I love the Apple Watch for the way it keeps me connected in the Apple ecosystem. It works the way I expect it to from a quality standpoint. Its haptic motor is powerful and silent, its alerts are timely and having it allow me to stay productive as my watch notify me of almost everything.

I like the usability of this watch and how it encourages activity and movement, takes some health measurements and shows the air quality especially where we have wildfires and toxic smoke at times. The battery does drain faster than other Apple products but it also re-charges very quickly.

I've tried to steer clear in this review of the usual journalistic obsession with "What's new?" But in the final reckoning we simply have to acknowledge that not much has changed since the Series 5.

Apple Watch Series 6 might very well be the best smartwatch on the market – like the Series 5 before it. The “smart” experience remains fluid and useful while fitness features remain extremely easy to use and analyse. However, there’s little reason to upgrade from last gen.

In the growing lineup of new Apple Watches, I see only two options worth considering of the three: the Series 6 and Series 3. There are two main reasons to buy an Apple Watch: health and fitness or a fun complimentary phone gadget. Those both leave the Apple Watch SE in a strange place.

Quicker-charging battery with same all-day life., Brighter outdoor display., Sleek new colors., Same great tracking abilities with a new sensor for SpO2 and the tried-and-true ECG., More activity tracking modes added to an already long list.

Sleep tracking is less detailed than competitors' while being no better than any of them., Activity trends could still use more guidance., Family Setup seems rather pointless; give us Android phone compatibility!, Aging looks, even with new colors., Still an expensive watch.

When it comes to smartwatches, it’s Apple against the world. It’s not that there aren’t plenty of other products to choose from — it’s more that the company has just utterly dominated the space to such a point that any other device is relegated to the realm of “Apple Watch alternatives.

Almost all the reviews of the Apple Watch Series 6 say the same thing: Yeah, it’s great, but it’s an incremental upgrade, and if you already have a Series 5, skip the upgrade. That’s sage advice, I guess, especially in the middle of a crushing pandemic that’s ruined the economy, left millions...

As far as wearables are concerned, great app support, a vertically integrated ecosystem and rich features has usually kept the Apple Watch ahead of its competitors. But with companies like Huawei, Garmin and even Samsung gaining ground, the company has its work cut out for itself.

When Apple sent over a review unit of the Apple Watch Series 6 , I was intrigued. This was, after all, the very first time that I would be extensively using an Apple Watch—in part, because of my preference for Android smartphones in the past.

Every year, I would open my drawer and look at my dress watches. Inevitably, they don’t work, the lack of usage resulting in their batteries’ death. The Apple Watch is the cause of it.