Fossil just introduced one of the most colorful and powerful smartwatches yet — take a look

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November 8, 2018 1:18 PM

Fossil says the Fossil Sport is aimed at a "design-conscious consumer," which is why the company opted for six colors.

Model Candice Huffine is the face of the new Fossil Sport.

Fossil just debuted what it's calling its most colorful smartwatch ever — and it might be its most powerful, too.

The watchmaker on Thursday unveiled the Fossil Sport, a $255 smartwatch that comes in six colors and has two standout internal features: the new Wear OS, Google's new smartwatch operating system; and the new Snapdragon Wear 3100 chip, which should give the watch better battery life and new abilities.

Fossil says the new watch is aimed at a "design-

The Fossil Sport will also come in two case sizes, 41 mm and 43 mm, which are roughly the same sizes as an Apple Watch Series 4 (though, clearly, a different shape).

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A new and improved chip

The Fossil Sport is among the first smartwatches to contain the new Snapdragon Wear 3100 chip from Qualcomm.

The new chip should make a major difference in battery life, which has been one of the main issues holding smartwatches back. For its part, Fossil says the Sport watch should get 24 hours of battery life, plus an additional two days in battery saver mode, which is a feature of the new chip.

The new chip should also provide a few other nice features, like an enhanced "ambient mode" and some better watch faces, although Fossil hasn't given much more detail than that.

Beyond the new chip, the Fossil Sport will come preloaded with the updated Wear OS, Google's smartwatch operating system. The new OS has a better shortcuts menu, better-looking and easier to read notifications, improved gestures, Google Assistant built in, and a totally redesigned Google Fit app.

Here are some additional specs of the Fossil Sport:

Wireless charging
The ability to pair Bluetooth headphones
Built-in sensors including heart rate, NFC, GPS, altimeter, accelerometer, gyroscope, ambient light, and m
icrophone
Touchscreen display
Compatible with iOS and Android
Interchangeable watch bands

But if you want to get a closer look at the watch before then, here are all the colors it comes in, along with a few of the many strap options: