Fossil's Gen 5 Tries To Fix The Smartwatch

Fossil Group offers far and away the most diverse portfolio of smartwatches running Google Wear OS, and the newest installment is finally here. The Fossil Generation 5 seems likely to serve as the jumping-off point for most of the new Wear OS watches we’ll see from Fossil this year, with a resurrected speaker/mic pair and four new battery modes to try solving the Gen 4's biggest pain points. I've spent the past four days giving it a trial run, so join me for the Fossil Gen 5 Hands-On!

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MrMobile's Fossil Gen 5 Hands-On was produced following five days with a Fossil Generation 5 review sample (Carlyle HR) provided by Fossil. Preproduction hardware running pre-release software. Once final software is provided, a full review (either standalone or as part of a wearable compilation video) will follow.

Special thanks to Better Buzz Coffee Roasters for location shooting.

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[milindchaturvedi]

Micheal, your editing along with your insight is what makes your videos what they are. Give your editor a cookie!

[volcomintality]

I think I'm entering the market for a smartwatch more seriously and these videos are tremendously helpful. Always entertaining and packed full of information. Keep up the great work!

[exendahal]

We would love to see Fossil Gen 5 vs Galaxy active 2 comparison.

[goodnightmoon]

i can't end mrmobile's video without hearing "until next time, thanks for watching and stay mobile, my friends"

iconic

[JeskidoYT]

1:38 An android watch that can support iPhone calling? That's big news

[mondeep]

Mr Mobile, how do you articulate things so differently and concisely..blown away by every single video of urs!

[JBuchmann]

I'm a believer that a watch doubles as a bit of wrist jewelry, especially for men who don't wear other kinds of jewelry. And for my tastes, this design is perfect. Classy and classic looking, and among the best looking smart watches. For me, it's classy looks are enough to overlook that Android Wear isn't quite as good as the software on the Apple Watch and Galaxy Watch. (I'm still wearing the OG Huawei Watch after almost 4? years and still loving it!)

[timstein]

I just got my Carlyle about a month ago, and I have to say I absolutely Love it. My battery life is so much better than the Gen 4 that I had, and without the back falling off. This happened to me 2 times, and the battery wouldn't charge 1 time. Fossil took my old Gen 4 as a trade in for this current Gen 5, and I couldn't be more happy with my purchase.

[LosloTypical]

I bought a gen 4 just on Saturday... so I returned it today for the Gen 5. Gotta be honest, I liked the design of the Gen 4 better but this one is still pretty nice. It’s also miles faster than the Gen 4 and I only had it for 2 days... lmao.

[nfst]

Jumped from Android Wear (Wear OS) early 2018 for the Galaxy Watch 46mm and have been very impressed with it, however, I do crave a return to Wear OS and this looks really promising.
I look forward to your full review. Supporting your channel from over in the UK, keep up the great reviews 👌✌👍

[EscapeLifesGravity]

I just picked mine up today to replace my Fossil Sport and it's fantastic! With 1GB of memory the OS is buttery-smooth and it runs circles around the Sport. Love it!

[rohanleander]

I'm actually more interested in the new Samsung Galaxy watch active 2 and I'm waiting for it to receive the Mr.Mobile review treatment.

[speedracer]

I’m so tired of these watch screens not going all the way to the metal frame. That empty black circle is ugly. Make it like the moto360, that was truly a beautiful watch

[ZunarZulfiqar]

Thank you so much Mr. Mobile for making the specifications card with nice high contrast text. I've been begging you to do that for a while now since I wasn't able to read your previous style of specification card. The light text on a dark background is perfect. Thanks again.

[tomashu]

Can't wait for the full review!
What I am interested in regarding this particular watch:
1. Google Pay - if I can use it on my smartphone then it will work 100% with my card on the watch?
2. Pedometer, activity tracker (move your ass mode!), Google Fit - can I use it as 1 out of 2 smart wearables and combine the results?
3. Notifications from phone - any limitations regarding apps?
4. Resistance - water, dust, scratch?
5. Customization - I prefer leather strap to bracelet.

[mr.x]

I'm really surprised this channel haven't hit 1m subs yet

[yaz]

Need to make a video on Fossil's smartwatches throughout time. The Abacus (PalmOS) was a killer watch.

[TheDemoDBD]

I just searched for a smartwatch for my Google pixel 3xl today and noticed this watch came out a day ago, plan to purchase it next week! So excited!!! 🤧😩♥️

[jesusortizchavez]

My first watch was a fossil, I really enjoy it for his quality, 15 years later I still have it, but I don’t know if the smart one has the same reliability

[bngbox]

Can't wait to see more about this! Would love to see a comparison to the current Galaxy Watch too. I prefer the look of this watch and OS!