Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Battery Life
The Apple Watch has a claimed battery life of 18 hours. That includes 90 time checks, 90
notifications, 45 minutes of app use, and 30 minutes working out with music playing via
Bluetooth. If the Watch runs out of battery during the day it will swap into Power Reserve
mode, this lowers the screen brightness and only displays the watch face. All other
functions are disabled.
Dig a little deeper and you can expect the following battery lengths:
Talk Time
: 3 hours when paired with an iPhone.
Audio Playback:
6.5 hours of music playback connected to an iPhone via Bluetooth.
Workout
: 6.5 hours with the the heart rate monitor active throughout the workout.
Watch
: 48 hours with an average of five time checks per-hour.
Power Reserve
: 72 hours.
