Apple Watch series 11 real time battery use?

[Monsieur]

Close to buying one mainly for map use, health and general app use (not sleep quality!) but before I do has anyone got experience of how long on average the watch lasts before recharging?

Thank you in advance

 

[JH]

Interesting. I've been considering buying one since the change at FitBit being bought out by Google, although I have thought more about a cheaper version of an Apple Watch, either a 10 or SE3.

Reading through I think the SE3 does what I will need, including maps etc, but is significantly cheaper. The downside though, is a charge every day, although it is supposed to be fast charging, whereas a FitBit would last the best part of a week, but the has a life span of 2-3 years before the battery finally dies completely, I know as I have had a few now.

Did you decide? If so, what do you think?

 

[brianmaslen]

I have been using Apple Watches for years and currently on a 7. The battery life is now getting shorter and i have found that I always end up charging overnight which is not an issue. If your using something like Strava for long walks then the battery tends to give up.

 

[Monsieur]

Did you decide? If so, what do you think?

Thanks, still deciding. I’d only use maps and health on the watch so £329 seems a bit overkill.
My son has one and is frequently telling me about the quality of his sleep as recorded on his watch. I sleep from 10pm to 3am so don’t need a watch to tell me that.
Leaning towards not buying one at the moment.

 

[EVskiy]

Close to buying one mainly for map use, health and general app use (not sleep quality!) but before I do has anyone got experience of how long on average the watch lasts before recharging?

Thank you in advance

My series 8 watch does currently last 24h it is over three years old, worn daily, including to bed to monitor my sleep. I do put it on charge when I am back home from work. Usually around 7-8pm and it is fully charged within an hour whilst I am having a shower and have my dinner. When it was new, it would last around 36h. It will definitely last you a day out before needing to be charged again.

 

[JJH]

My watch 10 will last all day and more if I put it on some of the battery saving modes. Sometimes the battery life is bad. I don’t understand why. JJH