The Apple Watch has come a long way in its short lifespan. The Apple Watch 5 was an awesome smartwatch, and now there's an even better version. The Apple Watch 6 is, at least on paper, the best smartwatch and fitness device Apple has ever made. However, that doesn't necessarily mean that the Apple Watch 6 is the Apple Watch to buy. Every time Apple updates the watch, it also offers a more affordable option, and this time, it offers two: the Apple Watch 3 and the new Apple Watch SE. If you don't need all the new features of the latest model, that means you can get all the power and features you need for a lot less money. Below we've covered the main differences between the Apple Watch 6 and Apple Watch 5, while below is a quick rundown of your other options: the new Watch SE and the Watch 3 still on sale.
Apple Watch 6 vs Apple Watch 5 design and display
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Apple Watch 5 (Image credit: Future) The fifth-generation Apple Watch introduced the popular always-on display and is available in a variety of materials: aluminum, stainless steel, ceramic, and titanium. Apple Watch 6 introduces two new colors for the aluminum models: a beautiful deep blue and a bright product red. The great news for us is that the Apple Watch 6's always-on display is 2.5 times brighter than before, which means it's much easier to see in the sun. Apple Watch 6 also introduces a new type of bracelet, the Solo Loop. There is no clasp, buckle or parts; is a unique elastic bracelet available in a variety of sizes and seven different colors.
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The Apple Watch 6 with a Solo Loop strap (Image credit: Apple) There is also a braided version made from recycled threads and silicone threads. It comes in 5 colors. The leather strap and Nike straps have been updated and there are new Hermès straps as well. Other than that, the design and size of the two models are pretty much the same, so you can take 40mm or 44mm.
Apple Watch 6 vs Apple Watch 5 Fitness and Features
In addition to its electrocardiogram (ECG), fall detection, accelerometer, altimeter, and gyroscope, the Apple Watch 5 has added a compass for better navigation and updated its Emergency SOS feature. on the cellular model to provide automated emergency calls to 150 different countries. Apple Watch 6 retains all of these fitness and health features, turning the altimeter into a real-time sensor, and adding VO2 max detection based on your movement and heart rate. It's a powerful predictor of your overall health, and in a software update later this year, it will alert you if your VO2 max levels drop below a certain level.
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The Watch 6 lets you monitor your blood oxygen (Image credit: Apple) Unsurprisingly, the Apple Watch 6 also includes a blood oxygen sensor. It emits red and infrared light on your wrist, calculates the color of your blood, and calculates the amount of oxygen in your blood. The whole thing takes just 15 seconds and it also captures periodic background measurements. It even works while you sleep and can help tell if you have COVID -19 or some other respiratory illness.
Apple Watch 6 vs Apple Watch 5 OS, power and battery
A new Apple Watch means a new watchOS. Last year's Series 5 came with watchOS 6, and this year it came with watchOS 7. However, you can update your Series 5 and some older Apple Watches to watchOS 7, so the software is pretty much the same. in both models. watchOS 7 includes sleep tracking, better noise analysis, better complications, and new fitness workouts including dance, functional strength training, and core training, along with the new Apple Fitness Plus service.
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watchOS 7 adds sleep tracking among other things (Image credit: Future) The new family settings allow you to set watches (cellular models only, Series 4) for your family without them having to have their own phone. We're not quite sure we want our kids to have expensive watches, but it's certainly useful for families that do: There's a school time mode with Do Not Disturb and restrictions to bypass them. playing when they shouldn't. When it comes to hardware, the Apple Watch 5 chipset is a 5-bit dual-core Apple S64 with an 18-hour battery life. It achieved this through better power management and a more power-efficient variant of OLED called LTPO (Low Temperature Polycrystalline Oxide). The 6 series has Apple's S6 chipset, which is based on the A13 silicon from the iPhone 11. It's more efficient than before, so the new, brighter screen shouldn't have a negative effect on the machine's lifespan. battery life, although we'll have to take the watch in for a full service to know for sure.
Introducing Apple Watch SE
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(Image credit: Apple) The Apple Watch SE is a scaled-down version of the Apple Watch 6 with the same display, accelerometer, gyroscope, altimeter, and fall detection as the Watch 6 but with the same chipset as the Apple Watch 5 , so it's faster than the Apple Watch 3 but not as fast as the Apple Watch 6. It doesn't have the blood oxygen or VO2 sensors of the Apple Watch 6 and there was no mention of ECG detection in Apple's presentation .
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There are now three models of Apple Watch: Apple Watch 3, Apple Watch 6, and Apple Watch SE. Let's start with the cheapest first. The Apple Watch 3 starts at $199 / £199 / AU$299. The Apple Watch SE sits slightly above it with a starting price of $279 / £269 / AU$429. The Apple Watch 6, on the other hand , starts at $399 / £379 / AU$599. Apple will offer Apple Card financing, allowing you to pay for up to 24 months. We didn't mention the Apple Watch 5 since it's been discontinued, but some third-party stores will probably stock it for a while - it started at $399 / £399 / AU$649, but it's likely that it will. it starts to shrink now.
Which Apple Watch Should You Buy?
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The Apple Watch 6 (Image credit: Apple) This year's Apple Watch isn't all that drastically different than last year's model — the Series 5's move to an always-on display has been one of the biggest changes since the first generation. But there are some big new features here, and if you really love your watch, we think the new sensors and a much brighter screen mean you'll already be on the Apple Store site to order an Apple Watch 6. The choice is more difficult with the Apple Watch SE and Apple Watch 3. If we are talking about the most affordable, the Watch 3 is the best option. But it's not much more money to get a bigger, better display and better chipset, so the Apple Watch SE might end up getting better value for money, but we'll let you know when we get it. fully tested. Since the Apple Watch 5 theoretically costs as much as the Apple Watch 6, it doesn't make much sense to buy it now at full price, but at a deep discount, this could be an option. decent, and this year's updates are relatively minor, so there's no need to upgrade if you already have a 5. As always, buying the latest Apple device means paying big bucks for it. If you can afford the Series 6, you're going to love it, but if you can't, we don't think the cheaper Apple Watch models will disappoint you either. watchOS 7 is full of really useful improvements and means that even older Apple Watch models still feel up to date.