The  Fossil group  is one of our favorites when it comes to smart watches. They can boast of maintaining their iconic style, but they also now add smart functions, such as monitoring physical activity or managing notifications. If you are looking for a smartwatch that also combines style with technology, keep reading because this novelty that we present today, the Fossil Gen 5E , may be an excellent option for you.

Fossil Gen 5E design, what’s new, buddy?: Fossil Gen 5E, a watch with Wear OS that keeps you fashionable

This new smartwatch maintains the design lines to which a brand more focused on lifestyle, such as the Fossil, has accustomed us. You will find it in different models, with three different strap styles (gray, pink or shiny) and which in turn offer more combinations. In addition, there is also a wide variety of straps to choose from, which, in any case, are interchangeable and you can put any 22 mm straps on them . Regarding the size of the dial, you can choose 42 mm or 44 mm. A very interesting detail is that the official price is the same for all models, it does not go up in any case, although keep in mind that at some point you may find a price decrease according to specific offers on specific models (something that usually happens between the that have less output).

The dial is made up of a  1.19-inch AMOLED screen with 328 x 328 px resolution . The dimensions are 44 x 44 x 12 mm. The weight is  80 grams  and the buckle type closure  . Also, keep in mind that although at first it is digital, you have a very high number of customizable dials, so you can put the style that you like the most.

Fossil has managed to create a very beautiful wearable, with enough variety of designs so that you not only find the one that is perfect for you, but also have a choice. In addition, you can put an Always-On screen, that is, so that it always shows you the time, or choose to always stay off so that it consumes less battery.

Finally, it should be noted that it has  3 ATM resistance . What does this mean? It is one of the lowest protections in a watch, it resists splashes, rain, getting a little wet while we wash our hands … But in no case do we recommend submerging it, swimming or showering with it. In addition, you must be careful with certain components that could damage it, such as soaps.

What can this smartwatch do that a traditional watch can’t?: Fossil Gen 5E, a watch with Wear OS that keeps you fashionable

Wearables offer us a good number of functions that other types of watches do not have. We are going to see a short summary of these below, but first we want to do a quick review of your hardware. To offer us the desired performance, it has a  Snapdragon Wear 3100 processor, 1 GB RAM and 4 GB internal storage. Its operating system is  Wear OS  and it is compatible with smartphones that work with  Android 6 and higher  or with  iOS 12 and higher. In terms of connectivity and sensors, it offers  Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, WiFi, GPS,  as well as an  altimeter, ambient light, gyroscope, and heart rate meter. An outstanding in this regard.

But let’s go to the nougat and to know what we can do with it or, rather, what it can do with us in our day to day. One of its main advantages is that, by having Google’s operating system for watches, it has access to the Play Store and allows you to install hundreds of applications with flawless operation, from social networks to games, stopwatch, fitness, news, useful tools … Keep in mind that, although they are perfectly optimized for this type of device, the size of the screen already limits us enough, so it is not the same as using it from the smartphone.

Excellent notification management is one of the advantages of watches with this operating system. You will be able to receive notifications from practically all your apps, calls, Whatsapps, etc. In addition, it allows you to view and answer them. You can also even make calls from your watch, without having to pick up your mobile.

The monitoring of physical activity is measured by Google Fit, which allows you to record your workouts or simply keep your pulse rate of normal life. You will be able to have access to a record of your steps, your distances, your calories burned, your routes and much more. It can also  monitor sleep  and other health-related matters, such as  heart rate .

In addition, you can pay from your wrist thanks to  Google Pay  or  control the music player so that you eliminate a little that dependence on the mobile that we all have.

With fast charging, but with reduced autonomy

The main problem that these smart watches usually face is the fact that the battery, in many cases, barely exceeds a day. This is not the case, for example, of the Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro , but it is the case with this Fossil Gen 5e. In this case, the average autonomy is 24 hours, but it has certain modes so that you can try to stretch it a little more.

Although the duration of its battery leaves us somewhat unsatisfied, it is true that its charging time is barely 1 hour , so even if one day you forget to charge it, you will have it alive again in a short while. Charging is done via a proprietary magnetic charger.

Technical characteristics of the Fossil Gen 5e