![]() ![]() There’s an argument, then, that maybe Apple hasn’t worked to improve the battery life of the Apple Watch because they know that if you’re an iPhone user looking for a fitness tracker, you’re likely to opt for one anyway. It’s worth noting though that watchOS remains leagues ahead of the competition in, well, pretty much every way aside from battery life.Īs I alluded to earlier, it’s had some growing pains with some features that simply didn’t pan out, but it’s also the most flexible wearable OS out there.Ī big part of that comes down to Apple owning the hardware and software stacks, sure, but adding an onboard App Store to instantly put apps on the watch, or using your Apple Watch to unlock a Mac still feel like magical moments of everyday use. Whereas Apple Watch takes your sleep data and stores it ready for viewing later, Fitbit also helps factor it into a “Daily Readiness Score” (as part of Fitbit Premium) for a more tangible way of exploring your data. It doesn’t hurt that Fitbit’s sleep tracking is impressively detailed, even at the Inspire 2’s price point, and already does some of what watchOS 9 will add. Sure, it’s not an “apples to apples” comparison (if you’ll pardon the pun) since Fitbit does offer much more expensive smartwatches with a fraction of the features of the Apple Watch (more on that in a moment), but it’s still something to consider – it’s not outside the realms of possibility to buy a second, cheaper fitness tracker to be able to track sleep alongside your Apple Watch tracking everything else. It’ll set you back around $100 in the US, £89 in the UK and AU$120 in Australia, and offers an incredible ten days of battery life. Whether you look to Fitbit, Amazfit, Samsung, or even newer entries like Honor, they’re all hitting multiple days of battery life right up and down the pricing spectrum. (Image credit: Joseph Delves) What about competitors?Įxacerbating this further, Apple’s competition in the space is running rings around them. If you’ve got little to no interest in sleep tracking, it’s a non-issue, but for a device that’s arguably the best in the world at helping users learn more about their bodies and their rhythms, it’s a big miss. I do have a Series 7, and while it can regularly hit around two days of battery life, that’s reliant on me not tracking workouts, minimizing the time spent using apps on it, and above all else, turning off the always-on display (keeping that display on takes a huge bite out of the battery, understandably).Īnyone with an older watch is, sadly, out of luck when it comes to fast-charging, though, and needing to charge for an hour and a half to two hours on the admittedly now long-in-the-tooth Series 3 puts any hope of quickly charging before bed to rest – especially if, like me, you like to hit your “Stand” goal late into the evening. As you get closer to the end of the day, your Apple Watch will tell you it’s time to charge it before you go to bed. The biggest barrier for many users using their Apple Watch for sleep tracking is actually that of the hardware – the battery simply doesn’t last long enough.Īpple’s including of fast-charging on the Apple Watch 7 feels like a tacit admission of this. (Image credit: Apple) So what’s the issue? ![]()
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