HIGHLIGHTS

* The Galaxy Watch6 series smartwatches come in different sizes and upgraded designs.
* Both models give users access to a wider selection of versatile watch faces.
* The Galaxy Watch6 series provides a detailed analysis of Sleep Score Factors.
* Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 series includes two models.
* The Galaxy Watch 6 Classic is the more premium and bigger model of the two smartwatches.
* The Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 series introduces many new health and fitness-focused features.

South Korean tech giant Samsung launched the Galaxy Watch6 and Galaxy Watch6 Classic smartwatches globally on Wednesday alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5, and the Tab S9 series.
The Galaxy Watch6 series smartwatches come in different sizes, upgraded designs, and interesting new features.

Samsung today opened pre-booking for the new Galaxy Watch6 and Galaxy Watch6 Classic in India.
The Galaxy Watch6 series is designed to help users build healthier habits every day and through the night.

The Galaxy Watch6 series packs holistic health offerings and powerful performance in a refined and sleek design, boasting a slimmer bezel, a larger and more vibrant display and more interactive user interface.

Both models also allow users to access a greater selection of versatile watch faces as well as new band options that empower them to meet their goals.

The new Galaxy Watch6 series provides personalized health guidance, purposeful design upgrades and an enhanced mobile experience for a more informed and healthier self.

In a first for India, Galaxy Watch6 series comes with the ‘Tap & Pay’ feature, enabling consumers to make payment on the go right from their wrist.

The Galaxy Watch6 comes in 44mm in Graphite and Silver and in 40mm in Graphite and Gold.

For a more premium, timeless timepiece design, look no further than Galaxy Watch6 Classic featuring our fan-favorite rotating bezel — available in Black and Silver in 43mm and 47mm.

Samsung Brings back the Rotating Bezel with the Galaxy Watch6 Series

Samsung’s announcement frenzy continues with the Galaxy Watch6 and Watch6 Classic, the latter coming with a rotating bezel – the company’s most iconic feature in its wearables is making a return after going away for a year.
They come in two sizes each, and all variants have an LTE option with an eSIM module.

The Galaxy Watch6 brings a number of improvements compared to the Watch5. The minimalistic, more affordable member of the new series lacks the rotating bezel, but it still has all of the new functionality.

The new wearable is actually ever so slightly smaller than its predecessor, coming in 44 mm and 40 mm formats.
However, thanks to a thinner bezel, the screens are actually slightly larger at 1.5” and 1.3”, respectively.

The displays are the same in the Watch6 Classic, although the version with the rotating bezel is sold in 47 mm and 43 mm sizes.

All Galaxy Watch6 wearables have a Super AMOLED screen with full-color AOD and sapphire crystal protection on top.
These wearables come with a new Exynos W930 chipset.

It still comes with a dual-core CPU, but the top clock speed is now 18% higher at 1.4 GHz. RAM also increased by 33% to 2 GB, with 16 GB internal storage.

The biggest improvement Samsung introduced in the Watch6 series is actually on the software side.

Thanks to the skin temperature sensors and the heart rate monitor, the wearables will provide a more in-depth sleep insight.

The company also proudly announced the wearables are the only ones that support the full health tracking suite – ECG, Heart rate & HR alert, blood pressure, menstrual cycle prediction and fall detection.

The Watch6 supports Samsung Wallet (in countries where it is available), and it can be used as a remote camera shutter or to find the owner’s phone with an integrated map. Since there is WearOS for Samsung, the wearables support Google and 3rd party apps.

The Watch6 and Watch6 Classic feature 425 mAh batteries for the larger sizes (44 mm vanilla or 47 mm Classic) and 300 mAh for the smaller ones (40 mm vanilla and 43 mm Classic). The devices are also IP68 certified, can be submersed into water up to 50 m (5ATM), and are MIL-STD-810H graded.

Take a look at their prices, availability details, and specifications.

Price, Availability & Pre-Book Offer

Consumers can pre-book the all new Galaxy Watch6 and Galaxy Watch6 Classic from noon on July 27, 2023 from Samsung Online Store <https://www.samsung.com/in/watches/galaxy-watch/galaxy-watch6-44mm-silver-lte-sm-r945fzsains/buy> as well as other leading online and offline retail stores.

Consumers can also avail exciting pre-book benefits and can own the all-new Galaxy Watch6 series starting at INR 19999. Detailed prices of all models are given below.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced the new Galaxy Watch6 and Galaxy Watch6 Classic, designed to help users build healthier habits every day and through the night.

Galaxy Watch6 series packs holistic health offerings and powerful performance in a refined and sleek design, boasting a slimmer bezel, a larger and more vibrant display, and more interactive user interface.

Both models also allow users to access a greater selection of versatile watch faces as well as new band options that empower them to meet their goals.

“With the new Galaxy Watch6 and Galaxy Watch6 Classic, we are delivering on our commitment to democratize advanced health monitoring tools, now offering easier access right from the wrist,” said TM Roh, President and Head of Mobile eXperience at Samsung Electronics. “From sleep and fitness coaching to nutritional insights, Samsung is providing new and convenient ways to help users gain understanding and take action for better health and wellness, every day and every night.”

Personalized Guidance for a Healthier You – Starting with Sleep

Galaxy Watch6 series provides meaningful insights that can lead to positive changes around the clock, offering personalized and actionable tips, advice and encouragement.

Recognizing that better health begins with better sleep, Samsung is helping users optimize their night in the same way they optimize their day by focusing on three key elements of better sleep: understanding personal sleep patterns, building better habits and establishing a sleep-friendly environment.

Building on leading-edge sleep and wellness features, Galaxy Watch6 series now offers in-depth analysis of Sleep Score Factors – total sleep time, sleep cycle, awake time, plus physical and mental recovery – to help users understand the quality of sleep received each night.

More individualized Sleep Messages5, co-developed with the National Sleep Foundation, also provide users with detailed feedback about their sleep health each morning.

Additionally, Galaxy Watch6 offers Sleep Consistency showing how consistent the user’s sleep and wake times are, and a designated Sleep Animal Symbol representing their sleep type.

Enhanced Sleep Coaching enables users to put sleep insights into action with tailored instructions, tips and reminders accessible on both their wrist and paired smartphone.

When it’s time for bed, Galaxy Watch6 can help set the perfect sleep environment by automatically changing the settings of connected home electronics and turning on Sleep Mode across the user’s watch and phone to mute notifications, dim screens, and even to activate the invisible LED infrared sensor on the watch to deliver valuable health insights without additional light distractions.

Fitness features get more personalized to keep users motivated throughout their journey.

Body Composition, with key physical measurements like skeletal muscle, basal metabolic rate, body water and body fat percentage, provides a complete snapshot of the user’s body and fitness, offering a tailored approach to set goals, track progress, and guide through personalized fitness and now nutritional tips via a new partnership with Whisk.

A new Personalized Heart Rate Zone feature analyzes individual physical capabilities and defines five optimal running intensity levels to help users set their own goals based on their ability – from burning fat to high intensity workout.

In addition to over 100 existing workout trackers, the newly added Track Run records the user’s runs on a track, while Custom Workout allows users to build and track their personalized workout routine.

Added to existing blood pressure and electrocardiogram monitoring, the new Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification feature helps users understand their heart health more comprehensively by checking for heart rhythms suggestive of Atrial fibrillation (AFib) in the background – even while asleep.

Galaxy Watch6 can also enable users to track skin temperature during the night to give valuable insights including menstrual cycle tracking.

And Fall Detection can gauge a fall, whether occurring during exercise, when standing still, or even while sleeping if users happen to fall out of bed.
Once a fall is detected, your watch will automatically alert an emergency service number or pre-selected contacts.

Refined Design, Perfectly Yours

Elevating the wearable experience, Galaxy Watch6 series offers all new designs that provide better viewing, greater power and a wider selection of more customizable and comfortable options3.

Reading and writing is easier on the 20% larger display, showcasing more text on screen and a larger keyboard – all while maintaining a comfortable size.

A more vibrant, higher resolution display3 boasts a peak brightness of 2,000 nits, coupled with an Always On Display brightness adjustment feature, allowing users to see and do more even under bright sunlight.

Powered by the enhanced processor and memory, Galaxy Watch6 delivers smoother and faster interactions3.

Galaxy Watch6 and Watch6 Classic come with a 30% slimmer bezel and a 15% thinner rotating bezel respectively, enhancing the beauty of the signature circle frame.

Galaxy Watch6 series features new stylish, interactive and informative watch faces that make the most of the large display, while new one-click bands allow users to easily mix and match watch bands.
With over 704 unique combinations, users can design their perfect watch on Samsung.com.

For example, a new lightweight Fabric Band and Sleep Coaching watch face pair perfectly to help you gain informative sleep insights in comfort.

Galaxy Watch6 series comes with a larger battery and reduced battery consumption to support its larger and brighter display.
With just eight minutes of quick charge, users can add an additional eight hours, perfect for tracking their sleep during the night.

Maximizing Your Experience Right from Your Wrist

Galaxy Watch6 series brings greater capabilities to the wrist of every user.
The new Samsung Wallet on Galaxy Watch6 combines Samsung Pay with Samsung Pass to incorporate more of the user’s wallet – including IDs, event tickets and boarding passes as well as credit cards and membership cards – in their watch.

Enhanced Gesture Control allows users to conveniently manage their watch using simple gestures for greater accessibility and ease, letting them set their own shortcuts and now access apps and functions touch-free.

WhatsApp makes it easier for Galaxy Watch users to stay connected with friends and family, all without getting out a phone.

Starting from this fall, users can stay productive right from their watch with new apps from Google Calendar and Gmail, which will be exclusively available on Wear OS.

They can also track fitness progress or nutritional data more easily with Peloton and MyFitnessPal updates, and coming soon, enjoy additional streaming options with Audible.

Additionally, with the introduction of a new Skin Temperature API – a part of the Samsung’s Privileged Health software development kit (SDK) – partners will soon have access to advanced infrared technology for more accurate measurements to bring a whole new world of possibilities to users.

A newly launched Thermo Check app takes advantage of the new API, allowing users to measure the temperature of their favorite meal or the ocean before a lap swim, contact-free.
Together with other Samsung devices, Galaxy Watch6 series expands user experiences even further.

The upgraded Camera Controller enables remote control of a paired Galaxy Z Flip5 camera to switch modes and zoom.

Samsung Smart TV or Galaxy Tab S9 shows the user’s progress in real time with a guided fitness or mindfulness program on the large screen.

Users can also automatically toggle the connection of Galaxy Buds2 Pro between Samsung devices via Auto Switch.

Should users happen to misplace their phone, Galaxy Watch6 series can now pinpoint its location through Find My Phone with map support.
And as always, personal data on the watch remains secure thanks to the Samsung Knox security platform.

Availability

Galaxy Watch6 is an ultimate daily driver with a modern and minimalist design. It comes in 44mm in Graphite and Silver and in 40mm in Graphite and Gold.

For a more premium, timeless timepiece design, look no further than Galaxy Watch6 Classic featuring our fan-favorite rotating bezel – available in Black and Silver in 43mm and 47mm.

If you’re an adventure seeker looking for durability, performance and style, Galaxy Watch5 Pro remains a great option and now comes with even more enhanced GPS exchange format (GPX) features.

Conquer a new route with the GPX File Database, which enables users to simply search and access recommended routes, while Route Workout now supports running and walking alongside the previously available hiking and cycling.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Series: Specifications

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Classic is the more premium offering of the two models launched at Unpacked 2023 in South Korea.
The device has been launched with two screen sizes — 43mm and 47mm. Both models offer Bluetooth and LTE connectivity options.

The Galaxy Watch 6 Classic 43mm variant with Bluetooth connectivity has a starting price of $399 (roughly Rs 32,700).
The 47mm variant of the same has a starting price of $429 (roughly Rs 35,200). It comes in two colours — Black and Silver.

The Galaxy Watch 6 is smaller in comparison. It has been launched with 40mm and 44mm dial options.
The 40mm Bluetooth-only variant is priced at $299 (roughly Rs 24,500), whereas the 44mm variant has a starting price of $329 (roughly Rs 27,000).

The Galaxy Watch 6 comes in Graphite, Silver and Gold colour options.
The new Watch 6 series comes with many new health and fitness-focused features.

These features are enabled with the help of multiple sensors, such as 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, etc.

The Galaxy Watch 6 series now offers an in-depth analysis of Sleep Score Factors, such as total sleep time, sleep cycle, awake time, plus physical and mental recovery, to help users understand the quality of sleep received each night.

There is also the new enhanced Sleep Coaching feature, which enables users to put sleep insights into action with tailored instructions, tips and reminders accessible on both their wrist and paired smartphone.
There is also a new Body Composition feature, which offers key physical measurements like skeletal muscle, basal metabolic rate, body water and body fat percentage.

The Galaxy Watch 6 series also offers a new Personalised Heart Rate Zone feature that analyses individual physical capabilities and defines five optimal running intensity levels to help users set their own goals based on their ability.

Added to existing blood pressure and electrocardiogram monitoring, the new Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification feature helps users understand their heart health more comprehensively by checking for heart rhythms suggestive of Atrial fibrillation (AFib) in the background – even while asleep.

As expected, there are a few ecosystem features that work best with Samsung devices.
Samsung Wallet on Galaxy Watch 6 combines Samsung Pay with Samsung Pass to incorporate more of the user’s wallet in their watch.

Some third-party apps like WhatsApp, Gmail and Google Calendar have also been optimised for the watch.

Galaxy Watch 6 series Quick Specifications

* Display: 40mm (1.3-inch, 432×432 resolution) and 44mm (1.5-inch, 480×480 resolution) Super AMOLED display (Galaxy Watch 6), 43mm (1.3-inch, 432×432 resolution) and 47mm (1.5-inch, 480×480 resolution) Super AMOLED display (Galaxy Watch 6 Classic)
* Processor: Samsung Exynos W930 dual-core SoC.
* RAM and storage: 2GB RAM and 16GB storage.
* Battery: 300mAh battery(40mm and 43mm), 425mAh battery (44mm and 47mm). Samsung claims the Watch 6 series can offer up to 40 hours (Always On Display off) or up to 30 hours (Always On Display on).
* Software: One UI 5 Watch based on Wear OS 4.
* Connectivity: LTE, Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi (2.4+5GHz), NFC, GPS/Glonass/Beidou/Galileo, etc.
* Durability: 5ATM + IP68 / MIL-STD-810H.
* Compatibility: Android 10 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory.

Galaxy Watch6 & Galaxy Watch6 Classic Product Specifications

FAQ’s
1) What is Galaxy Watch6, Watch6 Classic price, availability?

Ans) * The Galaxy Watch6 40mm model starts at $299 (approx Rs 25,000).
* The smartwatch’s 40mm model comes in Gold and Graphite colour options. Meanwhile, the 44mm model offers Silver and Graphite colours.
* On the other hand, the Galaxy Watch6 Classic also comes in two different sizes – 43mm and 47mm. The 43mm version starts at $399 (approx Rs 32,700).
* The Galaxy Watch6 Classic has been unveiled in Silver and Black colour options.
* The India price and availability of the newly announced smartwatches will be revealed on Thursday, July 26th.

2) What are Galaxy Watch6, Watch6 Classic specifications & design?

Ans) * The Galaxy Watch6 series offers comprehensive health features and strong performance with a sleek design. It has a slimmer bezel, a more vibrant display, and a more interactive user interface than the Galaxy Watch5 series.
* Both models give users access to a wider selection of versatile watch faces and new band options, empowering them to achieve their goals.
* The Galaxy Watch6 series provides a detailed analysis of Sleep Score Factors, including total sleep time, sleep cycle, awake time, and physical and mental recovery, helping users understand the quality of their sleep each night.
* Users also receive individualised Sleep Messages, developed in collaboration with the National Sleep Foundation, giving them detailed feedback about their sleep health each morning.
* The new Personalised Heart Rate Zone feature in the Galaxy Watch6 series analyses each user’s physical capabilities and sets five running intensity levels based on their ability.
* The watch offers over 100 workout trackers, and the newly added Track Run feature records users’ runs on a track. Additionally, Custom Workout enables users to create and monitor their personalized workout routines.
* Moreover, the watch includes a blood pressure monitoring feature, available only in select markets.

3) What are The details of the Samsung galaxy watches launched ?

Ans) Samsung has finally launched the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 at the Unpacked event in South Korea.
The new Galaxy Z series foldable phones will be available for purchase soon in India. Samsung announced its foldable phones with some top-of-the-line hardware and improved foldable phone tech under the hood. Alongside, the company also launched the Galaxy Watch 6 series.

The new Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 series includes two premium smartwatches. There is the top-of-the-line Galaxy Watch 6 Classic and the vanilla Watch 6.
Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch series comes with some upgrades over the outgoing models.
The company claims that the new Galaxy Watch 6 series packs “holistic health offerings and powerful performance in a refined and sleek design, boasting a slimmer bezel, a larger and more vibrant display, and more interactive user interface” compared to the outgoing models.

Both models also allow users to access a greater selection of versatile watch faces as well as new band options.

4) Galaxy Watch 6 series: What’s new and what’s different?

Ans) The biggest change is the return of the physical rotating bezel on the Watch 6 Classic.
It operates like before, so you rotate it to cycle through UI elements and scroll up and down pages.
Twisting it is as satisfying as ever, with audible and tactile clicks with every incremental turn.
The bezel itself, however, is 15% thinner than its last appearance in the Watch 4 Classic, although it still rises over the screen enough to provide a protective lip.
Samsung probably thinks you won’t need that extra protection, though, because the displays on both Galaxy Watch 6 models use Sapphire Crystal glass and are rated MIL-STD-810H for being able to withstand low pressure, exposure to high and low temperatures, and shock.

Besides the aforementioned physical rotating bezel, there are a few other things that separate the Classic and the regular Galaxy Watch 6. First, they each come in two sizes. The standard model, which is just an iterative update from last year’s Galaxy Watch 5, comes in 40mm and 44mm variations, while the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic features 43mm and 47mm sizes.

There is no update to the Pro model, which made its debut last year — in fact, Samsung says the Watch 5 Pro will continue to sell alongside these two watches.
The Watch 6 Classic’s casing is also made out of stainless steel, while the standard uses aluminum.

This, coupled with the fact the Classic model is larger, means there are noticeable weight differences between the two. The Classic models weigh 52g and 59g, while the standard models weigh 28.7 and 33.3g. The Watch 6 Classic also comes with a faux-leather band, while the standard model gets a silicon band.

That’s about it as far as differences go. They both run on the exact same Exynos W930 chip (up from last year’s Exynos W920) with the same 2GB RAM and 16GB storage (up from 1.5GB RAM). They also have identical battery capacities (425mAh for the larger watch and 300mAh for the smaller one).

The new Exynos chip is said to be more efficient.
That, along with the slightly larger battery sizes, means better battery life. Samsung promises up to 40 hours of use on a single charge for either of the watches.
This isn’t amazing, as I’d still need to charge the watch at least once every two days, but it’s much better than what the Pixel Watch or Apple Watch could do.

And despite the Classic being physically larger, the screen dimensions are actually identical, with the larger varieties each packing a 1.5-inch screen and the smaller versions offering 1.3-inch displays. The 1.5-inch screen size is the largest yet in a Samsung wearable.

The AMOLED displays on both Watch 6 models look sharp, with resolutions at either 480×480 or 432×432. Samsung also designed new watch faces to take advantage of the larger screens, with more complications and information-dense layouts.

All the sensors you’d expect are here, and they’re also identical across both models. There’s a BioActive sensor that combines a heart rate sensor with an electric heart signal monitor, a skin temperature sensor, an accelerometer, a barometer, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, and a light sensor.

These sensors are not new from last year, so we expect the health tracking experience to be similar Galaxy Watch 5 series, which we liked a lot.

The Galaxy Watch 6 watches are some of the first to run Wear OS 4.
It isn’t a major overhaul, but it does bring some much-needed refinements, such as the ability to pair the watches to a new phone without having to reset them.

This is great news for me as somebody who switches phones anywhere from 30–50 times a year.

Needing to reset my Pixel Watch or Galaxy Watch 5 Pro every single time I want to pair it to a new phone has been a hassle, so Wear OS 4 will save me time in the future.

Samsung has also worked with Google to bring further optimized versions of Google Assistant, Google Maps, and other third-party apps to the Watch 6 series. I’ve complained in the past that Android smartwatches pale in comparison to the Apple Watch in terms of app support, and while Samsung’s wearable ecosystem is still miles away from catching up to the Apple Watch, it’s still probably the best ecosystem in the Android space right now.

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