In June, Fossil confirmed that it has no plans to provide a WearOS upgrade to its existing smartwatches. It further said that those who wish to use a Fossil watch with WearOS can opt for the upcoming Fossil Gen 6. A fresh report by Winfuture.de has leaked the entire specs and press renders of the Fossil Gen 6.
Fossil Gen 6 specifications and features
The Fossil Gen 6 is likely to arrive in 44mm and 42mm sizes and it will offer 50-meter water-resistance and it is. As the images reveal, the smartwatch has three buttons including a central crown on its right edge. It may feature wristbands made up of leather, fabric, or metal.
It has a 1.28-inch OLED panel that offers 416 x 416 pixels resolution and an always-on function. It is powered by the Snapdragon Wear 4100+ chipset that features a 1.7GHz ARM Cortex-A53 quad-core CPU and Adreno A504 graphics. It has 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of built-in storage.
The Fossil Gen 6 can last for a day on a single charge. With the energy-saving mode enabled, it can last for several days. It takes around 1 hour to fully charge the smartwatch. It can gain 80 percent battery juice by charging it for only 30 minutes. Lastly, it runs on WearOS, which gives access to a wide range of apps.
It is equipped with health-tracking features such as SpO2 tracker, heart rate tracker, sleep monitor, calories burned, step counter, and so on. The leaked renders show that it will be sporting a new watch face. Readers can visit Winfuture.de to see more images of the smartwatch.
Fossil Gen 6 price and availability
The Fossil Gen 6 will be arriving in three versions for women and men. These variants will be available in Germany with a price range of 299 euros and 329 euros. It will be available for purchase from Sept. 27 in the country.
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