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I can’t believe all the bellyaching about battery life here, blanket statements about how it’s “useless” because it doesn’t meet one’s personal preferences.

Apple has sold more Watches than iPods. Remember iPods??!? The Watch is a huge hit and tons of people find daily charging to be a perfectly acceptable price of entry.



I agree with you. People will find something to complain about, but the sales speak for themselves.

There’s also the Ultra, which easily gets you 2-3 days of life.

Charging is so fast night, that it’s a non-issue. My watch gets fully charged while i eat lunch or dinner!


Totally. These things have incredible battery life. In a practical sense, they run forever if you remember to put one on the charger when you shower/get ready in the morning.


I can't tell if this is satire


Not satire. Have never been stranded with a dead watch, don't even think to check its battery life ever.

Granted, I have all notifs muted so it operates mostly as a watch, but still


My phone also runs practically forever. It charges while I'm driving, and I don't remember the last time it died on me.

> incredible battery life

I would hardly consider <24 hours to br "incredible battery life", especially since their competitors have significantly better battery life - and Apple is on their 10th iteration.


I can go 3 days without a charge on my Ultra. I'd say that's pretty incredible!


I have an apple watch. When I shower I put it on a charger. I have never gotten it under %10. Eventually this won't be true in all likelyhood due to degraded battery.

I shower 1-2 times a day though.




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