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This latest smartwatch Series Eleven introduces the one thing many users really need from their wrist gadget: improved power endurance.

Otherwise, the new model serves as a direct replacement from the previous model, maintaining similarity in design, proportions and functions, with many of improvements coming from software.

This new model additionally £30 cheaper in the UK, priced starting at £369 (€449/$399/679 Australian dollars), and sits above the newly revamped £219 Watch SE at the low end alongside the £749 Ultra 3 at the high end.

Appearance and Screen

Similar to the previous tenth series, the latest iteration is just under 10mm slim, creating a slender profile when worn, simple to slide below clothing and easier to wear during sleep.

This 2,000-nit interface remains sufficiently luminous for viewing inside and outside, remaining clear to read off-angle, making quickly looking at the time or alerts easy.

Protecting the display by glass that is twice as scratch resistant as before, though not quite as tough as sapphire, that's only available on the pricier titanium editions.

Power and Endurance

This latest device utilizes equivalent S10 silicon from the previous generation while adding support for 5G connectivity option and improved connectivity for those times away from civilization.

Energy storage demonstrate growth in size significantly for the 42mm and 46mm watches respectively.

Larger model achieved approximately 48 hours during evaluation including sleep monitoring excluding workout sessions.

Typical wearers should approximately monitor two full days with overnight use until recharge becomes necessary, requiring about 66 minutes using a 20W or higher charger (available separately), hitting about 70 percent in half an hour.

If you do engage in exercise, it will last approximately eight hours for monitoring, adequate time for a marathon or extended activities.

Device Details

• Dimensions: Two size variants
• Case thickness: 9.7 millimeters
• Weight: approximately 30-37 grams
• Chip: S10 silicon
• Storage: 64GB
• Operating system: watchOS Twenty-Six
• Waterproof rating: 50 metres (5 atmospheres)
• Monitoring features: HR, Electrocardiogram, spO2, Temperature, depth, Microphone, speaker, Near-field communication, Global navigation, Compass, altimeter
• Communication options: Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi connectivity, NFC capability, UWB, 5G cellular option

watchOS 26 Features

The Series 11 ships with updated software, functioning on every version starting from Series 6 and newer.

Featuring recently introduced Liquid Glass design, which makes display features somewhat see-through, plus introducing two new watch faces: an expansive digital display titled Flow sensitive to gestures and an analogue face called Exactograph, which breaks out chronological elements into individual displays.

The standout addition is the wrist-flick gesture, where you rapidly twist your hand backward and reversing to dismiss things returning to the watch face.

The feature operates without looking at the device to look at the watch, enabling wearers to stop notifications with a satisfying flick with your hand.

Activity Analysis

The Apple Watch includes the same comprehensive fitness analysis system of capabilities available in prior generations while introducing several fresh capabilities along with updated workout app.

High BP warnings look for signs of elevated BP through extended monitoring, informing wearers to consult professionals when pulse information indicates potential underlying conditions.

The new sleep score metric makes Apple's sleep tracking more straightforward to analyze, like other brands from Google, Samsung and others.

Each morning the watch shows a numerical rating divided into categories across three areas: duration, bedtime and interruptions, all being straightforward and accessible via the health software on the iPhone also.

Workout buddy functions as intelligent training employing your previous workout data to deliver pep talks around exercise sessions, such as recognising that you have already run multiple weekly exercises plus intensity measurement you put it.

Additionally offering spoken alerts when you reach particular goals during exercise, such as a particular pace, cardiac rhythm, range, period or further statistics.

There is a choice among three vocal styles, delivering verbal guidance over Bluetooth headphones connected to your watch across twelve exercise types, including walking, running or cycling.

But, this feature depends on if you also carry newer iPhone models during activities, proving inconvenient prompting abandonment of the function to avoid being encumbered bringing phones during exercise.

Eco-Friendly Features

Apple says energy storage maintains exceeding 1000 full power cycles retaining four-fifths of starting power and can be replaced for ninety-five pounds.

Repairs cost from £295 to £389 according to device type.

The device incorporates more than 40% recycled material such as aluminum, cobalt metal, copper, glass, gold materials, lithium, specialized materials, steel parts, tin elements, {titanium|