Samsung's next generation of smartwatches is here with the Galaxy Watch 6 series. But should you get the Galaxy Watch 6 or Galaxy Watch 6 Classic?
This story is part of our Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2023 coverage Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked July 2023 event in Seoul, South Korea, brought us many new hardware products, including the next generation of wearables with the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 and Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Classic.
The Galaxy Watch 6 has the same sapphire crystal glass as previous generations, making it durable enough to withstand whatever everyday life throws at it. The Watch 6 also has an IP68 dust- and water-resistance rating, with underwater resistance up to 5ATM, allowing you to wear it while swimming. : screen Despite some differences in the design, the screens on both the Galaxy Watch 6 and Galaxy Watch 6 Classic are almost identical, other than the case size.
While you won’t be playing graphically intensive games on your wrist, processor upgrades are nice to have. The Exynos W930 chip allows the Galaxy Watch 6 and Classic models to open up apps about 18% faster than last year’s models, and the smartwatches are more snappy overall. Andy Boxall, who reviewed the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic, also experienced some issues, including one where the device just refused to exit sleep mode and required a full restart.
Our real-world testing with the watches has proven that they have much better battery life than the previous generation. In our review of the standard Galaxy Watch 6, we would end up with about 60% to 70% battery life remaining by the end of the day at 10 p.m. or 11 p.m. . This was with the always-on display enabled, plenty of notifications, outdoor walks, and random tasks. And about seven hours of sleep would only take about 10% of the battery.
Both the Galaxy Watch 6 and Galaxy Watch 6 Classic have Samsung’s 3-in–1 BioActive Sensor, which houses the optical heart rate, electrical heart signal, and bioelectrical impedance analysis sensors, which are the backbone of the health-tracking capabilities. The Galaxy Watch 6 Classic also has a 3D Hall sensor listed, which is used for positioning through a magnetic field. This seems to only determine the position of the physical rotating bezel, however, so it isn’t used for any kind of health or fitness tracking.
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