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Re:Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype? by a254613e on Thursday December 24, 2020 @10:12AM (#25528106)
While 18 hours is what apple says, their scenario for 18 hour usage is probably very uncommon.

At least for me it is. And thus I get around 2 days battery life with a 4 year old series 2 watch.

Their official test includes "45 minutes of app use, and a 60-minute workout with music playback from Apple Watch via Bluetooth"[0] - so unless you plan on doing that you can easily expect double the battery time.

[0] - https://www.apple.com/watch/battery/

Re:Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype? by wincy on Thursday December 24, 2020 @10:19AM (#25528165)
It does feel really good to go on a jog without bringing my phone. That’s my favorite part of my Apple Watch, upgrading from the series 0 to the Series 6 cellular. I barely wore my series 0 and got bored of it, but the 6 feels indispensable.