Ah yes. Apple and its battery issues. Thanks for reminding me.

Jan 19, 2021
5:59:41pm

Yiowa Starter

If it makes you feel better it sounds like sleep tracking has minimal drain on the battery (5-10%) and the whole thing charges to 100% in 2 hrs. But I agree that 18 hrs of battery life is just simply not the same as 5 days.

Here's an article on battery (where the 5-10% figure came from)

9to5Mac

Apple Watch Series 6 Diary: Graphite hands-on and battery life tests - 9to5Mac

When I wrote my first Apple Watch Series 6 diary piece on Monday, I was still waiting for my graphite stainless steel model to arrive. I was concerned about the graphite replacing the space black, and after some hands-on time, it’s apparent that the differences are noticeable, but I don’t think they are a dealbreaker.

https://9to5mac.com/2020/09/23/apple-watch-series-6-graphite-battery-life/