Article 4YBYV Fossil Gen 5 review: Google’s Wear OS smartwatch at its best

Fossil Gen 5 review: Google’s Wear OS smartwatch at its best

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Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor
from Technology | The Guardian on (#4YBYV)

A day's battery, solid performance and watch-first design makes Wear OS a much more attractive option

The Fossil Gen 5 is easily the best Wear OS smartwatch you can buy at the moment, and as long as you don't expect it to be an Apple Watch-beater, it gets the job done and looks the part.

Smartwatches that run Google's Wear OS software have come in many different designs from various different manufacturers, and work with both Android and the iPhone. But they have long been plagued by sluggishness, poor battery life and a software experience that is behind the competition.

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