my apple watch series 6 review is here
let's see what a lifelong android user thinks of the 40 mm space grey edition stay tuned
hello guys welcome back to tech it easy so the apple watch series six what do we think well as
you might already know i'm a lifelong android user and boy do i have some things to say about the
apple watch six yeah it's pretty good actually now despite being a lifelong android user this will be
a completely unbiased review i promise anyway let's just get straight into it if you do enjoy
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the channel so as always let's kick things off with a quick unboxing my immediate impressions
were actually really good the whole experience felt very well thought out and had a really nice
premium feel to it compared to the galaxy watch it was much much better first impressions do matter
so inside the box we of course get the watch itself with some extremely satisfying stickers
to peel off we also get some watch straps in various different sizes with some very clear
instructions to follow on how to install them they literally just slide in like so also included is
a charging cable but no wall plug this time so if you are a first-time apple user that is something
to bear in mind now other than that there's really not much else in the watch so we can just move on
to the setup now and there's really not much i can say here which is a good thing because that just
means it was really simple and really quick to do we just placed the iphone xs near the watch itself
and the whole process started automatically which was really really nice if you're not a
techie that is something i value in products like this it makes the whole experience a
hell of a lot easier everything was set up within minutes the new apple watch series 6 comes in two
sizes you can get the 40 millimeter or the 44 millimeter version similar to previous models you
also get that rotating crown which you can use to navigate around the watch as well as a touchscreen
now the apple watch series 6 comes in many different versions materials and color options so
for example you can get it in aluminum stainless steel or titanium with various different color
options for each material choice this particular model we have here though is the 40 millimeter
space great edition and this is the gps edition you can get them as gps and cellular now there
is often some confusion of what the gps and sally versions can and can't do the main question being
can you make and receive calls on the gps version and the answer is of course yes you can so long
as your watch is in close proximity to your phone you can do exactly the same things as you can on
the cellular version you just can't take your watch away from the phone and do those things
whilst on the subject of making calls we might as well jump into a quick microphone test just to see
how it performs for when you are making calls with it this is a microphone test for the apple
watch series six very similar to the galaxy watch and it's just about all you need on a smart watch
so that was the microphone test for the apple watch series six no complaints here from me
everyone i've had a phone call with as well never complained about it so i'm happy with
that another key spec i want to talk about is that 5 atm waterproofing which allows you to wear the
watch in the shower and even take it swimming with you something that i've come to expect from modern
smartwatches with advanced monitoring capabilities which brings us nicely on to its health and
fitness tracking capabilities so the apple watch series 6 does have a range of health tracking
features which include blood oxygen monitoring sleep tracking blood pressure heart rate and of
course your steps counter i'm not sure how many of you are actually going to make use of things like
the blood oxygen monitoring but it's certainly a good option to have for more vulnerable people
out there especially with apple's sos feature which can automatically call emergency surfaces
if it detects a hard fall and detects that you aren't able to move this is a great feature but
going back on to these sensors what it can't do is detect things like heart attacks strokes
and other heart related issues what it can do is detect irregular heart rhythms which i still do
think is great and it does get me excited for the future of smart watches coming from someone who's
had issues with their heart in the past i can safely say that having a device on your wrist
that can perform something like an ecg is going to be absolutely game-changing for the future having
all these monitoring features sound like they're going to be a bit of a burden on your battery life
and in my opinion this is where the apple watch series 6 doesn't quite shine so brightly apple
state that the watch has 18 hours of battery life with a charging time of 1.5 hours this sounds okay
but from experience i'm not getting that yes with some battery saving features on you might be able
to get it to stretch but i don't buy things like this to turn off all the features i want to be
making use of them all the time most of the time it does just about make it to the end of the day
but only barely which brings the question when do i charge this thing if you're monitoring things
like steps you kind of want to be keeping it on as much as possible which is an issue if you also
want to make use of the sleep tracking feature maybe i'm being fussy here but do let me know in
the comments what you think of that but for me i really struggle to find the right time to charge
this because if i want to have the sleep tracking on all night that means i'm gonna have to charge
it in the morning which is a struggle before i want to go to work now back onto a more positive
note let's talk about the apple watch series 6 performance this was something that really
stood out to me everything feels really snappy and fluid there's no stuttering when browsing
through the menu and other features i can see a subtle improvement since the last version so
i have to tip my hat off to apple for that also since the last version there is now an improved
wi-fi antenna that now supports 5 gigahertz the series 6 comes with the same u1 chip that was
seen on the iphone 11 pro which really does open doors to what this watch can actually do something
that really complements the apple watch series 6 performance is that super crisp oled display
colors really pop on screen and everything just feels just as sharp as it would on a smartphone
more than enough for a smart watch my only issue and i will point out this is just my opinion
is that square design i just don't like it now admittedly it is better for scrolling and it
is probably better for a smartwatch but i myself prefer a much more classical look to my smartwatch
which is why i love the galaxy watch so much this is somewhat of a controversial topic so
do put down in the comments whether you like the square design or not or you prefer a more
traditional looking watch now it's a shame that i can't learn to like the square design because
i was actually quite impressed with some of the customizable watch faces apple has to offer
now they don't look quite as realistic as some of the watch faces the galaxy watch has to offer
but they're very unique and well quite fun really so in a way i wish the galaxy watch had this sort
of customization on their watch faces but at the same time it's a huge let down that apple doesn't
allow third party watch face developers to sell their designs you can of course share your watch
faces with friends over messages but there's only so far you can go with customizing your apple
watch faces and you're never gonna have as much of a selection as you do on the galaxy watch okay
so we're gonna wrap things up soon but before we do that i want to talk about compatibility
this is something that i think has really let the apple watch series 6 down in my opinion
the apple watch series 6 does not work with android and that is a real shame because its
main competitor which is probably the galaxy watch does work with apple and still has use of most of
its main features i can understand to a point why apple have done this from a business perspective
but nonetheless it still lets the watch down even if you're an apple user you still need an
iphone 6s or later to be able to connect to the device so do bear that in mind last but
not least with everything i've talked about in mind let's take a look at the price so the least
expensive series six is the apple watch 36 se gps version this will set you back 269 pounds
which is roughly 348 dollars if you're in the us and they go all the way up to 700 pounds or 900
for the gold case version even passing that with certain wok strap combinations in my opinion
that's just mad for a smart watch i would stick to something like we have here in the view which goes
for around 379 pounds or 490 for my us friends so my final thoughts on the apple watch series 6.
as an android user i did have my doubts about it but there's many things that have really impressed
me and i couldn't sit here and tell you not to buy it it really is a phenomenal piece of technology
and i'm excited to see where apple go from here but was it enough to convert me from samsung
honestly no i'm just not ready to enter the apple bubble i think i'd miss having the freedom just
to mix and match my devices and i'm sorry but i really don't like that square design
so to conclude if you're an apple user you've got the green light for me it's a great piece
of tech and if you're an android user thinking of going over to the dark side sorry i mean
switching to apple really have a good long think about it before you do it but in all seriousness
well done apple so thank you so much for watching and i'll hopefully see you in the next one you