new Apple Watch Series 5.. $399 starting price,there is nothing better.So, like,

Here it is. Its the new Apple Watch Series 5.Its-- you know what, its great.Ive used a lot of different smartwatches in my life,and this one is the best.If you have an iPhoneand you can afford the $399 starting price,there is nothing better.So, like, I know.I gave away the whole review at the top of the video.But keep watching because I do want to tell youwhats new in the Series 5and also whats new in watchOS 6,but I also want to see if we can just figure outwhy no other smartwatch is even closeto catching up to this.(intense hip-hop music)All right. So, what is new with the Series 5,at least, compared to the Series 4 from last year?Honestly, its not that much, just three things, really.Okay, well, four if you count that Apples offeringmore material options for the casing.You can get it in aluminum, steel, titanium, and ceramic.

This one is aluminum, and physically,its identical to the Series 4, which was already great.They have larger screensthan the older models of the Apple Watch,and the screen is the second thingthats really new with the Series 5.Its always on.Finally.See, both the Series 5, and actually the Series 4,have a special kind of OLED screen that Apple developed.Its a low temperature, polycrystalline oxide,or LTPO for short.What does that mean?Well, it means, like, pixel and screen stufflike electron mobility.What really matters is that the Series 5has a bunch of other chipsthat let it have a variable screen refresh rate,so the Series 5 can change the pixels on the screenas often as 60 times a secondor as little as once per second.That lets this use radically less power than other screens.You know, your watch doesnt needto be refreshing that oftenwhen its just sitting there in ambient mode,and that saves battery life.So now, instead of the screen just being off,it shows a dimmed version of your watch face,and it actually even still has some color,which other smartwatches dont do.And the, of course, when you raise your wrist up,it goes ooh, full color, just like any other Apple Watch.But all this means is you can check the timewithout being, you know, that jerkwho obviously looks at his watchin the middle of a conversation with somebody.Now, the big question is does that always-on screenhurt the battery life?And my answer is that it doesnt seem to hurt much.

Apple claims that this still getsthe same 18 hours of battery lifethat every Apple Watch is supposed to get.And it does for me, even with kind of heavy usage.But it doesnt get much more than that.Last year, Series 4 actually outperformedthat 18-hour claim.Bottom line, you should planon charging the Apple Watch every day.And yes, I know that there are smartwatchesthat last weeks or even months,but none of them can do what the Apple Watch can.The third new thing is a built-in compass,and it works well and even gives youthis neat thing called a confidence conethat gets narrower as it becomes more confidentin where north is exactlyexcept for the first timethat you use the App Store on the Apple Watch,where you have to enter your password on your phone.And then sometimes, you install apps on the Apple Watch,and it needs its, like, parent app on the phonein order to work for the first time.Its not completely independent yet, is what Im saying.Now, it is nice to be able to install an app in a pinchdirectly on your watch, I guess,but this big-deal feature is not really a big deal to me.Maybe when the Apple Watchgets a little bit more independentfrom the iPhone, itll matter more.Then theres the cycles app,which lets you log and track menstrual activity.Now, this app isnt for me,but I will say that I wish Apple had paid more attentionto womens health sooner.Still, though, talking to people at Apple,its clear that they put some care into this app.

Its scientifically cautious,and its thoughtful in its design.So, it could help you track informationthat could be useful for you or for your doctor.But look, fertility can be a really hard thing,so if youre using it with kids in mind,you should talk to your doctor before doing anythingwith the information that it provides.Lets see. What else?Siri. Siri is here, and it can identify songs.It can also bring up search results from the weband lets you click into the webpages.And my favorite thing ever with the Apple Watchis still that you can loadlittle tiny, itty bitty webpages on it.Its kind of fun.Oh, one other thing.There is an option for the watchto detect ambient noise levelsand warn you if its too loudfor safety over a long period of time,plus I just like watching the noise meter go up and down.It proves to me that the train that I ride every dayis too damn loud.The main thing thats missing for me is sleep tracking,which for me and my health is much more importantthan closing a standing ring or whatever.There are third-part apps, though.I use Sleep++, but it seems like a pretty obvious thingfor Apple to add next year.Okay, so, why is the Apple Watch so far ahead?Its not that it has an LTPO screen or a noise meteror really any one of the featuresthat I just mentioned in this review.Its the fact that Im talkingabout features in this way at all.With every other smartwatch,and Im not talking about the Garmin, Wilderness,Hiking, Sporting, Mountaineering, whatever watches.I mean, like,