{"id":8201,"date":"2020-02-25T09:14:49","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T14:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/?p=8201"},"modified":"2020-02-25T09:14:49","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T14:14:49","slug":"technology-apple-watch-series-5-battery-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2020\/02\/25\/technology-apple-watch-series-5-battery-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology: Apple Watch Series 5 Battery Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Apple<\/a><\/p>\n

Always On is not Always Appealing to me and it contributes to a major battery drain that is reminiscent of Series 0\/1 days. Seriously, it\u2019s bad. I loved my Series 4 Apple Watch and after 15 months of ownership, I broke it. It fell of a table onto a wood floor and shattered. That\u2019s the beauty of Sapphire versus Gorilla Glass. Corning\u2019s glass on the Aluminum models will scratch but not shatter whereas Sapphire on the stainless & titanium models is insanely scratch resistant but will shatter or crack if it comes in contact with an opposing hard object.\u00a0<\/p>\n

AppleCare+ stepped in and a full replacement was done which is great. Now I was looking at a Series 4 brand new in box and there were some Christmas sales on the Series 5 so I purchased a new Apple Watch. I am only hoping Series 6 doesn\u2019t drop until Fall because that will be a true upgrade as the Series 5\u2019s only improvement is the addition of an always-on screen.<\/p>\n

Which is why this review will be pretty short\u2026.<\/p>\n

The new watch is identical in every way. Speed, weight, experience. It\u2019s all the same until 8PM when the watch reads 25% battery remaining. By 11PM, it\u2019s dead. The series 4 watch in stainless steel at the largest mm size (44?) would last until 4-8AM the following day on those days where I am flying around the world and only needing a 30 minute charge to keep it going for another 6 hours. This watch, well to put it this way, I put it on an hour ago and I\u2019m at 96% battery. By 5PM, it\u2019s at 40% and it\u2019s dead by bed time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another example, my girlfriend and I got out of bed at 7AM and by 2PM on Friday we were in the car going to Washington DC which is an 8 hour drive. By 6PM, I plugged my watch into the car charger as it had 30% battery left and I asked hers where she was (she has a smaller series 4) and she was at 60%. No cellular activated, I have a larger battery but my always on screen offers a slight convenience with a serious impact on battery life.<\/p>\n

My opinion is that if you need a watch today and don\u2019t care either way about the always on screen, then purchase a Series 4 or wait for a Series 6. The Series 5 offers one new feature and it seriously impacts the usability. If I actually worked out and used fitness tracking, GPS and Bluetooth audio to AirPods, I imagine this thing would die even faster.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s nice having a new watch but I miss the Series 4. I\u2019ve had this watch on my wrist for 2 full months and am always amazed at how fast the battery drains.<\/p>\n

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