Which Samsung Galaxy Watch should you buy?
costs $299 / £289 / AU$599, both for the 40mm model. This price increase, in line with rising production costs, extends to the 44mm models in the range too. On sticker price alone, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 comes up trumps.
Still, the new model thankfully has some tweaks that make that small price increase feel much easier to swallow, at least for anyone looking for the latest fitness tracker. Our early verdict having spent less than a week with the watch is that it’s still good value at its current price – but if you can pick up a Watch 5 at a discount, the Watch 6 is an iterative upgrade, and not different enough to justify a high price increase.
There are new software features, though, with Samsung making improvements to Sleep Tracking and the way the Watch monitors for irregular heartbeats, thanks to a new optical heart rate sensor on the Watch 6. These come from the Sleep Insights dashboard and updated irregular heart rhythm detection, and if you’re interested in either of those features then the price increase is a small price to pay.
You can also swap bands more easily with a new system that uses a simple button to disconnect. It’s a great feature, especially when you want to switch out your silicone sports band for a stylish leather version. Another of our gripes with the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 was its one-day battery life, something Samsung is trying to combat with a marginally larger battery in the Galaxy Watch 6. In the 40mm models we’re comparing, the Watch 5 has a 284mAh compared to the Watch 6’s 300mAh.
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