The Galaxy Watch Active and Fossil Sport are both genuinely new entries to the smartwatch space, and they go for a similar core audience: a blend of casual users and wellness enthusiasts that want basic activity

• tracking,
• music control,
• notifications on their wrist.

There’s no one-size-fits-all answer here, yet dependent on price alone, the Galaxy Watch Active is a decent, all-around choice for generally shoppers.

Well-rounded

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active

An affordable smartwatch that nails the basics

The Galaxy Watch Active gets what’s significant right; great battery life, appealing design, smooth execution, and good fitness tracking. With a generally affordable price tag, this is a simple proposal. The Galaxy Watch Active may not have the pivoting bezel Samsung’s watches have turned out to be known for, however it’s as yet a strong offering that nails the fundamentals. Between smooth execution, amazing battery life, and good fitness tracking, this is an extraordinary purchase at a reasonable price.

Good

• Better battery life
• Great fitness tracking
• Tizen OS 4.0 is very smooth
• More affordable

Bad

• Flush buttons can be harder to find
• Fewer apps for Tizen

Worn OS

Fossil Sport (Gen 4)

A great-looking smartwatch held back by flawed software

The Fossil Sport has great equipment with a rotating crown that makes exploring through the software a breeze. Its Wear OS software still has opportunity to get better, however it’s as yet an extraordinary watch worth picking up. The Fossil Sport is a extraordinary-looking, comfortable watch with a  pivoting crown that makes navigating through the interface a breeze. Wear OS still has its issues and bugs, yet this is the best Wear OS watch for a great number of people, with a spotless design and a vast ecosystem of apps.

Good

• Excellent rotating crown
• Google Assistant is useful
• Available in fun colors
• More apps

Bad

• More expensive
• Wear OS is still buggy

A look at the Hardware

The hardware on both smartwatches is fabulous. They’re both made generally of aluminum, which is fundamentally lighter than the stainless steel used in watches like the Apple Watch Series 4. The Galaxy Watch Active arrives in a solitary 40mm configuration, while the Fossil Sport is accessible in either 43mm or 41mm. Shockingly,this variance in sizes implies that every watch acknowledges different replacement bands; 20mm, 22mm, and 16mm, respectively.

The Fossil Sport’s rotating crown is a wonderful method to explore Wear OS.

Most Galaxy Watches highlight a pivoting bezel to help navigate through the software, yet the Watch Active discards this to cut down on cost and essentially includes two buttons along the right hand side. They’re fine, however being so flush along the hardware, they can be somewhat hard to discover.

	Samsung Galaxy Watch Active	Fossil Sport
Operating System	Tizen OS 4.0	Wear OS
Processor	Exynos 9110	Snapdragon Wear 3100
Storage	4GB	4GB
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS, Bluetooth 4.2	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS, Bluetooth 4.2
Speaker	Yes	No
Microphone	Yes	Yes
Water Resistance	Yes	Yes
Dimensions	39.5 x 39.5 x 10.5mm	43 x 43 x 12mm
Weight	25g	29g
Colors	Silver, Black, Rose Gold, Green	Black, Smokey Blue, Red, Neon, Light Blue, Blush, Gray

By contrast, the Fossil Sport highlights three pronounced buttons on the side, with the bigger central button serving as a rotating crown. This serves to a great extent a similar need as Samsung’s rotating bezel, and it’s an appreciated feature that keeps your finger from hindering your view and smudging your screen.

Bottom line

At last, unless you’re after the structure or app ecosystem of the Fossil Sport, you’re most likely happier setting aside cash and getting the Galaxy Watch Active, which offers better battery life, smoother execution, and seemingly increasingly intuitive software.

One more thing to be aware of, be that as it may: we’re expecting to see the Watch Active’s sequelin the coming weeks, so you should hold off for a bit and see what Samsung brings to the table. Leaks recommend the Galaxy Watch Active 2 will incorporate an ECG and fall detection, alongside leather bands and new color options.