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This latest Apple Watch Series Eleven introduces the improvement the majority truly desire from a smartwatch: improved power endurance.

Otherwise, the updated device functions as an immediate successor to the Series 10, matching it in design, size measurements and features, with the majority of enhancements derived from watchOS.

The latest version is also priced £30 lower within the United Kingdom, costing from £369 sterling (€449/$399 USD/A$679), positioned above the recently updated £219 Watch SE at the low end and the premium Ultra 3 at £749 for top-tier users.

Design and Display

Following the design of Series Ten, the latest iteration is just under 10mm slim, resulting in a slim fit to the wrist, convenient to tuck under cuffs and more comfortable during sleep.

The 2,000nit interface offers excellent visibility for reading inside and outside, maintaining readability at various perspectives, enabling quickly looking to check time or alerts simple.

It is covered with glass that is twice as scratch resistant than earlier versions, though not quite as tough compared to sapphire, that's only available for the more expensive titanium editions.

Power and Endurance

This latest device incorporates equivalent S10 silicon found in earlier versions with new capability for cellular 5G capability plus enhanced signal strength when you're exploring remote areas.

Power cells show improvement in capacity by 9% and 11% with the smaller and larger versions respectively.

Bigger version lasted a good two days in testing featuring overnight analysis excluding workout sessions.

Typical wearers will just about be able to track two days and two nights until recharge becomes necessary, needing just over an hour using a 20W or greater power adaptor (sold separately), hitting about three-quarters charge in 30 minutes.

If you do go out for a run, battery endurance reaches approximately eight hours for monitoring, which is long enough for endurance events or multiple events.

Product Features

• Dimensions: 42mm and 46mm
• Device slimness: 9.7 millimeters
• Mass: around 30 to 37g
• Computing engine: S10 silicon
• Internal storage: 64GB capacity
• Watch OS: latest watchOS
• Water resistance: 50 meters (50m waterproof)
• Monitoring features: Heart rate, Electrocardiogram, Blood oxygen, temp, Depth gauge, Microphone, speaker, NFC, GNSS, Compass, Altimeter
• Wireless features: Bluetooth technology, wifi 4, NFC capability, UWB, 5G cellular option

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The Series 11 comes preloaded with the latest watchOS, compatible with every version starting from Series 6 and newer.

Featuring recently introduced Liquid Glass interface, creating display features semi-translucent, and adds additional display styles: an expansive digital display titled Flow sensitive to gestures and traditional watch face named Exactograph, that separates time components into individual displays.

The standout addition is the wrist-flick gesture, involving quick rotation your hand backward then returning to close applications and return to the home screen.

It works even without raising your wrist to look at the watch, allowing users to stop notifications through simple motion via arm movement.

Health and Fitness Tracking

The Apple Watch incorporates a complete health monitoring suite of capabilities from previous models while introducing some additional functions and a redesigned fitness program.

Hypertension alerts monitor indicators of hypertension over a 30-day period, notifying you to consult professionals when pulse information suggests you may have undetected issues.

Updated sleep scoring improves sleep monitoring more straightforward to analyze, similar to competitors from multiple companies.

Daily upon waking the screen presents a score out of 100 separated into components across three areas: time asleep, schedule and wakeups, each straightforward and accessible via the health software on the iPhone as well.

Workout buddy serves as automated guidance employing your previous workout data to deliver pep talks before and after workouts, such as recognising that you have already run regular activity patterns plus intensity measurement you achieved.

It also provides audible heads-up when you reach certain milestones throughout activities, like specific speed, heart rate, distance, duration or additional measurements.

Users can select from three speaking tones, delivering verbal guidance via wireless earbuds connected to your watch for one of 12 activities, like strolling, sprinting or cycling.

However, it only works if you also carry newer iPhone models during activities, creating frustration enough that I would forgo the feature preventing inconvenience carrying mobile devices.

Green Initiatives

Apple says power cells will endure exceeding 1000 complete charging sessions maintaining 80 percent of initial performance and can be replaced at £95 cost.

Repairs cost from £295 to £389 depending on the model.

It contains more than 40% recycled material featuring aluminum, cobalt, copper elements, glass, gold, lithium, rare earth elements, steel, tin, {titanium|