Watchmaker Skagen has launched a successor
to its Skagen Falster 2 wearable called the Skagen Falster 3. Just like the
previous smartwatch, this too runs Wear OS by Google. Skagen is a subsidiary of
Fossil which also makes Wear OS smartwatches. The Skagen Faster gets the newer,
more powerful Snapdragon 3100 SoC and has a speaker as well which will allow
users to take phone calls through the watch directly. Skagen has also
introduced a Limited Edition Falster 3 in collaboration with DJ Kygo.
The Skagen Falster 3 has a similar design
to the Falster 2 and has two push buttons on the right side and a rotating
crown in the middle. This rotating crown can be used to navigate through the
watch menus. The Skagen Falster 3 shares similar internals as the Fossil Gen 5
smartwatches.
The Falster 3 is powered by a Qualcomm
Snapdragon 3100 processor and has 1GB of RAM along with 8GB of storage. This is
similar to the Fossil Gen 5 which was recently launched in India. It is
available in one size only with the dial measuring 42mm which houses a 1.3-inch
OLED display. Skagen has also added a speaker on this watch while enables a
user to answer a call directly from the watch. It can also be used to play
stored music on the watch, play notification sounds and by the Google Assistant
to reply to a query through the speaker.
Skagen offers three watchstrap materials
to choose from on the Falster 3; leather, metal mesh, and silicone mesh. Skagen
claims the silicone mesh strap is unique to this Falster watch. The Falster 3
has GPS, NFC, and is swim-proof for 30 metres.
