Apple Watch Series Eleven Review: Wrist-Flickingly Good with Extended Battery Performance
This most recent wearable 11th generation delivers the improvement the majority really need from their wrist gadget: improved power endurance.
In other aspects, the new model serves as a direct replacement from the previous model, maintaining similarity in design, size measurements and functions, with many of its upgrades originating from software.
The Series 11 additionally priced £30 lower within the United Kingdom, priced starting at £369 (€449/$399/679 Australian dollars), positioned above the fresh redesigned SE model costing £219 for entry-level buyers and the premium Ultra 3 at £749 for top-tier users.
Build and Interface
Similar to the previous Series Ten, this updated version measures only 9.7mm thick, which makes it a slender profile when worn, easy to sneak beneath shirt sleeves plus more pleasant during sleep.
This 2,000-nit display remains sufficiently luminous for viewing inside and outside, remaining clear to read off-angle, enabling glancing down at the time or alerts simple.
It is covered with glass which is significantly more durable as before, while not reaching the hardness of sapphire crystal, which is reserved for the more expensive titanium editions.
Power and Endurance
The updated wearable utilizes equivalent S10 silicon from the previous generation but now supports cellular 5G capability and stronger reception when you're when you're in the wilderness.
Energy storage show improvement in capacity significantly in the 42 millimeter and larger versions in that order.
Larger model achieved approximately two days in testing featuring overnight analysis but without exercise.
Most people will just about monitor two full days with overnight use prior to requiring power, requiring just over an hour with a 20-watt or more powerful adapter (available separately), reaching approximately 70% in 30 minutes.
Should you engage in exercise, battery endurance reaches approximately eight hours of tracking, adequate time for endurance events or extended activities.
Device Details
- Size options: Two size variants
- Case thickness: Under 10mm
- Device weight: approximately 30-37 grams
- Chip: S10 silicon
- Memory: 64GB capacity
- Watch OS: watchOS 26
- Water resistance: 5ATM rating (5ATM)
- Monitoring features: Heart rate, ECG, Blood oxygen, temp, depth, mic, speaker, NFC, Global navigation, compass, altimeter
- Wireless features: Bluetooth 5.3, wifi 4, NFC capability, Ultra-wideband, optional 5G
watchOS 26 Features
The latest device includes the latest watchOS, functioning on all models since the sixth generation and subsequent.
This includes Apple's new Liquid Glass design, creating display features semi-translucent, along with fresh interface options: a big digital interface titled Flow that responds to movement plus an analog display called Exactograph, dividing chronological elements into their own dials.
The most impressive innovation centers on gesture control, where you rapidly twist your arm outward and reversing to exit screens and return to the watch face.
It works even without lifting your arm to look at the watch, enabling wearers to turn off alerts through simple motion via arm movement.
Wellness Monitoring
The wearable device incorporates the same comprehensive wellness tracking package of capabilities found in earlier versions while introducing a couple of new features and revamped workout app.
Blood pressure notifications monitor indicators of elevated BP over a 30-day period, notifying you to get yourself checked out when pulse information shows possibility of undetected issues.
The new sleep score metric makes Apple's sleep tracking easier to interpret, similar to competitors from Google, Samsung and others.
Daily upon waking the device displays a score out of 100 divided into categories in three sections: duration, bedtime and interruptions, which are all easy to understand and accessible via the health software through your mobile also.
Fitness assistant serves as automated guidance employing your historical exercise information to give you pep talks around exercise sessions, like detecting existing workout history regular activity patterns plus intensity measurement you achieved.
Also featuring audible heads-up upon achieving particular goals during exercise, like specific speed, cardiac rhythm, range, time or other metrics.
There is a choice from three speaking tones, delivering verbal guidance over Bluetooth headphones synced to the wearable for one of 12 activities, such as walking, jogging or biking.
However, it only works if you have with you newer iPhone models alongside, which I found irritating sufficient to avoid this capability to avoid being encumbered carrying mobile devices.
Sustainability and Environment
Reports indicate energy storage maintains more than 1,000 full power cycles retaining four-fifths of starting power and is replaceable for £95.
Fixings require between £295 and £389 depending on the model.
The device incorporates over forty percent sustainable elements featuring aluminum, cobalt metal, copper, glass, gold, lithium components, specialized materials, steel parts, tin elements, {titanium|