Battery comparison from Series 9 to Series7

[mjschabow]

Hi all, I am thinking about upgrading from my Series 7 to Series 9 and I'm wondering if the battery is any better on the 9. I'm averaging about 3-4% drain per hour. Tempted by the Watch Ultra but the price is so high that I was thinking if I can somehow swing 2-3% drain per hour, that would be more ideal.

Thank you!

 

[jdb8167]

Hi all, I am thinking about upgrading from my Series 7 to Series 9 and I'm wondering if the battery is any better on the 9. I'm averaging about 3-4% drain per hour. Tempted by the Watch Ultra but the price is so high that I was thinking if I can somehow swing 2-3% drain per hour, that would be more ideal.

Thank you!

My Series 9 Apple watch was at 45% this morning when I put it on the charger after 24-hours of use (screen off during sleep). I'd forgotten how much better a new battery is than the 81% health of the battery in my Series 7.

According to the Battery Grapher watch app, I'm using 3%/hour.

 

[mjschabow]

My Series 9 Apple watch was at 45% this morning when I put it on the charger after 24-hours of use (screen off during sleep). I'd forgotten how much better a new battery is than the 81% health of the battery in my Series 7.

According to the Battery Grapher watch app, I'm using 3%/hour.

Nice! Yeah my S7 is currently at 85% after being off the charger for 4 hours. Yikes!

 

[jz0309]

Hi all, I am thinking about upgrading from my Series 7 to Series 9 and I'm wondering if the battery is any better on the 9. I'm averaging about 3-4% drain per hour. Tempted by the Watch Ultra but the price is so high that I was thinking if I can somehow swing 2-3% drain per hour, that would be more ideal.

Thank you!

Apple states 18hrs for S9 and has been for all AWs since S0, and as far as I cn tell battery capacity is the same too between S7 and S9. Battery life so depends on your usage ... you might see a few percent better, or not

 

[ndouglas]

Yeah the posts and points above is what‘s kept me on the S7 still, I‘d like to upgrade but not when there is so much of a chance that I see little to no improvement.

About the % per hour, it’s a good measurement for some purposes perhaps, but it seems like 3% / hour is reasonable, 4% too even. More than 1-2% beyond that is certainly more of a “drain,” but 3-4% per hour seems normal, inevitable. That’s 36-48% over an 8am to 8pm period. None of this is to say or imply that I’m happy with the situation, far from it. Just something to keep in mind.

 

[drew0020]

Almost no battery improvement for me when using the S9 (returned the Hermes version after a week) compared to the S7. Ultimately decided on the Ultra again, because I need more than 12-14 hours of battery life that I was getting with the S7/9.