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The most recent smartwatch Series Eleven introduces the improvement many users really need from their wrist gadget: longer battery life.

Otherwise, the updated device functions as an immediate successor to the Series 10, maintaining similarity in styling, size measurements and features, with the majority of enhancements coming from the operating system.

The latest version is also £30 cheaper in the UK, priced starting at £369 sterling (€449/$399 USD/A$679), placed higher than the fresh redesigned £219 Watch SE for entry-level buyers and the premium Ultra 3 at £749 in the premium segment.

Design and Display

Like last year's Series 10, the new model comes in at under 10mm slim, which makes it a trim appearance on your arm, convenient to tuck under cuffs plus more pleasant during sleep.

This 2,000-nit display offers excellent visibility for seeing indoors and out, staying legible at various perspectives, enabling taking a peek for timekeeping or notifications straightforward.

The surface features by glass which is twice as scratch resistant than earlier versions, while not reaching the hardness compared to sapphire, that's only available for the more expensive titanium versions.

Power and Endurance

This latest device utilizes equivalent S10 silicon as last year's model with new capability for cellular 5G capability and improved connectivity for those times away from civilization.

The batteries show improvement in capacity approximately 10 percent for the 42mm and 46 millimeter models respectively.

The 46mm achieved approximately 48 hours during evaluation with sleep tracking but without exercise.

Typical wearers should approximately monitor 48 hours including sleep before needing a charge, which takes 66 minutes employing 20W or higher charger (not included), achieving around 70% in 30 minutes.

If you do participate in workouts, battery endurance reaches about eight hours for monitoring, which is long enough for a marathon or multiple events.

Device Details

• Size options: Two size variants
• Case thickness: Under 10mm
• Mass: approximately 30-37 grams
• Processor: S10 silicon
• Internal storage: 64 gigabytes
• Software platform: latest watchOS
• Waterproof rating: 5ATM rating (5 atmospheres)
• Sensors: Heart rate, Electrocardiogram, Blood oxygen, Temperature, depth, Microphone, Speaker, Near-field communication, Global navigation, Compass, altimeter
• Connectivity: Bluetooth technology, Wi-Fi connectivity, NFC, Ultra-wideband, 5G cellular option

watchOS 26 Features

This new model comes preloaded with watchOS 26, which runs on each iteration starting from Series 6 and subsequent.

Featuring Apple's new transparent design elements, creating most elements partially transparent, along with fresh interface options: a big digital interface titled Flow that responds to movement plus an analog display named Exactograph, that separates hours, minutes and seconds into their own dials.

The best new feature involves wrist movements, where you rapidly twist your hand backward and then back to dismiss things and return to the watch face.

The feature operates without looking at the device to check the display, meaning you can turn off alerts using a quick gesture via arm movement.

Activity Analysis

This smartwatch incorporates a complete wellness tracking package of features from previous models plus including several fresh capabilities and revamped fitness program.

High BP warnings monitor indicators of elevated BP through extended monitoring, informing wearers to consult professionals when pulse information suggests you may have a hidden problem.

Enhanced sleep analysis improves sleep monitoring more straightforward to analyze, similar to competitors from multiple companies.

Every day the device displays a percentage score that is broken down across three areas: sleep length, timing and disturbances, each self-explanatory and accessible through the wellness application on the iPhone too.

Workout buddy functions as intelligent training that uses your previous workout data to provide pep talks before and after workouts, including identifying previous running sessions regular activity patterns and exertion levels you achieved.

It also provides spoken alerts when you reach particular goals while working out, like specific speed, heart rate, range, time or additional measurements.

Users can select from three speaking tones, providing audio feedback via wireless earbuds paired with the device for one of 12 activities, such as walking, jogging or biking.

But, this feature depends on if you have with you newer iPhone models alongside, which I found irritating prompting abandonment of this capability eliminating hassle carrying mobile devices.

Green Initiatives

Apple says the battery should last more than 1,000 full charge cycles with at least 80% of its original capacity with replacement available for £95.

Service pricing ranges from £295 to £389 according to device type.

Materials include over forty percent reused components including aluminium, cobalt, copper, glass, gold, lithium, rare earth elements, steel parts, tin elements, {titanium|