Apple Watch 11th Series Analysis: Superb Wrist Gestures and Longer Battery Life
Our most recent wearable Series Eleven brings the improvement the majority truly desire from a smartwatch: extended battery performance.
Apart from that, the new model serves as an immediate successor from the previous model, keeping pace in design, dimensions and functions, with many of its upgrades derived from software.
The Series 11 furthermore more affordable by £30 in the UK, available from £369 sterling (€449/$399/A$679), positioned above the fresh redesigned Watch SE at £219 for entry-level buyers and the premium Ultra 3 at £749 for top-tier users.
Design and Display
Like last year's Series Ten, the new model measures only 9.7mm thick, which makes it a slim fit to the wrist, simple to slide below clothing plus more pleasant during sleep.
This 2,000-nit interface is plenty bright for seeing in various lighting, staying legible to read off-angle, enabling glancing down at the time or alerts straightforward.
The surface features with glass which is double the scratch resistance as before, though not quite as tough of sapphire crystal, that remains exclusive for the more expensive titanium versions.
Power and Endurance
The new watch incorporates the same S10 chip as last year's model while adding support for optional 5G and stronger reception for those times when you're in the wilderness.
The batteries demonstrate growth in storage approximately 10 percent in the 42 millimeter and 46mm watches respectively.
Bigger version lasted a good two full days in our assessment including sleep monitoring when not used for fitness.
Typical wearers will just about record two days and two nights prior to requiring power, which takes about 66 minutes with a 20-watt or higher charger (not included), 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 multiple events.
Technical Specifications
- Case size: 42 or 46mm
- Profile depth: 9.7 millimeters
- Device weight: approximately 30-37 grams
- Processor: S10 silicon
- Internal storage: 64 gigabytes
- Watch OS: watchOS 26
- Water resistance: 5ATM rating (50m waterproof)
- Health tracking: HR, Electrocardiogram, Blood oxygen, Temperature, depth, Microphone, speaker, Near-field communication, Global navigation, compass, Altimeter
- Connectivity: Bluetooth technology, wifi 4, NFC capability, Ultra-wideband, optional 5G
Software Enhancements
The Series 11 includes the latest watchOS, which runs on all models since the sixth generation and later.
Featuring the latest Liquid Glass design, creating display features somewhat see-through, and adds fresh interface options: a big digital interface named Flow sensitive to gestures and traditional watch face called Exactograph, which breaks out hours, minutes and seconds into their own dials.
The standout addition involves wrist movements, requiring swift turning your hand backward and then back to close applications and go back to the main interface.
The feature operates without looking at the device to view the screen, meaning you can turn off alerts through simple motion via arm movement.
Health and Fitness Tracking
This smartwatch includes a complete health monitoring suite of tools found in earlier versions plus including several fresh capabilities along with updated workout app.
High BP warnings look for signs of hypertension over a 30-day period, notifying you to seek medical advice if cardiac metrics shows possibility of undetected issues.
Updated sleep scoring makes Apple's sleep tracking easier to interpret, comparable to rivals including various manufacturers.
Every day the device displays a percentage score that is broken down in three sections: duration, bedtime and interruptions, all being straightforward and accessible through the wellness application on your smartphone too.
Workout buddy serves as automated guidance that uses your historical exercise information to deliver encouragement around exercise sessions, like detecting existing workout history multiple weekly exercises plus intensity measurement you achieved.
It also provides spoken alerts when you reach particular goals throughout activities, including certain tempo, pulse rate, distance, time or further statistics.
Users can select among three vocal styles, delivering verbal guidance over Bluetooth headphones connected to your watch for multiple workout categories, like strolling, sprinting or cycling.
However, it only works if you have with you recent smartphones during activities, proving inconvenient prompting abandonment of this capability preventing inconvenience with a phone on runs.
Green Initiatives
Apple says the battery should last exceeding 1000 complete charging sessions retaining four-fifths of initial performance with replacement available for £95.
Service pricing ranges from £295 to £389 depending on the model.
It contains significant amounts of sustainable elements including aluminium, cobalt, copper, glass components, gold, lithium components, rare earth elements, steel, tin elements, {titanium|
