Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 is practically the most-popular Wear OS smartwatch, but the Skagen Falster Gen 6 is great for those looking for alternatives.
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 smartwatch is an easy recommendation when it comes to smartwatches running Wear OS, but there are several other alternatives, such as the Skagen Falster Gen 6. Skagen was founded by Danish immigrants living in New York in the late 1980s. However, it didn’t begin making watches under the brand name (Skagen Denmark) until the early 1990s. Fossil acquired it in 2012, and it now operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary.
The Skagen Falster Gen 6 was released at Consumer Electronics Show 2022, and it is based on the Fossil Gen 6 that was announced in Aug. 2021. Save for their differences in design. Both smartwatches are practically the same. Fossil also announced a version of the Gen 6 in partnership with Razer. However, as a limited-edition smartwatch, only 1337 units were made, and it is now listed as out of stock on Razer’s website.
Galaxy Watch 4 Vs. Falster Gen 6 – Specs And Features
The Galaxy Watch 4 is powered by the Exynos W920, a 5nm dual-core chip paired with 1.5GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. In contrast, the Falster Gen 6 has Qualcomm’s 12nm Snapdragon Wear 4100+ and 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage. Apart from the difference in hardware, the two watches also differ in terms of software. Samsung’s watch ships with One UI Watch, which is based on Wear OS 3, the latest version of Wear OS jointly developed with Google. The Falster Gen 6, on the other hand, ships with the older Wear OS 2 but is expected to get updated to Wear OS 3 by mid-2022. Even though it has an older version of Wear OS, Skagen’s watch has Google Assistant built-in, a feature Samsung says will arrive on its smartwatch later this year.