Fossil Gen 6 Review: High Speeds, Hard Specs, Soft Wear
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- The best thing the smartwatch inherited from its traditional ancestors is the choice it gives you in styles - and for years, the biggest contributor to that diversity has been Fossil Group. If the relentlessly repetitive rectangles of the Apple Watch or the simplistic circles of Samsung just aren’t what you want on your wrist, Fossil and its partners have been there to sell you everything from edgy Armani to bedazzled Michael Kors to ... whatever craziness DIESEL is crankin’ out these days.
For the past two years those watches have been based on Fossil’s Generation 5 platform - but I’ve spent two weeks with an early version of the sequel upon which the next generation will be built. I’m Michael Fisher; join me for the latest MrMobile review to see what there is to like (and lament) about the Fossil Gen 6 smartwatch!
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MrMobile's Fossil Gen 6 Review was produced following 14 days with two Fossil Gen 6 smartwatch review samples provided by Fossil Group. The devices were tested with a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 and at the time of review publication were running Wear OS 2.3 with update M HR 3.
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[PRODUCTS IN THIS VIDEO]
Fossil Gen 6 Product Page [Fossil]:
www.fossil.com/en-us/products...
Michael Kors Gen 6 Bradshaw Product Page [Michael Kors]:
www.michaelkors.com/gen-6-bra...
Facer Watchface App:
www.facer.io/
[LINKS]
Fossil Gen 6 is the first Wear OS smartwatch with Qualcomm's Snapdragon Wear 4100+ [Android Central]:
www.androidcentral.com/fossil...
What’s new for Wear [Google]:
blog.google/products/wear-os/...
Snapdragon Wear 4100+ Platform [Qualcomm]:
www.qualcomm.com/products/sna...
The Play Store is highlighting two Wear OS apps that don’t exist anymore [Android Police]:
www.androidpolice.com/2021/09...
Telegram is sending Wear OS users a goodbye message as the app quietly dies [Android Central]:
www.androidcentral.com/telegr...
Google’s Wear OS neglect has left voice activation broken for months [Ars Technica]:
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/...
This Wear OS 3 Situation Really Sucks [Droid-Life]:
www.droid-life.com/2021/08/30...
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Your script writing skills are unparalleled
Dont you people ever get tired of fawning over his scripts?
@@baldponyta7940 only as tiring as your whining
“Repetitive rectangles of apple to simplistic circles of Samsung” (keeping the flame of alliteration alive 🔥)
@@mikeymexico cant help it im a ponyta. Whats your excuse?
@@baldponyta7940 trying to be more positive homy
i am so used to promos that i didn't notice there isn't one here
Only 6 of the past 10 videos on the channel have had baked-in sponsor spots. Where ya been? :)
@@TheMrMobile in my cave crafting with a nokia 3310
@@TheMrMobile i know it isnt a "smart watch" per say buy,any input on when a review on the mi band can come?
@@TheMrMobile also,awesome video as always =) thanks
What Promo?
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6:30 I love how Michael isn't in the pocket of any corporation. This keeps his reviews honest and real!
He has the best disclosure statement on CZcams haha
Lew from somewhere could take notes.
@@Matanumi true that, man
I think most reviewers are missing the point with the WearOS 3 update: How will the watches perform AFTER the update? There needs to be a second look review. I think it's not a big deal that the watch runs WearOS 2 as long as it gets a decent update but on the other hand seeing app support being pulled this fast is alarming especially for older watches.
Could you update to 3 after you got the watch or would you have to buy a whole new watch.
@@katelynbrennan6395 , you can update as long as you have a gen 6.
@@katelynbrennan6395 Existing users can update but all the user data will be erased after updating.
Mr Mobile has been my smartwatch and fold "go-to" channel. Thanks for this review!
These are about the best reviews, nicely done Mr. Fisher
I just got my z fold 3 today. I made the decision based on your video. All I can say is thank you for your information. I do not regret getting it.
Great video! I love my Gen 5 Julianna! I can always count on you to review interesting tech 🤠
My first and only smartwatch that I use to this day is a trusty Fossil Gen 3 venture. I'm really a sucker for the more sleek and elegant designs by Fossil. But as much as I like the Gen 6 my Gen 3 still holds up for the simple stuff as showing notifications and being a remote for spotify. Do the newer gens offer something vastly superior or are they more of convenience upgrade?
Man, this Google-Samsung partnership is really starting to look like Google abandoning Wear and handing it to Samsung.
I gotta feel bad for Fossil, they've basically carried Wear on their back for the last 3 years and for their effort they're getting shafted. The Gen4 was my first ever smartwatch and made me fall in love with Google's smartwatch platform. Now, we get unreliable communication from Google, continual delays and questions being raised, and for what? More apps on the Galaxy watches? We still don't have anything resembling a timeframe for WOS3 on Ticwatch, much less Moto or Fossil!
totally agree... however maybe they are waiting to release the pixel watch before turning over wearos 3 to other manufacturers? getting it on the Samsung watches gives app vendors motivation to improve their apps in the meantime. idk... I'm probably wrong
@@wmurch3 I don't know, if that was the case then wouldn't they be motivated to give it to Samsung and Fossil at the same time? Or at least closer? (As in, less than a year apart, as they seem to be doing now?) And even then, why not announce a project? Surely getting the hype started early by announcing a Pixel watch alongside the Samsung partnership would be a good idea? Then they're at least pretending to have faith in the OS...
To me this seems just like Google is announcing they're giving up, but trying to make it look like the exact opposite. "Eat their cake and have it too," if you will...
I think you might be right. It's funny I was just thinking the same thing with the Nexus program and what's happening with the Pixel. I know Samsung was technically the first Nexus manufacturer, but it seemed like Google had LG doing the heavy lifting for years and years and then HTC as well... they ate HTC's guts out and destroyed them, put LG out of the phone business, and then cancelled the best spec for your dollar lineup that was the Nexus for the wannabe iPhone Pixel line. I'm glad we got the camera know how from that, so it's not a total loss. But now it seems like they're basically doing like Wear and just kind of handing the keys to that back to Samsung as well in a way with them making Google's new chip and camera sensor apparently for the new Pixel. Could be a good in the end, Samsung makes some ok stuff but it is pretty shitty how they did these other companies along the way.
@@theColeHardTruth you could be right... I honestly have no idea what Google is thinking half the time (and I don't think they do either). The Samsung partnership is really strange the more I think about it. It doesn't really showcase Wear Os 3 at all and doesn't even have Google Assistant... The bedrock of any Google device. Google must have come to Samsung and met all of their demands to save them from themselves.
@@wmurch3 That's what I'm thinking. And while it would have been a shame to do so, if they had just announced that they're giving the keys to Samsung it would have at least been some sort of self-aware acknowledgement and a lot more respectful to those who they've essentially been ignoring all these years...
My dream would have been for Google to give the keys for Fossil instead; their battery optimizations and under-the-hood improvements to WOS2 have done well to patch the OS to be great IMO. In case you couldn't tell I really don't like the way Samsung operates and much prefer the way Fossil handles their operations, but even I have to admit there's no way that Google would partner with them.
I've been an Android Wear user since the LG G Watch R and I love my smart watches. My current Fossil Gen 5 has been my "checks all the boxes" watch for a while now. My one gripe with it is the rotating crown gets very gummed up over time with no feasible way to fix that other than contacting Fossil and sending my unit in for repair (usually takes a month or so). On the other side of things, I've always loved the fluidity of the Samsung watches and especially the rotating bezel but could not stand to part with Google Assistant. I was hoping Fossil would adopt the rotating bezel and bring Wear OS 3 to the Gen 6 at launch. I think the new Samsung watch needs a fair bit of software love to get things to where I want but would be my choice over the Fossil. Gen 6 seems to be my Gen 5 with bumped specs and different shell.
I've been using Fossil Gen 5 for the past 2 years and kind of like it. My next smartwatch, though, should have significantly longer battery life and LTE capabilities. It's far more essential than another software update or any additional application.
Ahhh it's really great to see you back to 60fps... Life's gonna be fun now
I have no smart watch or any plans to get one, but I still watch everyone of Mr. Mobile's videos because they're, on the own, works of art and very well done!
You did it again! Salute!
Man i found ur channel couple days ago and this is one of the best reviews channels I’ve ever watch. I can listen to u talk all day, u should start a podcast or something lol
He is going to start one by the end of the year. He confirmed it himself on another podcast
Always great reviews love it Michael you keep it 100 about all products.
I've spent almost a year with a Gen 5 and with the new updates it's honestly a great watch for my needs: all day battery, offline youtube music, fitness tracking with google fit and payment capabilities with Google Pay. Don't need anything else.
I'm actually not a watch guy, I just enjoy watching your videos Michael.
Great preview video! I'm really looking forward to this watch. I've been on the fence about the GW4 and haven't been able to pull the trigger. It's the same with the Ticwatch Pro 3 GPS. Neither one has anything screams, "I've got to have that watch", for me.
I just ordered this watch. I pretty stoked. My first smartwatch. I used to wear watches when i was younger and finally decided it was the right time since smartwatches have improved.
Great video. I wanted to ask if you have an exact hour number on the extended battery mode. Just curious how long a new gen watch can last.
Well done bro... Great video, solid and direct review! Got a new subscriber. 👏🏻
Awesome review as always! :)
Just a tip, since I see you're using Facer... it's a known battery hog.
It would be cool to see what the battery life is like without Facer installed (using some of the stock watch faces, or some found on the Play Store), and then perhaps compare it to when you do have Facer installed.
I like the amount of faces on Facer (duh), but I hate the added battery drain, so I don't ever use it on my smart watches.
Thanks!
This video needs more reach. Great reviews..... Unbiased and unparalleled.....
I might say i am kind of happy with the TicWatch E3, but i can feel the bugs and problems, also I'm not using as much as a regular person might, one of the reasons is because I can't carry a charger to the place where unlike to take the watch, full weekends outdoors and hard conditions makes me think a lot about using the pins of the strap as a charger (that's why I asked) because it's already there, you can charge while in a bike ride knowing it won't disconnect, also you might be able to have an strap with extra juice to run the watch with battery for longer periods of time.
Silly idea?
Great quality video as always ❤️
Thanks for another great video MrMobile! By the way, do you happen to remember where you got that 22mm black strap with the white stitching? Looks sick!
His reviews are like pixel phone experience, vs other android phones sooo good so addictive
Michael, is the Garmin marc still your favorite smartwatch? Just for aesthetics? Why is it best?
Your watch reviews are in a class of their own
Great review as usual. It sounds like is the Fossil Gen 6 was released with Wear OS 3 it would be a no brainer for those looking to buy a Wear OS watch. This is making me regret not buying the Ticwatch Pro 3 when it was on sale for $197.99 in June.
Both ticwatch and gen 6 have not received os3. And by the way its going it looks like ticwatch wont be getting os3 at all. Fossil is atleast still giving updates about the update and looks like gen5 maybe getting the update too.
Thanks for pushing out this review. I been wondering when someone would review this watch. Keeping a eye out on the off hand chance my Ticwatch pro takes a dump.
Been waiting for this one!
Me too!
Just got it yesterday thank you for this informative video
You have used the gen 6, ticwatch 3 pro and the galaxy watch 4. which one would you recommend? Is there a huge difference between the wear os 2.3 and wear os 3? Which one should i buy?
I'm wondering how accurate the heart rate sensor, step counter, and GPS for distance is in comparison to apple, Samsung, and Fitbit watches
Thanks for this review. I've had the gen 5 but was greatly disappointed with how badly it runs Wear OS. Good to see performance has improved.
Do you know if prices usually drop after a while? Might be worth the wait for Wear OS 3 + a cheaper watch.
Well if it helps gen 6 is on sale all week... I'm picking one up today.. I have a gen 4 and I love it too
On sale for 300
You're the best Smartwatch reviewer....period!
Hey Michael, as always thank you for the excellent review. I have a query. I keep hearing in several Wear OS reviews about the superiority of the OS3 version over 2.3, but I am not really able to understand what makes version 3 such a big deal. Am I missing something? A comparison video would be very helpful...
I'm left handed, so I wear my watches on my right arm. If the only way to scroll is with the crown (which is on the right of the watch), I will have to use my left hand in an awkward position. I think Samsung's rotating bezel is the best approach.
Samsung left Tizen OS to make google happy because google is buying samsungs display, images sensors, camera modules as well as using Samsung's foundary to build google chip. Tizen was much better and faster
@@TomTomdog Tizen is a horrible OS that is still on the GW3 and prior watches especially coming from WearOS. At least with wear OS3 Samsung has opened the OS thanks to Google.
Great video AGAIN! Thank you! Wow, what is the name for the watch face with the red light? So Nice.
By the way. Love 60 Hz and your brillant way to explaine Things 👍
These watches are underrated in the uk it’s crazy you can’t wear a fossil smart watch without some Samsung or apple fan boy calling it trash
great review Michael, thank you!
Hi, great review as always! Wear OS fan here as well. Pardon me what is the Watchface in the Gen5 watch? The one that says Jager, is that from facer? Thanks!
00:11 gotta love the subtle alliteration dude!
My favorite smartwatch is still the original Motorola Moto 360. Just a beautiful design, and after a battery replacement it easy can go through 2 days. Everything else on the watch is such high quality that you don't see any scratches or any marks that it was used as an daily. To bad it don't get any updates. At least, everything that still works is real smooth without any stuttering. And i gut it for like 90$ five years ago.
Great video! What phone did you use in this video?
Great review! Thank you!
Buying a WearOS watch: an exercise in compromise where the best possible outcome is "meh". Never winning, always stalemate
It's true, but with the "18-hour battery life" it was Apple who set the bar so low. Before Apple Watch, Samsung smartwatches had 3-5 day battery life.
@@cstavaru I guess you mean “before wearOS”, Apple Watch has been around for years and Samsung lowered battery life only recently (especially migrating to wearOS)
@@mastrocla No, I mean Apple Watch. The last 2 or even the last 3 Tizen watches had horrible (read: a bit better than Apple Watch but only just) battery life.
Agree with @cstavaru about Samsung being the gold standard for battery life. What was bizarre was their last Tizen effort. They had been making 3-5 day watches for years and I was ready to buy the Samsung watch 3 (I think it was that) until I found out that the battery took a huge step backward.
And Fossil and everyone else is still/forced to use these garbage snapdragon chips. The 4100+ is built on a 12nm process, whereas the galaxy WearOS watch uses a exynos w920 built on a 5nm process. That's why Samsung is able to build a WearOS watch that's 9.8mm thick and I'll be shocked if the gen 6 is any thinner than 12mm (couldn't find anyone providing that dimension, but the gen 5 was 12mm thick). The "next-gen" snapdragon 5100 is also shaping up to be a dumpster fire. I'm always surprised that Qualcomm's platforms for the one platform that needs better battery life even more than smartphones is relegated to these large die process, battery hog chips. Screw you Qualcomm and the 🐎 you rode in on.
@@BlacklistBill Agreed.
I have Gen 5 Fossil and right now I can't see any reasons to upgrade to Gen 6. Probably it will not change until the end of 2022. If the new Wear OS will be better then I will consider an upgrade.
Being a pixel 4a owner I waited to try wear os and opted for with a Garmin Vivoactive. It does what i need and the one thing I'm spoiled with is battery life. Guess I'll keep waiting right now.
I probably won't get a smartwatch but I always get excited for these smartwatch reviews!
What watchface was on your Galaxy watch4 when you talked about wearos 3?
I have to be honest, between the WearOS situation, the Apple Watch being pretty much locked down to Apple's ecosystem, and my own watch preferences (at least having analogue hands, without exception), I just can't get excited for smartwatches. They're neat - the reason I keep watching smartwatch reviews is _because_ they're neat, and I think they genuinely benefit people, but for me, they're just not what I want at this point in time. I've spent time using them too, but they're just not for me.
Maybe one day we'll get a proper smartwatch (not those "hybrid" ones that don't do a lot extra) with a screen over top of a genuine clock mechanism, whose features work on whatever phone you want to pair it with instead of some arbitrary limitations Samsung implies aren't there but definitely are, but until then, I'll likely just keep admiring them from afar.
Couldn't agree more. I will always watch videos on these things and begin to get excited before boom, some nonsense that makes it useless. Genuinely, the closest I feel we got to a real smartwatch without dumb compromises was the Pebble line-up, which is why I still carry one to this day. But even then it's far from perfect. At least it can last more than a day on a charge
I have a samsung watch and phone and it works perfectly...as supposed to be. You sound like that person who trys to put a playstation game in an Xbox system and then get mad when it doesn't work.
@Kiel Enrique To be fair, if you were already into watches, and willing to pay the premium for said watches, I can see why smartwatches would be a bit of a no brainer
Basically paying the same ish price for something that does a lot more, so why not at that point
@@lolagepwned Same here. For now I just use cheap fitness band for HR and Sp02 tracking during exercise and sleep, and use my regular citizen watch for other occasions. I might buy the ticwatch pro 3 once it has gotten the update to wearOS 3.
The "Dream Watch" you describe is STILL BASICALLY A HYBRID. The Fossil Hybrid and Garmin range has gone a long way in discreetly making you smarter than your neighbor.. sometimes you need to shift the post in order to be satisfied.
Mr. Mobile has become the coffee I need for my tech fix
Good video as always.
Nice review 👍🏿
Come for the tech, stay for the joy of the presentation!
I pre-ordered the Fossil Gen 6 too. How are you so lucky to have received this a month before anyone else? Oh wait, you are... Mr. Mobile 😎 A very nice review Michael and looking forward to hearing about how you like the Fossil Gen 6 after a few months.
where did you get that great model of the enterprise shown at the start??
hello MrMobile i be been following ur videos for quite the time and im finally planning to get a smart watch and i trying to decide which one is better. Samsung galaxy watch 4 or fossil gen 5 . which one you can recommend me to get or in ur opinion which one is better
I love it. It looks beautiful and performs better than some other watches in terms of charging speed and is cheaper than them
Was introduced to fossil watched back in 05 and have owned many faces since. However, never a smartwatch. I'm finding myself interested in the gen6. Is there a 42mm option?
Nice delivery Mr. Fisher. Greetings from 🇳🇬
Does this watch allow you to use it in left hand or right hand orientation?
@Michael Gen 6 vs Watch 4 vs Fitbit Sense, which one do you recommend?
Question , the Google asistan it's full working ? I see in the video that make a call using the assistant
It's May 2022 has Fossil Gen 6 got Wear OS 3 ?
Your reviews are spot on as always! Always look forward to seeing your thoughts on wearables
Nice video as ever. Something I don't get with smart watches is the battery on my Galaxy gear sport, three years old now, still hold battery for a day and a half... With sleep mode on during the evening. Always on display, notifications going like crazy.... And it's still a day and a halfer on battery life. I just don't see what's to gain yet by the newer generation of smart watches.
And I still have my original Sony Ericsson Live view from 2010, and not much has changed lol... They still cost way too much for what you get.
Impeccable video michael
Perfect timing. I was just debating whether or not to order the Samsung Galaxy Watch4 Classic or wait for this.
I love myself an analog fossil any day, with 11 years repair guarantee... you can't go wrong. For smartwatch Samsung won me over .. its a shame about the battery life, I hope an update would improve it to at least 48 to 72 hours
great review! enough information for me make a decision
I still want the pro 3 but is it still having Waterproofing issues?
Only just noticing from your video that the watch face display seems to cut off a couple of mm from the edge. What's the point in having a larger watch if you're not going to use all of the space? Especially when Wear OS on round watch faces already cuts off certain aspects of the display ('Hey Google' questions/answers for example)
Which smart watch is better
Armani smart watch 3 or Fossil smart watch gen 6 ?
Please suggest
Went out and bought the gen 6 after watching this review, I have to admit the screen size is quite noticeably smaller and has a bigger frame than my q explorist gen 4, but it runs a lot smoother so I guess it's worth the trade off.
How did you resolve the wear os error notification. I have the same thing with my watch too. Keeps complaining about signing into Google services.
i like your videos before even starting
Thank you, Michael Fisher! Please update whenever a Fossil + Wear OS 3 hits the market or if Fossil Gen 6 will have an update.
The WearOS 3 situation is basically the Osborne effect from the '80s.
So who was NOT fooked when Windows went to a graphical interface?
It is all in the business manual for your life
WORK HARD cause you WILL want a NEW thingamabob as soon as one is available
Is this a good first smartwatch for someone who doesn't know different wearOS versions?
Will you do a Wear OS 3 updated review?
Michael, I have a question...I have a Samsung s8 that just died. What would you recommend for it's replacement?
I couldn't find what I was looking for strap wise so I just made my own out of leather. The possibilities are endless!
Wow!!! Pls make a video of how you make a strap for yourself
I have been using a Fitbit Versa 2 for a few years now. But I an looking for an Android counterpart to the Apple Watch. I like everythjng about the Fossil, Google, and Garmin watches, but the one feature I cannot find anywhere is if pictures sent through text or FB messanger can be seen on the screen like an Apple Watch.
I'll wait for your review on the smartwatch after wear os 3 finally comes
Anyone know where to get the watchface on the right at 2:34 ?
Loved the pace of this video. Amazingly put together.
My watch isn't fast charging as well. It takes over an hour for it to reach 80%. Do I need to get a replacement as well?
What is the watch face called at 5:35 on the galaxy watch. Looks great 👍😃
I love how Michael prioritizes the script over the visuals, unlike almost the majority of the reviewers
Gosh my gear s3 still does 4 days with nothing turned off and I recently discovered watch only mode
Thank you for the honest review!!!
I wish the bezel rotated as a control option as well as the crown.
In my opinion, more control options are always nice and the knurling on the bezel is begging for it to be rotatable.
I really love your videos
if anyone can help me out, should i buy the gen6 or the galaxy watch4?
Are the other two buttons functional or just for looks? Great review, as always!
Both pushers are totally functional, as always. You can program each to a custom shortcut (in fact you can see me activate the timer/stopwatch with one of them at some point in the video).
@@TheMrMobile That's awesome! Seems like a very useful feature to me. Making my decision between this and the Watch 4 Classic even more difficult...
Thanks for the reply, and the fantastic reviews as always!
Should I wait for the pixel watch? Is this heavier on the wrist than the samsung galaxy active or watch 4?? This comes with LTE?
Nah, get this, it's really cheap right now and has the best cpu in a watch. Wear Os 3 comes soon
agreed he is just stunning at reviews keep it up my fav on youtube by far