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Review on πŸ“± Fossil Gen 5 Carlyle Stainless Steel Smartwatch - Touchscreen, Speaker, Heart Rate, GPS, Contactless Payments, Smartphone Notifications by Fisseha Rodgers

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Fossil quality, but the software takes some getting used to. Excellent battery life with the right settings

I've had my phone for about 3 weeks now and I love it! Hope that helps! Pros 1) Beautiful display 2) Very fast response time 3) Watch bezel allows quick menu navigation** 4) Battery life. In order to get a day or two of those hours, certain features need to be turned on and off. The heart rate sensor flashes green. When you first get this they take readings all the time and also kill the battery. A) You must disable the always-on heart rate sensor setting in Google Fit. It wasn't intuitive. B) Most of the time my GPS is off unless I'm using the Maps app. C) Set custom battery settings so you can control what your battery uses. After 4 or 5 charges, it will be balanced to 1-2 days before charging. E) I have set the maximum brightness to 5 and am not seeing any significant battery drain. I don't really like the auto-brightness feature. 5) I love having Google Maps on my wrist! 6) Google Assistant can answer questions and move around (sometimes) 24/7. 7) Easy to connect with your phone. I personally use Mate 10 Pro. 8) The metal clasp works as a stand and you can hide the charging puck in the middle. Cons: 1) There is a learning curve and it is mostly software. 2) You must update Android Wear and Play Store immediately. 3) Google Assistant doesn't navigate through all of the watch's features and menus, but most do. 4) The Play Store is limited, but there is a YouTube widget, compass, maps, and fitness apps. 5) speaker quality. Good for music. Static-y for phone calls. (I still have to play around with them to see if I'm doing something wrong) but the few calls I've made have been terrible but they said I sounded good from them. 6) I hope the Android Wear ecosystem gets better.

Pros
  • Health & Fitness: heart rate and activity tracking with Google Fit; Built-in GPS for distance tracking; 3 ATM waterproof construction; New health improvements allow you to track your sleep history, track your recovery and set sleep goals
Cons
  • Great Price