Apple Watch Ultra Battery Life Analysis - Real World Testing and Examples!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 พ.ค. 2024
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00:00 - Intro / Overview
02:37 - Standby / Smartwatch Battery Life Examples
05:55 - GPS Activity Battery Life Examples
09:05 - Power Optimization Mode
10:08 - Final Thoughts - กีฬา
This was exactly the kind of information I was looking for. THANK YOU for actually going through and testing these different scenarios 👏
Best battery analysis by far on TH-cam or other. Hit all the scenarios.
Thanks for this, Dave. You have saved me and countless others time doing this.
This was the best battery life video I've seen. thank you!!
Awesome video. Just what I needed to know about the watch battery life. Thank you!!!!!!!🎉🎉
Thank you very much, super informative. I’m loving my Ultra, haven’t even touched my Garmin Fénix since I got the Ultra.
The info is much appreciated, a lot of work definitely went into this. Deserves the LIKE
This is really great information! You were so thorough with all of the different variations of usage!!!! GREAT STUFF! Keep up the good work!
I’m a longtime Garmin user. The Apple Watch has always been interesting as an Apple user, but the battery life was a no go. I was on a Fenix 7 Sapphire for 8 months when the Ultra came out and decided to give it a go. I sold the Fenix. I’m impressed with the Ultra, it is lacking in some regards, particularly around interpreting metrics, but is very capable as a smartwatch. As for battery life, I’m averaging 30-50 minutes of GPS per day and 1-1.5 hours of workouts, no cellular, Bluetooth and wifi on, always on display except for ~8 hours while sleeping and during workouts, and getting a consistent average of 1.666% of battery use per hour or 60 hours of battery life. Very impressed with GPS accuracy, getting very consistent tracking and no issues under thick tree cover. I’m into trail running, but not so much really long distances, stick to under 25k/½ marathon max mostly, but could see going out to a 50k or 50 mile at some point and I think the Ultra will be able to handle it fine. Backpacking is what I’m worried about and might need to invest in a power bank for.
great analysis and research. super helpful!
Wow, amazingly detailed review!!
As usual…. Very well done! Thank you. I need at least 7 days of battery to even consider this device. Looking forward to version 2 and 3 of this watch.
Very helpful ，thank you
Amazing review. Tks!
Great video,
Thank you
Good, thorough analysis. 👍
Fantastic effort!
That’s a lot of testing ., appreciate this . As you say results are so personal to user.
Cheers ,
Simon 👍
Amazing review
Excellent review
Awesome. Now I just need training readiness for other ghan running. I just changed from AWS6 Cellular to FR955 for training readiness/body battery and battery life. Love that it can function standalone.
Awesome video, thanks for your hard work.
You are one of those people who makes less videos but very useful videos
Wow Thank you so much!
Cheers, very useful, think I will wait for the upgrade
Superb video, really informative!
Awesome video. This is inline with my ultra experience. I am wonder if I pair my Garmin HRM Pro plus what type of change would I see. Keeps up the great content.
Great video!!
Excellent reviews of the Apple Watch Ultra. You are very detailed and very informative. I am sold. I will be getting my watch on October 21. Keep up the great work and you are truly appreciated.
Very informative…..much appreciated….
I recently bought the Garmin Epix 2 and I’m really pleased with it, did consider the Apple Ultra. The Garmin suits my needs better. Really enjoy your channel, thank you 🏃🏻♂️🏅🙌
It is very informative, exactly what I've searched for. Thank you!
Ur video are the best…congrats! And keep pushing’
Great review. To the point and clear use cases. Thanks 🙏
Extremely useful video. Thanks a lot for your effort. 👍
Very usefully video my friends
Solid vid mate! 💪🏾🦾
Excellent review. Subbed
finally something good !!!
Great video and just the informationI was looking for. Thank you.
One question: Did we ever learn more about the Power Optimization?
Seriously detailed information. Great video.
Hope it was helpful!
Sounds like a great marathon watch!
I've just ordered the Ultra :D needed a watch I can use cellular on without my watch dying and hopefully this will do the job while at work!
This is the video I've been waiting for. They've changed the way the cellular works I guess some time ago after I stopped using it. It didn't used to switch by itself.
On that note great video and was exactly what I was looking for before buying my watch. I had already taken the plunge though because I visited the store and it was in stock in my desired loop configuration this weekend.
Note coming from an S4 to an Ultra for anyone wondering.
Hey I got an Ulta Apple Watch it’s amazing and knowing I can have a long enough charge through my 16 hour shifts it’s been great.
Thanks
Good information. i have old garmin fenix 5X and apple watch series 7. But when it come to running activity i still prefer to use the old fenix 5
Thanks!
Wow, thank you!
100k is a cakewalk, hoping you will get it within few months
Really good review. You are the only one I have seen who has done a torture test on the watch. I’d love to see something similar using the Fenix 7X. Not sure if you’ve already done that or not.
Briljant video
It's a great video again. Thanks! Can I charge AWU during activity tracking? If I use bluetooth HR sensor, the optical HR sensor is not necessary. I am currently using a Garmin Fenix 6X Pro and sometimes I run or ride over 20 hours.
I would love to see this done with an SE 2…, great video. Keep up the great work
I'll have SE2 coverage soon! Busy Busy!
@@ChaseTheSummit appreciate it
Thanks as always for another excellent vid. I’m seriously tempted by one (currently on 2nd Garmin, now a Fenix 6 Pro) as it solves most the reasons why I never got an Apple Watch before.
It's a great watch if you like Apple Watch platform!
Great review! Solid. I turned AFIB on to get more HRV readings for Athlytic. This came with a hit to battery life too.
Right! that will hit your battery life since it's sampling more often.
Great test. Thank you for this. Good test would also be: few hours workout comparison. One workout with low power mode turned on and then the same workout with low power mode turned off. This would be interesting in terms of not only battery but accuracy of gps and other stuff.
I just bought a garmin fenix 7 solar
Getting great battery life for regular use. 10k runs and daily use with cellular on all normal settings.
Garmin for the win, I don’t regret going for a Garmin Fénix some time back. I am an Apple Watch user and do have one for more of a casual use case, but for sports and such 100% support Garmin
You’re reviews on the Garmin Fénix 6s was the reason I got my 6X Sapphire. Now you’re convincing me to get this Apple Watch Ultra. Lol
I definitely do not want texts and stuff alerting me all day. I hope that’s possible. It’s been since the Apple Watch 3 that I’ve had one.
This is a serious deep dive. Thanks!
Yes! Another Apple video! 😜
Lol, this might be the last one for a while... I think?
I have consistently gotten over 48 hours with each charge. That’s with constant use also 🤯 best purchase I’ve ever made.
Good video but I’m curious, did you actually let the battery drain or did you just take a one hour sample and then make your assumptions?
Dude, this thing rips!!! Can wait to see what the apple watch becomes over the next few years :) We are spoiled with the options we have in 2022.
This video is excellent. This is what you call a detailed, simple to understand, genuine review
I returned my Garmin Fenix, really hated the screen. Will get the ultra when it’s available again.
I love your videos. You are the best. I’ve watched the other video about the app,e watch apps but could you do a video comparing the Garmin metrics including running dynamics vs the Apple Watch ultra? Maybe compare heart rate, gps, cadence, balance, ratio, altitude, pace. Thank you. Keep up with the excellent work.
Check out todays video about Running Power. There's some Apple goodness in there!
@@ChaseTheSummit thank you Dave.
Awesome video. I'm thinking about giving up my iPhone and use an Apple Watch Ultra as my main phone (txt/phone calls) and iPad mini 6 for pen and paper. The mobility of the Apple Watch Ultra combine with the productivity of the iPad. Is an incredible combo in my opinion.
I’m thinking about doing the exact same!
@@flatbedfrank2023 Hi Frankie, I actually tried the Apple Watch Ultra and found out it was too big for my wrist. So I returned it and now using a Apple Series 8 41mm with gps and cellular with my iPad. Going to do some battery testing. Since the Apple Watch has a smaller battery, I should be able to use it as a dumb phone. Black screen, use it for Apple Pay, 1-2 phone calls, and 1-2 texts. Keep you posted
Excellent video! Thanks so much for all the AWU content, I have been loving mine and with always on turned off and no cellular I’ve been getting around 48-60 hours of battery, all the rest are on default settings and I am now trying with always on turned off to see how much more I can get out of it but generally I have not gone below 10% battery left before recharging
So I can turn off the cellular on the watch and as long as it’s near the phone everything should still work?
Another incredible video, Dave! Clear, concise, complete! Thank you, Dave! 👍👏
What is your experience with the watch lasting only in lte mode ?
Sweet video man! I got 59 hours on my battery test, regular use, no cellular!! I am very impressed !!! Sending good vibes all the way from Winnipeg 😎 💪
I got 90 hours with no cellular and no always on display. I’m pretty happy with what I got.
Wow.. So many sacrifices to get that HRS,
And to think is 800 bucks.
@@linus-fn9919 Show me on the doll where apple hurt you
@@JosePacheco-js7wn Bluetooth on? Wifi deactivated?
@@hellhawk4680 huh?
The Ultra is the perfect adventure tool.
Easily reach 3 days of normal use here, and thats a huge step up from my series 7 which was 10% at 24hrs
Great video! Garmin claims UP TO 10 hrs of battery life for GPS+music. AWU seems to be pretty close when being used the same way.
Which Garmin?
@@ChaseTheSummit Fenix and Epix but depends upon the size of the watch. The S models are 8 hrs. The standard size is 10 and the X models look to be 10-15 hrs depending upon the model. Epix is 9 hrs. All of this is GPS+music
For my purposes, ScubaDiver, free diver, running outside, and hiking. I ended up replacing my Galileo Sol (dive computer) and Apple Watch series 5 for one hella expensive Garmin Descent Mk2i. I know the Ultra can do diving, but with Apple limiting it to 40 meters and no air integration, no tri mix. Only last a couple of days instead of 16 days on my Mk2i. It was honestly a no brainer. At least for my uses that is
I have also found if you are in a crappy cell phone reception area, the battery dies very quickly (no surprise as this happens with ALL phones). Thanks for this data, Dave!
Why does it do that? Does it ping the cell towers constantly looking for a signal and does that use more energy?
@@staffnsnake I believe so.
I love my ultra & I only use it as a average user a handful of texts & 2 or so calls & I get 1.5 days but can squeeze 2 days out of it with no top up charges mostly connected with my 14 plus so I call bs when people claim to use it flat out & get 3+ days from the watch with no top ups although it’s now Sunday 11:30 & I took it off the charger at 8:00am Saturday so it’s lasted a good time I still have 36% battery I don’t use low power mode but some days it changes even if I use the watch less but either way awesome watch & im sticking with it
Having been stuck on the couch due to covid I’ve been getting almost 3 days of constant wear time in regular mode i.e. NOT power save mode (although sleep focus enabled at night, which means display off).
Nice video
New follower
Thanks again for a great video! As I mentioned in one of your previous videos, I do have the ultra and under normal use, cellular turned off, always on display turned off. I am losing approximately 30% of battery per day so in essence, I am getting three full days of use.
Great breakdown! Thank you. How does the music quality sound (downloaded) from the Ultra? Already liked and subscribed. 🖖🖖
To my untrained ear it sounds identical to the music from my iphone.
That’s a fantastic review, thanks for taking the time in elaborating all the cases! I tried the watch at an Apple store and it seemed a bit big for my wrist. Out of curiosity, what’s the size of your wrist?
165mm circumfrence. You'll find more size comparisons in my other AWU videos!
Thank you for your reply, I will definitely check them. I’m about the same wrist size and although it didn’t look too big at first, when I took a picture it seemed massive 😊
You should try connecting an external HR source such as a chest strap. Then turn off cell and AOD. That should give a bump over 12 hours.
Yeah I wonder how that effects it. Good suggestion!
I have AOD, cellular, reply to messages through my phone, have a sleep tracking app, and have the gps always on; I just looked in my settings under battery and the last time I charged it was Saturday 9:14pm, its now 818am Monday and im at 25%, so im at roughly 35 hours of usage with another 6 hours left. Ultra is on point
Pretty solid!
Thnx, a few notes:
1. I always think cellular takes more energy if the coverage is lower but not sure about this
2. Fusing tracks with apple maps not gonna be great here since it does not have any backroads on it.
Time will tell with the low power mode and how effective the algorithm is!
Thanks so much for the video. This detail is what I’ve been looking for because so many other videos/reviews just ignore the Apple Watch Ultra settings, which makes comparison to Garmin battery life values impossible. This makes it all more clear! Could this be translated into a chart for your blog?
I’ll see what I can do!
That would be a great resource! Thanks! Love all the content.
I just sent a message to your website with a chart that I had already made based on your video. Maybe it’s useful to you, maybe not, if you’re interested.
I would like to see low power mode with always on display turned on, because as you showed, it doesn't use as much power as you think.
Your video is great! Glad I found you. QUESTION: Downloaded to watch Music, NO PHONE and GPS...what would be the battery life approx? I would love to run the INDY Marathon (11/5) in two weeks without my phone. I run a 4 hour marathon. THANK YOU!
I've got that in this video. Around 8 hours of use in GPS with music playback that's pre-downloaded.
I left AOD on and just turned off raised wrist to wake and I pretty much doubled my battery life. Was only 36hrs max before now I get almost 3.5 days.
So for my use case, I currently have an Apple Watch 7 and a Fenix, the Ultra would replace my AW7. Not happening. Maybe we will see something much better with Gen 2 of the AWU.
I need to test mine out but I like your numbers, I know from my experience with the first gen of SE and I’d get like two and a half days with me taking it off for sleep and showering. I think I’m on day two and a half with my Ultra only taking it off to shower and I’m sitting at 44%. I don’t have AOD on and I use it like it’s predecessor, although I do think I’m in a honeymoon phase just messing with watch faces so it might be lower than most other days. I will say I’m mostly happy with it, only reason I’m not 100% sold on is that there’s no Apple app that has a Topo map feature. I know there’s a third party option but I think I can patiently wait for one.
It’s 2:55am right now and my ultra has 7 percent left, at 10am I would have had the ultra without charging for 60 hours. I workout an hour everyday, I close all my rings, I also out of these 60 hours I have ran using it’s LTE and streaming Spotify, I also have used it every night to track my sleep. I am not using always on display, I turned that off right after I unboxed it. I’m pretty pleased with its battery, I’ve had it for 2 weeks and average around 52-to 60 hours.
Update: watch lasted 83 hours before It died, second test with active lifestyle including sleep tracking and 45mins to an hour workout a day, I put it back to charge after 73 hours with 11% left on it. That’s just without the always on display, imagine how much longer I can make this watch last if I turn off “wake on wrist raise” and touch the display when I need to see something.
I sure hope theres a huge discount for fenix 7 or enduro 2 on black friday/cyber monday. The fenix 7 will almost be 1 year old now and theres starting to be cheaper competition.
I recently upgraded to an Apple Watch ultra and it’s been great! I’d say I can probably get about almost 2 full days of battery life with 2 or 3 workouts and I work in retail walking and lifting a lot.
Just out of curiosity, what’s the difference between low power mode initiated on the watch vs low power mode in the watch app on the phone under workouts? And is Apple’s “future low power mode” essentially the same as the phone watch app?
It's the same deal. They just allow you to auto-turn it on when you start an activity to milk the longest battery life.
does the standby time include sleeping with it? thanks!
yes
Does it change if you use different apps for activity tracking e.g. work outdoors?? Also great content, I’m guessing this was very time-consuming getting the data.
That would interest me too
WorkOutdoors consumes more battery if you leave the map page up the whole activity. If you leave it on a data screen it's similar to the regular workout app. Yes... this took a while to compile! Thanks for watching.
@@ChaseTheSummit Does workoutdoors have support for always on display?
@@Mateusz-jl1sv Just jumping in here. It does not yet offer AO for WorkOutDoors. Hoping that comes at some point soon.