Still, I’ve been impressed with early performance on shorter efforts. Unfortunately, I don’t have four-hour fitness right now, so I haven’t been able to fully test this. But if it lasts for another hour, it could be more useful to many of us. Workout duration has long been a complaint of mine-I couldn’t wear the Apple Watch to get through a full marathon with GPS, cellular, and music playing. Another helpful update is that your iPhone will notify you when the watch is fully charged.Īpple reports that the new S6 chip performance delivers an extra hour of workout time with GPS running. Toss it on a charger while you shower and get ready after your morning run, and you have a fresh battery to get through the rest of the day.
But with the new blood ox sensor and sleep-tracking tools being rolled to watchOS, Apple wants you to wear it overnight. For years, I’ve just put the Apple Watch on its charger on my bedside table while I slept. The good news: It charges faster-from zero to 100 percent in just 1.5 hours. The bad news: The battery still lasts just 18 hours, and you’re going to have to charge it every day. Apple Watch has long had a barometric altimeter, but now it’s “always on.” The update allows Watch faces to show you more accurate elevation measurements at a glance.Ĭolors: You can now get your watch in a red or blue aluminum case, in addition to the standard silver, gold, and space gray. Likewise, you may think this is the first Apple Watch with an altimeter.
Want more insight from Jeff and the Runner’s World test team? Sign up for RW+ 🏃♀️🏃♂️ We haven’t yet seen this feature, but all existing Apple Watches are going to get it later this year with a software update. But what’s new is that it will be able to detect lower VO2 Max scores. Well, technically, that’s been the case since Series 2-you can access your measurements via the iPhone Health app. For example, you might have learned that the watch can track VO2 Max now. The launch event presenters quickly highlighted some features that might make it seem like the Series 6 got exciting new updates. Apple has bumped the display on the Series 6 to be 2.5 times brighter in the inactive mode. It worked pretty well, but could be a bit hard to read in bright sunlight. Like I mentioned earlier, the last generation added an always-on display, so you could see the time or your running pace without having to raise your wrist. Series 6 is faster still, even if just barely perceptibly so. Compared to early Apple Watch models-which were painfully slow, especially on startup-Series 5 marked a huge improvement in speed. One update that we can appreciate, however, is the better performance thanks to the new S6 chip, which allows apps to launch 20 percent faster without negatively affecting battery life. Their measurements are sometimes different. The Garmin Fenix 6X (top) and Apple Watch Series 6 both have blood oxygen sensors.
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