The Apple Watch Series 6 may seem like an incremental upgrade, but the introduction of blood oxygen monitoring is a game-changer. And the brighter always-on display is welcome. Yes, there’s not much different from the Apple Watch 5 to the Apple Watch 6, but the SpO2 monitor is a tool you might find...

Blood oxygen (SpO2) app, New colorful casings, Brighter always-on display, Faster charging

Same 18-hour battery life

The Apple Watch Series 6 boasts plentiful features that focus on health tracking and wellness. While it's an exceptional fitness tracker that comes with hundreds of app options to optimize your needs, it's not ideal for GPS tracking as its accuracy isn't as good in covered areas.

Excellent and numerous features, integrates across software platforms easily, easy to set up and use, sleek and low profile, quick updates

Poor battery life (both smartwatch and GPS settings), inconsistent GPS accuracy, difficult to find some features, can only be used with an iPhone

Weirdly, the fact that the Apple Watch Series 6 is the very best smartwatch by a huge margin feels anticlimactic. That’s probably because the same was true of the Series 5, the Series 4, and even the Series 3.

Big, bright display, Solid ecosystem of third-party complications, Built-in sleep tracking

Still no third-party watch faces, Still no Android phone support, Blood oxygen monitoring is unreliable.

The Apple Watch finally knows what it wants to be and is comfortable in the direction it's headed

The already bright always-on screen is now brighter, Charging is faster, Processor is more powerful

Overall an iterative update over its predecessor, Best watchOS 7 features also coming to older versions, Apple Watch SE offers similar functionality

Apple debuted the new Apple Watch Series 6 earlier this month and I've been testing out the new (PRODUCT)RED 44mm GPS model. At first glance it doesn't seem much different than the Apple Watch Series 5 , but there's more than meets the eye.

Gorgeous, refined hardware, Bright and useful always-on mode, Blood oxygen sensor, Sleep tracking capability, Excellent third party application support

Expensive, Battery life about the same as Series 5, Limited sleep details

The Apple Watch Series 6 is the best version of the best smartwatch in the world. But it might not be the right device for you. The classier materials, new colors and always-on display are key reasons to buy, as are ECG and SpO2 for those looking for a health watch.

SpO2 and ECG, New colors, The best version of the best smartwatch

When we reviewed the Series 5 last year, we said that the only real competition for the Watch came in-house from Apple only. If you are using an iPhone and need a smartwatch, the Apple Watch is a no-brainer.

Bright display, Impressive performance, Array of health and fitness features

Now that Apple is pushing an affordable Apple Watch, do you really need the high-end Series 6?...

Premium design and accessories Big, bright screen with always-on display Stellar heart rate monitoring Accurate, reliable GPS Unmatched app support

Sleep tracking is too basic Battery life could be better No third-party watch faces

The Apple Watch Series 6 isn’t a huge upgrade over the Series 5, but it does enough to keep Apple’s wearable firmly in the lead.

New colors add newness to a timeless design, Excellent mix of foreground and background features, Impressive array of features and sensors

Battery life hasn’t improved, On-demand blood-oxygen readings are finicky

When it comes to smartwatches, it’s Apple against the world. It’s not that there aren’t plenty of other products to choose from — it’s more that the company has just utterly dominated the space to such a point that any other device is relegated to the realm of “Apple Watch alternatives.