Fossil Sport - First affordable 3100 Wear OS smartwatch

[epicrayban]

Video: Fossil Sport Unboxing and First Look!
.https://www.droid-life.com/2018/11/13/video-fossil-sport-unboxing-and-first-look/


Doesn't look or sound bad. It's got everything it should have and priced well, especially compared to the Apple Watch and certain Garmin run watches (it's about the same price as the popular Garmin 235).

Should be interesting.

 

[dumastudetto]

I think it looks ugly as sin personally.

 

[Applemaniac7]

I think it looks ugly as sin personally.

Let me guess, you think every smart watch that isn't Apple branded is the same eh?

 

[tbayrgs]

Not terrible, but the Wear OS hardware bar isn’t a terribly high one to clear right now. Nice to see it has all the requisite features. Display is pretty damn small however, with some chunky bezels. The 3100 is also a pretty subpar chip.

Now let’s see Google put some actual effort into supporting Wear OS long term.

 

[Lloydbm41]

I think it looks ugly as sin personally.

I wouldn't say 'ugly as sin', but it does look cheap and plasticky.

 

[tridot]

Definitely not the pinnacle of design.

 

[Michael Goff]

It looks like it might be worth every penny of the 255$. Sure does suck that there isn’t an Android Wear watch that’s worth 400$+ or a better chip than the Qualcomm Wear 3100.

 

[epicrayban]

I hope reviews drop. If it's priced the same as a Garmin 235, then why not get a smartwatch on top of that with Google Pay? Just hope the sports aspect of the watch is accurate and good. That's what I'm waiting to see.

I really don't find the design bad. It's no Galaxy Watch S3, of course, but I'm fine with a lighter, more minimalistic design.

 

[epicrayban]

Black Friday deal. At $70 or so dollars cheaper than a Garmin 235, might give this a test run.


Fossil’s all-new Sport Smartwatch gets an early Black Friday discount from $178.50 (30% off)
https://9to5toys.com/2018/11/19/fossil-sport-smartwatch/

 

[epicrayban]

Reviews are lukewarm. Decent at best. Oh well...

Feel free to jump in anytime, Google.

 

[Michael Goff]

Reviews are lukewarm. Decent at best. Oh well...

Feel free to jump in anytime, Google.

Until Google makes their own chips for a watch, mediocre is all you’re going to get. Qualcomm doesn’t seem to know what they’re doing with watches.

 

[epicrayban]

Until Google makes their own chips for a watch, mediocre is all you’re going to get. Qualcomm doesn’t seem to know what they’re doing with watches.

Might as well. I'm not a smartwatch guy anyway. Still love my classic watch collection.

I was really looking for a running watch replacement, and thought if it's good enough, it would be nice to have Google Pay on board. I'll stick to Garmin.