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Testseek.co.uk have collected 76 expert reviews of the Fossil Gen5 and the average rating is 72%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Fossil Gen5.
Award: Recommended February 2020
February 2020
 
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76 Reviews
Users
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37 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • Attractive design
  • Feature-packed
  • Lovely watch faces
  • Impressive voice interaction
  • Solid fitness tracking
  • Sleek looks
  • Solid construction
  • Customizable battery modes
  • Snappy
  • Smooth performance
  • Day-long battery
  • Lightweight
  • Smooth design
  • New battery modes
  • Decent battery life
  • Understated design
  • Speedy to use
  • Looks like a watch
  • Not as common as an Apple Watch
  • Works with both Android and iOS
  • Good notification and music controls
  • Google Pay
  • Speaker
  • 30metre water resistance
  • At least one day's battery
  • Thirdparty app support
  • Standard 22mm straps
  • Plenty of designs available
  • Battery charging speed is quicker than before
  • Heart-rate sensor equipped
  • Easy to switch watch bands/straps
  • You can change the straps on the watch to give it a new look
  • There's a cardiogram app on the watch that lets you monitor how your heart rate changes
  • The watch is waterproof and can be worn when showering or swimming (but it won't track swimming)
  • You ca

The editors didn't like

  • Sluggish performance
  • Battery life is still not great
  • Built-in speaker not that useful
  • Poor call quality
  • Intermittent connectivity
  • Slow to react to commands
  • Wear OS needs more app support
  • Fitness features need expansion
  • Battery life could always be better
  • Speaker is subpar
  • No ECG feature
  • Health tracking not as comprehensive as competitors
  • Battery life not as good as competitors
  • Software niggles persist
  • IMessage support lacking on iOS
  • Julianna is a bit big for small wrists
  • Wear OS still not the best smartwatch platform
  • It's slow to start up
  • The battery doesn't last as long as competitors

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  Published: 2019-08-22, Author: Staff , review by: gadgetnutz.com

  • Abstract:  Wear OS hardware that's genuinely interesting is hard to come by these days, but the Fossil Gen 5 Smartwatch stands out as something special. Source: Fossil Gen 5 Smartwatch review: Wear OS at its finest...

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  Published: 2019-08-19, Author: Joe , review by: androidcentral.com

  • Lightweight and comfortable to wear, Extra RAM bodes well for performance, NFC and GPS, External speaker
  • Battery life is OK at best, Display brightness is too dim
  • Going into this review, I fully expected the Fossil Gen 5 to be another throwaway Wear OS watch that served no purpose other than to keep the platform afloat while Google figures out what in the hell it wants to do with it.However, I came out of the other...

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  Published: 2020-01-03, Author: Sneha , review by: indianexpress.com

  • The Fossil Gen 5 offers great performance but I wish the battery life was also good enough. (Express Photo: Sneha Saha)Priced at Rs 22,995, the Fossil Gen 5 is a great deal to consider if you’re looking for a smartwatch under Rs 25,000 in India. The smart...

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  Published: 2019-11-26, Author: Karthekayan , review by: bgr.in

  • When my editor assigned me the Fossil Gen 5 Carlyle HR for review, I wanted it to be the absolute best. At that time, I did not know that state of Wear OS that well. After using the Fossil Gen 5 for more than three weeks, I feel bad for Fossil. The Fossil...

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  Published: 2019-12-18, Author: Trevor , review by: straitstimes.com

  • Great-looking smartwatch, Always-on display, More responsive Wear OS experience,
  • Thick bezel, Display not that visible under direct sunlight, Poor battery life, No Google Pay

 
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  Published: 2019-12-17, Author: Trevor , review by: straitstimes.com

  • Great looking smartwatch, Always-on display, More responsive Wear OS experience,
  • Thick bezels, Display not that visible under direct sunlight, Poor battery life, No Google Pay

 
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  Published: 2021-08-08, Author: Sebastian , review by: notebookcheck.org

  • rendimiento multinúcleo extremo gracias a los 64 núcleos, muy buen rendimiento 3D en uso profesional, 256 GB de RAM, 32 GB de VRAM y soporte para hasta 6 pantallas, carcasa robusta y bien pensada, Fuente de alimentación de 1.000 vatios
  • el software no siempre es compatible con todos los núcleos de la CPU, precio elevado
  • Revisión de la Lenovo ThinkStation P620, proporcionada por AMD AlemaniaLa Lenovo ThinkStation P620 es una estación de trabajo moderna sin muchas campanas y silbatos. Lenovo instala el hardware en una carcasa bastante compacta y bien pensada, que se basa e...

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  Published: 2020-02-19, Author: Jose , review by: xataka.com

  • Precio 479 eurosSamsung Galaxy Watch Active 2Lo mejor Su diseño y la oferta de todas las funcionalidades de un smartwatches de gama altaLo peor Su precio es elevado y su interfaz, al principio, algo confusaPrecio 279 eurosHuawei Watch GT 2Lo mejor Su auto...

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  Published: 2019-11-11, Author: Pedro , review by: one-tech.es

  • Diseño, Impermeable a 3ATM, Google Assistant, Soporte Google Pay
  • Batería, Seguimiento de actividades limitada, Un sistema falto de mejorar
  • El Fossil Gen 5 Julianna HR es estéticamente un dispositivo muy atractivo, elegante a la par que da la impresión de resistencia. Guarda esa aura clásica que tanto gusta a una parte del público, pero aunando funciones del mas moderno smartwatch.Wear OS le...

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  Published: 2019-09-17, Author: Alfonso , review by: pcworld.es

  • Los pequeños ajustes realizados en relación a la experiencia de usuario de Wear OS, junto con especificaciones mejoradas y una mayor duración de su batería, hacen del Fossil Gen 5 un excelente reloj inteligente todoterreno.Este enfoque de "todo en uno" si...

 
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