Fossil's WearOS fashion smartwatch finally gets LTE

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Fossil introduced a slew of new Wearable OS smartwatches inside its family of manner labels during CES 2021, including the LTE-equipped Fossil Gen 5.

Every bit Fossil'due south first smartwatch with independent cellular capabilities, the Fossil Gen v LTE Touchscreen Smartwatch lets Android users who use Verizon as their provider free their habiliment from their smartphone. That means users can take calls, send letters and utilize Wear Os apps fifty-fifty when their smartphone is MIA.

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Leading smartwatches like the Apple tree Sentinel Serial six and Samsung Galaxy Sentinel three have offered LTE options for several years now. It's most time a reputable Wear Os model offered the same freedom.

Although we had — and notwithstanding have — some qualms virtually Google'south smartwatch platform in our Fossil Gen 5 smartwatch review, it's still ane of the all-time smartwatches running Wear OS with Qualcomm's Snapdragon Article of clothing 3100 chip. This LTE version of the Gen five costs $349 and is coming this jump.

Fossil Gen 5 LTE — (Image credit: Fossil)

If Fossil's native brand isn't your style, you have three other smartwatches from the Fossil family unit to consider this year: The $350 Darci and $250 MKGO from Michael Kors, likewise as the $195 Jorn Hybrid Hour from Skagen. The Darci is a crystal-encrusted spotter with sleek metal links, while the MKGO's silicon straps make information technology more sporty. Information technology reminds me of the Samsung Milky way Lookout Active 2, merely glitzier.

Equally its name suggests, the Jorn Hybrid Hour bares a traditional sentinel face, simply has hidden smartwatch features like basic health metrics and a notification interface. It's not as loftier-tech as Fossil's other 2021 wearables, simply gets upwards to two weeks of bombardment life.

There's no shortage of new smartwatches on the style. Between Fossil's expanded offerings, a new pair of affordable watches from Amazfit and more, this CES is turning out to be an exciting one for wearables. Stay tuned to our coverage for all the announcements coming from tech'south biggest trade bear witness.

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Kate Kozuch is a senior author at Tom'south Guide covering wearables, TVs and everything smart-home related. When she's not in cyborg mode, you lot can notice her on an do bicycle or channeling her inner celebrity chef. She and her robot army will rule the world one day, but until then, reach her at kate.kozuch@futurenet.com.