Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 and Classic Review
Samsung also launched the Galaxy Watch 6 series of smart watches tonight, including the Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic. Among them, Watch6 Classic brings back the most iconic feature of Samsung watches, the rotating bezel. Both watches are available in two sizes, and both come in LTE versions with built-in eSIM modules.
Galaxy Watch6 has many improvements compared to Watch5. Although this new watch does not have the function of rotating the bezel, other functions are not missing compared to the Classic version. The Galaxy Watch 6 is slightly smaller than its predecessor, coming in two sizes, 44mm and 40mm. However, due to the narrower borders, the screens have become slightly larger, 1.5 inches and 1.3 inches respectively. The screen size of the Watch6 Classic is also the same, but the versions with rotating bezels are 47 mm and 43 mm in size.
The new Galaxy Watch6 series watches are equipped with Super AMOLED screens with a peak brightness of up to 2000 nits, support full-color AOD, and are covered with a sapphire crystal protective layer above the screen. The new watch is equipped with a new Exynos W930 chipset, which is still a dual-core CPU, but the highest frequency has increased by 18%, reaching 1.4 GHz. RAM has also increased by 33 percent to 2 GB, with 16 GB of internal storage.
The biggest improvements Samsung has introduced with the Watch 6 series are actually on the software side. Thanks to a skin temperature sensor and a heart rate monitor, the new watch can offer even more in-depth sleep analysis. Samsung is also proud to announce that the new watch is the only one to support a full suite of health tracking — including ECG, heart rate and heart rate alerts, blood pressure, menstrual cycle prediction, and fall detection.
The Watch6 series supports Samsung Wallet and can be used as a remote camera shutter or find the owner’s phone with integrated maps. Thanks to Samsung’s version of WearOS, the new watch supports Google and third-party apps.
The battery capacity of Watch6 and Watch6 Classic is 425 mAh (larger size 44mm regular version or 47mm Classic version) and 300 mAh (smaller size 40mm regular version and 43mm Classic version), the official said when opening the AoD Up to 30 hours of battery life with AoD off, or up to 40 hours with AoD off. The new watch also has IP68 certification, can be submerged in water up to 50 meters (5ATM), and is MIL-STD-810H compliant.
The new watch runs the One UI 5 Watch system based on Wear OS 4. After measuring the total sleep time, sleep cycle, awake time, physical recovery and mental recovery, the smart watch will show the user personalized tips and suggestions to improve sleep quality every morning. Detailed feedback.
The Galaxy Watch 6 series has an accelerometer, barometer, body composition analysis, compass, ECG, GPS, gyroscope, heart rate sensor, light sensor, and temperature sensor. With the help of all these sensors, the watch tracks the user’s activities and workouts. Body composition analysis measures various aspects of the user’s body, including BMI, basal metabolic rate, body fat percentage, body water, bone mass, and more.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 is available in graphite (both sizes), silver (only 44 mm) and gold (only 40 mm), priced at £289 (IT home note: currently about 2656 yuan) , a larger size watch that supports LTE is priced at 369 pounds (currently about 3391 yuan).
The Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Classic is available in black and silver. The cheapest version is priced at £369 (currently about 3391 yuan), and the price can be as high as 459 pounds (currently about 4218 yuan). The two new watches are available for pre-sale overseas today and will be released on August 11.
