The sluggishness and foibles of Wear OS experienced on devices from Fossil’s previous smartwatches, such as the Fossil Q Explorist, to rivals such as the TicWatch S2, remain. If I hadn’t known there was a new chip in the Fossil Sport, I would have never have known. So how much of a difference does that upgraded chip make day-to-day? Honestly, not very much.
The rest of the specs are otherwise by-the-numbers for a Wear OS smartwatch today, in that there’s 512MB of RAM and 4GB of built-in storage.
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Fossil Sport – Software and featuresĪs mentioned, the real point of interest is the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 chip that’s running the show. This does take a toll on battery life, however. There’s also an always-on colour display mode, which shows the time and basic complications when the watch isn’t in use. Not always the easiest display to read outdoors. Here, I found it dialled up the brightness just about adequately enough to be read outdoors on a sunny winter’s day, but it won’t reach the ridiculous brightness of an Apple Watch 4. A feature of more premium smartwatches is an ambient light sensor, so the watch can automatically adjust its brightness according to your environment. The screen is plenty sharp with vibrant colours that match the watch’s colourful design. Both have a 390 x 390 resolution, so the larger screen will have a marginally lower pixel density something you’ll notice only if you have the watch pressed against your eyes. Fossil Sport – Screenĭepending on which size of Fossil Sport you opt for, you’ll either have a 1.19-inch or 1.29-inch OLED screen. It’s also on the rear of the watch that attach the magnetic charger to top up the Fossil Sport’s battery. By default, the bottom fires up a Google Fit workout (handy) and the top one opens up Fossil’s own app (not so handy).įlip the watch over to find the optical heart rate monitor. It’s flanked by two customisable buttons that provide a shortcut to apps. It’s a useful option as to not obscure the display with your fingers. The rotating crown acts as a menu button to take you to your apps and rotate to scroll through lists and menus. Owing to its sporty design, there are three physical buttons, one of which is a rotating crown much like the Apple Watch. That’s particularly handy given that the Fossil Sport is water-resistant to 50 metres, so perfectly happy in a pool or just left on in the shower. The use of silicone also means it is able to deal with sweat and moisture. I found the included silicone strap nice and comfortable on my wrist: it has a good amount of give, as well as two loops to keep the excess strap out of the way. The Fossil Sport does accept standard watch straps at least (18mm or 22mm straps, depending on which Fossil Sport size you opt for), and these can be swapped out swiftly thanks to quick-release clips. The blue case with light-blue silicone strap of the model I was sent in for review looks great – although its informal design isn’t likely to transition well from the track to a black-tie event. In addition, the aluminium and nylon construction of the watch casing helps to keep the device feeling light but still robust.Īs well as two case sizes, there are also a multitude of colour options available that pair different cases with vibrant silicone straps. As a result, it isn’t too chunky or heavy, which is important for day-to-day wear but more so during exercise. The 41mm model I reviewed weighs only 38g (including strap) and has a reasonable thickness of 12mm. Important for any sporty wearable worth its weight is comfort, and that’s something the Fossil Sport gets right. The Fossil Sport comes in both 41mm and 43mm to suit wrists of different sizes. It packs a GPS sensor, heart rate monitoring and an altimeter, with all the data plugging into Google Fit for tracking and motivation. Living up to its name, the Fossil Sport is built with exercise in mind and therefore includes the features to facilitate such tracking. The vast majority of smartwatches released in the past few years have featured the Snapdragon Wear 2100. The Fossil Sport reviewed here is significant since it’s one of the first smartwatches to include Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Wear 3100 chip inside. Little wonder then that Google acquired some of Fossil’s IP and engineers for its smartwatch smarts. It’s the company behind smartwatches from a broad range of popular brands including Kate Spade, Michael Kors, Diesel and Fossil itself. At times it can appear that the Fossil Group is single-handedly propping up Google’s smartwatch ambitions with its Wear OS operating system.
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