Apps Apple watch battery life dropping fairly quickly, is this normal?

[geepondy]

In about 18 months of use, my Apple watch 7 battery life is down to 88 percent. One would surmise in about a year's time, it will drop below 80 percent. My iphone's battery typically didn't drop that fast, in fact iphone 14 pro, owned since September is still at 100 percent. I hope there is a methodology in place to replace the watch battery. Unless the watch 9 blows the doors off the watch 8, I have no desire to upgrade.

 

[jz0309]

In about 18 months of use, my Apple watch 7 battery life is down to 88 percent. One would surmise in about a year's time, it will drop below 80 percent. My iphone's battery typically didn't drop that fast, in fact iphone 14 pro, owned since September is still at 100 percent. I hope there is a methodology in place to replace the watch battery. Unless the watch 9 blows the doors off the watch 8, I have no desire to upgrade.

discussed here
Applewatch @ 88% life after a year
here
Battery at 98% after a month
and there are plenty more threads

it is what it is. Obsessing over it, your choice ...
My choice: I always get AC+ for my AWs and don't worry about battery health - YMMV

 

[Head_Unit]

oh I thought this was about the battery dying off quickly like in the same DAY. Maybe I need to learn how to quit apps...I honestly just use the Watch a friend gave me to run AirPod Pros for music while running or at the gym, and Pedometer+ that's it.