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The most recent wearable Series 11 brings the one thing most people really need from their wrist gadget: improved power endurance.

Apart from that, this latest version serves as a direct replacement to the Series 10, matching it in design, size measurements and features, with the majority of its upgrades derived from software.

The latest version furthermore more affordable by £30 for UK customers, priced starting at £369 sterling (€449/$399 USD/679 Australian dollars), and sits above the newly revamped £219 Watch SE at the low end and the £749 Ultra 3 at the high end.

Build and Interface

Similar to the previous Series 10, this updated version measures only under 10mm slim, creating a trim appearance to the wrist, simple to slide below clothing plus more pleasant overnight.

This 2,000-nit interface remains sufficiently luminous for reading inside and outside, remaining clear when viewed from different angles, which makes glancing down for timekeeping or notifications simple.

Protecting the display with glass reportedly double the scratch resistance compared to previous models, although not as hard of sapphire crystal, that remains exclusive for the more expensive titanium editions.

Performance and Battery

The new watch incorporates the same S10 chip from the previous generation with new capability for cellular 5G capability plus enhanced signal strength for those times exploring remote areas.

Power cells demonstrate growth in capacity significantly in the 42 millimeter and larger versions correspondingly.

The 46mm lasted a good two days in testing featuring overnight analysis when not used for fitness.

Typical wearers should approximately be able to track 48 hours including sleep prior to requiring power, needing 66 minutes employing 20W or more powerful adapter (sold separately), achieving around 70% in 30 minutes.

If you do participate in workouts, it will last around 8 hours for monitoring, sufficient duration for endurance events or multiple events.

Device Details

• Case size: Two size variants
• Case thickness: 9.7 millimeters
• Mass: about 30g or 37g
• Computing engine: S10 silicon
• Internal storage: 64GB capacity
• Operating system: watchOS Twenty-Six
• Waterproof rating: 50 meters (5ATM)
• Health tracking: HR, ECG, spO2, Temperature, depth, mic, Speaker, NFC, Global navigation, compass, Altimeter
• Wireless features: Bluetooth technology, wifi 4, NFC, Ultra-wideband, 5G cellular option

Software Enhancements

This new model ships with the latest watchOS, functioning on every version from 2020's Series 6 and subsequent.

This includes the latest transparent design elements, resulting in display features somewhat see-through, and adds two new watch faces: an expansive digital display called Flow that responds to movement and traditional watch face called Exactograph, which breaks out hours, minutes and seconds into individual displays.

The best new feature is the wrist-flick gesture, requiring swift turning your wrist away from you and then back to dismiss things returning to the main interface.

The feature operates without raising your wrist to view the screen, meaning you can stop notifications through simple motion via arm movement.

Wellness Monitoring

The wearable device features the same comprehensive fitness analysis system of features from previous models plus including some additional functions along with updated exercise application.

Blood pressure notifications check for symptoms of high blood pressure through extended monitoring, informing wearers to seek medical advice when pulse information shows possibility of a hidden problem.

Updated sleep scoring makes Apple's sleep tracking easier to interpret, similar to competitors including various manufacturers.

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

Fitness assistant functions as intelligent training utilizing your historical exercise information to deliver pep talks during fitness activities, such as recognising existing workout history multiple weekly exercises and exertion levels you achieved.

Additionally offering spoken alerts when attaining particular goals during exercise, including certain tempo, cardiac rhythm, distance, duration or further statistics.

Users can select from three speaking tones, which speak to you through connected audio paired with the device for one of 12 activities, like strolling, sprinting or cycling.

However, it only works when you bring along recent smartphones with you, which I found irritating sufficient to avoid the function preventing inconvenience bringing phones during exercise.

Eco-Friendly Features

The manufacturer states power cells will endure more than 1,000 complete charging sessions maintaining 80 percent of initial performance and is replaceable for £95.

Fixings require from £295 to £389 depending on the model.

The device incorporates over forty percent sustainable elements including aluminium, cobalt metal, copper, glass, gold materials, lithium components, uncommon minerals, steel, tin elements, {titanium|