Fossil isn’t a brand you would normally think of when it comes to hi-tech wearables, so it certainly came as a surprise to me that they already have 20 smartwatches and fitness trackers under their Q lineup. Among the most recent additions are 4 new hybrid watches that resemble traditional watches while still giving you many of the smartwatch features you’ve come to expect. Pictured below are the Q Nate and Q Tailor, although also launched were the Q Crewmaster and Q Gazer.
The great thing about hybrids is they blend analog design with smart connectivity and also benefits from 6 months of battery life, something that touchscreen watches typically can’t even compete against.
Fossil Q Hybrid Features
- Activity tracking
- Sleep monitoring
- Custom goal setting
- Automatic time zone
- Second time zone
- Alarm
- Filtered notifications with vibration and dial animations
- Q Link capabilities controlled by bottom pusher
- Ring my phone
- Take a photo
- Control my music
- Up to 6-month battery life
- Compatible with Android 4.4+ or iPhone 5/iOS 8.2+
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Compatible with popular fitness apps including Google Fit, UA Record by Under Armour, UP by Jawbone, and Apple Health
Of course, they also launched touchscreen smartwatches as well. These ran on Android Wear and were powered by Snapdragon 2100 processors designed specifically for wearables.
Fossil Q Touchscreen Smartwatch Features
- Touchscreen, always-on displays
- 45mm case size
- Notifications with vibration
- Compatible with Android and iOS
- Refined steel and classic leather accents
- Microphone and speaker
- Activity tracking and step-goal setting
- Customizable watch-face design
- Interchangeable straps
- Automatic time zone
- Magnetic charger
- Supports popular fitness apps, including Google Fit, UA Record by Under Armour, UP by Jawbone, and MyFitness Pal
Whether you buy a hybrid or touchscreen smartwatch, or perhaps one of their upcoming fitness trackers that will be hitting our market soon as well, Fossil makes it easy to pair it with your smartphone via the Fossil Q app. Surprisingly enough, Fossil smartwatch offerings are more affordable than Apple’s own Watch. Fossil Q hybrids start at Php10.3k while the newly launched Q Marshall and Q Wander touchscreen smartwatches start at just Php16k!
