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Is Apple Making a Big Mistake with Apple Watch Battery life?

I think they could be missing an opportunity here

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My sister recently acquired a Timex smartwatch. It doesn’t begin to have the capabilities of my Apple Watch, but for the price, it’s a useful device. There is one area where it beats my watch hands down: battery life.

Seven days

My sister is charging this once a week. I charge my watch every day, twice a day if I’m exercising heavily.

I have heard many people say they will not consider an Apple Watch because of battery life. Most, though not all, do understand that the reason for the Apple Watch needing more power is its advanced features and its sampling rate: it’s reading data more frequently and analyzing it more deeply.

For me, that’s worth having to charge more often. I usually charge while I shower and if I have to charge before bed, I do it while watching TV. Sure, I’d rather do that once a week, but it’s not possible.

Power reserve

Power Reserve mode mostly disables the Apple Watch, showing only the time. You can enable that by swiping up, clicking on the battery icon, and choosing Power Reserve. That’s drastic; I have rarely used it.