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Fossil Gen 4 Smartwatches (Refurbished): Venture or Explorist Expired

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Fossil.com has select Fossil Gen 4 Smartwatches (Refurbished) on sale for $99 - $24.75 w/ promo code 379249 = $74.25. Shipping is free. Thanks slistican

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Gen 5 was released last fall.

At $75, the Gen 4 is fine, as long as you keep your expectations in tow. The main difference between Gen 4/Sport and Gen 5 is the 1gb of RAM vs 512mb. I've owned both generations, and the difference is night and day. With 4/Sport, you will experience significant lag, simple tasks will take way too long, apps are sluggish to open. The extra RAM with Gen 5 solves all of those performance issues, and it's a smooth pleasant experience. The performance improvement is so shocking that you wonder why Google hasn't forced all its OEMs to include 1gb RAM as the base spec.

Anyway, as I said at $75 it's fine, it'll show the time and display notifications, mostly without issues. Just keep in mind it's going to be a frustrating user experience at times. If you were on the fence, pass on Gen 4, and wait for a Gen5 sale.
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slistican
01-13-2020 at 08:58 AM.
01-13-2020 at 08:58 AM.
I just got my shipping confirmation this morning so it shipped out pretty quick.
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haonan93
01-13-2020 at 09:12 AM.
01-13-2020 at 09:12 AM.
Is it worth the upgrade from explorist gen 3?
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rich27
01-13-2020 at 09:29 AM.
01-13-2020 at 09:29 AM.
How are these compared to other smart watches out there?
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PeteyTheStriker
01-13-2020 at 09:31 AM.
01-13-2020 at 09:31 AM.
I like their look, but just cant get over the fact it has to be charged daily. Sticking with my Galaxy watch at least I can go 2-3 days per charge.

It being swim proof is a big plus though.
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rockchalk911
01-13-2020 at 09:40 AM.
01-13-2020 at 09:40 AM.
On the fence. Somebody say something to push me one way or the other
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OSULBJ55
01-13-2020 at 09:41 AM.
01-13-2020 at 09:41 AM.
Quote from rockchalk911 :
On the fence. Somebody say something to push me one way or the other

Buy now think later.
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Glor1a
01-13-2020 at 09:42 AM.
01-13-2020 at 09:42 AM.
Quote from rockchalk911 :
On the fence. Somebody say something to push me one way or the other

Reviews aren't good!
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burninrubber321
01-13-2020 at 09:44 AM.
01-13-2020 at 09:44 AM.
Gen 5 was just released at CES with faster processor and double ram (ie smoother interface).. But also $350 msrp
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01-13-2020 at 09:44 AM.
01-13-2020 at 09:44 AM.
Quote from Glor1a :
Reviews aren't good!
The reviews on the watch with the silicone band weren't good. However, the reviews for the Explorist watch with the metal band were much better.
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satellite779
01-13-2020 at 09:48 AM.
01-13-2020 at 09:48 AM.
Explorist is $149 new vs $99 refurbished in this deal.
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Husk3rPow3r
01-13-2020 at 09:50 AM.
01-13-2020 at 09:50 AM.
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If you can put up with the horrible Samsung Tizen OS.
What's wrong with it? Not as compatible with google apps directly, but I've enjoyed my Gear S3 Frontier from a past sale. Their battery life is pretty decent compared to the Fossil watches. These look nice, but I don't do much on my watch anyway.
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Chargr
01-13-2020 at 09:55 AM.
01-13-2020 at 09:55 AM.
Quote from burninrubber321 :
Gen 5 was just released at CES with faster processor and double ram (ie smoother interface).. But also $350 msrp
This years CES? Because I got the watch for my Gf last month..
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