De reviews van de Apple Watch Series 11 blijken nogal van elkaar te verschillen. Waar Victoria Song van The Verge het heeft over ‘modest, but still meaningful’, is Adrienne So van Wired juist heel erg enthousiast. Met ander woorden, ook over reviews valt eigenlijk niet te twisten.

Maar als je de aankoop van een Apple Watch Series 11 overweegt, dan kan je in de uitgebreide reviews hieronder in ieder geval veel informatie halen.




• CNet: Apple Watch Series 11 Is Still My Goldilocks Pick, but Only Barely

The Apple Watch Series 11 is still my favorite of the bunch, largely because it's built on 2024's reigning champion, the Series 10. But the gap between it and the competition is narrowing, and if you're on a Series 9 or newer, you can safely sit this one out. The better battery life, 5G on cellular models and a more scratch-resistant screen are welcome but not essential, especially since the best new health features are also coming to older models.

• Wired: Every year, I say you probably don’t need to upgrade if you already own a recent Apple Watch. This year is the exception

For years, Apple has tried to extend the battery life of the Apple Watch. For as many years, the company has only succeeded by half measures. Features like Low Power mode or faster charging help you keep the watch on your wrist for longer, but Apple has not significantly improved the watch’s 18-hour battery life—even at last year’s much-hyped decade-versary of the Apple Watch.

I say this to give the context of why such a little thing was so shocking. After wearing the new Apple Watch Series 11 for a full afternoon and wearing it to sleep, I woke up in the morning and discovered that I still had 58 percent battery left. 58 percent! I can wear the watch to sleep, get up, get my kids to school, and charge the watch when I’m at my desk! Constantly fussing over battery life was a major pain of the Apple Watch, and it’s been fixed.

• Engadget: A reliable wearable for when it matters most

I don’t expect companies to completely retool their products, especially 11 generations in. The Apple Watch Series 11 is a refinement of an already winning formula, packing a device that’s always on your person with exactly the type of passive features you’d want in something like that. Whether it’s quietly keeping tabs on your heart health and blood pressure changes, or providing better information on how well you slept, or even saving your life if you’ve fallen or gotten lost in the wilderness, the Series 11 is a capable companion. With longer battery life this time, it promises to provide even more peace of mind. Nifty touches like Liquid Glass in watchOS 26, Workout Buddy and 5G connectivity are icing on a rich, substantial cake.

• The Verge: Another year of iterative hardware and smart software tweaks for the world’s most popular smartwatch

The Series 11 is in a weird place. Most of what makes it great can be found on other Apple Watches, so there’s nothing that makes it truly stand out. Perhaps I’d be singing a different tune if the battery improvements were massive, but I suspect most Series 9 and 10 users would only get a few more hours with regular usage. Unless your current watch is broken, there’s little reason for people who prefer Series watches to upgrade.

• TechRadar: Finally, a mainline Apple Watch that can go the distance

The biggest difference generation over generation is endurance. With the Series 10, you needed to recharge before bed or in the morning if using sleep tracking. The Series 11 stretches that to a day and a half, which makes a real difference in daily use.