The Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 sports a bigger and brighter screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 replaces the Galaxy Watch 5 as our favorite smartwatch for Android users. Available in two different variants—the sleek, standard version and the beefier, Classic iteration of the watch, which comes with a rotating bezel used for UI navigation—it's a device designed to suit the widest variety of wrists possible. We tested the former, which comes in 40mm and 44mm lug sizes, available with or without cellular connectivity in three different colorways: gold, graphite, and, silver.
We love the Galaxy Watch 6's sleek design and thoughtful user interface, which make the device a pleasure to wear and use. Samsung's outstanding interface is accentuated by the Watch 6's bright, crisp 2,000-nit display. During testing, we found that it was viewable in most lighting situations, even under bright sunlight. We were also impressed by its excellent fitness tracking features, which we would argue to be competitive with the best that Apple currently has to offer. That said, its Biometric Impedance Analysis (BIA) abilities, for measuring body composition, should be taken with a grain of salt.
Boasting Wear OS 4, along with Samsung's One UI 5 Watch skin, using the Watch 6 as part of your day feels pleasantly smooth. There's not a lot of bloat to slow you down. And while you won't find nearly as many apps to use on this, or any Android-centric smartwatch, as you might with an Apple Watch, Google's growing catalog of software for wearables offers more than enough to keep most users happy.
There is one thing that sticks in our craw about the Galaxy Watch 6, however. During testing, we discovered that some features were only available to users who paired the watch with a Samsung phone.
Read our full Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 review.
Pros
Stylish design
Bright display
Solid battery life
Cons
Some features require Samsung smartphone to use