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Our latest wearable Series Eleven introduces the improvement most people really need from their wrist gadget: extended battery performance.

Apart from that, this latest version acts as an immediate successor for the Series 10, matching it in design, size measurements and functions, with most of its upgrades derived from watchOS.

The latest version additionally £30 cheaper in the UK, available from £369 (449 euros/399 dollars/679 Australian dollars), and sits above the fresh redesigned SE model costing £219 at the low end and the premium Ultra 3 at £749 at the high end.

Build and Interface

Like last year's Series Ten, this updated version measures only under 10mm slim, creating a trim appearance when worn, simple to slide under cuffs plus more pleasant overnight.

This 2,000-nit OLED screen offers excellent visibility for viewing inside and outside, maintaining readability to read off-angle, making glancing down for timekeeping or messages straightforward.

It is covered using glass which is twice as scratch resistant as before, although not as hard compared to sapphire, that remains exclusive for the more expensive titanium editions.

Performance and Battery

The new watch features identical S10 processor from the previous generation but now supports cellular 5G capability and stronger reception for those times when you're in the wilderness.

The batteries show improvement in capacity by 9% and 11% with the smaller and larger versions in that order.

The 46mm lasted a good two days in our assessment with sleep tracking when not used for fitness.

Most people should approximately be able to track two days and two nights prior to requiring power, which takes 66 minutes using a 20W or greater power adaptor (not included), hitting about 70 percent in half an hour.

When you engage in exercise, the device can continue around 8 hours for monitoring, adequate time for endurance events or multiple events.

Product Features

• Case size: Two size variants
• Device slimness: 9.7mm
• Mass: about 30g or 37g
• Computing engine: S10 processor
• Internal storage: 64GB
• Watch OS: watchOS Twenty-Six
• Waterproof rating: 50 meters (5ATM)
• Health tracking: Heart rate, Electrocardiogram, spO2, temp, depth, Microphone, Speaker, Near-field communication, Global navigation, compass, Altimeter
• Wireless features: Bluetooth technology, wifi 4, NFC, UWB, optional 5G

watchOS 26 Features

The Series 11 comes preloaded with watchOS 26, compatible with every version starting from Series 6 and newer.

It adds Apple's new Liquid Glass design, creating display features somewhat see-through, and adds additional display styles: a big digital interface named Flow sensitive to gestures plus an analog display titled Exactograph, which breaks out time components as separate indicators.

The most impressive innovation is the wrist-flick gesture, where you rapidly twist your hand backward then returning to dismiss things and go back to the watch face.

This functions without looking at the device to check the display, enabling wearers to dismiss alarms using a quick gesture of the wrist.

Activity Analysis

The wearable device incorporates an extensive wellness tracking package of capabilities found in earlier versions while introducing several fresh capabilities and a redesigned exercise application.

High BP warnings check for symptoms of hypertension during monthly analysis, alerting users to get yourself checked out when pulse information suggests you may have undetected issues.

Enhanced sleep analysis improves sleep monitoring more straightforward to analyze, comparable to rivals including various manufacturers.

Each morning the device displays a numerical rating separated into components across three areas: time asleep, schedule and wakeups, all being easy to understand and viewable via the health software on your smartphone too.

Fitness assistant serves as automated guidance that uses your past activity records to deliver encouragement around exercise sessions, such as recognising previous running sessions multiple weekly exercises and the level of effort you put it.

Additionally offering audible heads-up when attaining particular goals throughout activities, including certain tempo, cardiac rhythm, distance, duration or other metrics.

Options include among three vocal styles, delivering verbal guidance via wireless earbuds synced to the wearable across twelve exercise types, such as walking, jogging or biking.

But, this feature depends on if you have with you recent smartphones alongside, creating frustration prompting abandonment of the function eliminating hassle bringing phones during exercise.

Eco-Friendly Features

The manufacturer states energy storage maintains exceeding 1000 full charge cycles with at least 80% of initial performance and can be replaced for ninety-five pounds.

Fixings require approximately £300-400 based on specific version.

Materials include over forty percent sustainable elements featuring aluminum, cobalt, copper, glass, gold, lithium components, specialized materials, steel, tin elements, {titanium|