Fossil’s Gen 5 Smartwatch Will Let iPhone Users Take Calls From Their Wrists, Just Like Apple Watch

Fossil as we speak introduced its newest smartwatch, the Gen 5, which is able to let customers make calls from the watch itself when related to an iPhone (through The Verge). This has been potential with Android smartphones beforehand, however as of but iPhone customers who personal a Fossil smartwatch have solely been in a position to obtain alerts about an incoming name.

Now, the Gen 5 will act equally to the Apple Watch, and customers will be capable to speak into the smartwatch’s speaker to make telephone calls. The new smartwatch is launching as we speak, however this characteristic for iPhones will not launch till someday within the fall. As a notice, it was confirmed that the Gen 5 watch nonetheless does not assist Apple iMessages.

According to a Fossil spokesperson, “No action is required from your iPhone. The watch becomes another way to take your call via Bluetooth.”

Otherwise, the Gen 5 smartwatch has an extended battery life than the earlier model, and may final for a number of days on a single cost. The machine is available in six colours, all of which embrace a 1.28-inch AMOLED display within a 44mm case that is 12mm thick.

It additionally has 8GB of storage, 1GB RAM, NFC, a coronary heart fee sensor, GPS, and a speaker. Fossil stated that the watch is waterproof as much as 30 meters deep. The smartwatch runs on Google’s Wear OS platform, and helps Google options like Google Fit, Google Pay, and the Google Assistant.

Fossil’s Gen 5 smartwatch is offered as we speak beginning at $295.