Apple Watch Series 6 GPS + Cellular, 44mm Space Grey Aluminium Case with Black Sport Band - Regular

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Apple rolled out its Apple Watch Series 6 on September 15, 2020 during its Time Flies event with a new health sensor that enables blood-oxygen monitoring and is “the most colorful lineup ever,” Apple COO Jeff Williams said. The Apple Watch Series 6 design is the same as that of any recent Apple Watch (as in, from the Apple Watch 4 onwards). However, Apple Watch Series 9 should not be used for scuba diving, waterskiing, or other activities involving high-velocity water or submersion below shallow depth. International roaming can be added to your wireless service plan, please check with your network provider for details and see support.

Testing conducted by Apple in August 2022 using pre‑production Apple Watch Ultra (GPS + Cellular) paired with an iPhone; all devices tested with pre‑release software, Apple Watch Magnetic Fast Charging USB‑C Cable (Model A2515) and Apple 20W USB‑C Power Adapter (Model A2305). This may influence how and where their products appear on our site, but vendors cannot pay to influence the content of our reviews.The first thing we wanted to try out with the new Apple Watch was sleep tracking, which has finally turned up on a wearable from Apple. And that's the right way round – those who want something more dedicated can easily find it elsewhere. One element we didn’t use much was Walkie-Talkie mode – in the last year, we’ve found that the people we would chat to (while hilariously saying ‘over’ at the end of each sentence) using this method has dropped to the point where we now feel like we’re just going to be irritating by requesting a chat.

If you have a business or corporate mobile service plan, check with your employer or service provider to see if they support this feature. Connect your Apple Watch to our network in three simple steps using a Connectivity Plan (also known as OneNumber). You do need to get the gesture right though, and too often we found that Siri wasn’t in fact listening, which turns you off from using a voice assistant instantly, especially if other people can see you. The health sensor shines red and infrared lights to calculate the color of a person’s blood, which indicates blood-oxygen level, in 15 seconds. The edge-to-edge design accommodates your favourite complications and makes tapping, typing and swiping easy.ECG app is available on Apple Watch Series 4 and later (excluding Apple Watch SE) and can generate an ECG similar to a single-lead electrocardiogram.

You’d expect the combination of the always-on display and the SPO2 sensor would be far more of a battery-drain than on the Apple Watch SE, for instance; but, over a 15-mile run, 110-minute run we found that the Watch 6 actually used less battery than the SE, as Apple has made the GPS tracking more efficient. The bulk of the core features and specs are the same as Apple Watch Series 5, but there are some notable changes. The new colors and designs are interesting, with the new blue and red flavors, in particular, appealing on the wrist, the aluminum casing blending nicely with the more striking hues. But before we get to that, let's just remind ourselves what a blood oxygen (or SPO2) sensor actually does.Always-On display: In watchOS 8, more Apple Watch apps support Always-On display, including Maps, Mindfulness, Now Playing, Phone, Podcasts, Stopwatch, Timers, Voice Memos and more. The blood oxygen monitor is another weapon in the arsenal of health Apple is building, but isn't the headline feature most potential upgraders will be clamoring for. When your watch connects to a cellular network, you can check the signal strength from Control Centeror the Cellular complication that you can add to most watch faces.

While it’s cool to be able to track how long you’re sleeping each night over time, it’s more useful to know the quality of that sleep – and the Watch 6 isn’t offering that natively.As it has been in recent years, fitness is the key focus of the new Apple Watch, and it’s more prominent than ever. If you change carriers on your iPhone, you need to remove the previous service plan on your Apple Watch and sign up for a new plan. As ever, the incremental improvements to the battery life and display are welcome, but it feels like there's untapped potential still with Apple's wearable line.