I preferred the design of the smaller Apple Watch Series 11, which was more comfortable to wear 24/7, but the Apple Watch Ultra 3’s extra sports features are important for me as a runner.

Apple’s new Series 11 watch comes with a new FDA-cleared hypertension detection feature, which alerts users to signs of chronic high blood pressure. It uses data from the optical heart sensor to analyze how a user’s blood vessels respond to each heartbeat.

With its always-on display, bigger and better-performing battery, fast charging, improved scratch resistance, new health features, expanded gesture support, on-device Siri, and 5G, the Apple Watch SE 3 is an enormously impressive upgrade on an already appealing product. I don’t hesitate to recommend it.

This Apple Watch Series 11 review digs into the devie's battery life, tougher design, new workout tools, hypertension alerts and more.

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A new Apple Watch feature passively analyzes optical heart sensor data during waking hours to flag 'possible hypertension' after 30 days. What do doctors think of it?

Apple's claim that the Apple Watch Series 11 offers 24 hours of battery life has drawn scrutiny as closer examination of Apple's own