Apple Watch Battery Life - How Long the Battery Lasts

The battery life of the Apple Watch varies depending on the version and usage. With usual use, one battery charge lasts for about 18 hours. You can extend the battery life of your Apple Watch through various settings.

Battery life when using the Apple Watch

How long the Apple Watch battery lasts depends on the model and usage.

• Apple Watch Series 3: With the 3rd generation, you can talk on the phone for up to three hours and listen to music for around ten hours. In addition, up to ten hours of indoor training, five hours of outdoor training with GPS and four hours of outdoor training with GPS and LTE are possible.
• Apple Watch Series 5: The smartwatch lasts circa 18 hours. This value assumes about 90 minutes of active display, 45 minutes of app use and 90 incoming notifications.

Apple Watch: How to extend battery life

1. Display activation by arm lift: This feature is enabled by default and consumes valuable power. Disable it in the Watch app on your iPhone by going to "My Watch" > "General" > "Enable Display" and moving the slider next to "Enable: On arm lift".
2. Dial: Battery consumption is increased by animations on the dial. Therefore, choose a dial that is as simple as possible.
3. Display Brightness: The Apple Watch offers you three brightness levels. You can adjust them by opening the Watch app on your iPhone and navigating to "My Watch" > "Brightness & Text Size."
4. Enable Airplane Mode: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open the control center. To activate, press the airplane icon.