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This newest smartwatch Series 11 brings the feature many users really need from their wrist gadget: improved power endurance.

Apart from that, the new model functions as an immediate successor for the Series 10, keeping pace in appearance, proportions and features, with the majority of enhancements originating from the operating system.

This new model is also more affordable by £30 within the United Kingdom, costing from £369 sterling (€449/$399/679 Australian dollars), and sits above the fresh redesigned £219 Watch SE for entry-level buyers and the premium Ultra 3 at £749 for top-tier users.

Appearance and Screen

Following the design of tenth series, this updated version measures only 9.7 millimeters in thickness, which makes it a trim appearance to the wrist, simple to slide under cuffs and more comfortable during sleep.

This 2,000-nit display offers excellent visibility for viewing indoors and out, maintaining readability to read off-angle, making taking a peek at the time or notifications simple.

The surface features using glass that is twice as scratch resistant as before, although not as hard as sapphire, which is reserved with the higher-end titanium versions.

Performance and Battery

The updated wearable features equivalent S10 silicon from the previous generation while adding support for optional 5G plus enhanced signal strength for those times away from civilization.

Energy storage demonstrate growth in capacity approximately 10 percent with the smaller and 46 millimeter models in that order.

Larger model lasted a good 48 hours during evaluation including sleep monitoring when not used for fitness.

Typical wearers will just about monitor two full days with overnight use before needing a charge, requiring about 66 minutes with a 20-watt or more powerful adapter (available separately), achieving around 70 percent in half an hour.

If you do participate in workouts, the device can continue approximately eight hours while recording, sufficient duration for a marathon or extended activities.

Technical Specifications

• Size options: Two size variants
• Case thickness: 9.7 millimeters
• Device weight: about 30g or 37g
• Processor: S10
• Memory: 64GB capacity
• Software platform: watchOS 26
• Waterproof rating: 50 metres (5ATM)
• Monitoring features: HR, ECG, Blood oxygen, temp, depth, Microphone, Speaker, Near-field communication, GNSS, compass, altimeter
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.3, wifi 4, NFC capability, UWB, optional 5G

Software Enhancements

This new model includes watchOS 26, compatible with every version since the sixth generation and subsequent.

It adds Apple's new transparent design elements, which makes interface components somewhat see-through, plus introducing two new watch faces: an expansive digital display called Flow sensitive to gestures and an analogue face titled Exactograph, which breaks out chronological elements into individual displays.

The most impressive innovation centers on gesture control, where you rapidly twist your hand backward and reversing to exit screens and return to the main interface.

The feature operates without lifting your arm to look at the watch, meaning you can dismiss alarms through simple motion with your hand.

Wellness Monitoring

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

High BP warnings check for symptoms of elevated BP during monthly analysis, informing wearers to consult professionals if your heart rate data shows possibility of undetected issues.

The new sleep score metric enhances rest analysis easier to interpret, like other brands from Google, Samsung and others.

Each morning the watch shows a percentage score separated into components in three sections: duration, bedtime and interruptions, each straightforward and accessible in the Health app on your smartphone too.

Exercise companion functions as intelligent training that uses your past activity records to provide pep talks before and after workouts, such as recognising previous running sessions multiple weekly exercises plus intensity measurement you put it.

It also provides spoken alerts when you reach particular goals while working out, like specific speed, cardiac rhythm, range, duration or additional measurements.

Users can select of three voices, providing audio feedback through connected audio connected to your watch for multiple workout categories, like strolling, sprinting or cycling.

But, this feature depends on when you bring along your iPhone 15 Pro or later during activities, which I found irritating enough that I would forgo the feature to avoid being encumbered bringing phones during exercise.

Green Initiatives

The manufacturer states energy storage maintains over one thousand complete charging sessions maintaining 80 percent of its original capacity and can be replaced for £95.

Repairs cost between £295 and £389 according to device type.

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