Fossil launches Gen 5E smartwatch in India: Here’s the price and specs

Watch maker Fossil has just launched its latest smartwatch running Android Wear OS in India, called as Fossil Gen 5E. The device comes in Black Silicon, Brown Leather, Black Stainless Steel, Two-tone Stainless Steel, Rose Gold Stainless Steel and Blush Silicon versions. Priced at Rupees 18,495, you can get it from Flipkart website. 

The Gen 5E features and 1.19-inch AMOLED screen and is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 3100 Soc. It has interchangeable watch bands along with features like quick charging. There are also some activity sensors to track your movements, sleep and more. 

Coming in two sizes - 42mm and 44mm, the watch has a resolution of 390x396 pixels and a screen density of 328ppi. You also get 1GB of RAM with 4GB of inbuilt storage. With water resistance of up to 3ATM, Fossil Gen 5E also has a PPG heart rate sensor that can measure your real time heart rate, distance, step count, calorie count and more. Along with this you get a speaker and microphone built in so you can access Google Assistant or take calls. 

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According to Fossil, the battery life of the Gen 5E lasts more than 24 hours and supports quick charging that is claimed to charge it by 80% within 15 minutes.

On a similar note, a few days ago Casio launched a new Edifice line of metal choreographs in collaboration with Scuderia AlphaTauri. In case you didn't know, the Scuderia AlphaTauri is the Formula One team that won the 2020 Italian Grand Prix.

The ECB-20AT is based on the ECB-20 model and is equipped with a schedule timer and sports a leather band inscribed with the team logo. The face is made of scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, making it tough enough for team mechanics to use in the paddock and pits. The watch also automatically adjusts the time when paired with a smartphone using a dedicated app.