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Re:The Quest for a Simple Smartwatch by HumblyTossed on Thursday June 29, 2023 @09:29AM (#36520083)
Apple Watch 8 is rated at 18 hours mixed usage. My Venu 2 is rated at 20 hours with the GPS on the entire time. My experience bears that out. I lose about 5% an hour battery when tracking my bike rides. Mixed usage, I'm getting 5 days out of it.

Apple said their GOAL was 18 hours. Good grief.

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Re:The Quest for a Simple Smartwatch by wombat-man on Thursday June 29, 2023 @11:03AM (#36521356)
Yeah I had a series 7 and the battery life killed it for me. I do kind of like seeing sleep tracking data so I don't want to charge while I'm asleep, so I would basically need to charge it while in the shower. This wasn't always enough charge time.

It really introduced me to a new level of battery anxiety. I'm extremely satisfied with my garmin which lasts a week+ per charge.

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