Fossil Gen 3 Explorist Specifications, Features and Price

  • Release date:: September, 2017
  • Display:: 1.44 inch, AMOLED, Touchscreen
  • Body:: Leather, Stainless steel
  • Battery Life:: up to 24hrs
  • Storage:: 0.5GB RAM, 4GB ROM, Microphone, Loudspeaker
  • Compatibility:: Android 6.0+ and iOS 10.0+

EDITOR’S RATING

Design:4.1 out of 5 stars (4.1 / 5)
Battery:2.5 out of 5 stars (2.5 / 5)
Fitness tracking:3 out of 5 stars (3.0 / 5)
Features:4.1 out of 5 stars (4.1 / 5)
Price:3.5 out of 5 stars (3.5 / 5)
Average:3.4 out of 5 stars (3.4 / 5)

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Description

Fossil Gen 3 Explorist Specifications and Features – The Gen 3 Explorist is a decent looking Wear OS smartwatch with an outstanding design that’s classy and elegant. It’s powered by the Snapdragon 2100 chip, and features 4GB onboard storage capacity, loudspeaker and microphone that enables Google Assistant. It’s able to keep you connected to all that matters to you, as well tracking your daily activities, and has a battery life of roughly a day.

The Gen 3 Explorist with a classy appearance is a classic smartwatch that’s sturdy made of stainless steel case and compatible with 22mm interchangeable stainless steel/silicone/leather straps. The 1.44 inch AMOLED display is very interactive and lively with touchscreen support and has 3 physical buttons to aid effortless navigation.

The Gen 3 Explorist is equipped with a handful of sensors to track your active life, as well as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to keep you connected to all that matters to you, while having a somewhat short life that should see you through the day on a single charge. It also comes with inbuilt microphone that enables you carry out a variety of functions just with your voice via Google Assistant, and a loudspeaker that lets you play media files anywhere.

Fossil Gen 3 Explorist Features

  • 1.44 AMOLED display, touchscreen with 3 physical buttons.
  • Preloaded sport modes.
  • Clock features include time/date, alarm, timer and stopwatch.
  • Customize the watch face from available watch faces or download watch faces from the pool of many watch faces available on the app store.
  • Find my phone, control music on Smartphone and remote camera control.
  • Keeps you connected to all that matters to you, so you never get to miss important updates.
  • Rated IP67.
  • 22mm interchangeable straps.
  • Compatible with both Android 6.0+ and iOS 10.0+ devices.
  • 4GB onboard storage capacity lets you take your music with you.
  • Illuminates the interior of a small area with the LED flashlight.
  • Inbuilt microphone enable access to voice control features via Google Assistant and loudspeaker.
Fossil Gen 3 Explorist Fitness Tracking Features
  • Features breathing session that can help return you back to calm simply by following the visual instructions.
  • Tracks your sleep stages.
  • Tracks your steps, distance, calories and sedentary reminder.

Pros

  • A classic, stylish and elegant smartwatch.
  • Onboard 4G storage capacity.
  • Inbuilt microphone and loudspeaker.

Cons

  • Battery life isn’t so impressive.
  • Lacks heart rate monitor.
  • Lacks inbuilt GPS.
  • Lacks NFC chip.
  • Not swim-proof.

Additional information

ABOUT DEVICE

ABOUT DEVICE

Device name

Fossil Gen 3 Explorist

Device type

Gender

Release date

September, 2017

Predecessor

Fossil Gen 2 Explorist

Successor

Fossil Gen 4 Explorist

Versions

BODY

BODY

Dimension

46 x 46 x 12.5 mm

Weight

Shape

Circular

Case material

Stainless steel

Strap material

Leather

Bezel material

Stainless steel

Strap size

22 mm

Screen protection

Water resistance

Durability test

Swim-proof

No

Color

Blue, Gold, Silver

DISPLAY

DISPLAY

Display size

1.44 inch

Display type

AMOLED, Full color

Display resolution

454 x 454 px

Pixel density

Always on

Custom watch face

Yes

Input type

3 Physical buttons, Touchscreen

CONNECTIVITY

CONNECTIVITY

Bluetooth

Bluetooth v4.1

Bluetooth calling

No

GPS

No

NFC

No

Wi-Fi

Yes

MEMORY

MEMORY

RAM

512MB

ROM

4GB

Memory card slot

CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY

CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY

Technology

None

SIM type

Band

NOTIFICATIONS

NOTIFICATIONS

SMS alert

Yes

Calls alert

Yes

Email alert

Yes

Event reminder

Yes

Third-party apps alert

Yes

MEDIA

MEDIA

Audio

Bluetooth music

Loudspeaker

Microphone

Camera

No

Radio

No

SENSORS

SENSORS

Accelerometer

Altimeter

No

Ambient light

Yes

Barometer

Compass

No

ECG

Gyroscope

Yes

HRM

No

Pulse oximeter (SpO2)

No

Temperature

No

Sensor(s)

ACTIVITY TRACKING

ACTIVITY TRACKING

Blood oxygen

Blood Pressure

Calories

Yes

Distance

Yes

ECG tracking

Heart rate monitoring

No

Sleep tracking

Yes

Steps

Yes

Stress

Yes

Fall detection

Menstrual cycle

VO2 Max

Swim-tracking

No

Underwater heart rate tracking

No

On-screen workout

No

Sport modes

Yes

BATTERY

BATTERY

Battery type

Non-removable Li-ion battery

Battery capacity

Battery life

Regular: Up to 24hrs

Charging type

Charging dock

Charging time

1-2 hours

Solar charging

No

PLATFORM

PLATFORM

Chipset

Snapdragon 2100

CPU

GPU

Operating system

Wear OS

MISC

MISC

Companion app

Fossil Q App

Compatibility

Android 6.0+, iOS 10.0+

Payment system

None

Interchangeable strap

,

Voice command

Find my phone

Yes

Box content

Charger, Fossil Gen 3 Explorist, Manual, Straps

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