Ultra 3 Battery Life = Only 24 hours?

[robgreene]

With the original Apple Watch Ultra and my combination of settings (I don't use alwys-on display, for example), I only needed to charge the watch once every 3 days.

Nearly a week in to the Apple Watch Ultra 3, with all the same battery-saving settings in play, and I'm getting reminders to charge my Apple Watch every single day. We're hitting the 20% mark around 7pm of Day 1.

5 days in, I believe any battery-draining indexing issues that are often associated with new devices/new OS updates should be complete. Did I get a dud, or are others experiencing this as well?

 

[Orangeman13]

I bought mine on launch day last Friday, took it home to charge it and it literally lasted 4 full days with 27% left before I charged it again.....I am more than happy! I upgraded from an AWU2.

And I used cellular for about 5 hours each day although I did not have always on display activated.

 

[iPhaithful]

I'm curious whether to take the leap and upgrade. I currently have the AWU1, which at this point I do have to charge it every day.

 

[Orangeman13]

I'm curious whether to take the leap and upgrade. I currently have the AWU1, which at this point I do have to charge it every day.

satellite connectivity and better battery were plenty for me to upgrade!

 

[Lobwedgephil]

Mine was about the same as U2 for the first couple of days, but improving now. I typically charge each night before bed at around 40% left for 24 hours usage.

 

[Howard2k]

For my Ultra 1 I was around 40 - 48 hours when new and 30 - 36 hours when I upgraded.

For my Ultra 3 I’m getting significantly longer battery life. I can’t say for sure yet but it fees like 48 hours should be easily achievable, and on running workouts (local Spotify and LTE active) I’m using way less battery than I used to.

Have you restarted the watch?