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This newest Apple Watch Series Eleven delivers the feature most people actually want from a smartwatch: extended battery performance.

Otherwise, this latest version functions as a direct replacement from the previous model, keeping pace in styling, proportions and capabilities, with the majority of its upgrades coming from the operating system.

This new model furthermore priced £30 lower in the UK, costing from £369 (€449/$399 USD/679 Australian dollars), and sits above the recently updated £219 Watch SE in the budget category and the £749 Ultra 3 at the high end.

Appearance and Screen

Similar to the previous Series 10, this updated version measures only 9.7 millimeters in thickness, resulting in a slim fit to the wrist, simple to slide below clothing and more comfortable overnight.

The 2,000nit OLED screen is plenty bright for reading in various lighting, staying legible to read off-angle, making quickly looking for timekeeping or messages simple.

It is covered by glass that is double the scratch resistance as before, though not quite as tough compared to sapphire, that's only available for the more expensive titanium models.

Performance and Battery

The updated wearable features equivalent S10 silicon from the previous generation with new capability for 5G connectivity option and stronger reception for those times when you're in the wilderness.

The batteries demonstrate growth in storage significantly for the 42mm and 46mm watches in that order.

Larger model lasted a good two days during evaluation featuring overnight analysis when not used for fitness.

Most people can nearly monitor two full days with overnight use until recharge becomes necessary, which takes 66 minutes with a 20-watt or greater power adaptor (sold separately), hitting about three-quarters charge in 30 minutes.

Should you engage in exercise, battery endurance reaches approximately eight hours for monitoring, which is long enough to complete marathons or extended activities.

Product Features

• Dimensions: Two size variants
• Device slimness: Under 10mm
• Mass: approximately 30-37 grams
• Computing engine: S10 silicon
• Memory: 64 gigabytes
• Operating system: latest watchOS
• Waterproof rating: 50 metres (50m waterproof)
• Sensors: HR, Electrocardiogram, Blood oxygen, temp, Depth gauge, Microphone, Speaker, NFC, GNSS, Compass, Altimeter
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.3, wifi 4, NFC capability, Ultra-wideband, optional 5G

watchOS 26 Features

This new model ships with updated software, functioning on each iteration from 2020's Series 6 and newer.

This includes Apple's new transparent design elements, which makes display features somewhat see-through, and adds fresh interface options: a big digital interface called Flow that responds to movement plus an analog display titled Exactograph, which breaks out time components into individual displays.

The most impressive innovation is the wrist-flick gesture, requiring swift turning your arm outward and then back to dismiss things and return to the main interface.

The feature operates without looking at the device to check the display, allowing users to stop notifications through simple motion via arm movement.

Wellness Monitoring

The Apple Watch includes an extensive wellness tracking package of tools available in prior generations plus including some additional functions and a redesigned fitness program.

High BP warnings check for symptoms of hypertension over a 30-day period, informing wearers to get yourself checked out if cardiac metrics suggests you may have a hidden problem.

The new sleep score metric makes Apple's sleep tracking simpler to understand, comparable to rivals including various manufacturers.

Daily upon waking the screen presents a numerical rating divided into categories across three areas: sleep length, timing and disturbances, each straightforward and available through the wellness application on the iPhone too.

Exercise companion serves as automated guidance that uses your previous workout data to deliver pep talks during fitness activities, such as recognising previous running sessions three times this week plus intensity measurement you achieved.

Also featuring spoken alerts when you reach particular goals while working out, like specific speed, heart rate, distance, time or further statistics.

Options include from three speaking tones, which speak to you via wireless earbuds paired with the device for multiple workout categories, such as walking, jogging or biking.

Unfortunately, functionality requires if you have with you newer iPhone models with you, which I found irritating enough that I would forgo the function preventing inconvenience with a phone on runs.

Eco-Friendly Features

Reports indicate the battery should last more than 1,000 full charge cycles with at least 80% of initial performance with replacement available at £95 cost.

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

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