Thinking about an Apple Watch - battery life?

[martin2345uk]

So I'm contemplating thinking about considering an Apple Watch.. the SE looks good value, the Series 11 look very nice, but my question is about real world battery life.

I do shift work - sometimes I am up before 5am, and not going to bed till like 10pm. Realistically is any Apple Watch gonna make it that long? It would only be the GPS version if that makes any difference.

If I'm gonna end several days with a dead watch then I guess it's pretty much a non starter so just doing some research here 😆

Thanks all!

 

[Ifti]

My Series 7 used to last be almost 2 full days when new. I still have it now, and it still easily gets through an entire day - maybe even a day and a half. You'll fine with your hours, especially with a newer series watch.

 

[matzoek]

If that’s your concern, choose a model with fast charging. A shorter charge window yields more percentage, so you can use more chances to recharge. Personally I think with the Series 10/11 they did get a nice bump to the battery life, but I still charge it at least every morning while I’m in the shower.

 

[arc of the universe]

a new SE will be able to go from 5am to 10pm.

but it depends on what you want from the Watch.
it will not be able to go from 5am to 10pm without charging if you are using it for:
workouts and
track sleep at night and
use it for a lot of actual calling and talking.
those are the big three battery killers.
there are ways you can mitigate the impact of some of these but still these three have the heaviest toll on the battery.

also, remember that after a couple of years your battery will not last from 5am to 10pm.
maybe 5am to 8pm.