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Review on Fossil Neutra Hybrid Smartwatch: Activity Tracking & Smartphone Notifications by Loren Rindfleisch

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Almost perfect hybrid smartwatch

When I bought the Misfit Phase watch I was sure of the hybrid smartwatch. I liked that it had (albeit limited) smartwatch features with long battery life and good looks. It seemed to pair well with my smartphone and the phone's watch interface works well. However, the problem I had with Phase was that the bronze metal watch hands were almost invisible on a black background, non-standard watch straps, and it was not possible to trigger the last alarm by pressing the (defunct) button. ). So step into Fossil's hybrid smartwatch and all these problems will be solved. The watch hands are clearly visible and are illuminated by glowing phosphors in the dark. Buttons have been added that not only restore the latest alerts, but also show the time in a second time zone, date, wake-up time and fitness level. Even the blue face that I thought was too blue on the website turned out to be a nice blue-black. Basically, the watch looks very nice. However, they are not perfect and if I had to add a few features it would be: 1) Glow-in-the-dark phosphors are 1st generation zinc sulfide, not 2nd generation strontium aluminate. The latter shines brighter and longer and would be a welcome upgrade. 2) The function of the button I want the most is to reject an unwanted call. Unfortunately, this is not available. Is it patented by a competitor?

Pros
  • cool product
Cons
  • Something different