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Our most recent wearable Series 11 introduces the one thing many users actually want from their wrist gadget: longer battery life.

Apart from that, this latest version serves as a direct replacement from the previous model, keeping pace in appearance, size measurements and features, with the majority of improvements derived from the operating system.

The latest version furthermore £30 cheaper within the United Kingdom, costing from £369 (€449/$399/A$679), and sits above the recently updated Watch SE at £219 at the low end alongside the £749 Ultra 3 for top-tier users.

Design and Display

Following the design of Series Ten, this updated version comes in at 9.7mm thick, resulting in a trim appearance on your arm, simple to slide beneath shirt sleeves plus more pleasant overnight.

This 2,000-nit OLED screen offers excellent visibility for seeing indoors and out, remaining clear to read off-angle, which makes glancing down to check time or messages easy.

It is covered with glass which is double the scratch resistance as before, although not as hard compared to sapphire, that's only available on the pricier titanium models.

Capability and Runtime

The new watch utilizes the same S10 chip as last year's model with new capability for cellular 5G capability and stronger reception when you're exploring remote areas.

The batteries have increased in size significantly in the 42 millimeter and 46mm watches correspondingly.

Larger model achieved approximately two days in testing with sleep tracking excluding workout sessions.

The majority of users can nearly monitor 48 hours including sleep until recharge becomes necessary, which takes about 66 minutes using a 20W or more powerful adapter (sold separately), achieving around three-quarters charge in 30 minutes.

Should you participate in workouts, the device can continue approximately eight hours while recording, which is long enough for endurance events or extended activities.

Technical Specifications

• Dimensions: 42mm and 46mm
• Case thickness: 9.7 millimeters
• Weight: approximately 30-37 grams
• Processor: S10 silicon
• Storage: 64 gigabytes
• Operating system: watchOS Twenty-Six
• Waterproof rating: 50 metres (50m waterproof)
• Sensors: Heart rate, ECG, Blood oxygen, Temperature, depth, mic, speaker, Near-field communication, GNSS, compass, Altimeter
• Communication options: Bluetooth technology, Wi-Fi connectivity, NFC, Ultra-wideband, 5G cellular option

watchOS 26 Features

This new model comes preloaded with the latest watchOS, compatible with all models since the sixth generation and newer.

It adds the latest transparent design elements, which makes display features partially transparent, and adds additional display styles: a big digital interface called Flow that responds to movement and an analogue face named Exactograph, that separates hours, minutes and seconds into individual displays.

The best new feature is the wrist-flick gesture, where you rapidly twist your wrist away from you and then back to close applications and return to the main interface.

This functions without looking at the device to look at the watch, meaning you can turn off alerts through simple motion with your hand.

Wellness Monitoring

This smartwatch includes a complete wellness tracking package of tools available in prior generations plus including some additional functions and a redesigned fitness program.

Hypertension alerts monitor indicators of elevated BP over a 30-day period, alerting users to seek medical advice when pulse information shows possibility of a hidden problem.

Updated sleep scoring improves sleep monitoring simpler to understand, comparable to rivals from multiple companies.

Every day the screen presents a numerical rating that is broken down into three categories: sleep length, timing and disturbances, which are all straightforward and viewable in the Health app through your mobile as well.

Fitness assistant is an AI coach employing your past activity records to give you encouragement around exercise sessions, including identifying existing workout history regular activity patterns and exertion levels you demonstrated.

Also featuring audible heads-up when attaining particular goals throughout activities, such as a particular pace, cardiac rhythm, length, duration or further statistics.

Users can select among three vocal styles, which speak to you over Bluetooth headphones connected to your watch for multiple workout categories, including walking, running or cycling.

Unfortunately, functionality requires if you also carry recent smartphones with you, proving inconvenient enough that I would forgo the feature preventing inconvenience bringing phones during exercise.

Green Initiatives

Reports indicate power cells will endure exceeding 1000 full charge cycles maintaining 80 percent of initial performance with replacement available at £95 cost.

Service pricing ranges from £295 to £389 based on specific version.

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