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The most recent Apple Watch Series 11 introduces the one thing many users truly desire from their wrist gadget: longer battery life.

Otherwise, the new model acts as a straightforward upgrade for the Series 10, keeping pace in appearance, size measurements and functions, with most of enhancements originating from software.

This new model furthermore priced £30 lower for UK customers, priced starting at £369 sterling (449 euros/$399/A$679), and sits above the fresh redesigned Watch SE at £219 for entry-level buyers and the premium Ultra 3 at £749 at the high end.

Appearance and Screen

Like last year's Series Ten, this updated version comes in at 9.7mm thick, resulting in a slim fit on your arm, convenient to tuck below clothing and more comfortable at night.

Featuring a 2,000nit display offers excellent visibility for viewing in various lighting, staying legible when viewed from different angles, which makes quickly looking for timekeeping or alerts easy.

It is covered by glass reportedly significantly more durable than earlier versions, although not as hard of sapphire crystal, which is reserved on the pricier titanium versions.

Capability and Runtime

The updated wearable incorporates identical S10 processor found in earlier versions while adding support for cellular 5G capability and stronger reception for those times exploring remote areas.

Power cells show improvement in capacity approximately 10 percent for the 42mm and larger versions correspondingly.

Bigger version achieved approximately two days in testing including sleep monitoring when not used for fitness.

The majority of users will just about record 48 hours including sleep before needing a charge, which takes just over an hour employing 20W or more powerful adapter (sold separately), reaching approximately three-quarters charge in 30 minutes.

Should you participate in workouts, it will last about eight hours of tracking, sufficient duration for endurance events or multiple events.

Technical Specifications

• Dimensions: Two size variants
• Case thickness: 9.7 millimeters
• Device weight: around 30 to 37g
• Computing engine: S10
• Memory: 64GB
• Operating system: latest watchOS
• Water resistance: 50 metres (5ATM)
• Sensors: HR, ECG, Blood oxygen, temp, depth, Microphone, Speaker, NFC, GNSS, Compass, altimeter
• Communication options: Bluetooth technology, Wi-Fi connectivity, NFC capability, UWB, 5G cellular option

watchOS 26 Features

The latest device ships with updated software, which runs on all models starting from Series 6 and newer.

Featuring the latest Liquid Glass interface, which makes interface components semi-translucent, and adds fresh interface options: a big digital interface named Flow sensitive to gestures plus an analog display named Exactograph, which breaks out hours, minutes and seconds into individual displays.

The most impressive innovation centers on gesture control, requiring swift turning your arm outward and reversing to close applications returning to the main interface.

It works even without raising your wrist to view the screen, allowing users to dismiss alarms using a quick gesture with your hand.

Wellness Monitoring

The wearable device incorporates a complete fitness analysis system of capabilities available in prior generations plus including a couple of new features and a redesigned workout app.

Hypertension alerts look for signs of hypertension through extended monitoring, informing wearers to get yourself checked out if cardiac metrics shows possibility of undetected issues.

Enhanced sleep analysis makes Apple's sleep tracking more straightforward to analyze, like other brands including various manufacturers.

Each morning the screen presents a score out of 100 separated into components across three areas: time asleep, schedule and wakeups, all being easy to understand and accessible through the wellness application on your smartphone as well.

Exercise companion functions as intelligent training employing your previous workout data to give you pep talks before and after workouts, such as recognising existing workout history multiple weekly exercises and exertion levels you put it.

Additionally offering verbal notifications when attaining certain milestones while working out, like specific speed, cardiac rhythm, length, period or additional measurements.

There is a choice of three voices, which speak to you via wireless earbuds paired with the device across twelve exercise types, including walking, running or cycling.

However, it only works when you bring along newer iPhone models with you, creating frustration enough that I would forgo this capability preventing inconvenience carrying mobile devices.

Green Initiatives

The manufacturer states energy storage maintains more than 1,000 full power cycles retaining four-fifths of starting power and can be replaced for ninety-five pounds.

Service pricing ranges from £295 to £389 according to device type.

Materials include more than 40% sustainable elements featuring aluminum, cobalt metal, copper, glass, gold, lithium components, rare earth elements, steel parts, tin, {titanium|