Thought I'd share the following nerdy analysis of battery usage of my GW Ultra over a typical 24-hour period. I'm happy with this performance.
I've had this watch for 6 days now, and after a couple of "learning" days and latest updates installed, the watch has settled into a decent battery usage rate.
Summary of a 24-hour test period:
Battery loss was 30% over 24 hours (starting at 100% charge)
Settings and usage over 24 hours:
* Bluetooth mode only (not connected to LTE cellular data plan)
* AOD = OFF
* Wifi (auto) = ON
* Google Assistant "Hey Google" listening = OFF
* Watch face = simple black background with white font
* Brightness setting = AUTO
* NFC = OFF
* GPS = OFF (except for exercise mode)
* Heart Rate Monitoring = Manual only
* Raise Wrist and Touch Screen to wake = ON
* Sleep mode used at night while sleeping
* Text and email notifications setting = ON
* Message Notification - Turn on Screen and show with details = ON
* Usage included a 1-hour bike ride with AOD (fitness mode) OFF
Notes:
This battery usage compares nicely to the experience I had previously under the same conditions with the GW5Pro, and even slightly better.
The 1-hour exercise session burned only 7% (the GW5Pro consistently burned 10% per hour of exercise). AOD in exercise mode was turned off, but I checked the watch a couple dozen times to check time and distance during the bike ride.
So without an exercise session, the Watch Ultra burns through about 1% of battery per hour with the settings above. That works out to about 2.5 to 3 days of battery life with needing a charge under typical usage.
Certainly not terrible... for me, anyway. YMMV š
