Fossil Gen 6 Hybrid Unboxing and First Look

[@caiocotrim9139]

I don't know if a hybrid is the one for me but it's a beautiful piece of tech! Great video as always man!

[@RandoTechInfo]

Thanks buddy. Always appreciate your thoughts.

[@mortimerlivan557]

Thanks for this much anticipated review. I think that for this iteration, they could have made the crown rotatable for selecting options

[@RandoTechInfo]

Yeah,. that would have been sweet.

[@amrelbedewy9920]

Great review, what about the vibration strength . Is it enough to wake up heavy sleepers?

[@RandoTechInfo]

Hard to say. It's solid but not industry leading. I would probably not rely on it.

[@carl6313]

First ever reviewer! Thanks!

[@RandoTechInfo]

Welcome!

[@aclogarta]

I got tired of having to charge my Apple watch every night so I bought mine two weeks ago. I gotta say, this is an awesome watch.

[@RandoTechInfo]

Agreed.

[@bpacheco6]

How is this the only video I can find about this watch haha thank you looking forward to the review!

[@RandoTechInfo]

Because THIS video is all you NEED!!! Just kidding. I honestly have no idea. The funny thing is I busted my butt to get the video out before anyone else. Guess I could have taken my time. 😂 Full review should be out in the next few days. Thanks for watching!

[@bpacheco6]

@@RandoTechInfo can't wait! I had a fossil gen 3, 2 gen4s and gen 5 now....only bought 1 rest were warranty replacements...the batteries die too soon after a year and the screens shatter too easily.....hybrid does everything I need and I miss analog dials! Your review will definately help me decide if I want this or just go back to analog watches entirely! Thanks Fossil does 50% off trade in too so I'm giving up my gen 5 that's out of warranty...battery only lasts 10 hours...a year ago it lasted 20

[@RandoTechInfo]

@@bpacheco6 Yeah, I have a (non hybrid) Gen 6 and while I really like the watch overall, the battery life is not great. BTW the full review is out. Hope it helps you with your decision.

[@RandoTechInfo]

Hello Brian. I saw you left a comment on the new video and when I went back to answer it, I couldn't find it. Just making sure the spam bots didn't accidentally delete it. If you have a question about the review, you can try reposting it. Take care.

[@gyulasipos3165]

That's some great looking footage you got here! I'm wondering if the bluetooth can be turned off on the watch itself, like an "airplane mode"?

[@RandoTechInfo]

Strangely enough there does not appear to be any way to do so.

[@gyulasipos3165]

@@RandoTechInfo Thank you for checking it for me!

[@RandoTechInfo]

@@gyulasipos3165 No problem.

[@johannessaastad9243]

Thank you for the review! I've heard some complaints about the vibration strengt of the Fossil hybrid, e.g it not being strong enough to wake one up with the alarm function. How do you find the vibration strength on the 6th gen?

[@RandoTechInfo]

It's not bad. I have the vibration setting set to STRONG and I feel it's on par with most of my other smartwatches, that said, not sure I'd rely on it for an alarm, especially since there is no speaker.

[@AceInvader]

I personally have good success with it as an alarm, at least with the hybrid hr. Much more comfortable than some obnoxious sound. If you're worried, set a backup audio alarm. Never a bad idea to have a backup

[@aclogarta]

I'm a heavy sleeper. Even my iPhone is not loud enough to wake me up. lol. Nothing beats the old mechanical alarm clock with bell ringers. lol

[@yoshira4656]

The video is awesome and informative....only one thing, do we get call alerts as well?

[@RandoTechInfo]

Yep. Just the alert though. Since the watch has no speaker, you will need to actually answer the call on your phone. Glad you liked the video!

[@kjm-ch7jc]

That was a quick unboxing, do you think you could do it slower next time.

[@RandoTechInfo]

That's what she said.

[@rhettoracle9679]

Interesting approach to a hybrid watch! Peace

[@vdoestech]

That smoke stainless steel looks soooo clean!

[@RandoTechInfo]

It really does.

[@oneisland]

Nice one! When can we expect the full review? 🤗

[@RandoTechInfo]

Hopefully by the end of next week. 🤞

[@oneisland]

@@RandoTechInfo Cool! Looking forward to it...

[@vicusi21]

@@RandoTechInfo please include a comment on the heart rate sensor's accuracy, if it fogs like it's predecessor, and if you can lap times in the running stopwatch. Thanks 🙂

[@RandoTechInfo]

@@vicusi21 I don't have any real good way to test the accuracy of the heart monitor. I can tell you the watch tells me my resting heart rate is close to that of my other wearables, so either they're all pretty good or they all suck. I have had no issues with the watch fogging up. There does not seem to be a lap function with the stopwatch. You can simply start, pause, and stop. Hope that helps..

[@raemchoi1524]

Thanks for the great video! It looks like you got the brown variant of the watch, which I'm looking into as well. The embedded screen seems to be brown but aren't E-Ink screens only black and white? How does it look in real life? I also heard the brown seems almost black in certain lighting conditions. Let me know, thanks! :)

[@RandoTechInfo]

I'm glad you liked the video! I did indeed get the brown variant and you are correct, E-Ink screens are usually black and white, but there is a brown tint across the whole face and I'm not exactly sure how it's done. Perhaps the glass is tinted? In real life the watch looks good. It looks more black in lower light. I have posted a couple more pictures on my Instagram account if you want to check them out. IG: randotechinfo You can also get to my Instagram from the links on the KZbin homepage.

[@raemchoi1524]

@@RandoTechInfo Thank you for going to such lenghts! Those pictures where exactly what I was looking for and I see what you mean. One last question: in the photos the screen looks a bit pixelated but it's taken from up close of course (thanks for the details!). Have you ever had issues with readability/pixelation?

[@RandoTechInfo]

@@raemchoi1524 in good light the screen is very readable. Double tapping the screen also back lights it so readability shouldn't be too bad especially with a lighter watch face.

[@SpaceCopper]

Is this watch waterproof/pressurized waterproof?

[@RandoTechInfo]

ATM 3 water resistant

[@minhdo1993]

Is there a backlight for the face for this version? The double tap the screen for light? if there is, is it reliable? the previous one was extremely unreliable for me

[@HeyElliott]

I looked at them in person this week at the Fossil store and asked this same question. The rep said they carried over the same 4 little lights from the previous generation watch. Very disappointing. As you, I owned the prior generation and the back light on the border was a joke and virtually useless in low light.

[@minhdo1993]

@@HeyElliott dang i guess no improvement on that then, yeah the only thing i was disappointed was the backlight doesn't work 100% of the time, if it was it would be my full time watch, i usually switch to a full smartwatch at night for visibility, thanks for the reply!

[@RandoTechInfo]

@Bernard Do Yes, there is a backlight and you do double tap the screen to activate it. It works... most of the time, but you have to tap pretty hard.

[@RandoTechInfo]

@Cory I would not say the lights are bright by any means but I feel like they do the job, at least on this watch.

[@minhdo1993]

@@RandoTechInfo what a shame, its my only con of this watch, backlight is not reliable, thank you for the information

[@VynZography]

The hand moving along with the menu selection blocks the icon, which is already white when selected anyway. Who thinks up these things LOL.

[@MythicSuns]

I like it because it makes it easier to quickly scroll through the menu as opposed to the purely horizontal menu layout they had before; one of the minor issues with digital ink displays is that they have a 1 fps frame rate (or something close to 1 fps) which can make scrolling difficult, but since the watch hands don't have this issue you can sort of use them as a makeshift mouse cursor and just let go of the up or down button once the hands are over the menu item you want to select.

[@VynZography]

@@MythicSuns on the video it looks like the icon change colour at the same time as the hand went over it...

[@EvilJonas]

Indeed, terrible UI design. They could leave the big hand on the left and only indicate with the small hand.

[@VynZography]

@@EvilJonas yes that would have made a whole lot more sense!

[@abhiramt1385]

🤩 one of my favourite

[@nitinnimesh66]

have it displays light????

[@RandoTechInfo]

Yes. Double tapping the glass, turns on the backlight.

[@nitinnimesh66]

@@RandoTechInfo in display like phone or a led light???

[@RandoTechInfo]

@@nitinnimesh66 It's four little mini lights that surround the display. I'm planning on dropping a full review at the end of this week. I will be sure I cover it so you can see exactly what I'm talking about.

[@rraygen]

Hooold up, timer, stopwatch, and no alarms? please tell me they didn't forgot such a basic functionality.

[@RandoTechInfo]

You can set alarms using Alexa on the watch or through the app on your phone.