More energy for the new generation Fossil smartwatches

We have known since the mid-eighties that Fossil makes popular, high-quality, trendy watches. But what a lot of people don't know is that Fossil is one of the first non-tech companies to develop smartwatches. The result is already the fifth generation of Fossil touchscreen smartwatches that look just as beautiful as they are smart. The Carlyle for men and the Julianna for women.

Gen5 Fossil smartwatches: faster and more memory

This fifth generation of smartwatches is run by the strong and energy-efficient Snapdragon ™ Wear 3100 processor from Qualcomm® with 1GB of RAM. This way your apps will work faster and more stable. The storage memory is also a hefty 8 GB. Good for about 1600 songs.

Thanks to the smart integration of WearOS by Google, your watch contains all the apps you need such as Google Play, Maps, Google Pay and various Health and Fitness apps. You can activate the voice-controlled Google Assistant with the microphone, which is new for Gen5. Get the weather forecast, put a reminder in your calendar or start a run by talking to your watch. The icing on the cake is that you can now even answer phone calls with your watch! And of course you can also install apps of your choice from the Play store.

More energy for the new generation

But the big step forward that Fossil has taken with this generation of smartwatches is, in addition to the new, energy-efficient processor, the improved energy management function. The Achilles' heel of many older smartwatches. When you use all functions of the watch all day, the battery is drained quite quickly. With the energy management menu of this watch you can now choose how intensively you want to use your smartwatch. This way you save energy and you don't have to charge as often.

Choose from one of 4 modes: Daily (1 day), Extended (use for 2 days), Time Only (use for a week) or Custom.

And if you do have to charge your watch, it is very easy with the included USB charger. You simply place the back of your watch on the magnetic disc - it couldn't be easier. The battery is recharged to 80% within an hour.

Not just smart, but also beautiful

The new Carlyle, Julianna and also the Garrett watches contain everything you can expect from a smartwatch. From a heart rate monitor in the bottom of the watch, to GPS, NFC and Bluetooth to connect your earbuds to when you go for a run. Too many to mention in this article. And for a very reasonable price for so many functions.

Place Carlyle or Julianna next to an analog Fossil watch and you immediately see that these smartwatches are made from the same design philosophy. The elegant case, with real push buttons, is comparable to a 'normal' chronograph and gives the watch exactly that touch of retro that is so characteristic of Fossil. You can use these buttons to scroll through windows and menus.

Of course, the style of your smart watch can be adjusted to your own taste. You can choose from dozens of watch faces and you can download even more. With the 'Easy click' system you can change the watch strap in an instant. Any 22mm Easy Click Fossil watch strap fits. This way you can easily adapt the style of your watch to your mood, clothing or activities. Silicone for sports or chic leather for more formal occasions.

Fossil Gen5 smartwatches at Watch.co.uk

It is not easy to explain in words how easy these watches and the app are to install and operate. This video explains everything in a nutshell.

You can see all the specifications of the Carlyle, Julianna and Garrett Gen 5 Fossil smartwatches in detail by clicking on the image of your favorite watch next to or below this article.