Number about Apple Watch batteries just got leaked to the public and they may disappoint many Apple product users.
According to 9To5Mac, Apple Watch will be able to support between 2.5 hours of heavy use, 3.5 hours of standard app use, and between two and three days of standby or low-power use.
The first hard numbers surrounding Apple Watch’s battery life leaked was consistent with the only information available before from a statement by Apple chief Tim Cook that Watch users would need to charge the device every day.
Mark Gurman of 9to5Mac cited "people with knowledge of the Apple Watch’s development" for information on the specific performance targets Apple wants to hit for the Apple Watch battery. The actual numbers may fall short of those targets, he added.
For now, it means that those playing games requiring "heavy" processing power are expected to have 2.5 hours while other apps will limit battery life to around 3.5 hours. Fitness tracking mode could last up to four hours.
Apple Watch will be able to display its digitally animated ticking clock face for approximately three hours.
The website’s sources report Apple Watch will be powered by an S1 chip similar to that found in existing iPod Touches, and supports a 60 frames-per-second Retina display — one of the chief reasons for the power drain.
Sources told 9to5Mac that along with perfecting Apple Watch’s MagSafe inductive charging system, battery life has been a chief concern at the company, and part of the reason its launch date was pushed into 2015.
According to the report, Apple Watch is currently on track to begin shipping by late March.
According to 9To5Mac, Apple Watch will be able to support between 2.5 hours of heavy use, 3.5 hours of standard app use, and between two and three days of standby or low-power use.
The first hard numbers surrounding Apple Watch’s battery life leaked was consistent with the only information available before from a statement by Apple chief Tim Cook that Watch users would need to charge the device every day.
Mark Gurman of 9to5Mac cited "people with knowledge of the Apple Watch’s development" for information on the specific performance targets Apple wants to hit for the Apple Watch battery. The actual numbers may fall short of those targets, he added.
For now, it means that those playing games requiring "heavy" processing power are expected to have 2.5 hours while other apps will limit battery life to around 3.5 hours. Fitness tracking mode could last up to four hours.
Apple Watch will be able to display its digitally animated ticking clock face for approximately three hours.
The website’s sources report Apple Watch will be powered by an S1 chip similar to that found in existing iPod Touches, and supports a 60 frames-per-second Retina display — one of the chief reasons for the power drain.
Sources told 9to5Mac that along with perfecting Apple Watch’s MagSafe inductive charging system, battery life has been a chief concern at the company, and part of the reason its launch date was pushed into 2015.
According to the report, Apple Watch is currently on track to begin shipping by late March.
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