Apple made one massive mistake next to where it says ‘CoolBlue’, yet on the lower portion it was spot-on, whereas Samsung did some other corner-cutting and offsets for other portions. All of them share the same features and battery life, so the choice ultimately comes down to fashion and the flexibility of your pocketbook.

BNPL is an interest bearing option that allows you to delay payments on your purchases for up to 12 months depending on how much you spend. If you're on a budget, the standard model is the way to go, but if you can swing it, the Classic is a compelling upgrade. It otherwise has the same strengths as the Galaxy Watch 6, including zippy performance, all of the apps and connectivity features you could want, and robust fitness, sleep, and health tracking capabilities.

Be sure to put your watch on sleep mode to change the PPG sensor's green LED to invisible infrared LED, dim the display brightness and mute notifications. You don't need a brand new smartwatch to get the upgrade, as One UI 5 Watch is available on the Galaxy Watch 4 series and later.

Enabling International Roaming may result in roaming charges depending on your smartphone carrier's plan. I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced team of analysts covering smart home, home entertainment, wearables, fitness and health tech, and various other product categories.Making payments without having to get your card or cash out is made extremely easy thanks to Samsung Wallet. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Classic smartwatch offers the same improved display and middling battery life of its more affordable sibling, but in a deluxe design that brings back the beloved rotating bezel. While there has been much talk of Samsung getting medical certification here, this hasn’t happened yet. And the finishing has IP68 and 5ATM ratings, so you can keep your watch on through all your adventures. As with the standard model, the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic is fast and responsive—apps open quickly and I never encounter any lag when swiping on the touch screen or scrolling with the rotating bezel.

Users should not interpret or take clinical action based on the predictions made without consultation of a qualified healthcare professional. With the always-on display and Adaptive Brightness enabled, the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic offered about 24 hours of battery life on a charge in testing. On the safety front, the watch supports 911 dialing (press the home button five times) and hard fall detection, but doesn't offer a car crash detection feature like the latest Apple Watches. For its part, Samsung officially claims that both the Galaxy Watch 6 and the Classic have a maximum battery life of 40 hours on a charge (or 30 hours with the always-on display), down from 50 hours for the Galaxy Watch 5. Due to country restrictions in obtaining approval/registration as a Software as a medical device (SaMD), it only works on watches and smartphones purchased in the countries where service is currently available (however, service may be restricted when users travel to non-service countries).

In any case, that aside, you’ll notice that this too wasn’t too bad, except for the warm-up section where the Classic went all kinda wonky, and then even throughout the run, there’s a few moments where the classic is a bit more offset (slightly) than the others).

The Watch 5 Pro, which features a 590mAh cell, lasted up to 79 hours on a charge with light use in testing, nearly matching Samsung's official claim of 80 hours. Do more, charge less: Keep on track all day and night with a long lasting battery, plus with Fast Wireless Charging your watch will be back to 100% in no time. As you workout you'll be alerted when you enter your target HR Zone, whether that's fat burning, cardio or high-intensity training. The latter, though, requires you to keep your phone nearby as it uses those mics to pick up the snoring sounds. Especially given both Google (with Pixel Watch) and Apple, have significantly started expanding their sport/fitness components over the last year.I zig-zag up and down it, and you can see that while the Samsung watch struggles, it’s actually the Apple Watch Series 8 that has a really rough go in one turn.