Spotter four or Milky way Watch Active 4 set for later on this year. Aside from switching from Tizen Os to Habiliment OS, we don't know a great deal about what those watches take to offering.

Withal, rumors merits that the watches may come with blood glucose monitoring, too as 240 mAh to 350 mAh battery depending on whether y'all get the 41mm or 45mm models. And Bluetooth and LTE models are besides rumored to go sale, which would be no real surprise given Samsung'due south history.

We'll be bringing you more information on the new Fossil Picket and other smartwatches with the upgraded Wear Bone as and when we hear it.

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