The Fossil Q Founder is available now on Fossil's site, but it looks like the Google Store will be getting on the action shortly, as well. The Q Founder retails for $295 at Fossil and is the first not-insanely-priced smartwatch you can buy with one of Intel's brand-new Atom ultra-low-power processors. Most Wear devices to date have used Qualcomm's Snapdragon 400 series chip. The Q Founder also has a full gigabyte of RAM, double what you get in the Moto 360 (2015), Huawei Watch, or LG's Watch Urbane, and a respectably large 400mAh battery.
Google has posted a more exhaustive specification sheet than the one on Fossil's store, so you get a bit more insight into what makes this watch different from the rest of the pack. We do know it has a speaker, but whether that speaker is active in the software yet, we aren't sure, and the specification page omits any mention of it.
Model Options
- Light stainless steel case with silver-finish steel bracelet
- Light stainless steel case with leather band
Display
- 1.5” Circle LTPS LCD
- 360 x 326, 240 PPI
Dimensions
- 38.1 mm diameter
Weight
- 172.9 g with steel band
- 70.9 g with leather strap
Processor
- Intel® Atom™ processor
Memory & Storage
- 1 GB RAM
- 4 GB internal storage
Operating system
- Android Wear
Design
- Stainless steel watch module
Sensors
- Accelerometer
- Gyroscope
- Ambient Light Sensor
Battery
- 400 mAh
- All day (mixed use)
Audio
- Invensense ICS-43432 mic
Wireless
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth® 4.1 LE
Strap
- 22mm quick-release pin mechanism
Water resistance rating
- IP67¹
The Google Store hasn't yet published a price for the Q Founder, though it was originally supposed to go for $275 before it appeared on Fossil's web store for $20 more than that. We'll update this post when the watch goes on sale.
Source: Google Store