Wearables
Fossil teases Gen 6 with Wear OS 3 as Samsung prepares to launch Galaxy Watch 4 tomorrow
Around two months ago, Fossil Group confirmed that it will launch an expensive “Gen 6” Wear OS watch later this year. Moving on, the company has recently sent out an email, which includes a teaser of the arrival and features of the upcoming wearable device.
According to the info via 9to5Google, the promotional email delivered to customers revealed that the Fossil Gen 6 comes with “way more, way faster.” It’s light on details save for:
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Surprisingly, Fossil arrived just a day before Samsung is going launch its next-generation Galaxy smartwatches as part of raising competition. Notably, the Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic will come with One UI Watch on top of Google’s Wear OS 3.
In terms of specs, the Galaxy Watch 4 will feature 5nm process-based Exynos W920 SoC, while the Fossil Gen 6 will be equipped with Snapdragon Wear 4100. However, the Fossil watches won’t come with the Wear OS 3 until mid-2022 due to some reasons.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra renders reveal major design change. It’s now almost confirmed that Samsung’s first Ultra-branded smartwatch is coming this year. Renders revealing the design of this upcoming Wear OS monster arriving from credible source Onleaks.
The company is expected to hold its next Unpacked event on July 10 in Paris. The Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra may also be introduced alongside other products including the Galaxy Ring, Galaxy Z Flip 6, Z Fold 6, Galaxy Buds 3 series, and Galaxy Watch 7 series.
Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra Renders
Onleaks in collaboration with Smartprix leaked Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra. These images expose the design of Samsung’s next Wear OS beast. Ditching the circular design, it has added a thick square metal frame which also features rounded corners.
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- Image: Onleaks | Smartprix
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- Image: Onleaks | Smartprix
The Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra design is neither circular nor squarish, it’s a hybrid one. Smartprix highlights that the smartwatch looks very similar to traditional Panerai watches. Moreover, it has a third physical button in the middle, incorporated with the two usual physical buttons.
The Watch 7 Ultra will likely sport a 1.5-inch circular display, measuring 47 x 47.4 x 16.4 mm. Earlier reports have suggested that the physical rotating bezel, the iconic identity of Watch Classic, is also expected to come in the Ultra Watch.
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy smartwatches appeared on FCC certification. droidlife spotted the Galaxy Watch 7 and the Watch FE on the FCC certification database. This input suggests that the affordable smartwatch may join the Galaxy Unpacked in July 2024.
FCC database listed Samsung’s SM-L300, SM-L305, SM-L310, SM-L315, and SM-R861. Model numbers L300 and L310 could be the Wi-Fi versions of the two sizes for the Galaxy Watch 7. However, the L305 and L315 models could be called Watch 7 LTE, in two sizes.
Apart from the Standard variant, Samsung’s Watch 7 lineup will also consist of Classic and Pro/Ultra. So far, these models have not appeared on the FCC certification site. We will likely get to know more about the upcoming models in the near future.
Additionally, the SM-R861 is expected to be the Galaxy Watch FE or the Watch 4 (2024). This is speculated because Samsung’s Watch 4 was SM-R860. It also hints at similar specs and features in the Watch FE as the Watch 4 with the latest Wear OS version.
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Google today launched Wear OS 5 Developer Preview and more related updates.
Upcoming Samsung Galaxy smartwatches will be shipped with the Wear OS 5-based One UI Watch operating system. The company is also developing this new OS for current eligible models such as the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic.
Google released the Developer Preview of Wear OS 5. The company also confirmed that the next version of its smartwatch platform is powered by the latest Android 14 and is scheduled to arrive later this year.
Wear OS 5 brings performance improvements over Wear OS 4. Tracking your workout is now more efficient; for example, running a marathon consumes up to 20% less power on Wear OS 5 than on Wear OS 4.
Watch Face Format
Debuted with Wear OS 4 last year, the Watch Face Format is also upgrading with Wear OS 5. The company also teased some changes to existing watch face development using Jetpack Watch Face APIs.
Google is restricting complications for watch faces built with AndroidX or the Wearable Support Library that will apply to some data sources besides Google Play publishing limitations to new watch faces built with these libraries.
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