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Our most recent Apple Watch Series Eleven delivers the one thing the majority actually want from a smartwatch: improved power endurance.

In other aspects, the new model acts as an immediate successor for the Series 10, keeping pace in styling, proportions and functions, with most of its upgrades coming from software.

The Series 11 additionally £30 cheaper in the UK, priced starting at 369 pounds (€449/$399 USD/679 Australian dollars), placed higher than the newly revamped Watch SE at £219 in the budget category and the premium Ultra 3 at £749 for top-tier users.

Appearance and Screen

Like last year's tenth series, this updated version measures only 9.7 millimeters in thickness, which makes it a trim appearance when worn, simple to slide under cuffs and easier to wear at night.

The 2,000nit display offers excellent visibility for seeing inside and outside, maintaining readability to read off-angle, which makes glancing down for timekeeping or messages simple.

Protecting the display by glass that is significantly more durable than earlier versions, although not as hard as sapphire, that's only available for the more expensive titanium editions.

Capability and Runtime

The new watch features identical S10 processor found in earlier versions with new capability for optional 5G and improved connectivity when you're away from civilization.

Energy storage have increased in size significantly for the 42mm and 46 millimeter models correspondingly.

Bigger version achieved approximately two full days in our assessment including sleep monitoring excluding workout sessions.

The majority of users will just about be able to track two days and two nights before needing a charge, requiring just over an hour employing 20W or more powerful adapter (not included), reaching approximately three-quarters charge in 30 minutes.

Should you participate in workouts, the device can continue around 8 hours for monitoring, adequate time to complete marathons or extended activities.

Technical Specifications

• Size options: 42 or 46mm
• Device slimness: 9.7mm
• Mass: approximately 30-37 grams
• Chip: S10
• Storage: 64GB
• Watch OS: watchOS Twenty-Six
• Water resistance: 5ATM rating (50m waterproof)
• Sensors: Heart rate, ECG, Blood oxygen, temp, Depth gauge, mic, Speaker, NFC, Global navigation, Compass, Altimeter
• Communication options: Bluetooth technology, Wi-Fi connectivity, NFC capability, UWB, 5G cellular option

watchOS 26 Features

This new model ships with the latest watchOS, which runs on each iteration since the sixth generation and subsequent.

Featuring recently introduced Liquid Glass design, creating interface components somewhat see-through, and adds two new watch faces: a big digital interface called Flow reacting to motion plus an analog display titled Exactograph, which breaks out time components as separate indicators.

The most impressive innovation centers on gesture control, requiring swift turning your hand backward and reversing to exit screens and go back to the watch face.

This functions without looking at the device to check the display, allowing users to stop notifications using a quick gesture with your hand.

Health and Fitness Tracking

This smartwatch includes an extensive health monitoring suite of tools found in earlier versions while introducing a couple of new features and a redesigned fitness program.

Hypertension alerts check for symptoms of hypertension through extended monitoring, alerting users to get yourself checked out if cardiac metrics indicates potential underlying conditions.

Enhanced sleep analysis improves sleep monitoring simpler to understand, like other brands from Google, Samsung and others.

Daily upon waking the device displays a score out of 100 divided into categories into three categories: duration, bedtime and interruptions, all being straightforward and viewable via the health software on the iPhone as well.

Exercise companion serves as automated guidance employing your past activity records to deliver encouragement during fitness activities, like detecting previous running sessions regular activity patterns plus intensity measurement you put it.

It also provides audible heads-up when you reach specific targets throughout activities, like specific speed, heart rate, length, period or other metrics.

Users can select among three vocal styles, delivering verbal guidance via wireless earbuds paired with the device for multiple workout categories, like strolling, sprinting or cycling.

But, this feature depends on if you also carry your iPhone 15 Pro or later alongside, which I found irritating prompting abandonment of this capability eliminating hassle carrying mobile devices.

Sustainability and Environment

Apple says the battery should last exceeding 1000 full charge cycles retaining four-fifths of starting power and can be replaced for £95.

Service pricing ranges between £295 and £389 depending on the model.

The device incorporates more than 40% sustainable elements featuring aluminum, cobalt, copper, glass, gold materials, lithium, rare earth elements, steel parts, tin, {titanium|