We review products independently, but we may earn affiliate commissions from buying links on this page. Terms of use. Fossil has announced a new smartwatch called the Hybrid HR with physical hands and a monochromatic, always-on display. Priced from $195 and available now, the Hybrid HR includes a built-in fitness tracker and robust notifications support including text messages, emails, social media, app alerts, alarm clock, calendar alerts, and multiple time zone options. It can also track your heart rate and control your music. Best of all, the Hybrid H2 is compatible with both Android (5.0+) and iOS (9.0+), meaning it's probably going to work out-the-box regardless of the phone you own. On the watch face there are four complications where information can be displayed and what gets displayed can be customized by the user. When you do receive a notification the mechanical hands move out of the way so as not to obscure the information being conveyed on the tiny display. The Hybrid HR ships with 16MB of storage, the case size is 42mm wide, 13mm thick, and enjoys water resistance of up to three atmospheres (ATM). The 16mm watch strap can also be switched out for one of the many Fossil alternative straps. What might set this watch apart, however, is the claimed battery life of two weeks. Bearing in mind that the Apple Watch Series 5, the best smartwatch currently available, only has a battery life of 14 hours, this could tip the scales in Fossil's favor. It also gives Fossil more versatility in its product range, lining up this smartwatch next to more conventional WearOS devices such as Fossil's Gen 5. In January, Google paid $40 million to Fossil for its smartwatch technology, as well as a portion of Fossil's research and development team, but apparently there is no connection between the two companies for this device. In a statement to The Verge, a Fossil spokesperson said that there is "no relation between the IP Fossil sold to Google in the beginning of the year and the launch of the Fossil Hybrid HR." Google, meanwhile, has recently tried to solve its own wearables issues by buying Fitbit although whether this will fix the company's problems is a different matter.
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We review products independently, but we may earn affiliate commissions from buying links on this page. Terms of use. Fossil has announced a new smartwatch called the Hybrid HR with physical hands and a monochromatic, always-on display. Priced from $195 and available now, the Hybrid HR includes a built-in fitness tracker and robust notifications support including text messages, emails, social media, app alerts, alarm clock, calendar alerts, and multiple time zone options. It can also track your heart rate and control your music. Best of all, the Hybrid H2 is compatible with both Android (5.0+) and iOS (9.0+), meaning it's probably going to work out-the-box regardless of the phone you own. On the watch face there are four complications where information can be displayed and what gets displayed can be customized by the user. When you do receive a notification the mechanical hands move out of the way so as not to obscure the information being conveyed on the tiny display. The Hybrid HR ships with 16MB of storage, the case size is 42mm wide, 13mm thick, and enjoys water resistance of up to three atmospheres (ATM). The 16mm watch strap can also be switched out for one of the many Fossil alternative straps. What might set this watch apart, however, is the claimed battery life of two weeks. Bearing in mind that the Apple Watch Series 5, the best smartwatch currently available, only has a battery life of 14 hours, this could tip the scales in Fossil's favor. It also gives Fossil more versatility in its product range, lining up this smartwatch next to more conventional WearOS devices such as Fossil's Gen 5. In January, Google paid $40 million to Fossil for its smartwatch technology, as well as a portion of Fossil's research and development team, but apparently there is no connection between the two companies for this device. In a statement to The Verge, a Fossil spokesperson said that there is "no relation between the IP Fossil sold to Google in the beginning of the year and the launch of the Fossil Hybrid HR." Google, meanwhile, has recently tried to solve its own wearables issues by buying Fitbit although whether this will fix the company's problems is a different matter.