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Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars with 184 reviews

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    Rating 3.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars

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82%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers praise the Gen 5e Smartwatch 44mm Silicone for its stylish design, affordable price, and user-friendly interface. Many appreciate its classic watch appearance and comfortable fit. However, some users express concerns about its battery life and occasional connectivity issues.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent watch!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent watch, price is accesible!, good life battery,

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    So far so good

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Smaller screen than the Gen 4 I had previously, but brighter and faster. I kind of miss the scroll wheel and shortcut buttons my old watch had though. No major issues so far.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Design
    Cons mentioned:
    Connectivity
    Tech Insider Network Member

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I never leave home without it

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    Tech Insider Network Member
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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Let me start my review by saying I'm a guy who typically didn't wear a watch. After wearing this Fossil Smart watch for the last 5 days or so, I never leave home without it. My first impressions were that it is a beautiful watch and feels like a premium high quality watch. The face is large and beautiful. The included silicon band feels nice and comfortable. It is thick and feels like it will last me a long time. My only complain about the silicon band is that after a few days of use, I'm noticing some white grimy buildup on it, I'm guessing its my sweat? lol. Or maybe soap.. from washing my hands. But , it cleans fairly easily and quickly and since it is silicon, you don't have to worry about getting it wet. The watch is also water resistant. The watch charges magnetically with any adapter or usb port. I paired the watch with my iPhone 11 Pro Max. You'll have to download the Android Wear app for it and leave it running in the background. The watch mostly runs smoothly when paired to my iPhone although it seems to drop connection sometimes. I usually restart the watch, or have to go back into the bluetooth settings to reconnect it. I figure it disconnects when I leave my phone behind somewhere and walk away out of range. The watch display is very nice, colors are vibrant and it is just bright enough to be able to see outdoors when out in the sun. I thought it was really cool that you can customize the face with an app and switch them out as you please. There is many faces to choose from in the watch and you can download many others. It has a lot of cool features built in the software.. it will track and monitor your heart rate throughout the day, it pushes just about every notification from my phone. You can email make a phone call with the watch. It has a built in speaker but it isn't very loud. I don't plan on using it for phone calls but its a nice feature to have just in case. I haven't figured out how to push iMessage notifications to the watch, but it could just be a limitation on Apple's part. I didn't think I needed a smart watch, but I have to admit that it is nice to be able to take a quick glance at the watch for any notification, time or weather without having to pull my phone out of my pocket. I rely on email notifications to get work done and for important stuff, so its nice to be able to check who emailed me from the watch and choose to respond then or later. Battery life is excellent, I have it set to "daily mode" which i like to call the full on mode. It pushes notifications to you, checks your heart rate throughout the day, always on display etc etc and the battery makes it through the whole day. I'd say my watch is at about 15-20% when the day is over and it's time for me to start unwinding. It charges fairly quickly, I can usually take it off the charger before I go to bed and leave it off to have it ready for the next day. Would I recommend this watch? Yes! It is a premium watch with excellent software and high quality materials. I think its very cool and has been very helpful to me throughout the day. I have no complaints about using an Android based watch with my iPhone. It works seamlessly and doesn't drain my phones battery either. Pros: Helpful notifications / fitness and heart rate tracker Beautifully designed, premium build quality, easily interchangeable bands. Android Wear- so it will work with any android phone or iPhone. Cons: disconnects once in a while, and have to go through a couple steps to reconnect.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life
    Tech Insider Network Member

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Simple, yet improved from previous versions

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I recieved this item in return of my unbiased review. I'll start by saying I'm more impressed with this fossil 5e smartwatch then my previous gen 5 garret Fossil watch. The newer version of Wear OS by Google is much improved with the new addition of sleep tracking finally. This watch is a simple design with only one button on the side a speaker and mic. You have limited face options for the watch display, I highly recommend getting the Facer App for better watch face options, both free and paid. The battery life is average, lasting a day to two days before needing a recharge. Which thankfully the watch charges very fast using the included charging cable, but you'll need a usb power adapter. I haven't searched yet, but I hope Wear OS has the option to extend the length of time the display stays on for. On my gen 5 garret you couldn't change it without purchasing a separate app to controll it. I'm using this with my new S20 FE 5G phone. Which paired easily without issue. I like the all black look of the watch. The straps are interchangeable and can be picked up reasonably priced. I highly recommend the Fossil smartwatches for Android users.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life
    Tech Insider Network Member

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    This is a nice smart watch

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I received this item for a honest review. This is a nice and lite smart watch. It has some features that make it an ok watch but seems to me always a battery problem. It has some different features for battery management. Although it never seemed to last for me a full day. The only 2 modes that had good battery left didn't leave many features you want in a smart phone available. I like to use mine to track steps, stairs, sleep and this one does using google fit. All that works good but you lose battery time with it. the speaker sounded ok but not sure if I would use it all the time or not.. over all it a good watch just not something I would wear all day.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Design
    Cons mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good for the price

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works well with my galaxy s21 ultra. It's a bit small. I liked big watches. Love it though but I wish it was a bit bigger.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Display
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    needs more battery

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Nice looking watch, functioned well but good luck getting more than a day of battery out of it. Sometimes it's lucky to get 16 hours and that's with pretty much everything turned off. If you go in knowing that, it's a good watch.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Display

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I would "Best" Buy this watch again!

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Hello, I had this watch for 24 hours, I read the reviews about battery life, and I'm at work and its 3:30pm the watch has been off the charger for 8 hours and battery life is at 80%. I have the watch set up as "daily" for battery usage. I'm getting notifications and under my normal use this is performing better than my last smartwatch, I did set the heart monitor to once an hour, I do have google fit configured when I drive to work I have song artist and title displayed on the watch and my drive is 75mins each way. I do recommend a screen protector, I don't recommend bathing or showering with this watch, it has a 3ATM rating, which means 30 meters but that is taken as if you drop it in water not wearing it and it goes to the depth of almost 100ft it should still work, but not wearing it swimming, diving, or salt water is bad for this watch go to a 5ATM if you want a watch for swimming. this watch is splash (washing hands) and a normal rain not heavy or soaking downpour. it says it has a speaker I haven't tried that yet. I do like the display. You have some decent watch faces to choose from, I have an Android App (photow**r) and I'm able to create a picture background from my phones gallery, not just from FB or Instagram like the watch specs state, the watch charges quickly so even if you are a smartwatch data heavy user, it will charge fast

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Design
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life, Connectivity

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Not great for iPhone users.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It's a lovely looking watch, so I thought I'd give it a try with an iPhone. In a nutshell, it was buggy and disconnected constantly. The battery life is also quite poor, as is common with Wear OS devices. I would guess you'd have better luck with an Android device, but unless you absolutely love the style and don't mind sacrificing usability (for Apple users) and short battery life, I would consider other options.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Be patient with battey

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Be patient with the battery. This is my first smart watch and out of the box I was very disappointed with the battery life. But after about 2 weeks, the battery life greatly improved. I do leave gps off along with Fossils built in fitness app. Still able to track steps ,heartbeat, and sleep tracking with google fit. Also, turn of notifications on alerts that come through on your watch that aren't really necessary. I got this watch for around $150 on sale so good value.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Fossil smartwatch

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good smartwatch but the battery life is not long enough.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great watch, small screen

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I like the user interface, screen quality, battery life, and layout. The only bad is the screen is much smaller than the face.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Connectivity

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Watch

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    Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Still using it and as long as you don't delete your Bluetooth connection it should work I've had to start from the beginning and redownload everything 3 times now but usually it works good and you can watch movies from your phone on your arm and watch what's happening on your phone cameras on your wrist like a spy

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good watch!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    No complains about this watch. Got it for real cheap clearance price of $81. The only issue is the battery. It runs out fast. But for 81 bucks, who can complain

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Display
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    pretty good wear os smartwatch

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Pairs well with my Pixel phone, display is great, reasonably easy to figure out how to use. Normal use only gets me most of a day, battery life could definitely be better. Overall a good smartwatch, does exactly what I wanted it to do, and is more affordable than many other smartwatches available.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Design
    Cons mentioned:
    Connectivity

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Smart watch review

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The only reason why I am giving 4 stars instead of 5 because watch Bluetooth frequently disconnects from my phone and doesn't connect automatically even when it is in range. I have to restart both the device and reconnect.Rest it Is nice color and works well and solve all my purpose

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Answer calls
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Smart watch

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I find this watch to be awesome! It's really nice to keep your phone in your pocket & answer the calls from your watch. Not to mention the step tracker, heart rate monitor & all the other characters it's equipped with. Depending on how you use it, the battery can drain dirt of quickly. That really seems to be the only drawback. I would recommend this & the price is right for the quality!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    decent watch

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Its a decent watch, the watch OS could have been better

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Answer calls
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fossil Gen 5e watch

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I like it a lot. It has a lot more features than I expected and still not sure what all of them are. Wear it all the time. You can answer your phone from the watch. I like that feature. Your texts received also show up on the watch so you do not need to look at your phone. The battery doesn't last as long as I would like but it charges fast.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Should improve battery life.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The performance of the watch is good but battery backup is really bad, one full charge does not even stands for 10 hours, if we connect it to phone.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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