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GW Ultra - Positive Battery Report

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userD7sd4jj0DE
Cosmic Ray
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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 šŸ˜Š

 

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russey2005
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What's your battery drain at night with sleep tracking? I'm seeing 12%
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userD7sd4jj0DE
Cosmic Ray
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I pretty consistently get 6% overnight with sleep tracking on and sleep mode activated.
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