• Design

Fossil being a global leader in the fashion industry have lived up to expectation with each smartwatch released. The Gen 5 Calyle is no doubt, a very beautiful watch with the aesthetics that defines a true premium watch.

The Gen 5 Calyle appearance isn’t much different from the Gen 4 Explorist, however, the Gen 5 Calyle is slightly slimmer and smaller which is nice especially for slimmer individuals. Although, you’ll see more at a glance on the Gen 4 than on the Gen 5 as the latter has a bigger display.

Apart from the slight differences in the case size, these two have the same appearance almost.


• Storage/Media


As noticed on the Ticwatch Pro 4G, an increase 1GB RAM resulted in a faster performance. Same is applicable to the new Gen 5 Clayle which has a 1GB RAM that’ll see this device perform faster eliminating those lagging experience on the Gen 4.

In addition, the Gen 5 Calyle has an increased 8GB storage space to accommodate more of your favorite tracks compared to Gen 4 which has only 4GB storage capacity.

Moreover, the Gen 5 Calyle has a speaker that’s lacking on the Gen 4 explorist. This means you can play your favorite tracks anywhere with the Gen 5 as well as making more out of the improved Google assistant as it can now speak to you. You can now answer calls right on the Calyle.


• Platform


One of the major additions that make the Gen 5 Calyle better than the Gen 4 Explorist is the new 3100 chip that powers the device. The Gen 5 joins the Fossil Sport to feature this chip which was released last year, and up till now powers only a handful of Wear OS smartwatches.

The 3100 chip brings with it a slew of advantages that are responsible for the longer battery life of the Gen 5, as well as improved performance. This will see the Gen 5 last longer on a single charge and perform better than the Gen 4.


• Fitness Tracking


The Gen 4 can track same activities as the Gen 5, and is equipped with same sensors. However, the new Gen 5 has an improved heart rate sensor that’s smarter, this will give you more accurate stats.

The Gen 5 also has new apps onboard like the Cardiogram that can tell your heart rate, as well as showing other related complications.

Although, these apps might be coming to the other generations in future updates.


• Battery Life

Another significant improvement on the Gen 5 is its longer battery life thanks to the Snapdragon 3100 chip that allows for the full exploit of the co-processor which sees the Gen 5 last quite longer than the Gen 4.

Gen 5 has four battery modes; daily, extended, time-only and custom battery modes. The daily mode will see Gen 5 last just over a day with regular usage which is slightly longer than Gen 4’s approximately one-day battery life.

Secondly, the extended battery mode will see Gen 5 last a couple of days (2days+) without compromising notifications and heart rate tracking.

Thirdly, the time-only mode as seen with the Gen 4 Sport will see the Gen 5 last just about a week or more. Although, this will shut down Wear OS features.

So, clearly, the Gen 5 will last longer than the Gen 4.