Apple Watch battery to last only 18 hours

Tim Cook revealed a lot of new details about their upcoming Apple Watch in today’s event but perhaps the most important information they shared is the battery life and release date.

The normal expected battery life is about 18 hours only which is good for an all-day use with normal activity.

This means that battery life could be drastically reduced during heavy usage — like making/receiving calls, talking to Siri, browsing on Instagram and posting stickers on WeChat.

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As for pricing, Apple Watch Sport starts at $349PHP 20,481INR 29,578EUR 332CNY 2,540, going up to $399PHP 23,416INR 33,815EUR 380CNY 2,904, depending on the size. The Apple Watch collection pricing starts at $549PHP 32,218INR 46,528EUR 523CNY 3,996 right up to $1,049PHP 61,561INR 88,903EUR 999CNY 7,635 (with $50PHP 2,934INR 4,237EUR 48CNY 364 more for the 42mm size).

Apple Watch Edition is crafted from 18-karat solid yellow or rose gold. This limited edition will sell for $10,000PHP 586,855INR 847,498EUR 9,523CNY 72,783 a pop.

Pre-orders start on April 10 and shipping by April 24 (not sure with Philippines but Hong Kong is included).

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

https://www.yugatech.com

6 Comments

c says:

10 years ago

ayan na naman! sige araw araw kang mag charge ng iphone at ngayon apple watch
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carlotron9000 says:

10 years ago

mag pe-Pebble nalang ako kung kailangan ko ng smartwatch, oras lang naman at notification kung may message or email lang naman ang main use ng isang smartwatch e, baket pa ako gagastos ng mahal -_-
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sayin says:

10 years ago

As for me, my sony smartwatch 2 satisfies me on my needs,email,incoming/making calls, recieving/sending messages,setting an alarm,it can wake me up even in my deep sleep from its powerful vibration, and the best part is, it can last for 5 days with normal use and just 3 days when bombarded with notifications from emails, calls, facebook, viber, skype.
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WarrenC. says:

10 years ago

With the upcoming brownouts this summer that Meralco keeps announcing, having this gadget to charge is impractical…huwag na lang.
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ely says:

10 years ago

Annnnnnnnd another innovative device from the leader in tech… Oh wait smart watches interfaced with android have been around for 5 goddam years. You hipsters are getting shagged and you keep asking for more lol
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yrag says:

10 years ago

im just curious if these watches are Swiss made? because the prices are damn high… i’d rather buy Breitling or Tag or Cartier.
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