The Apple Watch Series 6 has an energy-efficient design so when someone is outdoors the display can be read even in the sun. As an overall fitness tracker, the Apple Watch 6 feels like it’s got some incredible benefits – great activity tracking, good monitoring and motivation to stay active, a wide range of monitored activities – but there’s still no step up to a ‘pro mode’ for those who want to take their fitness to another level. The ECG app and irregular rhythm notification require the latest version of watchOS and iOS, and are not intended for use by people under 22 years old.

If you're in mainland China, you must verify your identity when setting up mobile on a family member’s Apple Watch, as required by local regulations. With all the settings turned off you’ll get comparable battery life to the Apple Watch SE, but with more longevity during workouts or listening to music. It comes with hardware improvements, including a faster S6 System in Package (SiP), watchOS 7, and next-generation always-on altimeter. To receive SMS, MMS or push notifications from third-party apps on your Apple Watch with mobile, your paired iPhone must be powered on and connected to Wi-Fi or mobile.Apple Watches remain some of the most popular smartwatches despite not working with Android phones at all, serving as small second screens that connect your iPhone to your wearable. We noticed last year that the addition of the always-on display had a real impact on battery life, and while the new S6 chipset inside the Watch 6 has definitely improved the power efficiency, it hasn’t solved some key issues. The other colors, (gold, silver, graphite, space gray and blue), are also premium-looking, and fit nicely with the well-manufactured feel of the Apple Watch. For more details, read sister site CNET’s article on 3 big questions that need to be answered about the Apple One subscription bundle. It’s a particularly welcome feature for those who are already wearing their Watch in bed, not least because you can set the time you’re going to sleep and the display becomes monochrome, and you won’t be able to wake it easily, as you’ll need to spin the digital crown to get back in – it’s an excellent way to help you resist the temptation to check that last notification when you’re supposed to be sinking into slumber.

Comparing the Watch range to the Garmin, which does require a proper GPS lock before starting, there was a small disparity in our distance-run numbers, especially when going through tree-covered environments. It’s a feature that started off being quite erratic for us, but over the space of a few days it became more accurate.An Apple Watch you set up for a family member can use a different network provider than your iPhone uses. Let's start with one of the oddest things Apple does: it constantly under-represents the battery life of its Watch range.