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Performances and processor
New chip (S11?)
The heart of the subject. The S11 chip is expected as the natural evolution of the S10 introduced in 2024. Leaks speak of a more compact and more efficient design, not necessarily a spectacular leap in gross power. The real targeted gain: energy margin, free place for other components, and targeted acceleration of light on -board AI tasks.
Impact on fluidity and autonomy
On fluidity, Apple is already at a level where use does not come up against: the interest of an S11 would rather be to absorb new functions (health analysis, sensor treatment, coaching) without touching autonomy. If the S11 releases some percent of efficiency, Apple can reinvest them on the sensors or intelligent notifications, rather than extend the technical sheet. This is generally Watch logic: keep all-day life (around 6 p.m.) and improve the quality of every minute.
Compatibility with apps and watchos
Series 11 should embark Watchos 26, extending the turn started with Watchos 11: Vitals (vital signs), training load, sleep score mentioned by the iOS code, and a more contextual smart stack. Certain “Apple Intelligence” functions should run via the iPhone, the Watch serving as an interaction surface.
New health and sport features
Expected sensors (glucose, blood pressure, advanced sleep)
- Blood tension: The most credible hypothesis remains “trendy” monitoring (hypertension alert) rather than a precisely encrypted systolic/diastolic measure. The reports suggest reliability challenges that have rejected this function on previous generations; 2025 remains possible but not guaranteed.
- Glucose: Horizon more distant. Non-invasive remains an industrial grail; No solid sign for 2025. Treat any mention of “continuous glucose” as speculative.
- Sleep: Apple already enriches the analysis (stages, awakening time). Clues suggest a consolidated “sleep score”, via aggregation of metrics (cardiac variability, respiratory frequency, skin temperature). The ambition is to interpret, not to add screens.
Fitness improvements and training monitoring
The work undertaken on the “training load” changed the nature of the follow -up: we no longer look at the effort of the day, but the cumulative impact. Expect increased granularity on recovery, progressiveness of loads, and more readable recommendations, exploitable in 10 seconds on the wrist. Watchos 11 laid the milestones; The 11 will mainly capitalize on the clarity and consistency of returns during the effort.
IA integration and personalized coaching
Coaching will not be one more talkative. The interest of a useful “coach” on Watch: ultra-short, contextual, almost silent suggestions. Example: “Pre-Sommeil breathing shortcuts”, “warm-up adapted to the cold” or “raising your foot after peak load”. Local intelligence bricks (gestures, automatic detection, sorting of notifications) will do the bulk of work; The heavier calculations (multisour these or so) will go through the iPhone.
Autonomy and recharge
History of the autonomy of previous models
Apple has been claiming a typical day for years, with margins won over the generations by the efficiency of the chip and the screen. The Series 10 also worked the faster recharge to “recover” usefully between two uses.
Estimate for Apple Watch 11
Table on a autonomy comparable to the Series 10 in mixed use, with a real benefit if you optimize the settings (sober dials, relevant widgets, exercise detection only on your sports). S11 gains should be reinvested in the reliability of health measures and performance consistency.
Speed and type of recharge
Same logic: fast charge maintained, with official accessories and MFI which ensure full power. On the experience side, it is the consistency of the charger/watchos couple which counts more than the raw figures: a load nap of 15–20 minutes before a run of the end of the day, and the autonomy becomes a non-subject.
Connectivity and security
Cellular network and 5G?
Sensitive subject. Several sources evoke a transition to more efficient modems and a “redcap” 5G designed for objects (modest flows, reduced consumption). To take as a serious possibility but not confirmed at a time when these lines are written. The targeted benefit: stability, latency, and autonomy in cellular mode.
GPS, double frequency, increased precision
The Series 10 has bet on a robust geolocation for endurance. The 11 should maintain this level of precision, with sensor fusion algorithms which favor a clean and stable trace, including in dense urban areas. Here again, priority for consistency rather than novelty.
Safety functions (sos satellite, accident detection)
Detection of fall, accident, SOS: these functions are already standards on the wrist. The idea of a satellite SOS on Watch circulates, carried by the logic of recent iPhone; If this happens, the Ultra 3 would be the most likely candidate. But nothing officially confirmed.
Comparative
Apple Watch 11 vs Apple Watch 10
- What potentially changes: more efficient S11, refined health sensors and algorithms (sleep score, voltage alerts if ready), more contextual coaching.
- What remains: general design, screen sizes, type autonomy, interface logic.
- Who to go to 11? For those who want health new features as soon as they arrive and who use Watch as a discreet daily coach. The others will find in Series 10 an excellent point of balance – especially if a price drop follows the release of the 11.
Apple Watch 11 vs competitors (Samsung Galaxy Watch, Google Pixel Watch 4)
- Galaxy Watch (latest generation) and Pixel Watch 4 compete on sleep, data ecosystem (Samsung Health, Fitbit), and sometimes autonomy.
- The Apple advantage is played in the continuity of use: iPhone/Watch integration, fitness+, plans, wallet, and a minimum friction in interactions.
- In terms of “ambitious” sensors (tension, apnea), everyone is advancing cautiously: it is better a reliable alert than an imprecise promise.
Compatible accessories
Bracelets
The probability of a change in attachment system remains small in the short term. Your current bracelets have a good chance of staying compatible with 11, especially if you migrate a 42 around 42, or a 46 around 46. Opt for breathable materials for sport (woven nylon, fluoroelastomer), leather or titanium for everyday life.
Chargeers and stations
Favor certified solutions, which respect the load curve and thermal dissipation. Stations 2-in-1 (iPhone/Watch) simplify the evening gesture; Add a small magnetic travel charger in your bag – that’s often what saves a week.
Optimized applications
- Health: Health (Apple), training areas, vital/vital signs, breathe.
- Sport: Apple exercise, Strava, gentler Streak (progressiveness), Nike Run Club.
- Daily life: cards, reminders, music/podcasts, translate. Watchos 11 has already rationalized the Smart Stack; The 11 should take advantage of it to push the right info at the right time.
Latest news on Apple Watch 11
- Apple Watch 11: What the reliable sources say 3 weeks before the Keynote A sober step: S11 more efficient, Health at the top of the battery, continuity of design. To read to sort most of the noise. [Article à venir – lheurepassion.com]
- Blist blood pressure: Understanding the limits of a “trend” measure why reliability takes precedence over the promise, and how to read a possible alert without panicking. [Article à venir – lheurepassion.com]
- Masimo vs Apple: what litigation changes (or not) for oximetry where the file is, and what this implies for the SPO2 functions according to the regions. [Article à venir – lheurepassion.com]
Expected use experience
Watch succeeds when it fades. Series 11 should push this feeling of continuity further: less “talkative” vibrations, more natural gestures (double tap, intelligent scrolling), useful suggestions when you need it. On health, the CAP is not to “measure everything”, but to better interpret: a clear and frugal hypertension alert is better than a table of anxiety -provoking figures. In training, the interest is not to stack the metrics, but to advance your body without accumulating blind fatigue. And in the Apple ecosystem, it is the alignment that makes the difference: the data circulates with discretion between Watch, iPhone and health, without asking to think about it.
Integration into the Apple ecosystem
- iPhone + Watch: Unlocking, filtered notifications, contextual settings.
- Health (iOS): Centralization, default confidentiality, sharing chosen with a loved one or a practitioner.
- Fitness+: guided sessions that align with your training charge and your constraints of the day.
- Apple Intelligence: Rather fine assistance (classification of notifications, suggestions), the iPhone bearing heavy calculations while the Watch remains reactive.
Purchasing experience (when pre -orders) open)
- Choose the size: 42 mm if you favor compactness, 46 mm if you read a lot on the wrist or often use the keyboard.
- Box: aluminum for lightness and price, titanium for perceived finesse and sustainability.
- Bracelet: a breathable sport/nylon for training and leather/titanium for everyday life – two bracelets cover 95 % of situations.
- Cellular or not: useful if you run without iPhone or if you want the assurance of an autonomous SOS. Otherwise, GPS is enough for most uses.
- Resumption/transition: Monitor Apple and operators recovery offers; The compatibility of bracelets limits the cost of an annual change.
- Protection: No need to weigh down, but a corrective glass of micro-chocs can reassure on very exposed models (manual work, climbing).
Summary Express
- Main keyword: Apple Watch 11
- Expected S11 chip: gains of efficiency more than raw power; Health and useful AI margin.
- Health in priority: possible hypertension alert (trend monitoring), sleep score on approach; No non -invasive glucose confirmed.
- Apple design: continuity of the line placed by Series 10; aluminum/titanium boxes; 42/46 mm screens.
- Performances: Fluidity already acquired; The objective is to absorb new functions without penalizing autonomy.
- Apple ecosystem: Watchos 26 in the line of Watchos 11 (Vitals, training load, Smart Stack); Part of the intelligence calculated by the iPhone.
- Connectivity: 5G rumors “Redcap” for Wearables; to consider as plausible but not confirmed.
- Safety: crash/fall/already solid SOS; SOS satellite presented especially on the ultra side, to be confirmed.
- Price: stability hypothesis around the Series 10 entrance ticket; to be finalized on D -Day.
- Availability: Keynote in early September if Apple maintains its cycle, pre -orders in 48 hours, release the following week.
- SPO2 context (US): Masimo litigation still in motion in August 2025; Variable impact depending on the market.
Note on verification of information
- “Confirmed” elements are anchored in recent Apple announcements (Series 10, Watchos 11) and the historic launch rate.
- The upcoming health features (blood pressure, sleep score) remain conditional, mentioned with caution from recognized sources, and will be able to evolve as Keynote approaches.
This guide will be updated during official confirmations. The ambition is simple: helping you to decide without noise, with concrete benchmarks on health, performance and ecosystem.
