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Apple - Apple Watch Series 11
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"It’s also pretty well established that AW has the best motion tracking which shows up when you use the swim feature for distance. ... In swimming, it’s not even close. 100% of garmins worn during our pool swims are incorrect, regardless of swimmer level. ... Every single Garmin incorrectly reported swim distance vs manual counting. Freestyle 4000m in 25m pool."
"I had an Apple Watch, replaced it with a garmin forerunner for 1 month it was the worst! So inaccurate and when I’d swim in pools it would so often double count my lengths… I went back to Apple Watch"
"Does an excellent job of recording sessions"
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"my AW alerted me to heart irregularities that sent me to the ER and findings of a small heart attack and a secondary artery in my heart with 99% blockage. I am AW for life now."
"I’m one of those people the Apple Watch sent to the doctors 6 years ago and I had heart surgery in August! So it technically saved my life!"
"The later AW is best in class for non chest straps. ... For daily fitness, Apple Watch is just better IMO. ... It being the most accurate heart rate tracker not a chest strap makes it the best fitness tracker to me. ... Maybe I should say it's the best workout recorder because it records the most accurate heart rate data. ... I just really like the AW for every day fitness more so than what Coros or Garmin can provide. ... Executing a training plan I've set out for myself and recording the results. Results being the duration and heart rate data during the planned workouts. I then upload that data to Training Peaks and use Training Peaks to keep up with my training load over time. So the every day fitness part is executing and recording my workouts. ... Apple Watch is data recording. Together they are tracking my fitness."
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"pairing with iOS. ... If you like to complete your circles, get awards etc then yea the AW integration with Health and Fitness is unbeatable"
"the watch is the far superior activity tracker."
"Strava on Apple Watch is now miles ahead lol. You’ve not seen the gamified update?"
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"I unlock my computer and phone with it."
"the fact that they integrate to the Apple Watch simply cannot be understated for me, I couldn’t go back to Garmin now, it is just so much part of my life now. ... Tracking weightlifting workouts, nutrition and other stuff, analysis of the data, send messages to HomePod, changing NC automatically, sending emails …."
"works very well as an iPhone extension ... your iPhone is in your pocket or nearby and the phone rings. Who cares, because you can take/make calls on your watch! ... Stuff like that is great."
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"It misses key info and HR was clearly elevated compared to baseline even on the Ultra, but it doesn't count that. So a night of drinking and shit sleep, still give you a 95 score! ... But the vitals aren’t accounted by the sleep score as far as I can tell and my HR was higher though not abnormally high by Apple Watch standard but this could be because of sampling it does compared to the Garmin ... both HR and RR were elevated but not enough for Apple to flag but the sleep score doesn’t include those metrics, which I really think they should. ... The sleep scores doesn’t take into account vitals."
"If you’re healthy and looking to improve your fitness, performance, or recovery, the Apple Watch probably isn’t the best tool. ... limited in terms of true fitness insights."
"the metrics, data, tracking, training plans, insight, is all so much better on the Garmin."
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"Mine kept dieing one me mid run ... after two years of using it twice hours was about all an aw had battery for when using music and gps! By the 2:15 mark it would be dead. ... When I started running for longer than 2 hrs my battery would die mid run"
"Also the battery life was trash, I’d leave my new series 10 in the drawer charged and it’d be dead the next day."
"The battery life is a literal joke. ... Do an activity? There goes 75% of your battery."
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"Mine kept dieing one me mid run ... after two years of using it twice hours was about all an aw had battery for when using music and gps! By the 2:15 mark it would be dead. ... When I started running for longer than 2 hrs my battery would die mid run"
"The battery life is a literal joke. ... Do an activity? There goes 75% of your battery."
"Eventually as I got fitter the AW just didnt have battery for the length of activity (with maps and other metrics always visible)"
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"Apple gave me kudos for sleeping 3h42m earlier than average last week and the sleep charts show me sleeping from 9:30PM-3:30AM on a day last week when I was traveling in a different timezone and actually went to bed at 12:30AM. ... It's crazy to me that Apple doesn't correctly account for traveling in the sleep monitoring/score."
"one day I only got 3 1/2 hours of sleep and I got a 95 sleep score on Apple lol the Garmin was correct in telling me I got shit sleep."
"my sleep was very fragmented which the Apple Watch didn’t pick up. ... The difference is the garmin should a lot of awakenings which is what I really had. This is the effect of alcohol being metabolized."
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"If you are in long sleeves in the rain, you need to lock the touchscreen to prevent accidental touches. But that prevents you from using the touchscreen without holding to unlock for a few seconds. So if you are doing intervals, it can be hard to end the interval quickly."
"the Apple interface being badly interfered with by water/and clothing contact in heavy rain. ... I lost a trail marathon stats and mapping etc mid run. ... It was frankly infuriating"
"I already got sick and tired of touch screens with my Apple Watch ... Dripping sweat, rain and sleeves really screw with touch screens ... where I live we have like 6 months worth of snow so needing to take off my gloves and disable a screen lock before being able to pause my workout is an annoying PITA."
AlexMarc0706 1.0I go on runs and swims in the pool and would recommend the S11 instead of the Ultra. The Ultra is just too heavy. The S11 46mm basically has the same screen size. Battery life is fantastic. Ended up with 49% battery life yesterday after 24 hours - even though I ran a 1 hour workout, a number of timers and tracked my sleep.
Average_Pelican 1.0I’m in the exact same boat…. and I will end up getting the S11. I think it comes down to just finally getting the real deal, wanting a silver color, and that I will personally be dumping my iPhone at home and using it as my main communication device. So I need the extra battery. I am excited.
balmerchick23 1.0I have a series 10 - would it be worth it to get the 11 since battery life is super important for my distance running (I'm slow and need more time to get there.)
banecorn 1.0Interesting. If the table is accurate, the series 11 non-cell version is 11% higher capacity Vs series 10, but the cell version is *lower capacity* than series 10. Then again maybe series 10 cell had less mAh than GPS? SE3 shows no diff between cell and non.
Gotta compare titanium series 11 to ultra 3 as both have a sapphire screen which rocks, btw). The S9 chip, of which S10 is effectively a rebadge, is quite power efficient Vs S4. You could order both and return what's not needed after a round.
blakerson 1.0Same here - I went from series 8 to 11 and the battery life is a little better BUT with fast charging it feels like battery life is a non factor. Soon as I come out of the shower, it’s already charged to 80%+. No regrets at all.
Brandon2149 1.0Some youtubers have already done videos on all the new watches It's better and generally screen on difference is a few hours so not nothing.. Again the watch size you choose actually plays a big factor. Series 11 42mm gets three hours less screen on time than the bigger 46mm series 11. New SE3 actually has the best battery life of any watch that is not an ultra model this is assuming you get get the biggest one. I assume just because it has less sensors and tech in it.
Some youtubers have already done videos on all the new watches It's better and generally screen on difference is a few hours so not nothing.. Again the watch size you choose actually plays a big factor. Series 11 42mm gets three hours less screen on time than the bigger 46mm series 11. New SE3 actually has the best battery life of any watch that is not an ultra model this is assuming you get get the biggest one. I assume just because it has less sensors and tech in it.
Brave_Aquar 1.0I just upgraded from a series 3 to the 46mm series 11 and I have been obsessed. Staring at my watch and flicking my wrists for no reason lol. It is beautiful!
BrenInVA 1.0I have had a Series 11 Titanium with cellular for a few weeks, and the battery life is well over 2 days - typically 2 1/2, days thus far. I fully expect that to decrease over time.
If you can’t afford it (evidently not, since you purchased an SE2 before), buy what you can afford, that meets your needs.
If you can’t afford it, don’t whine to us that you cannot. I have a Series 11 Titanium - it is cellular. Quit whining about the battery life of a phone you no longer have. And you have never used an Ultra or even a more robust watch, so you cannot compare. We don’t care!
Right now I am getting about 2 days and an additional 8-12 hours (56-60 hours) on my S11 Titanium (includes cellular). Fast charging too. Because I wanted an AW with a longer battery life, I had considered the AWU3, but didn’t like the bulkiness of it. Once I learned about the Series 11, and its battery life, it was an easy choice. I went to the Apple Store and tried on the S11 (46mm) in Titanium, and there was nothing else I would consider. I don’t even notice it on my arm. I had been using a S6 Titanium for years and had not upgraded because it was fine (had the battery replaced once), and then the issue with no O2 sensors allowed on the later ones made me wait. Love the S11 Titanium.
Butterscotchntea 1.0just the battery life alone made me glad to wait for the s11
cedrekins 1.0I would normally scoff at this, but it’s mostly the design and that it’s a thinner watch and the fit is less bulky. I did finally decide and ordered the S11. The q’s and advice here really helped. Thank you!!