Fossil Q Marshal Review
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The Fossil Q Marshal has a traditional design and good build quality
Battery life is very good but the display is underwhelming
The Fossil Q Marshal is priced at Rs. 21,995
The smartwatch industry is facing a crisis at the moment. Global volumes are less than half of what they were a year ago, and big brands like Huawei, LG and Motorola have may not launch new smartwatches this year. On the other hand, fitness trackers are seeing steady growth thanks to more competitive pricing and a growing feature set.
In the past, we’ve seen high-end watch manufacturers try their hand at this game, and most recently, Fossil Group launched a bunch of hybrid smartwatches under designer labels including Michael Kors and Skagen, along with the Fossil brand. The Q line of smartwatches includes the Q Marshal and Q Wander, aimed at men and women respectively. We have the former to test today. Although it has a premium badge, is it any good at regular smartwatch duties? Let’s find out.
The Q Marshal is one of the best looking smartwatches we’ve come across. It closer to looking like a traditional watch than anything else we've seen. The watch case is built out of stainless steel with either a black coating or in its natural form, if that’s more to your taste. Our unit came with black silicone straps but you can opt for leather straps, and oddly, both cost the same. The straps are removable so you can use any 22mm ones with the Q Marshal.
The thickness is 14mm, which we found to be just the right size for our wrist. There’s a crown on the right just like you'd have on a traditional watch, but it only serves as a button. A short press will turn the screen on or off; a long press will take you to the apps list; and a double-press enables ‘Theatre mode’ in Android Wear. There are machine-drilled holes for a speaker on the left and a microphone on the right.
Ratings (Out of 5)
Design: 4
Performance: 3
Value for money: 2.5
Overall: 3
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