Comparison Between Galaxy Active Watch 2 Vs Fossil Gen 5

Comparison Between Galaxy Active Watch 2 Vs Fossil Gen 5

Design And Display:

Galaxy Active Watch 2

Samsung Galaxy Active Watch comes in two sizes Galaxy Active Watch 2- 44mm, and 40mm gorilla glass display with 20mm band. The display is much stronger than Fossil Gen 3. From there 40mm is quite smarter in size than 44mm, it looks a little bit bulkier. But it depends on the wrist size. 

LTE versions of all models are available, basically, Galaxy active 2 is masculine, and made for a thin wrist. 

It’s a little bit more bulky and formal. It is available in 4 different colors – 

  • Gold 
  • Cloud Silver 
  • Aqua Black 
  • Stainless Gold 

Most women prefer to have a Gold colored dial but if you want a sporty look then go with Cloud silver or Aqua black. It appears unisex hence no problem.

Fossil Gen 5

Fossil Gen 5 is available in 44mm x 12mm dimension, 1.28 inch AMOLED display. It’s sharper than Active 2 as it has 416 x  416 resolution and 328-pixel density!22mm bandwidth and 64g weight. It makes the design thin, and stylish. 

However, the LTE versions are unavailable. Fossil creates two types of design. 

  • Carlyle For Men 
  • Julianna For Women 

If you want to have Men design you have multiple options in design metallic strap, or silicone Bands are available also. 

On the other hand, if you are, you will definitely fall in love with Fossil Julianna’s design. A large percentage of women all over the world prefer to use fossil watches and other leather bags, belts, etc.  

In terms of designs, Fossil offers a large variety of ranges. 


Price Factors 

Galaxy Active Watch 2

Active 2 is available for $448. 

Fossil Gen 5

Fossil Gen 5 is available for $337.


Packaging

Galaxy Active Watch 2

Samsung is pretty much formal with its packaging. Galaxy Watch Active 2 comes with formal cartridge paper packaging. 

Fossil Gen 5

If you buy Fossil Gen 5 then you will get a designed tin box. That’s quite impressive, and premium packaging quality. 


Touch Function

Galaxy Active Watch 2

Galaxy Active 2 has smooth touch functions with a bulky touch feel, and 2 button layout control beside. It does not so clicky when you used to open the display using the buttons. But the overall functioning is pretty much linear and easy to operate.

Fossil Gen 5

Fossil Gen 5 is much more interesting in touch functioning. You will not feel bored with the 3 button layout shift. A rotating crown is waiting between two buttons in the center, during touch operations you feel and enjoy the clicky sounds or vibrations of the crown. It’s truly satisfying for classic watch lovers.


Technical Benefits

Galaxy Active Watch 2

Fossil Gen 5

Fossil is improving its users’ experience by offering lots of technical advantages. In this model of Gen 5, we have access to 1 Gig of RAM, 8 Gig onboard storage, Snapdragon 3100.

In addition, some enhanced. and useful sensors such as Accelerometer, Altimeter, Gyroscope, NFC,