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My series 7 easily makes it a full day, closer to two days. It also charges really quickly. I put it on the charger for about 30 mins to an hour in the morning

My series 7 easily makes it a full day, closer to two days. It also charges really quickly. I put it on the charger for about 30 mins to an hour in the morning while reading emails and it’s done.

jhickok 5y ago
Really? I may make it thru one day if I am using it moderately (mostly apple fitness).
- concinds 5y ago
  My 3 year old Series 4 dies before 8pm, if it's fully charged at 7am, and with absolutely no use except standby. Some are still using Series 0s (with light use), but Apple Watches are disposable electronics by any reasonable definition, especially with battery replacements that cost as much as a new one.
- azinman2 5y ago
  I have a feeling these things are heavily related to both WiFi (congestion/protocol/support for sleep & awake/distance to AP) and cellular (if enabled), in addition to other usage (like Bluetooth, including distance to host phone). This is also (educated) speculation.
  - Lammy 5y ago
    Also device age. My Series 3 originally lasted about a day and a half but is under a full day now with a couple years of cycles on the battery.
    - azinman2 5y ago
      Well of course battery age, but the GPs were talking about the latest watch, so I assumed it was more about battery life from the start. From what I understand, impact of radio on battery life is very real but often invisible / not thought about. Cellular really can chew through battery when the base stations are far away.
      - wlesieutre 5y ago
        IMO battery age is still part of the discussion when talking about the shiny new model. If I buy a Series 7, two years from now it's going to be two years old. That seems obvious but people seem to gloss right over it. When the AirPods first came out there were a lot of reviews saying "Battery life is about 5 hours, this is just barely acceptable but it's not a problem." And then two years later the same authors were writing articles complaining that their AirPod battery life has gotten unacceptably short as if they'd never owned anything with a non-removable battery before and had no idea it was going to happen.
      - foobarian 5y ago
        This. The battery life on my phone, which I typically just leave laying around my desk, just about doubled after I switched providers. I used to have almost no signal with the previous provider, going up to 2-3 bars with the new one. I'm sure the modem was pushing maximum tx power trying to stay associated (and it would typically alternate between minimum signal and no coverage states). Maybe I should have bought a signal booster for my office instead. I got one for my car because I would consistently drop calls in one spot; with the booster I had 5 bars the whole commute. Before COVID, anyway.
- bladegash 5y ago
  Yep, mine is pretty much solely on Wifi and is only about a year old, so that may be why. I really don’t use it for anything other than just health tracking and when I drive with maps and such. So I’m sure usage, age, and connectivity all come into play, but it’s definitely capable or going over a day.

My series 7 easily makes it a full day, closer to two days. It also charges really quickly. I put it on the charger for about 30 mins to an hour in the morning while reading emails and it’s done.

jhickok 5y ago

Really? I may make it thru one day if I am using it moderately (mostly apple fitness).

concinds 5y ago
My 3 year old Series 4 dies before 8pm, if it's fully charged at 7am, and with absolutely no use except standby. Some are still using Series 0s (with light use), but Apple Watches are disposable electronics by any reasonable definition, especially with battery replacements that cost as much as a new one.
azinman2 5y ago
I have a feeling these things are heavily related to both WiFi (congestion/protocol/support for sleep & awake/distance to AP) and cellular (if enabled), in addition to other usage (like Bluetooth, including distance to host phone). This is also (educated) speculation.
- Lammy 5y ago
  Also device age. My Series 3 originally lasted about a day and a half but is under a full day now with a couple years of cycles on the battery.
  - azinman2 5y ago
    Well of course battery age, but the GPs were talking about the latest watch, so I assumed it was more about battery life from the start. From what I understand, impact of radio on battery life is very real but often invisible / not thought about. Cellular really can chew through battery when the base stations are far away.
    - wlesieutre 5y ago
      IMO battery age is still part of the discussion when talking about the shiny new model. If I buy a Series 7, two years from now it's going to be two years old. That seems obvious but people seem to gloss right over it. When the AirPods first came out there were a lot of reviews saying "Battery life is about 5 hours, this is just barely acceptable but it's not a problem." And then two years later the same authors were writing articles complaining that their AirPod battery life has gotten unacceptably short as if they'd never owned anything with a non-removable battery before and had no idea it was going to happen.
    - foobarian 5y ago
      This. The battery life on my phone, which I typically just leave laying around my desk, just about doubled after I switched providers. I used to have almost no signal with the previous provider, going up to 2-3 bars with the new one. I'm sure the modem was pushing maximum tx power trying to stay associated (and it would typically alternate between minimum signal and no coverage states). Maybe I should have bought a signal booster for my office instead. I got one for my car because I would consistently drop calls in one spot; with the booster I had 5 bars the whole commute. Before COVID, anyway.
bladegash 5y ago
Yep, mine is pretty much solely on Wifi and is only about a year old, so that may be why. I really don’t use it for anything other than just health tracking and when I drive with maps and such. So I’m sure usage, age, and connectivity all come into play, but it’s definitely capable or going over a day.