Skagen Falster 2 Smartwatch Fashion SKT5106

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The Skagen Falster 2 is also swim-proof up to 30 meters. That's also where having a silicone strap comes in handy, keeping the watch extra lightweight when you're in the water. Compatibility

But there’s a glaring omission here, one that’s become harder to shake the more I’ve used the Falster 2. Skagen has built this smartwatch on Qualcomm’s older chipset, and with the first 3100 Snapdragon Wear devices starting to emerge, that decision is harder to accept. The Falster 2 has the same 300mAh battery as its predecessor, which never got us through a day. Does the addition of a heart rate monitor, GPS, and NFC make battery life even worse on the Falster 2? Surprisingly, no. We found the Falster 2 delivered about the same length of battery life, if not slightly better. That doesn’t mean battery life is good, though. AlternativesIt was only at the start of 2018 that Skagen launched the first Falster, so the Falster 2, arriving less than a year later, is an unusually fast iteration. And in fact the design doesn’t stray too far from what came before, save for two new buttons on the side and a middle button that now works as a rotating crown. Wear OS has evolved into a very scrollable interface, so it’s great we’re seeing companies like Skagen take advantage of that. Like you’ll find on all Wear OS watches, notifications are more streamlined and easier to interact with, and swiping them away dismisses them on your phone. You should know, however, that some functions of Wear OS are limited on the iPhone, such as the inability to respond to iMessages. The Falster 2 comes ready to support the latest version of Wear OS, which I was prompted to update to right out of the box, and again, the updated interface is better for scrolling with the digital crown. By comparison, Apple’s Watch Series 4 quotes 18 hours of life, and that lined up with what we saw in our tests. Newer Wear 3100 Wear OS watches — like the Fossil Sport— can last just a little over a day, but not much more. Smartwatches that use a less attractive display, like the Garmin Forerunner 645 Music, can last up to five days.

More watch faces are offered this time around, and all are deeply customizable to your liking. There’s also a ton of alternatives in the Google Play Store on Wear OS. We’re partial to the Analog and Digital watch faces, and we put our own spin on them by adding and removing Complications and tossing in a splash of color. Complications let you see information from apps at a glance directly on the watch face, such as your next calendar event.Skagen offers a standard one-year limited warranty on the Falster 2 in the U.S., which covers manufacturing defects. Our Take When swimming, the Skagen Falster 2 hardly misses a beat however, and that silicone strap really is useful for drying off afterwards. The Skagen Falster 2's screen sums up a lot about the watch - it's straightforward in its effectiveness. Its screen is a 1.19-inch circular AMOLED with a 320 x 320 resolution. At least Google apps like Gmail allow for replies right from your wrist whether you have an iOS or Android phone, plus there's support for both Apple and Google Calendar. Google Pay works seamlessly too and is a huge advantage in saving you from carrying bank cards wherever you go. Fitness