What are the biggest complaints about the Apple Watch Series 11?

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Let me give you the honest rundown of what people are complaining about:

"This feels like a Series 10S" This is the biggest criticism. Same chip. Same display. Same design. If you were expecting a major upgrade, you'll be disappointed. Reviewers across the board say Series 10 owners should skip this one entirely.

Battery life isn't magic Yes, Apple says 24 hours instead of 18. But dig into the data and a lot of that improvement comes from how they test, not massive battery gains. Real-world users say it's better, but not transformatively so. You're still charging daily.

The Workout app is a mess right now This is where the frustration is loudest. watchOS 26 redesigned the Workout app and people hate it:

• Buttons are too small to tap reliably
• The whole thing feels laggy
• Swimmers can't start workouts once they're wet
• Long-time users can't find anything because everything moved
• People are literally using Siri to avoid touching the screen

Apple might fix this in updates, but right now it's rough.

The "new" features are coming to old watches Hypertension detection? Sleep score? Those are software features. Apple confirmed they're coming to Series 9, Series 10, and Ultra 2. So the main selling points don't actually require buying a Series 11.

Still no dual-band GPS Other watches have moved to dual-frequency GPS for better accuracy. Apple's single-band works fine in practice, but on paper, it looks behind.

Features others have that Apple doesn't:

• Loss of pulse detection (Pixel Watch does this)
• Actual blood pressure readings (Samsung does this)

And the price stayed the same $399 for what is essentially polish on an already good product. That stings a bit.