Apple Watch Series 6 (GPS)
Apple Watch Series 6 is the most advanced Apple Watch ever, with breakthrough health technologies to help you live better and even more features to keep you active, healthy, and connected. With a new Blood Oxygen app that measures the oxygen in your blood, you can get greater insight into your wellness anytime, anywhere, directly from your wrist. Meet your sleep goals with sleep tracking. Take your activity to new heights with the always-on altimeter and expanded workout types. With these powerful features and more, Apple Watch Series 6 is there for you like never before.
Apple Watch Series 6
40mm and 44mm
For use with iPhone 6s or later with iOS 14 or later
Apple Watch Nike Series 6
40mm and 44mm
For use with iPhone 6s or later with iOS 14 or later
Blood Oxygen app
- A sensor and app measure the oxygen saturation of your blood, an important indication of how well your body is absorbing oxygen
- Just remain still for 15 seconds to measure your blood oxygen—results appear on your watch and in the Health app on iPhone
- Series 6 takes periodic readings in the background, even while you’re sleeping, recording your blood oxygen trends over time
Advanced performance
- Redesigned S6 System in Package delivers even greater performance, so apps launch up to 20 percent faster than on Series 5
- Always-On Retina display is up to 2.5 times brighter outdoors when your wrist is down than Series 5, making it easier to see in bright light
- 18-hour, all-day battery life with longer workouts and more audio playback time, plus faster charging with 0 percent to 100 percent charge in just 1.5 hours
Always-on altimeter
- Get real-time elevation readings throughout the day with minimal impact to battery life
- See your elevation change foot-by-foot right on your watch face with the Elevation complication—whether you’re running a trail or taking the stairs
Heart health
- Electrodes in the Digital Crown and the back crystal work with the ECG app to read your heart’s electrical signals and generate an electrocardiogram
- Apple Watch can check your heart rhythm in the background and alert you to an irregular rhythm that appears to be atrial fibrillation (AFib)
- With the optical heart sensor, you can check your heart rate at any time in the Heart Rate app—and see your resting, walking, and workout recovery heart rates
- Heart rate notifications tell you if your heart rate is above or below a certain number of beats per minute
- With Low Cardio Fitness (coming later this year), Apple Watch notifies you if your cardiorespiratory fitness level, or VO₂ max, falls into a lower range—an important measure of your overall health
Additional health features
- Automatic handwashing detection starts a 20-second countdown and features reminders to help you build healthy habits
- The Noise app alerts you when decibel levels in your environment reach a point that could harm your hearing
- Easily log your menstrual cycle, including flow levels and symptoms, and get cycle predictions with the Cycle Tracking app
Safety
- With fall detection enabled, Apple Watch can detect hard falls, initiate a call to emergency services, and alert your emergency contacts
- With Emergency SOS, you can call local emergency services and notify your emergency contacts just by holding down the side button
Sleep tracking
- The Sleep app helps you meet your sleep goals, go to bed on time, and even start a pre-bedtime routine with Wind Down
- Sleep Mode helps minimize distractions from notifications and you can set haptic alarms to wake gently without disturbing anyone around you
- Accelerometer tracks how long you sleep and shows two-week trends
New workout types
- Get the most accurate calorie credit for your activity with workouts like Dance, Core Training, Functional Strength Training, and Cool-down
Cases and finishes
- Available in silver, space gray, gold, blue, and (PRODUCT)RED aluminum
- Available in silver, graphite, and gold stainless steel
- Apple Watch Series 6 works with all Apple Watch bands
Nike
- Nike models have updated band colors and a Nike Compact face with space for multiple complications from the Nike Run Club app, like Streaks and Pace
Essential additions
- Apple Music, AirPods, Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Dock, additional Apple Watch bands
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