However, it does look like they improved the charging story—something like 80% in 30 minutes? Not bad.
When I charge my watch at the end of the day, I usually have plenty to spare, but not always enough to make it through to the morning (especially if I tracked an exercise). Even if a new watch got 24hrs of battery life, I would still have to charge it at night so I wouldn't really matter. I'd guess that 18hrs it a balance that keeps people content and gives Apple's engineers enough room to fit in all the features they want.
Of course, I would love to be able to track a long exercise or a 10-hour hike...but there's a different price tier for that.
Even then you’re still charging every other day, so is that so much better than every day?
18->120 hours would be a real change, but that’s almost a 7x increase.
I want to put that thing on in the morning on a Friday, get a text message from a friend about some crazy party of weekend event and be able to attend that to make it home Sunday night to get ready for work on Monday.
Enjoy it!
Size? I have small wrist but it feels fine and is reasonably comfortable with the standard wrist band. Impressive screen and tactile UI.
Normal use: up to 36 hours
Low Power Mode: up to 72 hours