For starters, the navigation on the Gen 5E is tedious and the information supplied to the user on the watch face is minimal—you have to use the app to dive deep. The battery lasts about an entire day, and it takes an hour to charge it up to full again. The watch is also heavy at around 120 gm. The screen is also not edge-to-edge; in fact, the bezel around the screen is thick and prominent.

The look and feel of the watch doesn’t make it comfortable to use, while swimming or sleeping, or even for extended periods of time. I don’t like Google Wear OS as well—it felt limiting in every way. For example, to get my heart rate, I have to navigate to the preinstalled - Cardiogram app. The other option would be to whip my phone out.

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I strongly feel Fossil Gen 5E needs to go back to the drawing board. As it stands, there is not enough utility to justify the buying price, even though it is on the lower side.