“The sleek design is in the Gen 6’s favor, and its 1.28‑inch AMOLED display is one of the best, but its barely‑one‑day battery life keeps us from recommending the watch over other longer‑lasting wearables, even if you can recharge it to full in just under an hour.”
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- Sleek design
- Fast speeds and smooth navigation
- Great display
- Solid build quality
- Affordable price
Points of Contention
- Short battery life
- Wear OS 3 not coming until 2022
- Little changed from predecessor
- Outdated software
- Slow performance
Professional Reviews
2 reviews from 2 critics80
David Lumb
TechRadar
40
Dieter Bohn
The Verge
“The kindest thing I can say about the new $299 Gen 6 iteration of Fossil’s long‑running smartwatch series is this: it’s not entirely Fossil’s fault that it’s bad.”
