The South Korean tech giant has officially launched the new Galaxy Watch 6 series (Galaxy Watch 6 & Galaxy Watch 6 Classic) alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Tab S9 Series.
Galaxy Watch 6 Series Specifications
The latest wearable includes the base Galaxy Watch 6 and the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic models. The world’s largest semiconductor maker has introduced these new watches in 40mm to 47mm dials sizes and provided support for LTE and Bluetooth v5.3 connectivity.
Samsung introduced these new smartwatches with thinner bezels than its predecessors and the Classic model comes with a functional rotating bezel, which allows users to switch between different apps and widgets.
The base variant of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Series comes in two sizes 44mm (1.5-inch screen with 480x480p resolution) and 40mm (1.3-inch display with 432x432p) with 425mAh and 300mAh batteries, respectively.
Meanwhile, the Watch 6 Classic was launched with 47mm (1.5-inch screen with 480x480p resolution) and 43mm (1.3-inch display with 432x432p) with 425mAh and 300mAh batteries, respectively.
The new Watches are very strong and can handle tough conditions. They have a 5ATM + IP68 rating and MIL-STD-810H military certifications. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic have Super AMOLED panels with Sapphire Crystal protection and full-color Always-on display.
Under the hood, the Galaxy Watch 6 Series watches are powered by a 1.4GHz Exynos W930 Dual-Core processor, and have 2GB RAM, and 16GB storage. They run on Google Wear OS 4.0-based One UI 5 Watch OS and can last up to 40 hours without the Always On Display and up to 30 hours with it on. They also have LTE, Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi 2.4+5GHz, NFC (Near Field Communication), and GPS/Glonass/Beidou/Galileo support.
Health Monitoring Features
The new Watch 6 was launched with Samsung BioActive Sensor (Optical Heart Rate + Electrical Heart Signal + Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis), Temperature Sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor and Light Sensor.
However, the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic boasts an exclusive 3D Hall sensor. The new Galaxy Watch 6 now supports an improved sleep tracker with a sleep score, new irregular heartbeat tracking to detect Atrial Fibrillation (AFib), and fall detection.
Galaxy Watch 6 Price & Colors
The Galaxy Watch 6 will be available in two colours gold and silver. Whereas the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic will be offered in black and grey options.
The Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic prices start at $299 and $399, respectively.
