Review on Fossil Men's Everett Hybrid Smartwatch HR with Always-On Display, Heart Rate Monitor, Activity Tracker, Smartphone Alerts, Message Previews by Terry Wright

This wearable from Fossil is a great idea for a quasi-smartwatch, it gives you some of the benefits of a smartwatch without some of the downsides. Typically, Fossil devices run Wear OS (formerly called "Android Wear"), which is similar to what the Apple Watch runs on, at least in terms of trying to offer the same thing. This product is one of Fossil's hybrid watches, but with a heart rate sensor for more reliable physical activity tracking. The quality of the watch is really good, it is very well made and durable. It comes with a leather strap, but you can buy additional straps and change them easily. This watch doesn't have a touch screen, you have to use buttons to control everything. It's cumbersome, I've been using a touchscreen smartwatch for 5 years, so some adjustments need to be made. Sleep, steps, heart rate and calories burned - Get weather/forecast information - Stopwatch and timer - Call your phone from your watch to find it - Record your workout - Control media playback played on your phone stored or streamed to your phone - Get a trip time estimate and location of your watch on a map (by giving the app permanent access to your phone's location) Things you CANNOT do with this watch: - Apps or Download games - Reply to text messages or answer calls - Add custom background images for photos. With a digital assistant like Siri or Alexa. Media storage for local playback on the watch itself. Breaking News - Control the camera on your smartphone I think that's it, you should use this list to decide if this product is right for you. I think the idea of such wearable devices is correct, some people will find it attractive to have analogue watches that still have a mind. Fitness trackers have a very different aesthetic than such watches, some people will definitely prefer something similar to Fitbit to Fossil. You must use the mobile app for at least the first clock setting. I charged the watch when I set it up with my phone, that was almost a week ago and I still have 59% battery power left, but I don't wear it every minute of every day. I could see it could last 10-14 days, the screen is black and white and there is no backlight unless you double tap so that alone should save a lot of battery. I think it could be great for the right person as long as they don't have too high hopes for what this watch can do.