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Our most recent smartwatch 11th generation brings the one thing most people actually want from a smartwatch: longer battery life.

Otherwise, the new model serves as a straightforward upgrade to the Series 10, matching it in appearance, proportions and features, with many of improvements derived from software.

The Series 11 additionally priced £30 lower within the United Kingdom, available from £369 sterling (449 euros/399 dollars/A$679), positioned above the newly revamped Watch SE at £219 for entry-level buyers and the £749 Ultra 3 for top-tier users.

Appearance and Screen

Following the design of Series 10, the latest iteration comes in at 9.7mm thick, which makes it a slender profile on your arm, easy to sneak under cuffs and easier to wear overnight.

Featuring a 2,000nit OLED screen offers excellent visibility for reading in various lighting, staying legible at various perspectives, making quickly looking for timekeeping or notifications simple.

It is covered by glass reportedly double the scratch resistance compared to previous models, although not as hard compared to sapphire, which is reserved on the pricier titanium models.

Capability and Runtime

The new watch features equivalent S10 silicon found in earlier versions but now supports optional 5G plus enhanced signal strength for those times exploring remote areas.

Power cells have increased in storage by 9% and 11% in the 42 millimeter and larger versions in that order.

Larger model managed an impressive 48 hours in our assessment with sleep tracking when not used for fitness.

Most people should approximately monitor two days and two nights prior to requiring power, requiring just over an hour employing 20W or greater power adaptor (available separately), achieving around three-quarters charge in 30 minutes.

Should you engage in exercise, battery endurance reaches approximately eight hours for monitoring, which is long enough to complete marathons or multiple events.

Technical Specifications

• Size options: Two size variants
• Case thickness: 9.7mm
• Weight: approximately 30-37 grams
• Processor: S10 processor
• Storage: 64 gigabytes
• Operating system: watchOS Twenty-Six
• Swim capability: 5ATM rating (50m waterproof)
• Monitoring features: HR, ECG, spO2, Temperature, depth, mic, speaker, Near-field communication, GNSS, Compass, Altimeter
• Communication options: Bluetooth technology, wifi 4, NFC, UWB, 5G cellular option

watchOS 26 Features

The latest device includes watchOS 26, which runs on every version since the sixth generation and subsequent.

It adds recently introduced Liquid Glass interface, which makes most elements somewhat see-through, and adds fresh interface options: a large digital face named Flow reacting to motion and an analogue face titled Exactograph, that separates time components as separate indicators.

The standout addition involves wrist movements, involving quick rotation your hand backward and then back to dismiss things and go back to the main interface.

It works even without raising your wrist to check the display, allowing users to turn off alerts with a satisfying flick with your hand.

Wellness Monitoring

This smartwatch includes a complete fitness analysis system of capabilities available in prior generations while introducing some additional functions and a redesigned exercise application.

Blood pressure notifications monitor indicators of high blood pressure during monthly analysis, notifying you to get yourself checked out when pulse information suggests you may have underlying conditions.

Updated sleep scoring improves sleep monitoring simpler to understand, similar to competitors from multiple companies.

Each morning the watch shows a score out of 100 that is broken down across three areas: sleep length, timing and disturbances, which are all easy to understand and viewable through the wellness application on your smartphone also.

Fitness assistant is an AI coach utilizing your past activity records to give you pep talks before and after workouts, such as recognising previous running sessions three times this week plus intensity measurement you achieved.

It also provides spoken alerts when attaining specific targets throughout activities, like specific speed, heart rate, length, time or additional measurements.

There is a choice from three speaking tones, delivering verbal guidance via wireless earbuds synced to the wearable for one of 12 activities, like strolling, sprinting or cycling.

But, this feature depends on if you have with you your iPhone 15 Pro or later during activities, creating frustration sufficient to avoid the function preventing inconvenience with a phone on runs.

Green Initiatives

Reports indicate the battery should last over one thousand full charge cycles maintaining 80 percent of starting power and can be replaced for ninety-five pounds.

Fixings require from £295 to £389 based on specific version.

It contains more than 40% reused components including aluminium, cobalt, copper, glass, gold, lithium, specialized materials, steel, tin, {titanium|