The Apple Watch Series 6 isn't a huge upgrade over the Series 5, but it does enough to keep Apple's wearable firmly in the lead.

New colors add newness to a timeless design; Excellent mix of foreground and background features; Impressive array of features and sensors

Battery life hasn't improved; On-demand blood-oxygen readings are finicky

The Apple Watch Series 6 is far from a huge upgrade and I would say that if you’ve got a Series 5 (or even a Series 4) then there’s very little to entice an upgrade. But that really shouldn’t take anything away from the Apple Watch Series 6 as it’s an excellent product and still the best all-round...

Lovely new colours; Very accurate fitness tracking; Plenty of health features; The best smartwatch OS around

Sleep tracking lacks depth; No big improvements to battery; Minimal improvements over previous model

Great product so far, new to the Apple Watch but so far loving it

Now that Apple is pushing an affordable Apple Watch, do you really need the high-end Series 6?...

Premium design and accessories Big; bright screen with always-on display Stellar heart rate monitoring Accurate; reliable GPS Unmatched app support

Sleep tracking is too basic Battery life could be better No third-party watch faces

The Apple Watch Series 6 continues Apple's smartwatch dominance, with solid improvements across the board. Many of its features can be found in cheaper competitors, but not the overall experience.

Great range of health sensors; Brighter always-on screen is impressive; Excellent app support and software; Solid battery life for general use; Great new colour options

iPhone-only still; Not a big leap forward from Series 5; New sleep tracking is basic; Won't satisfy truly hardcore fitness fans

The Apple Watch S6 is the best all-rounder smartwatch on the market, especially for iPhone users, but there are better deals to be had.

Brighter display; Zero lag; Comfortable (even when sleeping); Faster charging

Could do with more use cases for bloody oxygen function; Battery life could be better; In reality; not a huge jump from Apple Watch Series 5

Overall, the Apple Watch Series 6 is a good fitness watch and an excellent smartwatch with lofty ambitions to be a total wellness numen. The myriad of new sensors is useful to a degree, especially for those who worry about respiratory and heart issues, but by no means is it vital for most wearers. The new features very much pitch it as the wearable of 2020 and beyond, and WatchOS will continue to improve and offer more services. For a £100 less there’s the Watch SE which isn’t afforded the new blood oxygen monitoring, nor does it have an always-on display – but it’s 64-bit dual-core S5 processor will assure it’s just as speedy, so this might be the better option, espeically if you're new to Apple Watch. But if you love the new colour options which aren’t available elsewhere, have health concerns or just want all the latest tech paired with brilliant design, choose 6.

Brighter display; Zero lag; Comfortable (even when sleeping); Faster charging;

Could do with more use cases for bloody oxygen function; Battery life could be better; In reality, not a huge jump from Apple Watch Series 5;

Apple just made the Watch even better and although not a lot has changed, it’s still the best smartwatch you can buy.

Great performance; Great screen; Useful health features

Poor sleep tracking; Still have to charge every day

I've tried to steer clear in this review of the usual journalistic obsession with "What's new?" But in the final reckoning we simply have to acknowledge that not much has changed since the Series 5.

The Apple Watch Series 6 isn’t making any changes to how you know or already use an Apple Watch. What Apple is doing instead is adding newer capabilities on to what was already there.