Regardless of Put on OS Three being introduced again in 2021, we’ve up to now seen only a few smartwatches working this wearable working system – and nil from Fossil, regardless of that being one of many greatest gamers in Put on OS. However that’s about to vary, as the corporate has simply introduced the Fossil Gen 6 Wellness Version, which runs Put on OS Three out of the field.

That can make this Fossil’s first Put on OS Three machine, and it is going to be becoming a member of the Google Pixel Watch, the Montblanc Summit 3, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 line and the Samsung Galaxy Watch four line in working this newest OS launch.

So why are we evaluating it to the Fitbit Sense 2 moderately than a type of wearables? Due to the ‘Wellness’ a part of its title.

Very similar to the recently-launched Fitbit Sense 2, the Fossil Gen 6 Wellness Version places a giant deal with well being and health; with a Wellness companion app serving to it to trace and monitor SpO2, VO2 Max, coronary heart price zones, cardio health stage, sleep, and extra. Steady coronary heart price monitoring and computerized exercise detection is a part of the equation right here too.

The Fossil Gen 6 Wellness Version may even have the identical US value because the Fitbit Sense 2, at $299 (roughly £265 / AU$475).

Exterior of its working system and health options, this doesn’t sound overly thrilling although, because it’s principally only a tweaked model of the prevailing Fossil Gen 6, full with a slightly-dated Snapdragon Put on 4100 Plus chipset.

Its different specs embody a 1.28-inch OLED display screen, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, and a 44mm case in a alternative of black, silver or rose gold shades. Oddly, regardless of some advertising and marketing photographs exhibiting Google Assistant on the watch, this apparently received’t be out there at launch, with a Fossil spokesperson telling The Verge (opens in new tab) that they’re undecided when it is going to be added. Although Amazon Alexa is accessible within the meantime.

In the event you just like the sound of the Fossil Gen 6 Wellness Version you then’ll be capable of choose it up from October 17 within the US and the UK, with no phrase but on availability elsewhere. Nevertheless, in case your curiosity is primarily in Put on OS 3, then you need to quickly have a whole lot of different Fossil choices too.

Evaluation: Put on OS Three is coming

Whereas the Fossil Gen 6 Wellness Version would be the first Fossil watch to run Put on OS Three out of the field, a software program replace to Put on OS Three will quickly be coming to different smartwatches made by the corporate.

We already knew it will be coming to the usual Fossil Gen 6 finally, and now the corporate has confirmed – in line with Android Central (opens in new tab) – that this replace will land on October 17; so the identical day because the Wellness Version’s launch.

It will likely be coming to different Gen 6 watches as properly, which means the Skagen Falster Gen 6 and the Michael Kors Gen 6. Nevertheless, it’s solely coming to fashions with a Snapdragon Put on 4100 Plus chipset; older watches received’t be getting Put on OS 3.

As famous although, even that chipset isn’t precisely new anymore, so if you happen to’re not determined for a brand new smartwatch you may be higher off ready for the Fossil Gen 7 – which can probably use the newer Snapdragon W5 Plus – earlier than you improve your wearable {hardware}.

Examine our rundown of the perfect smartwatches to see what the Fossil Gen 6 Wellness Version is up towards.