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The most recent Apple Watch Series Eleven delivers the feature most people actually want from their wrist gadget: extended battery performance.

In other aspects, the new model functions as an immediate successor for the Series 10, maintaining similarity in appearance, size measurements and capabilities, with the majority of its upgrades originating from the operating system.

The Series 11 is also priced £30 lower in the UK, costing from £369 sterling (€449/$399/A$679), positioned above the newly revamped Watch SE at £219 at the low end alongside the £749 Ultra 3 for top-tier users.

Design and Display

Like last year's Series 10, this updated version is just 9.7 millimeters in thickness, resulting in a slim fit when worn, easy to sneak below clothing and easier to wear during sleep.

This 2,000-nit interface offers excellent visibility for seeing indoors and out, maintaining readability at various perspectives, making taking a peek for timekeeping or notifications straightforward.

The surface features by glass that is double the scratch resistance compared to previous models, while not reaching the hardness of sapphire crystal, that's only available with the higher-end titanium models.

Power and Endurance

This latest device incorporates the same S10 chip from the previous generation while adding support for optional 5G and improved connectivity for those times away from civilization.

Power cells demonstrate growth in size approximately 10 percent with the smaller and larger versions correspondingly.

Bigger version achieved approximately 48 hours in testing featuring overnight analysis but without exercise.

The majority of users should approximately monitor 48 hours including sleep prior to requiring power, requiring 66 minutes with a 20-watt or higher charger (sold separately), achieving around 70% in 30 minutes.

Should you engage in exercise, the device can continue around 8 hours of tracking, sufficient duration to complete marathons or two.

Technical Specifications

• Dimensions: Two size variants
• Case thickness: Under 10mm
• Mass: around 30 to 37g
• Chip: S10 processor
• Memory: 64 gigabytes
• Operating system: watchOS Twenty-Six
• Waterproof rating: 50 meters (50m waterproof)
• Sensors: Heart rate, ECG, spO2, temp, Depth gauge, mic, speaker, Near-field communication, GNSS, Compass, altimeter
• Wireless features: Bluetooth technology, wifi 4, NFC, Ultra-wideband, 5G cellular option

watchOS 26 Features

The Series 11 includes watchOS 26, functioning on all models since the sixth generation and newer.

Featuring recently introduced Liquid Glass design, which makes display features semi-translucent, plus introducing two new watch faces: a large digital face called Flow sensitive to gestures plus an analog display named Exactograph, which breaks out hours, minutes and seconds as separate indicators.

The standout addition centers on gesture control, where you rapidly twist your hand backward then returning to exit screens and go back to the main interface.

It works even without lifting your arm to view the screen, allowing users to stop notifications using a quick gesture with your hand.

Activity Analysis

This smartwatch includes the same comprehensive fitness analysis system of features available in prior generations plus including several fresh capabilities and revamped exercise application.

High BP warnings monitor indicators of high blood pressure through extended monitoring, notifying you to get yourself checked out when pulse information indicates potential underlying conditions.

Updated sleep scoring enhances rest analysis simpler to understand, comparable to rivals including various manufacturers.

Daily upon waking the device displays a score out of 100 that is broken down across three areas: sleep length, timing and disturbances, each straightforward and available in the Health app through your mobile too.

Workout buddy is an AI coach utilizing your historical exercise information to give you encouragement during fitness activities, including identifying previous running sessions regular activity patterns plus intensity measurement you demonstrated.

Additionally offering audible heads-up when attaining particular goals during exercise, such as a particular pace, pulse rate, range, time or other metrics.

Options include among three vocal styles, providing audio feedback via wireless earbuds synced to the wearable across twelve exercise types, including walking, running or cycling.

But, this feature depends on if you also carry newer iPhone models during activities, creating frustration enough that I would forgo the function to avoid being encumbered carrying mobile devices.

Green Initiatives

The manufacturer states the battery should last more than 1,000 full power cycles maintaining 80 percent of initial performance with replacement available for ninety-five pounds.

Fixings require from £295 to £389 depending on the model.

It contains significant amounts of sustainable elements such as aluminum, cobalt metal, copper, glass components, gold, lithium, specialized materials, steel, tin, {titanium|