The Garmin hybrids (spec wise, I havent bought one yet) are a hell of a lot better (they're at least independently rated for swimming) ; and their new Instinct Crossover got a great review from DC Rainmaker. I prefer the more classic look of the Vivomove Style, so I'm holding out hoping a new version gets released soon that at least adds watch hands that glow in the dark (really have no clue why they left that out originally).
I have a previous version fossil hybrid and absolutely love it. It does everything I would want a smart watch to do, lasts much longer, and is easier to read, and is way better priced.
I have an even older much more limited skagen. Don't like it as much, but love that it was titanium. You barely notice wearing it. Wish fossil would make a titanium version.
I have one too, but currently in a drawer due to two drawbacks. Condensation inside and it’s hard to read on notification. I had this condensation issue as soon as I get that. I sent it back to the seller with their instruction for the condensation issue, but it returned by customs in their country. I live in New Zealand the seller is from Europe. Since sending to the seller costed a bit high side, I might just keep it in my drawer. eInk technology is not very good for ageing eyes at least for hybrid watches in my opinion. I could read with good lighting, but could barely read on most of times. I think display with backlighting would be much better for anyone with ageing eyes. I am happy with my Scanwatch Horizon
What I like about this kind of smartwatches is the discretion you get with it. Had three display smartwatches (a Galaxy watch, an LG watch and a third one I can't remember right now) and never liked the toyish look of it. I mean you could choose whatever watchface you wanted, it always looked cheap. And I don't need it being able to answer texts or emails from my wrist. I want to be notified when a text or mail come in on my phone discretely, via vibration, no blinky-blinky, no sound. Then it's nice to have a timer/stopwatch in it, maybe some health sensors and a workout tracking from time to time, that's it. Don't need more. And I want that to look as close as possible to a traditional watch.
I own a previous Fossil hybrid as a secondary watch. It’s very nice but I have trouble reading the e-ink in many lighting situations. Adding Alexa was a stroke of genius by Fossil!
I have a Skagen Jorn HR Hybrid, essentially the same watch as the previous Fossil Hybrid HR. Complaints about the glass fogging in humid environments (North Carolina) and the e-ink display fading over time are spot on. Hopefully, they have fixed these issues. If not, my next watch will be a Withings or I'll go full smartwatch.
I hope they keep improving these E-ink hybrids as they’re not quite there yet but they have the promise of giving great battery life while just focusing on the most important features. If it could offer Google assist and Siri then even better… plus the mix of mechanical mixed with digital navigation looks like a pleasing interface.
@@Costar1982 yeah, clearly the e-ink isn't good enough yet but there have been many improvements in recent years. Especially since other companies have managed to squeeze into an industry that Amazon had a stranglehold of with their cheap Kindles. I certainly wouldn’t buy this watch but I don’t need a lot of the onscreen features that smart watches have. I don't want to look at detailed exercise info on the small watch screen. Just basic info on a screen that looks nice, is easy to read and a watch with a long battery life. I'm guessing that most people don't get the value out of their overpriced smartwatches so a new company has to demonstrate to people why less is more.
The watch gets even better if you downgrade the app to V4.7. It gains a lot of functionality this way, more apps, more intuitive navigation and more customisational options. The music app also becomes a lot more functional. Only the main menu becomes a tad less pretty.
Thanks Mike seems like it's one of the best proper hybrids on the market at the moment. Agree, the inclusion of Alexa was a great idea and helps iPhone users get around the lack of Siri support- but with a great battery.
Design is cool, Alexa fine, battery fine, the rest.... no comment. I own this one (silver version) - just to say. I would say it is less flexible than the good old Pebble watch (owned). No apps as example, limited customisation, the app on Android is looking more like an advertisement app - functionality minimal. No payment system, sensors extremely inaccurate (pulse is fine somehow... but oxygen - I should be zombie according to numbers). I bought this one thinking to partially replace my TicWatch Pro 3 - I like the design of Fossil. But... no.... The workout tracking can synchronise only with Google Fit, no Strava, no other app. No GPS of course. No swimming... no smart. It is just showing you notifications and if phone is close to you - there is Alexa build in... That's it. At 200+Euro there should be something smarter inside.... Jut to add - removing notifications is not removing those from phone... sometimes it could be plus... but it should be optional. And it has mic - but no speaker - so again - no way to talk when driving... or on bike. Why there is no good hybrid watch on market? Fossil was quite close to create something amazing - but I think we would have to wait longer for something handier. Fossil Gen 7????
Honestly I wish more brands took this direction because I love the philosophy but the execution pissed me off more than once and I wish I wasn't stuck with this only model. I've had two Hybrid HR samples so far, the first one had one of the buttons randomly popping off the casing and the one I have right now just lost a spring from the back and now I can't charge the battery anymore (I could say its days are literally counted), plus condensation and again the same button as the first I owned gets stuck when clicked. I guess I could give this 6gen a try, for it's been necessarily re-engineered as a different product, but I guess I can't get the guarantees I need by reading and watching feature reviews
If only the app experience wasn't terrible.. I moving away from the hybrid purely because I was happy with the watch and they changed key features that made it less useful. Multiple times they updated the app and wiped my settings completely. They understand watch design and produce beautiful pieces, but have a long way to go in software!
Fossil just released an update that corrected many changes in the app. I've noticed Fossil is fully committed to these watches as we can expect more updates soon. Also tracking running & walking is very accurate compared with the GWs in distance & route mapping. This is a hybrid & not smart, but that battery life is awesome. I'm getting over 2 weeks with the previous gen.
This watch is very impressive. Garmin's are nice too but this offers much more functions and much nicer display. Im interest if they will added gps next time
Would you ever consider making a video on the Pebble watches? Yes, they've been discontinued for quite some time now, but I'd love to hear what you think of them with the Rebble service, as well as giving your thoughts on the community that surrounds them. Great video as always!
My pebble battery died a long time ago (the thing is almost 8 years old). I loved the damn thing and the only smartwatch I liked as much was my Gear S3 that replaced it. I've paid for more wearables since and have buyers remorse every time, so until something comes out that is a good day-to-day experience that doesn't need to be charged every night I'm gonna avoid the whole category. I'd be 100% on board with hybrid watches if the battery was replaceable like a normal watch. If it's 80% watch and 20% smart tracking device thats a bare minimum expectation since watches are not disposable devices as they don't get outdated (well unless our planets orbit changes...which we'll have bigger problems to worry about anyway lol)
Both of the pebbles I owned stopped working years ago. The second one was a replacement that was sent to me by the company which was awesome but then they just stopped turning on one day. I was a die hard fan of Pebble from day one.
Another great video on smartwatches! I love your comparison vids and the fitness band one you just posted is really good. Keep up the awesome work and congrats on the marriage I assume that was recently 👍🏻🥳
Hi Mike! Would you say that this one is "better" than the Withings Scanwatch? I'm looking for an hybrid and those are my best choices. After watching both your vids, I'm still not sure. Maybe you can help me?
Thank you for an informative and concise video about my new hybrid. I’ve had 2 previously and liked them all, but this generation was totally new so it had more of a learning curve.!
I'll be honest...the only reason why I use a smartwatch is to make grocery shopping easier when I don't want to pull out my phone and maneuver a shopping cart that may or may not have a mind of it's own while trying to avoid people who don't know aisle etiquette. 😂. The Alexa functionality in this is cool though
I bought a Fossil full smart watch because it actually looks like a normal watch. Metal face and band and all. Might grab a hybrid tho for the fancier occasions
I really appreciate the quality content you put for us viewers before buying......but a small questio I wanted to as is if you could give me a review or atleast reply on how it's holding on to.... because I heard many gen 6 hybrids have lost their eink screens or their arms froze... so I just wanred to know how well thw watch is holding on to....thank you so much in advance and as usual lovely content!
Great video, perfect timing I was just looking for a hybrid smartwatch and the Alexa feature is very interesting but can you choose the language of Alexa?
Thanks for the review there's a ring-my-phone feature as well which will ring the phone and on the app there is a find-location-of-the-watch feature which is pretty cool.
Great review and all your videos have pointed me in the direction to purchase this watch, however I'm curious how the size will look on my wrist... Do you know how big your wrist size is?
Again a great review. One question, I had the previous generation Fossil hybrid, and one issue which I faced was that the Weather widget on the watch will not sync realtime with my iPhone. It will always be couple of hours behind and even after syncing, it will not be corrected. Does this watch has same issue?
Can you answer your phone from it? Does it have caller ID on the watch face when someone is calling? Can you navigate your music selection from the watch face? Does it instantly notify you of your new notifications like texts, etc or do you have to go to the notifications area to read it? Isn't this the most used part of smartwatches? Not making you pull your phone from your pocket?
@@CaptainCaspian4Evr 1st and last question is a yes... albeit the notification is kinda short and you really have to press the buttons to see part of it. I didn't find the answer to the questions in the middle... seeing as an iWatch ultra can now reach up to three days... I think i'll stick with regular smartwatches instead of hybrid if they can reach that kind of battery level.
I think I'm going to get one of these as my first smart watch while waiting for a ticwatch 4. I'm running Android 10. Been putting off the Android 11 update for a while. Any recommendations on whether the software for the fossil 6 would be better on Android 10 or 11?
Hello sir I am not crazy about alexa and I don't need it and there is a major price difference between gen 6 and the previous gen and I heard that the previous gen got a update so the software is same for the 2 watches so should I just get the previous generation please suggest 🙂🙂🙏🙏
What's genius about the main menu actually utilising the hands (a feature which was also released to the Gen 5 hybrids via software update) is that you can navigate the main menu in a way that's quick and more precise; just hold down either the up or down button and then let go once the hands are hovering over the icon you want to select. Now if they could just create a faster way to reset the timer to 0 minutes that'd be swell (the only way to do that right now is to fast scroll all the way back to 0, but fast scrolling starts to feel less fast if the timer was last set to something like 6 hours or so. I think the units should change the longer you hold down the button; if you hold down the button for less than 10 seconds it should scroll in 10 minute increments but then change to 30 minute increments after holding the button down for longer than those initial 10 seconds).
Are you having issues with notifications? I got it for my iphone se 2022 and its connection range is only about 10 feet and notifications randomly stop working until i restart the phone and watch
@@KitDoctor yep, wearing it right now. I kind of just stopped caring about smartwatches and their features, i mainly just use the fossil to know when i got a notification and that's about it. I don't use any of the other features to be honest.
It does have a more professional appearance than the pebble and its pixelated screen, no one realizes it's a smart watch until a notification appears and the watchface completely changes!
One thing i really dislike about the watch is how the screen doesn't light up as easily as the pixel. I miss being to shake my wrist and it turns on immediately.
People keep saying that it is owned to keep track of their health, I own smartwatches just for the option to turn the phone ringer off, and have the freedom to cancel and see who is calling with a flick of a wrist. Phone ring makes me panic and gives me anxiety. Of course I benefit from other features but this is my best
It's still really dumb that I need to push three buttons (middle, up, middle) to get to my notifications instead of one (just the middle) as the old software had it. I barely ever use my smartwatch for anything else.
The controls are cumbersome, like the media controls for example - i would rather put my hand into pocket and press one button on my phone to set volume up, its also much faster. So sure the controls are there, but would you use them? I certainly would not. For me absence of NFC would be dealbreaker, i pay only with my watches these days.
I'm mindful that the Pixel Watch is slated for next week, but do we have any news on Fossil Gen 7 yet? Hoping for a contender to knock Samsung off its perch
I'm looking to buy something to track my swimming workouts, but from what I've heard this watch won't do well with those. Can someone help me out please? I wanna spend somewhere around $150 but can't seem to find anything worthwhile
@@kiwisoup Sure, but I am looking to get something right now, besides, I don't think I will ever talk into my watch :D Just need a watch that looks cool + tracks workouts.
I wish more companies would make hybrid watches.
I don't think they sell as much
Garmin is going to make a Hybrid Instinct soon.
The Garmin hybrids (spec wise, I havent bought one yet) are a hell of a lot better (they're at least independently rated for swimming) ; and their new Instinct Crossover got a great review from DC Rainmaker. I prefer the more classic look of the Vivomove Style, so I'm holding out hoping a new version gets released soon that at least adds watch hands that glow in the dark (really have no clue why they left that out originally).
Not a lot of people would want to pay more for less. Back at the e-ink phone sales.
Like none statistically.
@@OriginalGabriel I love my fenix 5x it's getting old but that's a great example of great battery life for a lot of features.
I have a previous version fossil hybrid and absolutely love it. It does everything I would want a smart watch to do, lasts much longer, and is easier to read, and is way better priced.
I have an even older much more limited skagen. Don't like it as much, but love that it was titanium. You barely notice wearing it. Wish fossil would make a titanium version.
Well said, and now with Alexa, it can do wayyyy more!
I have one too, but currently in a drawer due to two drawbacks. Condensation inside and it’s hard to read on notification. I had this condensation issue as soon as I get that. I sent it back to the seller with their instruction for the condensation issue, but it returned by customs in their country. I live in New Zealand the seller is from Europe. Since sending to the seller costed a bit high side, I might just keep it in my drawer. eInk technology is not very good for ageing eyes at least for hybrid watches in my opinion. I could read with good lighting, but could barely read on most of times. I think display with backlighting would be much better for anyone with ageing eyes. I am happy with my Scanwatch Horizon
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@@MikeOBrienMedia do this watch has any phone call feature
What I like about this kind of smartwatches is the discretion you get with it. Had three display smartwatches (a Galaxy watch, an LG watch and a third one I can't remember right now) and never liked the toyish look of it. I mean you could choose whatever watchface you wanted, it always looked cheap. And I don't need it being able to answer texts or emails from my wrist. I want to be notified when a text or mail come in on my phone discretely, via vibration, no blinky-blinky, no sound.
Then it's nice to have a timer/stopwatch in it, maybe some health sensors and a workout tracking from time to time, that's it. Don't need more. And I want that to look as close as possible to a traditional watch.
I own a previous Fossil hybrid as a secondary watch. It’s very nice but I have trouble reading the e-ink in many lighting situations. Adding Alexa was a stroke of genius by Fossil!
Is it be readable in dark?
@@vidhyachan6494 it has a backlight
@@kiwisoup hey, can you share some more details, on how that backlight can be activated? I dint find any.
@@NiteshJha20 Tap the side of the case couple times. The backlighting makes the face easily read in the dark.
Agree 100.0%. Just sent Fossil a suggestion to add initiating/responding to texts due to the added microphone.
I have a Skagen Jorn HR Hybrid, essentially the same watch as the previous Fossil Hybrid HR. Complaints about the glass fogging in humid environments (North Carolina) and the e-ink display fading over time are spot on. Hopefully, they have fixed these issues. If not, my next watch will be a Withings or I'll go full smartwatch.
Disregard my last comment- they all fail over time sad
Was walking in the mall and saw this at the fossil store. And I knew it was the answer to both aesthetic and functional needs
I hope they keep improving these E-ink hybrids as they’re not quite there yet but they have the promise of giving great battery life while just focusing on the most important features. If it could offer Google assist and Siri then even better… plus the mix of mechanical mixed with digital navigation looks like a pleasing interface.
I heard this watch have a lot of issues
@@Costar1982 yeah, clearly the e-ink isn't good enough yet but there have been many improvements in recent years. Especially since other companies have managed to squeeze into an industry that Amazon had a stranglehold of with their cheap Kindles. I certainly wouldn’t buy this watch but I don’t need a lot of the onscreen features that smart watches have. I don't want to look at detailed exercise info on the small watch screen. Just basic info on a screen that looks nice, is easy to read and a watch with a long battery life. I'm guessing that most people don't get the value out of their overpriced smartwatches so a new company has to demonstrate to people why less is more.
The watch gets even better if you downgrade the app to V4.7. It gains a lot of functionality this way, more apps, more intuitive navigation and more customisational options. The music app also becomes a lot more functional. Only the main menu becomes a tad less pretty.
How does it change the music app?
Is this still the case currently?
I don't think 4.7 works anymore
Thanks Mike seems like it's one of the best proper hybrids on the market at the moment. Agree, the inclusion of Alexa was a great idea and helps iPhone users get around the lack of Siri support- but with a great battery.
Design is cool, Alexa fine, battery fine, the rest.... no comment. I own this one (silver version) - just to say. I would say it is less flexible than the good old Pebble watch (owned). No apps as example, limited customisation, the app on Android is looking more like an advertisement app - functionality minimal. No payment system, sensors extremely inaccurate (pulse is fine somehow... but oxygen - I should be zombie according to numbers). I bought this one thinking to partially replace my TicWatch Pro 3 - I like the design of Fossil. But... no.... The workout tracking can synchronise only with Google Fit, no Strava, no other app. No GPS of course. No swimming... no smart. It is just showing you notifications and if phone is close to you - there is Alexa build in... That's it. At 200+Euro there should be something smarter inside.... Jut to add - removing notifications is not removing those from phone... sometimes it could be plus... but it should be optional. And it has mic - but no speaker - so again - no way to talk when driving... or on bike. Why there is no good hybrid watch on market? Fossil was quite close to create something amazing - but I think we would have to wait longer for something handier. Fossil Gen 7????
Surprised how folks forget Pebble popularised smart watches before Apple came along
Pebble was bought to erase them from the market. Still have Pebble
Honestly I wish more brands took this direction because I love the philosophy but the execution pissed me off more than once and I wish I wasn't stuck with this only model. I've had two Hybrid HR samples so far, the first one had one of the buttons randomly popping off the casing and the one I have right now just lost a spring from the back and now I can't charge the battery anymore (I could say its days are literally counted), plus condensation and again the same button as the first I owned gets stuck when clicked. I guess I could give this 6gen a try, for it's been necessarily re-engineered as a different product, but I guess I can't get the guarantees I need by reading and watching feature reviews
Wish Apple made nice looking traditional design watches. Getting bored with the square design. But best experience for iPhone I guess.
This watch works with iPhone as well, but I see where you are coming from. I wish Apple made some different shapes too
Congrats on gettin' hitched! Great watch, first one I actually would consider from Fossil. Looks great!
Thank you! It's been a long time coming. I wanted to get married in 2020 but that wasn't exactly a great time for large gatherings
@@MikeOBrienMedia Well as they say, better late than never! May you two have a terrific life together 👍
If only the app experience wasn't terrible.. I moving away from the hybrid purely because I was happy with the watch and they changed key features that made it less useful. Multiple times they updated the app and wiped my settings completely. They understand watch design and produce beautiful pieces, but have a long way to go in software!
Fossil just released an update that corrected many changes in the app. I've noticed Fossil is fully committed to these watches as we can expect more updates soon. Also tracking running & walking is very accurate compared with the GWs in distance & route mapping.
This is a hybrid & not smart, but that battery life is awesome. I'm getting over 2 weeks with the previous gen.
Wish the central knob was rotating. This would make the option selector much easier and smoother
Now if they made this in under 40mm case I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
This watch is very impressive. Garmin's are nice too but this offers much more functions and much nicer display. Im interest if they will added gps next time
Congrats on your marriage!
Great video too!
Thank you!!
Would you ever consider making a video on the Pebble watches? Yes, they've been discontinued for quite some time now, but I'd love to hear what you think of them with the Rebble service, as well as giving your thoughts on the community that surrounds them. Great video as always!
I still use my pebbles often and I still get great battery life and functionality out of them. Honestly some of the best Smartwatches out there.
My pebble battery died a long time ago (the thing is almost 8 years old). I loved the damn thing and the only smartwatch I liked as much was my Gear S3 that replaced it.
I've paid for more wearables since and have buyers remorse every time, so until something comes out that is a good day-to-day experience that doesn't need to be charged every night I'm gonna avoid the whole category.
I'd be 100% on board with hybrid watches if the battery was replaceable like a normal watch. If it's 80% watch and 20% smart tracking device thats a bare minimum expectation since watches are not disposable devices as they don't get outdated (well unless our planets orbit changes...which we'll have bigger problems to worry about anyway lol)
I've actually never owned a Pebble, but I do quite want one. Its cool to see that other people still use them and/or like them!
Both of the pebbles I owned stopped working years ago. The second one was a replacement that was sent to me by the company which was awesome but then they just stopped turning on one day. I was a die hard fan of Pebble from day one.
I’ve still got my old original Hybrid. It doesn’t even have the E-ink display or hr monitor. Needs a coin battery too! Last 6 months tho
Mike knows how to do reviews. Awesome job man
Another great video on smartwatches! I love your comparison vids and the fitness band one you just posted is really good. Keep up the awesome work and congrats on the marriage I assume that was recently 👍🏻🥳
Thank you so much for your kind words! And you are correct, I am recently married! Thank you :)
@@MikeOBrienMedia Oh awesome, well again congrats to you both.
This is a beautiful watch! Makes me wanna trade in my galaxy watch
Hi Mike! Would you say that this one is "better" than the Withings Scanwatch? I'm looking for an hybrid and those are my best choices. After watching both your vids, I'm still not sure. Maybe you can help me?
The little bit handier version of this is the Skagen Gen 6 hybrid. Love it.
Trying to decide between the two! Why do you prefer Skagen?
@@elijahbrantley 2 things: the look/style and the smaller size
I'm loving hybrid watches.
Hi Mike
Thanks for the detailed review
Just wanted to know one thing does this wastch supports phone calls? Can i ans phone calls from watch ?
Thank you for an informative and concise video about my new hybrid. I’ve had 2 previously and liked them all, but this generation was totally new so it had more of a learning curve.!
I'll be honest...the only reason why I use a smartwatch is to make grocery shopping easier when I don't want to pull out my phone and maneuver a shopping cart that may or may not have a mind of it's own while trying to avoid people who don't know aisle etiquette. 😂. The Alexa functionality in this is cool though
I bought a Fossil full smart watch because it actually looks like a normal watch. Metal face and band and all. Might grab a hybrid tho for the fancier occasions
Hi! Is this specific watch you uses the Fossil Gen 6 Hybrid Machine FTW7068?
What's the possibility they add Google assistant support later and voice support for answering texts?
What kind of glass is installed there - a regular tempered glass or a sapphire?
I wish Mike had done a long-term review of this watch. Like, if it's worth buying one in 2024.
I really appreciate the quality content you put for us viewers before buying......but a small questio I wanted to as is if you could give me a review or atleast reply on how it's holding on to.... because I heard many gen 6 hybrids have lost their eink screens or their arms froze... so I just wanred to know how well thw watch is holding on to....thank you so much in advance and as usual lovely content!
Is the accuracy of the step counter good without any gps turned on?
Could you please make a comparison between the new and the old HR Fossil Hybrid Smartwatch?
Great video, perfect timing I was just looking for a hybrid smartwatch and the Alexa feature is very interesting but can you choose the language of Alexa?
0:03 Pebble was pretty popular then. No issues with battery life. I still wear my pebble time
Thanks for the review there's a ring-my-phone feature as well which will ring the phone and on the app there is a find-location-of-the-watch feature which is pretty cool.
Great review and all your videos have pointed me in the direction to purchase this watch, however I'm curious how the size will look on my wrist... Do you know how big your wrist size is?
There were condensation problems with gen 1, wonder if they fixed it?
I don’t want Alexa in my life…at all.
Congratulations Mike. I bought a Fossil gen 6 recently. Any idea on when the wear OS 3 update will be available??
I'm curious if you think this is the best hybrid smartwatch so far or if there's still another older one you like better?
It has SP02 now which was a deal breaker for some on the previous gen
Again a great review. One question, I had the previous generation Fossil hybrid, and one issue which I faced was that the Weather widget on the watch will not sync realtime with my iPhone. It will always be couple of hours behind and even after syncing, it will not be corrected. Does this watch has same issue?
Can you answer your phone from it?
Does it have caller ID on the watch face when someone is calling?
Can you navigate your music selection from the watch face?
Does it instantly notify you of your new notifications like texts, etc or do you have to go to the notifications area to read it?
Isn't this the most used part of smartwatches? Not making you pull your phone from your pocket?
did you find any answer?
@@CaptainCaspian4Evr 1st and last question is a yes... albeit the notification is kinda short and you really have to press the buttons to see part of it.
I didn't find the answer to the questions in the middle... seeing as an iWatch ultra can now reach up to three days... I think i'll stick with regular smartwatches instead of hybrid if they can reach that kind of battery level.
I just noticed your wedding ring. Congratulations 🙂
Can you do a comparison with the older one? Thank you
Where can i buy this..... Can someone give a link??
Is fossil gen6 hybrid smartwatch considerably better than the older fossil hybrid hr? Is the price difference between the 2 really worth it?
I think I'm going to get one of these as my first smart watch while waiting for a ticwatch 4. I'm running Android 10. Been putting off the Android 11 update for a while. Any recommendations on whether the software for the fossil 6 would be better on Android 10 or 11?
Look right we on android 13 get with the times android 13 will not kill you 😃
It looks so classy 😩
Great video 👍 Is it worth the upgrade from the previous Fossil hybrid?
Not price wise
@@Matanumi Agree, suggest waiting for a sale that I would recommend for any smartwatch.
Can you accept/receive call with this watch?
Just bought a galaxy watch 4 today can't wait until it comes
Hello sir
I am not crazy about alexa and I don't need it and there is a major price difference between gen 6 and the previous gen and I heard that the previous gen got a update so the software is same for the 2 watches so should I just get the previous generation please suggest 🙂🙂🙏🙏
How long works analog Time when battery is empty?
Great review Mike, is it possible to do a review of another hybrid watch - Sequent 'Elektron HR 2.2' thanks in advance.
Im coming back to this video and wosh they made more
I want this right now🤩😍.
Have you seen the Redmi Watch 4 and the Zeblaze Thor Ultra? At $100 point they're absolutely amazing. And can do more than most $300 watches.
What's genius about the main menu actually utilising the hands (a feature which was also released to the Gen 5 hybrids via software update) is that you can navigate the main menu in a way that's quick and more precise; just hold down either the up or down button and then let go once the hands are hovering over the icon you want to select. Now if they could just create a faster way to reset the timer to 0 minutes that'd be swell (the only way to do that right now is to fast scroll all the way back to 0, but fast scrolling starts to feel less fast if the timer was last set to something like 6 hours or so. I think the units should change the longer you hold down the button; if you hold down the button for less than 10 seconds it should scroll in 10 minute increments but then change to 30 minute increments after holding the button down for longer than those initial 10 seconds).
Are you having issues with notifications? I got it for my iphone se 2022 and its connection range is only about 10 feet and notifications randomly stop working until i restart the phone and watch
This is awesome. It reminds me of my Pebble watch that to this day, is still my favorite smart watch for its battery life and simplicity.
Getting one of these to replace my pebble time steel! Hopefully I like it enough to keep.
@@jordysanchez2815 Just stumbled onto your comment. I still wear a pebble myself. Did you end up keeping the Gen 6?
@@KitDoctor yep, wearing it right now. I kind of just stopped caring about smartwatches and their features, i mainly just use the fossil to know when i got a notification and that's about it. I don't use any of the other features to be honest.
It does have a more professional appearance than the pebble and its pixelated screen, no one realizes it's a smart watch until a notification appears and the watchface completely changes!
One thing i really dislike about the watch is how the screen doesn't light up as easily as the pixel. I miss being to shake my wrist and it turns on immediately.
Is the bleaching and condensation fixed? I really like my old Fossil Hybrid but the bleaching thing disappointed me.
YAYEEEE!!! Now both Google and Amazon can know more about me than my own mother! Yayeeeeee!!!!!!!
I would have bought it right away if it had google assistant
Did it has payment feature?
I love my fossil hybrid, this is an upgrade to the one I currently have I believe. I own the fossil HR
Hey, I have a Question: when you use Google Maps Navigation, does the Watch tell you where to go next?
Please, do you know if it is possible to turn off bluetooth in this smartwatch?
People keep saying that it is owned to keep track of their health, I own smartwatches just for the option to turn the phone ringer off, and have the freedom to cancel and see who is calling with a flick of a wrist. Phone ring makes me panic and gives me anxiety. Of course I benefit from other features but this is my best
Considering buying one but little confused about the dial colour is it brown or black coz it's looking brown on my screen?
Where did you bought yours ? Cause the machine smoked one is sold out on their website and i dont really find any other website selling them...
They're no longer in production and abandoned now. Seems that the issue was lots of software bugs and early failures.
@@peoplez129 thanks! i ended up taking a citizen hybrid, they use fossil software with a citizen watch look :)
Hey Mike, will you be doing a review of the just released Gen 6 Hybrid Wellness Edition? looks pretty interesting.
Does it give notifications while connected to smartphone such as for messages?
Yes
connection issues are an absolute no go and dealbreaker
How to buye? There is no one in Amazon or EBay.
Very nice review!
What’s the difference between this one and the fossil hybrid hr from 2019?
Fossil is amazing
I love the eInk display they added!
It's still really dumb that I need to push three buttons (middle, up, middle) to get to my notifications instead of one (just the middle) as the old software had it. I barely ever use my smartwatch for anything else.
The controls are cumbersome, like the media controls for example - i would rather put my hand into pocket and press one button on my phone to set volume up, its also much faster. So sure the controls are there, but would you use them? I certainly would not. For me absence of NFC would be dealbreaker, i pay only with my watches these days.
I'm mindful that the Pixel Watch is slated for next week, but do we have any news on Fossil Gen 7 yet? Hoping for a contender to knock Samsung off its perch
Can you do a comparison on this and vivomove style
Can It be ship to nigeria?
Amazon Alex, is that Alexa's brother?
Cant find this watch online for international shipping
can it only use alexa? no google assistant?
can I see and cancel a call with this watches?
Huawei GT2Pro and GT3Pro battery goes on for 10-14 days
True and garmin has some impressive battery life as well
Very useful, thanks.
Could someone tell what is the brand/model of the second hybrid watch we see in the video, the stainless steel one at 0:32 sec?
Nevermind. Withings Horizon. Wish it was a little bit cheaper than £500. Looks amazing
No more fogging screen?
Is the watch at the first second of the video with the white band a fitbit?
Fitbit Charge 5 :)
I'm looking to buy something to track my swimming workouts, but from what I've heard this watch won't do well with those. Can someone help me out please? I wanna spend somewhere around $150 but can't seem to find anything worthwhile
So the only technical difference between this and the older version (Hybrid HR) is Alexa?
and the spo2 sensor
@@kiwisoup thanks, I like the old model better, 100 eur more for alexa and spo2 isnt worth it :D
@@blackscreen96 The old model was originally almost the same price as the new one. I'm sure this one will go down in price too.
@@kiwisoup Sure, but I am looking to get something right now, besides, I don't think I will ever talk into my watch :D Just need a watch that looks cool + tracks workouts.
Sp02 is pretty sick....
Not worth an upgrade if you have the old version
My boyfriend gifted me this watch but it won't pair to my phone it only says "can't launch app" when I press the middle button, any advice? :/