Published changes versus Redmi Watch 5 (2024) include a body size change of −1 mm height and −1.1 mm width. These are specification differences, not measured real-world scores.

An upgrade is easiest to justify if you care about a body size change of −1 mm height and −1.1 mm width. If those areas already meet your needs on Redmi Watch 5 (2024), the move is optional rather than urgent.

Published display specifications remain closely aligned with Redmi Watch 5 (2024). Buyers should not expect a clearly different screen experience from the listed panel data alone.

Redmi Watch 6 (2025) fits buyers who prefer a compact phone footprint and people moving up from Redmi Watch 5 (2024). This is an editorial reading of size and published differences, not a personalized recommendation.

Keep Redmi Watch 5 (2024) if you do not need the listed generation changes. Moving to Redmi Watch 6 (2025) makes more sense when the listed upgrades match what you actually use.

The clearest published improvements are a body size change of −1 mm height and −1.1 mm width. Treat these as catalog differences rather than ranked review scores.

Against Redmi Watch 5 (2024), the catalog does not show obvious trade-offs such as a higher launch price or a clearly heavier body. That does not mean the device is flawless—only that those drawbacks are not evident in the compared specs.