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Our most recent smartwatch 11th generation delivers the improvement many users truly desire from a smartwatch: extended battery performance.

Otherwise, the new model acts as an immediate successor to the Series 10, keeping pace in styling, proportions and capabilities, with the majority of its upgrades coming from the operating system.

The Series 11 is also more affordable by £30 for UK customers, available from 369 pounds (€449/$399 USD/A$679), and sits above the newly revamped Watch SE at £219 for entry-level buyers and the premium Ultra 3 at £749 for top-tier users.

Appearance and Screen

Like last year's Series 10, this updated version measures only 9.7mm thick, which makes it a slim fit when worn, easy to sneak under cuffs and more comfortable overnight.

This 2,000-nit display remains sufficiently luminous for reading indoors and out, remaining clear when viewed from different angles, enabling taking a peek at the time or messages easy.

It is covered with glass reportedly twice as scratch resistant as before, while not reaching the hardness compared to sapphire, which is reserved on the pricier titanium versions.

Performance and Battery

The new watch features equivalent S10 silicon from the previous generation with new capability for cellular 5G capability and stronger reception during situations away from civilization.

The batteries show improvement in size significantly for the 42mm and 46mm watches correspondingly.

Larger model managed an impressive two full days in testing including sleep monitoring excluding workout sessions.

Most people should approximately record 48 hours including sleep before needing a charge, needing 66 minutes using a 20W or more powerful adapter (sold separately), reaching approximately 70% in 30 minutes.

When you go out for a run, it will last about eight hours while recording, which is long enough for endurance events or multiple events.

Product Features

• Dimensions: 42mm and 46mm
• Case thickness: 9.7 millimeters
• Weight: about 30g or 37g
• Computing engine: S10 silicon
• Internal storage: 64GB capacity
• Watch OS: watchOS 26
• Swim capability: 50 meters (5 atmospheres)
• Sensors: Heart rate, ECG, spO2, Temperature, depth, Microphone, Speaker, Near-field communication, GNSS, Compass, altimeter
• Communication options: Bluetooth 5.3, wifi 4, NFC capability, UWB, 5G cellular option

watchOS 26 Features

This new model comes preloaded with updated software, compatible with every version from 2020's Series 6 and newer.

This includes recently introduced transparent design elements, which makes display features partially transparent, along with two new watch faces: a big digital interface named Flow reacting to motion and an analogue face titled Exactograph, dividing time components into individual displays.

The best new feature involves wrist movements, involving quick rotation your arm outward then returning to dismiss things and return to the main interface.

This functions without raising your wrist to view the screen, meaning you can dismiss alarms with a satisfying flick via arm movement.

Health and Fitness Tracking

The Apple Watch includes a complete wellness tracking package of capabilities found in earlier versions while introducing several fresh capabilities along with updated fitness program.

High BP warnings look for signs of hypertension through extended monitoring, informing wearers to seek medical advice if cardiac metrics shows possibility of underlying conditions.

The new sleep score metric enhances rest analysis simpler to understand, similar to competitors from multiple companies.

Every day the watch shows a percentage score separated into components into three categories: duration, bedtime and interruptions, all being easy to understand and available via the health software through your mobile too.

Fitness assistant is an AI coach employing your past activity records to deliver motivational messages around exercise sessions, such as recognising previous running sessions regular activity patterns and the level of effort you demonstrated.

It also provides spoken alerts when attaining specific targets during exercise, such as a particular pace, pulse rate, distance, period or other metrics.

There is a choice among three vocal styles, delivering verbal guidance over Bluetooth headphones paired with the device for one of 12 activities, including walking, running or cycling.

However, it only works if you also carry your iPhone 15 Pro or later alongside, proving inconvenient enough that I would forgo this capability preventing inconvenience carrying mobile devices.

Green Initiatives

Apple says power cells will endure over one thousand complete charging sessions maintaining 80 percent of initial performance and is replaceable for ninety-five pounds.

Repairs cost between £295 and £389 depending on the model.

It contains significant amounts of recycled material featuring aluminum, cobalt metal, copper, glass components, gold, lithium components, specialized materials, steel parts, tin, {titanium|