atomic101

I think MS is as guilty as anyone for interfering in the industries they work within.

mike1 said:

atomic101 said:

Perhaps, to coincide with this, Watch 10 will provide 24 hours of expected battery life?

New watches already do last at least 24 hours. Still have to pick time to charge for about an hour.

Not officially.  Apple still states 18 hours of battery life for Series 9 and below (Ultra being the obvious exception).  My Series 5 still lasts longer than that (about 20 hrs on average), but my point is that if the "official" battery life could be raised, it would push things to a more realistic full day of wear.  As it stands now, I've always had to charge for an hour or so beyond the opportune shower top ups.

Fully understand the compromise between battery and features.  However, a small bump to battery life would give a much-appreciated additional flex in active use.

Perhaps, to coincide with this, Watch 10 will provide 24 hours of expected battery life?

I've been an iPod, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch guy for nearly two decades, but never made the transition with general computing.  On a whim, I picked up a MacBook Pro with M2 last month on a great deal.  Despite the learning curve and the need to customize a few options to better suit my tastes, I'm extremely impressed with how well the M2 functions, whether in responsiveness, energy efficiency, or general lack of fan noise.  My Intel-based laptops are obnoxiously loud under even medium load, which leaves a psychological impression that they are inefficient or just poorly balanced.  What really impressed me is the GPU performance... for an "integrated" graphics solution, the M2 is leagues above the Intel Integrated Graphics that I've had to deal with.  Even better, I purchased a Parallels license to get over any Windows "separation anxiety" as a first-timer, and it runs the OS and software better than my relatively new i7 machine.

Granted, the 24 GB of embedded RAM probably doesn't hurt things, but my initial impressions are very positive.

Updated last night and so far I'm seeing a huge improvement in battery life.  I was barely able to make it home from work on my Series 5, which is admittedly aging, but prior to the Watch 10 update, I was able to push through most of my day including a workout at night.  Even switching off the Always On display, which was an easy way to stretch the battery, barely helped.  Hopefully this is a firm fix moving forward.

Frustrating that battery drain issues crop up after major OS updates.  I was half convinced that the new OS was just that much more power intensive.