So I have a series 4 that’s actually still running reasonably well. Although the battery condition is at 74% now, I still get through most days. I’ve always charged overnight, so as long as I get a full day it’s not too bad. It’s about 4,5 years old by now and I’ve used it every day basically.
Admittedly I haven’t been doing lots of workouts in the last months, so that’ll definitely make a difference on battery consumption (yes I want to get back into it lol).
Now my question; will it be worth it to go for a battery replacement? I’ve read stories here that people just get upgraded to a new watch from a higher series. Does anyone have any idea how common that is? Apple charges around €100 for the replacement it seems.
An upgrade would be a very sweet deal, but if I just get a battery replacement I’m not sure if that’s smart.
What would you recommend? Thanks in advance!
I’m based in the Netherlands btw, if that matters.
Just get the battery replaced at Apple. The battery in my series 4 lasts around 30 hours. It goes down to 19% battery level after wearing it for 30 hours. The battery health in mine is at 86% after 5 years of ownership. I haven’t really used mine for the last 3 years, so the battery in mine still has a high health percentage at 86%. I just recently restarted using my series 4 in the last 2 months ever since I got it back from Apple repair. They had to update the watch because it wouldn’t update from not using it for the last 3 years. They also polished the crystal because of a 1” inch diagonal scratch that was on the crystal. You can still see the scratch, but it’s faint and the scratch for some reason comes and goes. It goes away when I wipe the crystal with a cloth. Then it comes back at certain times then it disappears again. I find this very odd for the scratch to disappear and then reappear like this. Maybe someone in here can tell me why this happens.