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Our latest Apple Watch Series 11 brings the feature many users actually want in a wearable device: improved power endurance.

Otherwise, the new model acts as a direct replacement for the Series 10, keeping pace in design, size measurements and capabilities, with many of improvements originating from watchOS.

The Series 11 is also £30 cheaper for UK customers, priced starting at £369 sterling (€449/$399/679 Australian dollars), placed higher than the newly revamped £219 Watch SE for entry-level buyers and the premium Ultra 3 at £749 for top-tier users.

Design and Display

Like last year's tenth series, this updated version comes in at 9.7mm thick, which makes it a trim appearance to the wrist, convenient to tuck below clothing and easier to wear during sleep.

The 2,000nit OLED screen remains sufficiently luminous for reading inside and outside, staying legible to read off-angle, making quickly looking at the time or alerts easy.

Protecting the display with glass reportedly twice as scratch resistant than earlier versions, although not as hard compared to sapphire, that's only available with the higher-end titanium models.

Power and Endurance

The updated wearable incorporates equivalent S10 silicon as last year's model but now supports cellular 5G capability plus enhanced signal strength for those times away from civilization.

The batteries have increased in capacity significantly for the 42mm and 46 millimeter models in that order.

Larger model lasted a good two full days during evaluation including sleep monitoring excluding workout sessions.

The majority of users will just about monitor 48 hours including sleep prior to requiring power, requiring 66 minutes with a 20-watt or higher charger (not included), achieving around three-quarters charge in 30 minutes.

Should you participate in workouts, battery endurance reaches approximately eight hours while recording, which is long enough to complete marathons or extended activities.

Product Features

• Size options: 42mm and 46mm
• Profile depth: Under 10mm
• Weight: approximately 30-37 grams
• Computing engine: S10
• Internal storage: 64GB capacity
• Software platform: watchOS 26
• Water resistance: 5ATM rating (5ATM)
• Health tracking: Heart rate, ECG, Blood oxygen, Temperature, Depth gauge, Microphone, speaker, NFC, GNSS, Compass, Altimeter
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi connectivity, NFC capability, UWB, 5G cellular option

Operating System Updates

This new model ships with watchOS 26, functioning on each iteration from 2020's Series 6 and subsequent.

Featuring the latest Liquid Glass interface, which makes interface components semi-translucent, and adds fresh interface options: a big digital interface titled Flow reacting to motion and traditional watch face called Exactograph, that separates chronological elements into their own dials.

The standout addition centers on gesture control, requiring swift turning your arm outward then returning to close applications returning to the home screen.

It works even without looking at the device to check the display, meaning you can turn off alerts with a satisfying flick with your hand.

Wellness Monitoring

The wearable device incorporates an extensive health monitoring suite of tools found in earlier versions while introducing a couple of new features along with updated exercise application.

Blood pressure notifications monitor indicators of hypertension through extended monitoring, informing wearers to consult professionals if your heart rate data indicates potential undetected issues.

Enhanced sleep analysis makes Apple's sleep tracking easier to interpret, like other brands from multiple companies.

Each morning the device displays a score out of 100 that is broken down in three sections: time asleep, schedule and wakeups, which are all straightforward and accessible in the Health app through your mobile also.

Workout buddy is an AI coach employing your previous workout data to deliver pep talks before and after workouts, including identifying that you have already run regular activity patterns and exertion levels you demonstrated.

Also featuring audible heads-up when you reach particular goals during exercise, like specific speed, heart rate, length, period or further statistics.

Users can select of three voices, delivering verbal guidance over Bluetooth headphones connected to your watch for one of 12 activities, such as walking, jogging or biking.

But, this feature depends on when you bring along your iPhone 15 Pro or later with you, creating frustration sufficient to avoid the function preventing inconvenience with a phone on runs.

Sustainability and Environment

Reports indicate the battery should last more than 1,000 full power cycles retaining four-fifths of starting power and is replaceable at £95 cost.

Repairs cost approximately £300-400 according to device type.

The device incorporates significant amounts of recycled material featuring aluminum, cobalt, copper elements, glass, gold, lithium components, uncommon minerals, steel parts, tin, {titanium|