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Fossil Gen 4 Explorist FTW4015 vs. Apple Watch Series 4 40mm Comparison Chart

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Product name Fossil Gen 4 Explorist FTW4015 Apple Watch Series 4 40mm
Best Offers $199.99 Amazon $189.6 Amazon
OS Wear OS WatchOS 5
CPU Snapdragon 2100 Apple dual-core 64-bit S4
Battery life 1 day 18 hours
Glass protection N/A Sapphire crystal glass
RAM 0.5 GB N/A
Storage 4 GB 16 GB
Screen size 1.4 in 1.57 in
Screen type AMOLED LTPO AMOLED
Screen resolution 454x454 px 394x324 px
Weight 92 g 40 g
Bluetooth version 4.1 5
Wi-Fi yes yes
Heart Rate Monitor yes yes
GPS support yes yes
NFC support Yes Yes
Ambient Light Sensor yes yes
Speaker yes yes
Mic yes yes
Camera no no
Water resistance 3 ATM IP68
Charging type Charging Magnet Magnetic Wireless
Release date 2018-08 2018-09

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