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The most recent wearable Series 11 brings the improvement the majority truly desire from a smartwatch: improved power endurance.

Apart from that, the updated device functions as an immediate successor from the previous model, matching it in design, size measurements and features, with the majority of improvements coming from the operating system.

This new model additionally more affordable by £30 within the United Kingdom, priced starting at 369 pounds (449 euros/399 dollars/A$679), placed higher than the newly revamped £219 Watch SE in the budget category and the premium Ultra 3 at £749 for top-tier users.

Design and Display

Following the design of Series 10, the latest iteration is just 9.7 millimeters in thickness, resulting in a slim fit to the wrist, convenient to tuck below clothing and more comfortable during sleep.

This 2,000-nit display offers excellent visibility for reading indoors and out, maintaining readability when viewed from different angles, which makes taking a peek at the time or alerts simple.

Protecting the display with glass reportedly double the scratch resistance as before, although not as hard compared to sapphire, which is reserved with the higher-end titanium editions.

Capability and Runtime

This latest device utilizes identical S10 processor found in earlier versions with new capability for optional 5G and improved connectivity when you're when you're in the wilderness.

The batteries have increased in size significantly in the 42 millimeter and 46 millimeter models respectively.

Larger model managed an impressive two full days in our assessment including sleep monitoring excluding workout sessions.

Typical wearers will just about monitor 48 hours including sleep before needing a charge, requiring just over an hour employing 20W or higher charger (available separately), hitting about 70 percent in half an hour.

When you engage in exercise, the device can continue approximately eight hours for monitoring, which is long enough to complete marathons or multiple events.

Device Details

• Case size: Two size variants
• Case thickness: 9.7 millimeters
• Mass: about 30g or 37g
• Chip: S10 silicon
• Storage: 64 gigabytes
• Software platform: watchOS 26
• Water resistance: 50 metres (5 atmospheres)
• Sensors: HR, Electrocardiogram, Blood oxygen, Temperature, Depth gauge, mic, speaker, NFC, GNSS, Compass, Altimeter
• Communication options: Bluetooth 5.3, wifi 4, NFC, UWB, 5G cellular option

watchOS 26 Features

This new model includes the latest watchOS, functioning on each iteration starting from Series 6 and later.

Featuring recently introduced Liquid Glass design, resulting in most elements somewhat see-through, plus introducing additional display styles: an expansive digital display named Flow sensitive to gestures and an analogue face called Exactograph, that separates chronological elements into individual displays.

The most impressive innovation involves wrist movements, requiring swift turning your arm outward and reversing to dismiss things returning to the main interface.

This functions without raising your wrist to view the screen, allowing users to stop notifications through simple motion via arm movement.

Activity Analysis

The wearable device features the same comprehensive fitness analysis system of capabilities available in prior generations plus including a couple of new features and revamped workout app.

Blood pressure notifications check for symptoms of hypertension during monthly analysis, notifying you to consult professionals when pulse information shows possibility of undetected issues.

Updated sleep scoring makes Apple's sleep tracking easier to interpret, like other brands from Google, Samsung and others.

Every day the watch shows a numerical rating divided into categories into three categories: time asleep, schedule and wakeups, all being easy to understand and available in the Health app on the iPhone as well.

Fitness assistant functions as intelligent training employing your historical exercise information to give you pep talks during fitness activities, including identifying existing workout history multiple weekly exercises and exertion levels you achieved.

Also featuring spoken alerts when attaining certain milestones throughout activities, such as a particular pace, cardiac rhythm, length, duration or other metrics.

Users can select from three speaking tones, delivering verbal guidance over Bluetooth headphones connected to your watch across twelve exercise types, including walking, running or cycling.

But, this feature depends on when you bring along your iPhone 15 Pro or later alongside, which I found irritating prompting abandonment of the feature eliminating hassle bringing phones during exercise.

Sustainability and Environment

Reports indicate energy storage maintains more than 1,000 complete charging sessions with at least 80% of its original capacity and is replaceable for £95.

Repairs cost approximately £300-400 based on specific version.

Materials include over forty percent recycled material including aluminium, cobalt metal, copper, glass, gold materials, lithium, rare earth elements, steel parts, tin elements, {titanium|