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Our newest wearable Series 11 brings the improvement most people really need from a smartwatch: extended battery performance.

Apart from that, the updated device acts as an immediate successor from the previous model, maintaining similarity in styling, size measurements and capabilities, with many of improvements derived from the operating system.

The Series 11 furthermore priced £30 lower for UK customers, costing from £369 sterling (449 euros/$399/679 Australian dollars), positioned above the fresh redesigned Watch SE at £219 at the low end and the premium Ultra 3 at £749 at the high end.

Design and Display

Similar to the previous Series 10, the latest iteration is just 9.7 millimeters in thickness, which makes it a slender profile when worn, easy to sneak below clothing and easier to wear during sleep.

The 2,000nit interface is plenty bright for seeing indoors and out, staying legible when viewed from different angles, making quickly looking for timekeeping or messages straightforward.

It is covered by glass that is double the scratch resistance compared to previous models, although not as hard as sapphire, that's only available for the more expensive titanium editions.

Performance and Battery

This latest device utilizes equivalent S10 silicon from the previous generation with new capability for optional 5G plus enhanced signal strength when you're when you're in the wilderness.

Power cells demonstrate growth in storage approximately 10 percent in the 42 millimeter and larger versions respectively.

Bigger version managed an impressive two full days in testing with sleep tracking excluding workout sessions.

The majority of users can nearly monitor two days and two nights until recharge becomes necessary, which takes just over an hour using a 20W or more powerful adapter (available separately), hitting about 70 percent in half an hour.

Should you engage in exercise, battery endurance reaches around 8 hours of tracking, sufficient duration for endurance events or extended activities.

Device Details

• Dimensions: 42mm and 46mm
• Profile depth: Under 10mm
• Weight: around 30 to 37g
• Chip: S10 silicon
• Internal storage: 64GB
• Watch OS: latest watchOS
• Swim capability: 5ATM rating (5 atmospheres)
• Health tracking: Heart rate, ECG, Blood oxygen, Temperature, depth, mic, speaker, Near-field communication, GNSS, Compass, Altimeter
• Wireless features: Bluetooth technology, wifi 4, NFC, Ultra-wideband, 5G cellular option

watchOS 26 Features

The latest device includes updated software, compatible with every version from 2020's Series 6 and newer.

It adds recently introduced Liquid Glass interface, which makes display features partially transparent, plus introducing fresh interface options: an expansive digital display named Flow that responds to movement and an analogue face called Exactograph, which breaks out hours, minutes and seconds into individual displays.

The standout addition centers on gesture control, where you rapidly twist your wrist away from you and reversing to dismiss things and go back to the main interface.

This functions without looking at the device to look at the watch, allowing users to stop notifications through simple motion of the wrist.

Activity Analysis

The wearable device includes the same comprehensive fitness analysis system of capabilities found in earlier versions but adds a couple of new features and a redesigned workout app.

Hypertension alerts check for symptoms of elevated BP through extended monitoring, notifying you to consult professionals if your heart rate data shows possibility of undetected issues.

The new sleep score metric makes Apple's sleep tracking more straightforward to analyze, similar to competitors from multiple companies.

Every day the device displays a score out of 100 that is broken down across three areas: duration, bedtime and interruptions, each easy to understand and viewable via the health software through your mobile also.

Workout buddy is an AI coach utilizing your previous workout data to give you pep talks during fitness activities, like detecting that you have already run regular activity patterns and the level of effort you demonstrated.

Also featuring spoken alerts when you reach particular goals throughout activities, such as a particular pace, heart rate, distance, time or other metrics.

Options include among three vocal styles, delivering verbal guidance via wireless earbuds paired with the device across twelve exercise types, including walking, running or cycling.

However, it only works if you have with you newer iPhone models with you, creating frustration sufficient to avoid the feature to avoid being encumbered carrying mobile devices.

Eco-Friendly Features

Apple says energy storage maintains exceeding 1000 full power cycles maintaining 80 percent of initial performance with replacement available for ninety-five pounds.

Service pricing ranges between £295 and £389 according to device type.

The device incorporates over forty percent reused components such as aluminum, cobalt metal, copper elements, glass, gold, lithium, uncommon minerals, steel parts, tin, {titanium|