All the essential Gen 5 features with more sizes to choose from, at an affordable price
by Suman Gupta
INDIA, 5th February 2020: Fossil is delighted to announce the launch of its Gen 5E smartwatch – the newest addition to its wide range of Gen 5 smartwatches. With an aim to offer Gen 5 smartwatch’s features at an even more affordable price, the Gen 5E is available in two new sizes – 44mm and 42mm.
Featuring an array of fashion forward styles for men and women alike, the smartwatch offers an always-on 1.19-inch AMOLED display and limitless options for personalization including various interchangeable straps and watch faces. Equipped with the new wellness enhancements that allow users to track sleep history, monitor restfulness, set activity goals and much more, its advanced sensors provide promising data to power all the health and fitness apps. Additionally, various smart battery modes inclusive of daily mode, extended mode, time only mode and custom mode, users can always stay connected with notifications for calls, texts and apps among others.
“The new Fossil Gen 5E is testament to our teams’ effort in creating technology that will not only look fashionable but also help augment the user’s lifestyle,” says Johnson Verghese, Managing Director, Fossil Group, India. At the heart of it, this new offering from Fossil goes a step further to ensure increased connectedness and stylized designs that we are certain our consumers will love. With all the essential features of our Gen 5 smartwatch, the Gen 5E is keenly priced and will be available online for purchase, on Myntra and Flipkart.”
Priced at INR 18,495, the Gen 5E smartwatch is now available at Fossil stores, http://fossil.co.in, Flipkart & Myntra.
Top features include:
NEW SMALLER SIZE OPTION
Pick our classic 44mm size, or opt for a sized-down 42mm style. No matter which size you choose, Gen 5E comes with all the essential features you love from Gen 5.
HEALTH & WELLNESS ESSENTIALS
Make healthy moves with cardio fitness levels, heart rate and activity tracking and battery-saving workouts in the new Wellness app.
SPEAKER
Android and iPhone users can answer tethered calls, hear responses from Google Assistant and get audible alerts with the Gen 5E smartwatch. Design refinements, including a phone tile and the addition of contact avatars, allow for quick access to ongoing call status, previous call history and improved overall usability.
CONNECT TO SMART HOME DEVICES
Use Google Assistant to control your Google Nest devices, lights, music and more – right from your wrist.
SMART BATTERY MODES
Do it all for longer with multi-day battery modes. Custom Mode allows users to save and quickly access an individual profile to fit your lifestyle (create a mode for workouts or after-work hours and more). With quick charging (50 minutes to 80%) and enhanced battery modes, Gen 5E can be worn all day and night — just charge while getting ready in the morning and go.
Tech specifications include:
Fossil smartwatches work with phones running the latest version of Android or iOS. Supported features may vary between countries with compatibility subject to change.
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Qualcomm® Snapdragon WearTM 3100 Platform
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Powered with Wear OS by GoogleTM
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Android 6.0+ (excluding Go edition) and iOS 12.0+ *
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Speaker
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Smart battery modes
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4 GB total storage
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1 GB RAM
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Heart rate sensor
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Tethered GPS
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Wireless syncing
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Rapid charging (50 minutes to 80%)
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Magnetic charging
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300 mAh battery capacity
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Bluetooth® and Wi-Fi connectivity
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Microphone
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Audible alerts
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Water resistant/swimproof (up to 3ATM)
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Accelerometer
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Gyroscope
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LED flashlight
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Music control & storage
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Calendar alerts
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Social watch faces and customizable dials
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Weather
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Pre-installed applications including Spotify, Noonlight, and Cardiogram
