At the Galaxy Unpacked event, Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Watch6 Series, featuring two smartwatches – Galaxy Watch6 and Galaxy Watch6 Classic. This latest addition to the smartwatch market brings personalized health guidance, advanced fitness features, military grade durability, and a refined design.
Personalized Health Insights
The Galaxy Watch6 Series acts as a personal health coach, providing in-depth sleep analysis with Sleep Score Factors and personalized Sleep Messages co-developed with the National Sleep Foundation. Enhanced Sleep Coaching offers tailored instructions, while Body Composition gives a complete snapshot of physical measurements.
With the new Personalized Heart Rate Zone and over 100 workout trackers, users stay motivated on their fitness journey. Additionally, the watch monitors blood pressure, electrocardiogram, skin temperature, and features Fall Detection for safety.
These comprehensive health insights promote a healthier lifestyle and better sleep patterns, making the Galaxy Watch6 a valuable wellness companion.
Enhanced Design and Display
The Series boasts a 1.5-inch AMOLED Sapphire Crystal screen, which is a 20% larger display with vibrant, high-resolution visuals and a peak brightness of 2,000 nits, ensuring clear visibility even under bright sunlight.
The watches come with 30% slimmer bezels, enhancing their elegant circle frame design. Users can choose from a wide range of stylish watch faces and one-click bands for easy customization.
Maximizing User Experience
Samsung Wallet merges Samsung Pay and Samsung Pass, allowing users to store IDs, tickets, credit cards, and more on their watch. Enhanced Gesture Control and apps like MyFitnessPal, WhatsApp, Google Calendar, and Gmail provide convenient and productive interactions. The watches seamlessly integrate with other Samsung devices, offering remote camera control, fitness program tracking, and Find My Phone with map support.
Secure and Versatile
With the Samsung Knox security platform, personal data on the Galaxy Watch6 Series remains secure. The watches also offer advanced infrared technology for more accurate measurements through the new Skin Temperature API.
Samsung Galaxy Watch6 and Galaxy Watch6 Classic Specifications:
| Galaxy Watch6 | Galaxy Watch6 Classic | |
| Color | – 44mm: Graphite, Sliver
– 40mm: Graphite, Gold |
– 47mm : Black, Silver
– 43mm : Black, Silver |
| Dimensions & Weight |
– 44mm: 42.8 x 44.4 x 9.0 mm, 33.3g
– 40mm: 38.8 x 40.4 x 9.0 mm, 28.7g |
– 47mm: 46.5 x 46.5 x 10.9 mm, 59.0g
– 43mm: 42.5 x 42.5 x 10.9 mm, 52.0g |
| Display | Sapphire Crystal
– 44mm: 1.5-inch (37.3mm) 480×480 Super AMOLED, Full Color Always On Display – 40mm: 1.3-inch (33.3mm) 432×432 Super AMOLED, Full Color Always On Display |
Sapphire Crystal
– 47mm: 1.5-inch (37.3mm) 480×480 Super AMOLED, Full Color Always On Display – 43mm: 1.3-inch (33.3mm) 432×432 Super AMOLED, Full Color Always On Display |
| Processor | Exynos W930 Dual-Core 1.4GHz | |
| Memory & Storage |
2GB RAM + 16GB storage | |
| Battery (typical) | Up to 40 hours (Always On Display off) / Up to 30 hours (Always On Display on) | |
| – 44mm: 425mAh
– 40mm: 300mAh |
– 47mm: 425mAh
– 43mm: 300mAh |
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| Charging24 | Fast Charging (WPC-based wireless charging) | |
| OS | Wear OS Powered by Samsung (Wear OS 4) | |
| UI | One UI 5 Watch | |
| Sensors | Samsung BioActive Sensor (Optical Heart Rate + Electrical Heart Signal + Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis), Temperature Sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Light Sensor | Samsung BioActive Sensor (Optical Heart Rate + Electrical Heart Signal + Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis), Temperature Sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Light Sensor, 3D Hall sensor |
| Connectivity | LTE, Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi 2.4+5GHz, NFC, GPS/Glonass/Beidou/Galileo | |
| Durability | 5ATM + IP68 / MIL-STD-810H | |
| Compatibility | Android 10 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory | |
Pricing and Availability
The Samsung Galaxy Watch6 is priced at USD 299.99 (Rs. 24,605 approx.) for the 40mm Bluetooth version, and the LTE version costs USD 349.99 (Rs. 28,705 approx.). The 44mm Bluetooth version costs USD 329.99 (Rs. 27,065 approx.) for the Bluetooth version and the LTE version costs USD 379.99 (Rs. 31,165 approx.).
The Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Classic costs USD 399.99 (Rs. 32,810 approx.) for 43mm Wi-Fi and USD 449.99 (Rs. 36,910 approx.) LTE version. The 47mm version costs USD 429.99 (Rs. 35,270 approx.) for Wi-Fi and USD 479.99 (Rs. 39,370 approx.) for LTE. India pricing should be available soon.
These are available to pre-order and will roll out in select markets from August 11th.