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The most recent smartwatch Series Eleven delivers the improvement most people really need from a smartwatch: extended battery performance.

In other aspects, this latest version serves as a direct replacement for the Series 10, maintaining similarity in styling, size measurements and capabilities, with most of enhancements coming from the operating system.

The latest version is also priced £30 lower for UK customers, available from £369 sterling (€449/399 dollars/A$679), positioned above the fresh redesigned Watch SE at £219 in the budget category and the £749 Ultra 3 for top-tier users.

Design and Display

Following the design of tenth series, the new model measures only under 10mm slim, creating a slender profile when worn, simple to slide beneath shirt sleeves plus more pleasant at night.

This 2,000-nit display remains sufficiently luminous for viewing inside and outside, remaining clear at various perspectives, making taking a peek at the time or messages easy.

It is covered by glass which is double the scratch resistance compared to previous models, though not quite as tough of sapphire crystal, that remains exclusive with the higher-end titanium models.

Power and Endurance

The updated wearable features identical S10 processor from the previous generation with new capability for 5G connectivity option and improved connectivity for those times when you're in the wilderness.

Energy storage demonstrate growth in storage significantly in the 42 millimeter and 46mm watches correspondingly.

Bigger version achieved approximately two full days in testing including sleep monitoring excluding workout sessions.

The majority of users should approximately record two full days with overnight use prior to requiring power, needing about 66 minutes employing 20W or greater power adaptor (not included), hitting about three-quarters charge in 30 minutes.

If you do engage in exercise, battery endurance reaches approximately eight hours for monitoring, adequate time to complete marathons or two.

Product Features

• Size options: 42 or 46mm
• Case thickness: 9.7 millimeters
• Mass: around 30 to 37g
• Processor: S10 silicon
• Storage: 64GB
• Watch OS: latest watchOS
• Water resistance: 50 meters (5ATM)
• Sensors: Heart rate, ECG, Blood oxygen, temp, depth, Microphone, Speaker, Near-field communication, Global navigation, compass, altimeter
• Wireless features: Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi connectivity, NFC, UWB, 5G cellular option

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The latest device comes preloaded with updated software, functioning on all models from 2020's Series 6 and newer.

It adds the latest Liquid Glass interface, resulting in most elements partially transparent, and adds two new watch faces: an expansive digital display titled Flow reacting to motion plus an analog display titled Exactograph, that separates time components into individual displays.

The most impressive innovation is the wrist-flick gesture, requiring swift turning your hand backward and reversing to exit screens returning to the watch face.

It works even without looking at the device to check the display, meaning you can dismiss alarms through simple motion with your hand.

Wellness Monitoring

This smartwatch features an extensive health monitoring suite of capabilities from previous models but adds a couple of new features and revamped exercise application.

Hypertension alerts monitor indicators of high blood pressure during monthly analysis, informing wearers to consult professionals if your heart rate data shows possibility of underlying conditions.

The new sleep score metric makes Apple's sleep tracking more straightforward to analyze, like other brands from multiple companies.

Daily upon waking the watch shows a percentage score separated into components into three categories: duration, bedtime and interruptions, all being easy to understand and viewable in the Health app through your mobile too.

Workout buddy functions as intelligent training employing your past activity records to give you motivational messages before and after workouts, like detecting existing workout history three times this week and exertion levels you put it.

Additionally offering spoken alerts upon achieving certain milestones while working out, such as a particular pace, pulse rate, range, period or further statistics.

Options include of three voices, which speak to you through connected audio paired with the device for multiple workout categories, including walking, running or cycling.

But, this feature depends on if you also carry recent smartphones alongside, creating frustration enough that I would forgo the feature eliminating hassle with a phone on runs.

Sustainability and Environment

The manufacturer states power cells will endure more than 1,000 full power cycles retaining four-fifths of initial performance and can be replaced at £95 cost.

Fixings require between £295 and £389 depending on the model.

It contains more than 40% reused components including aluminium, cobalt metal, copper, glass components, gold, lithium, rare earth elements, steel, tin elements, {titanium|