Looking back on the choice to skip a year for the Classic edition, this design decision makes sense. The Galaxy Watch5 Pro was positioned as a watch for professional athletes and power users, similar to the target audience for Garmin’s Fenix and Epix smartwatches and the Apple Watch Ultra. The Watch5 Pro has GPS route tracking, is made of titanium and has a larger 590mAh battery—all features that power users can appreciate.
The Galaxy Watch6 and Watch6 Classic are built on a Samsung Exynos W930 processor, a generation up from the series W920 used in the Galaxy Watch5. The W920 was built in partnership with Google to create a smooth and seamless experience between Wear OS and Exynos. Where the W920 introduced a potent low-power processor built onchip-making technology, the W930 offers a 15% jump in processing speed in an even smaller package.
I have never had any issues with the snappiness and performance of the Galaxy Watch6 Classic. Although the BioActive sensor of the watch has not changed from past generations, the faster processor should allow for better processing of the data and improved accuracy for the BioActive sensor. Although I have not professionally measured the accuracy of the health data from the Galaxy Watch6 Classic, it was reliable enough to use for tracking healthy habits.