Fossil Gen 5 with extended Battery Mode, Swimproof Speaker launched in India at Rs 22,995

Fossil has launched its latest Gen 5 Fossil Touchscreen Smartwatch featuring the latest design, new speaker functionality, smart battery modes, and double storage. The Gen 5 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 and offers its users the latest software – Wear OS by Google. The new smartwatch will be available in six colorways in stunning combinations of black, smoke, and rose gold. With a 44 mm case size, and endless strap options, Gen 5 provides consumers with additional technology in designs and styles including customizable pushers, watch faces, notifications etc.

"There has been focus on the integration of health and wellness with wearable technology for some time now and at Fossil, we see a great opportunity to provide a smartwatch for the design conscious consumer looking for a perfect blend of style and utility. Like the consumer, we are also constantly evolving and as a direct outcome, we bring to you the Gen5, which offers an added speaker functionality along with our first-ever proprietary apps that extend battery life and greater iPhone compatibility'', said Johnson Verghese, Vice President and Managing Director Fossil, India.

This watch retails for Rs 22,995 and new features include:

- Extended Battery Mode

The ‘Extended Battery Mode’ allows users to extend to multiple days on a single charge while still enjoying essential features like notifications and heart rate. ‘Daily Mode’ allows users to experience most features enabled, such as always-on screen. ‘Custom Mode’ allows users to easily manage battery optimization settings themselves, all in one place, where ‘Time-Only Mode’ gives users additional hours when the watch has a low battery or if they choose to use the smartwatch to only tell time. From the home screen on your watch, swipe down from the top and tap the battery icon to choose the mode that’s right for you.

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- Swimproof Speaker

The inclusion of a swimproof speaker, in addition to the existing microphone, will let the users enjoy audible functionality, and hear responses from the Google Assistant. When you ask a question or tell it to perform an action, you can hear your Google Assistant speak back to you.

- Tiles

Tiles, a new update from Wear OS by Google, provide a quick way to view information at a glance and perform actions. With a swipe left, Tiles adds easy access to quick actions and information that previously were hidden in the app menu. You can check your progress towards your fitness goals, start a workout, know where you need to be next, plan ahead with the latest forecast, check your heart rate, follow the latest breaking headlines, and even quickly set a timer.