Fossil teases ‘much faster’ Gen 6 smartwatch ahead of Galaxy Watch 4 launch

Source: Derrek Lee / Android Central

Fossil is officially gearing up for the launch of its upcoming Gen 6 smartwatch, according to an email from the watchmaker that has started to circulate. The email boldly teases a product that is “much more” and “much faster” without divulging any details.

The teaser also references Gen 6 as “the company’s most advanced smartwatch,” suggesting notable upgrades are underway.

Source: Fossil

Fossil has already teased his next cell phone, speaking to CNET about its plan to launch a “premium” connected watch. The company did not give details on the next device, but said it would benefit from the improvements that Samsung and Google have included in the upcoming Wear OS 3 update.

That said, a later Google announcement regarding Wear OS 3 upgrade eligibility suggested that upcoming Fossil devices might not see the new update until next year, as well as some of the better smartwatches. Android from Mobvoi. That said, Fossil seems poised to offer hardware upgrades to help make Wear OS faster and more responsive, likely in the form of new chipsets like the Snapdragon Wear 4100.

A faster chipset would in itself be a huge deal for the company that already makes great Wear OS watches. Despite other devices running Qualcomm’s new chip, Fossil’s latest offerings, like the Fossil Gen 5 LTE, have stuck with the older Snapdragon 3100, which isn’t quite as sharp.

The new teaser comes just days before Samsung is set to announce the new Galaxy Watch 4, which will be the first smartwatch to run the new Wear OS 3 update. The company has already showcased some aspects of One. UI Watch, and we should finally get a full picture of what Wear OS will be capable of at the upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event.

With the rumor that Samsung is launching the Galaxy Watch 4 with a new BIA sensor and rotating bezel model, it will be interesting to see how Fossil plans to differentiate its wearables.