the apple watch series 6 was released just less than six months ago now and i thought it a good
time to revisit apple's best smart watch yet and do an updated review so let's check out
the apple watch series 6 in 2021 and see if it's still worth your hard cash stay tuned
guys welcome back to tech it easy so the apple watch series 6. now there's many reasons why i
believe the apple watch series 6 was apple's best smart watch yet and it may have even taken the
crown for the best smartwatch of 2020 and believe me that's tough to say coming from a samsung
fanboy first let's take a look at the ui so it's running on apple's watchos 7 and there's a lot to
love about it and a few things i'm not too keen on most importantly though the watch is super smooth
lagging or stuttering isn't something i've noticed a single time in the six months of using it
and honestly it's a really pleasant stress-free experience almost so bearing in mind that i daily
drive a samsung phone and a galaxy watch 3. i found the app tray to be a little bit difficult
especially for first-time users don't get me wrong it looks and feels amazing the haptic feedback you
get when zooming in and out feels awesome but for someone who might be new to apple or not quite so
tech savvy it's a lot you have all these different icons which are pretty tiny and all over the place
and i'm not going to lie i don't think they're quite as clear as they could be
i know when i started using it it took me a good while to figure out which app was which
really this is the only hugely negative thing i have to say about the apple watch series 6.
but i do think simplicity would be a welcome factor into their next version of the ui
for example the samsung galaxy watch 3 has the app wheel which tells you clearly which app is
which admittedly it doesn't look nearly as nice as the apple watch series 6 but it is a lot more
practical now you can change the menu on the apple watch series 6 to a list view which will display
the names but that in my opinion doesn't work as well and it looks worse than the galaxy watch ui
one thing that does look absolutely awesome in the apple watch series 6 is the watch faces
they're absolutely stunning and really what make the screen pop they're also extremely customizable
so you can get really creative with them though it doesn't have the choice of third-party watch faces
like the galaxy watch 3 does which bothered me at first but then again the galaxy watch doesn't
have the insane customizable watch faces the apple watch ships with so it's a fair trade-off really
so let's get on to some more of the goodies so this time around the apple watch series 6 has a
brighter screen and always on display which is a welcomed upgrade in my opinion considering these
devices are going to be used for fitness outside mainly it's important that you're able to see the
screen in direct sunlight another thing which is brilliant is the fast charging you can charge this
up fully in just 90 minutes which does balance itself out a bit considering it does only have
a mere 18 hours of battery life which yeah isn't great but it is enough to get you through the day
with ease popping it on charge whilst you're in the shower or having your dinner it will mean you
can make the most of all those tracking features and i suppose we should go through what those
tracking features actually are so thanks to watch os 7 you can now track your sleep spo2 heart rate
steps and more there's even an automatic hand wash timer which starts whenever the apple watch series
6 detects you started washing your hands something that samsung appear to have stolen whoops now if
you're wondering about the accuracy of the apple watch series 6 when it comes down to spo2 and
heart rate tracking i recently did a test putting it against a medical grade device and comparing it
to the galaxy watch 3. and honestly the results were favorable towards the apple watch series 6.
i was really impressed with how it performed if you do want to check out that video i will put a
link down in the comment section so what else can the apple watch series 6 do well you can make and
receive calls get texts through and even receive emails with both the lte and the gps versions
the lte version will let you make and receive calls and more even when away from the phone
whilst the gps version will only have that feature available when you're in range of your smartphone
in the six months of usage i've found this to work fine i have the gps version here and surprisingly
i use it to make calls a lot i'm extremely busy all the time and it just allows me to continue
doing what i'm doing i have no difficulty hearing anyone and haven't had any complaints about being
able to hear me so the apple watch series 6 seems to be great in that department now
maybe i've convinced you to take the plunge and go for it but which model should you go for if
you're not particularly tech savvy you might be looking at all the various different models with
a confused face so let's start with the cheapest option the apple watch se whilst not technically
part of the apple watch series 6 family it was released around the same time and will likely be
an option many of you are considering so what's the difference between the apple watch series 6
and the se version well first and foremost you can wave goodbye to sp02 monitoring on the se version
the se version also uses the s5 system whilst the series 6 uses the s6 which is a fair bit faster
that being said the s5 system is still twice as fast as a 2017 apple watch series 3 watch so not
slow by any means one other feature you'll miss out on is the ecg feature that's exclusively on
the apple watch series six so the se is really your budget option here still absolutely fine
in my opinion though if you're relatively healthy anyway you most likely won't use the ecg feature
but you may miss the sp02 monitoring feature if i'm honest but yes the apple watch se does have
the green light for me in 2021 now we have the gps and the gps plus lte models so the models with lte
at the end mean they can be used on their own as a cellular device as i mentioned earlier allowing
you to make and receive calls without the need for your smartphone around these are typically more
expensive though so really think about whether this is a feature you're really going to need
gps version can still make and receive calls but you must be near your phone lastly there is just
a size which is pretty obvious but if you do opt for the larger version there will be another price
increase personally i think most of you will be fine with the smaller version and i'd honestly
just go for the gps version most of us have our phones on us all the time anyway so it wouldn't
make much of a difference people who might want to opt for the larger 44 millimeter version
and the lte version are those of you who like your sport so cycling and running and doing a lot of
things when you're quite far away from the house and don't really want to lug your phone around
with you so yeah that was a quick revisit and buying guide i guess for the apple watch series 6
in 2021 one last note i do expect there to be a newer model later on in the year
the apple watch series 7. however with the feature set on the apple watch series 6 i can't see it
becoming useless anytime soon so i wouldn't let that stop you from buying one if you did want to
wait until september time for the newer model make sure you still consider the apple watch
series 6 as the price will most likely drop a little making it an even more excellent value
buy if you do want to check the prices there will be links down in the description for a few
different countries anyway guys let me know down in the comment section your thoughts on the apple
watch series 6 in 2021 and if there's anything else i can help you with i'll try and do my best
but for now thank you so much for watching and hopefully i'll see you in the next one