Atypical battery behavior?

[ideal.dreams]

42 mm Apple Watch Sport, had it for a month on Thursday. Battery life seems very inconsistent. I took it off the charger this morning at 7:30 AM. It's almost 3:00 PM now and the percentage is at 69%. Does this sound normal? I've been comparing battery with my dad's stainless 42 mm Apple Watch and his watch always seems to have a higher percentage than mine, even though he often pulls his off the charger before I do. I know usage plays a role here but is usage is usually very close to mine and his seems to get better battery life.

I've restored the watch a few times (by unpairing and repairing) and it seems to fix it for a few days but now it's back to draining what seems like very quickly.

Just wanting to get a feel for whether or not this sounds unusual before I call Apple and see what's up.

Anyone?

 

[eww7633]

You're right, it totally depends on usage. I can't say that I really have any way to tell you that what you are experiencing is odd or not. I would have Apple run a battery diagnostics on your watch. If it passes, then the hardware itself is fine.

 

[melman101]

Do you have third party app glances? I noticed if they are not programmed well enough and they are trying to download data, sometimes they keep the connection open and wear down your battery.

That being said, I took my watch off at 7am, and it's now 3pm and I'm at 80%. But I barely used my watch today.

42mm Milanese.

 

[Newtons Apple]

If you charged it for the time you indicated and it was only at 69% then there is either a battery or charger problem. OR the puck is not mounted flush to the back of the watch.

 

[ideal.dreams]

Do you have third party app glances? I noticed if they are not programmed well enough and they are trying to download data, sometimes they keep the connection open and wear down your battery.

That being said, I took my watch off at 7am, and it's now 3pm and I'm at 80%. But I barely used my watch today.

42mm Milanese.

Interesting thought about those glances. I do have two glances from third-parties; I removed and re-added them. I'll be interested to see if that has any effect. If not I'll remove them and see if that does instead.

If you charged it for the time you indicated and it was only at 69% then there is either a battery or charger problem. OR the puck is not mounted flush to the back of the watch.

Please reread the original post - my battery was at 100% this morning at 7:30 AM when I took it off the charger and was down to 69% by 3:00 PM.

 

[zombivenator]

With normal use through the day (just getting notifications, responding to texts, etc) I typically see a 10% drop in battery every 3 hours or so.