i didn't think anything would divert my eyes away from the galaxy watch 4 at the moment
but i recently received a email from fossil of all people suggesting that they're well on
their way with the fossil gen 6. now if you aren't aware of fossil smartwatch history
the gen 5 was widely considered one of the best if not the best wear os devices out there
and probably one of the better smart watches in general so what's installed for the fossil gen
6 can it compete with the galaxy watch 4 and will it come with wear os 3.0
sit back relax and stay tuned while i give you all the juicy details
what's up guys welcome back to tech it easy so if the galaxy watch 4 hype wasn't quite enough for
you then divert your eyes to the fossil gen 6. now fossil is not a brand to overlook when it comes to
smart watches especially if you like a smart watch which somewhat resembles a classic wristwatch now
there are already some leaks starting to pop up around the internet regarding the fossil gen 6.
and let's start off this new episode with these leaks several images have leaked showing off up to
four different variations of the fossil gen 6. all fairly similar apart from the blingy rose gold one
then we do have one that comes with a steel wrist strap and a ridged bezel now unfortunately unlike
the galaxy watch 4 rotating bezel this bezel is purely for decoration it doesn't actually have
a purpose what we do have though is a crown and two other buttons which one would assume can be
used for stepping back and navigating around the watch probably quite similar to what the
apple watch series 6 has now one thing that has ever so slightly concerned me about these leaks
is that if you look to the display you can see there's actually quite a big gap between the
watch face and the edge of the watch now that suggests to me that there is a possibility that
there will be a huge bezel but this wouldn't quite make sense as the fossil gen 5 had an edge-to-edge
display and if they do make this move and put the bezels back in it would be a serious step back
for fossil and it was sort of paved the way for fossils competitors in the smartwatch market but
time will tell it is likely that these are just the leaks not being quite spot on but we should
keep an open mind now as far as other information goes on the fossil gen 6 there isn't a huge amount
out there at the moment but what we do know is that it will come in two different sizes and
up to four possible variations we have reports of a 42 millimeter and a 44 millimeter version
not too dissimilar from the watch 4 but you can expect the larger variation to be ever so slightly
smaller compared to the watch 4. also we do have wear os now fossil was well known for being one
of the better wear os devices out there so can we expect the fossil gen 6 to come with wear os 3.0
potentially not reports are flying in that we will not be seeing wear os 3.0 on fossil watches
until 2022 now this could suggest some sort of exclusivity deal between samsung and google as i
do know that ticwatch and other watch brands won't be getting their updates until next year as well
but if i'm honest i was hoping that the fossil gen 6 would at least ship out with wear os 3.0
at the very least you can't expect it to get that update later on next year though so don't let that
put you off features wise on the fossil gen 6 we can expect all your usual heart rate to sleep
stress steps and more specs wise there is talk of an upgrade to 8 gigabytes of onboard storage
a shift in the right direction from the original one gigabyte storage the gen 5 came with we can
also expect water resistance up to 50 meters for the swimmers out there the big disappointment with
this watch though is the 24 hours of battery life again we will have to wait for an official release
to confirm this but if this is true there is literally no point getting this watch over
the galaxy watch 4 and there are a few reasons for that the main one for me is actually samsung's new
feature the body composition analysis when you add that onto the galaxy watch 4 it really does make
it quite a special watch the fossil gen 6 at least if these leaks are correct it's starting to sound
a bit normal and basic so really the only standout difference could be the watch design bit of
a shame because it is starting to sound like the fossil gen 6 isn't going to live up to its
reputation here so let me know your thoughts on the fossil gen 6 is this something you're excited
for or are you not too bothered are you more of a galaxy watch person if you are interested though
the price is expected to be around 220 pounds to 300 pounds and a release date is rumored to be
september 27th so definitely keep an eye out for that one could be a nice surprise or a colossal
disappointment anyway if you did enjoy this quick update please leave a cheeky like subscribe to the
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to hang out for now though i've been alex thank you so much for watching and remember take it easy
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