Samsung Galaxy Watch 6

Very comfortable design Colorful and bright display Smaller bezels are lovely Samsung Health keeps getting better Good, reliable performance Much-improved battery life Still a great value

Wear OS still has its issues Slightly more expensive

“The Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 is the new go-to recommendation if you want an Android smartwatch. It's reliable, powerful, and still a great value.”

Better battery life ; Bezels are 30 percent slimmer ; Comes with Wear OS 4 ; Everything is slightly improved from last year ; Reunited with the rotating bezel... and it feels so good! ; Said bezel is 15 percent thinner ; Better battery life ; Comfy for...

Not much has changed ; You still get a better experience when paired with Samsung phones ; Slightly more expensive ; Not much has changed ; You still get a better experience when paired with Samsung phones ; Slightly more expensive

That said, if you’ve got a Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, I think you’ll be very happy with the current Classic’s extra screen estate, sleeker look, and longer battery life. Especially since it seems like Samsung is updating the Classic on a two-year...

Updated design ; New Exynos W930 and more RAM ; Improved wellness and sleep metrics

Still constrained by battery life ; You can’t share fitness data to Google Fit

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 improves on many of its predecessor’s features, with an updated processor and RAM delivering enhanced performance and efficiency across the board, and new health features including a high-heart-rate alert and fall detection....

Fluid performance ; Consistently good battery life ; Rotating bezel was sorely missed

Big price jump over regular Watch 6 ; no major internal upgrades over last year’s model

No major leaps forward this year… but bringing back the bezel still makes an already great all-rounder smartwatch even better.

Sleek design ; Lightweight and comfortable to wear ; Nice and bright OLED screen ; Great automatic workout detection ; Not too expensive

One-day battery life ; Heart rate tracking not perfectly accurate ; One-click bands not as easy to swap as you'd hope ; Watchfaces not as refined as on rivals ; Sleep tracking has some quirks

Superb design with a rotating bezel ; Large and bright display ; Very decent battery life ; Excellent value ; Lots of features and functionalities

Some of its best features are limited to Galaxy devices ; New latch mechanism is too stiff, bands are a bit hard to swap ; A bit too big and heavy, not comfortable to wear at night

Display is bigger, already loaded with Wear OS 4, watchbands are easier to swap

You still can't leave without the charger, costs a little more than the Watch 4/Watch 5 did

Samsung's sixth-generation Android-powered smartwatch

It seems we repeat this narrative every year. “Should you upgrade to the [insert watch name here]?” Well, that just might be an intentional genius from Samsung.