Apple updated its entire lineup of Apple Watch models at its "awe dropping" event on Tuesday, with the Apple Watch Series 11 leading the pack. Although the design is the same as last year's slimmer flagship model, this version increases battery life, adds 5G connectivity on cellular models and boosts its health offerings with hypertension notifications and Sleep Score analysis.
With a decade of upgrades and refinements, the Series 11 represents a big move for Apple as it leans further into its health and fitness features on its smartwatches. Alongside the Series 11, Apple also unveiled the Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Apple Watch SE 3, as well as the new iPhone 17 lineup, a brand new iPhone Air and the latest generation of AirPods (Pro 3).
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The Series 11, SE 3 and Ultra 3 will ship with WatchOS 26, which Apple previewed at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June. The update brings a cleaner "liquid glass" UI, live translation for text messages, a redesigned Notes app for your wrist and Workout Buddy; Apple's new AI-powered companion that offers real-time motivation based on your personal metrics during certain workouts.
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Pricing and availability
The Apple Watch Series 11 is available for preorder now and will hit stores on Sept. 19. Pricing starts at $399 (£369, AU$679) for the 42mm aluminum Wi-Fi model, while the cellular version of the same watch runs $499. The titanium cellular version of the 42mm model is priced at $699.
New Apple Watch health features
Apple continues to broaden the health features of the Apple Watch. The biggest addition is a notification if you're showing signs of hypertension or high blood pressure. This isn't a full blood pressure monitor, as some have hoped for, but a potentially important screening. The Apple Watch will send alerts if it notices consistent patterns over a 30-day period that could warrant a follow-up with a doctor, and then allow users to log their blood pressure on the Health app (from a cuff) to confirm. The day after the Apple event, the US Food and Drug Administration cleared the Apple Watch for the feature.
Another health upgrade is the new Sleep Score, which grades your sleep session on a scale of 1 to 100 or low to excellent. The watch doesn't just hand you a number with no context. It breaks down your score by showing you specific factors that may have impacted your, like your bedtime, how much sleep you got total and the number of sleep interruptions and their durations.
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