The New Apple Watch 6 May Have a Problem. Oddly Enough, That’s Okay–and May Even Be a Wise Strategy

The New Apple Watch 6 May Have a Problem. Oddly Enough, That’s Okay–and May Even Be a Wise Strategy

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The New Apple Watch 6 May Have a Problem. Oddly Enough, That's Okay

The Apple Watch 6 measures the saturation of oxygen in your blood. Whether it's accurate is up for debate. But whether introducing that feature was smart is not.

By Jeff Haden , Contributing editor, Inc.@jeff_haden

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The Apple Watch Series 6 is the best smartwatch on the market. (Don't take my word for it; plenty of reviewers feel the same way.) It has a new processor. It charges a little faster than previous models. Sleep tracking is native. The always-on standby screen is a somewhat brighter than the Series 5.

And it includes -- wait for it -- a blood oxygen sensor.

Which doesn't work very well, at least for me.

If you aren't familiar, pulse oximetry -- healthcare professionals call it "pulse ox" -- measures the percentage of