Apple Watch Battery Designed to Last 1000 Complete Charge Cycles [iOS Blog]

Apple has outlined that the Apple Watch battery is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at 1000 complete charge cycles, which gives the watch's battery a lifespan of about two-and-a-half to three years based on fully charging the wrist-worn device once per day.

Comparatively, the MacBook and iPad can receive up to 1000 complete charge cycles while retaining up to 80% of original battery capacity. iPhones receive up to 500 complete charge cycles, and iPods receive up to 400 complete charge cycles.

A teardown of the Apple Watch earlier today revealed a small 205 mAh battery inside the device, which lasts up to 18 hours based on mixed usage and up to 72 hours in Power Reserve mode. The battery is covered under Apple's limited 1-year hardware warranty, while out-of-warranty battery service is also available for $79 plus an applicable $6.95 shipping charge if required for the Sport, Watch and Edition models.

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Posted in 2015 at 03:05PM, April 24

Watch: First Apple Watch teardown reveals an incredible piece of engineering

It's the Apple Watch's official launch day and it wouldn't be the launch of a new Apple gadget without the folks at iFixit cracking it open and seeing what's inside. They didn't disappoint us on Friday and have already posted a terrific new video that shows you the remarkable engineering that went into Apple's first wearable computer.

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Posted in 2015 at 03:05PM, April 24

Beloved gadget reviewer offers the funniest – and most accurate – ‘hot take’ on the Apple Watch yet

The early reviews for the Apple Watch are in and while there's a general consensus that the device is the best smartwatch ever made, there seems to be some apprehension about just how much of a positive that really is. Beloved gadget reviewer Marques Brownlee, who has yet to use and review the watch himself, has taken a look at the early reviews and has given what appears to be the definitive "hot take" on the device, as you'll see below.

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Posted in 2015 at 03:05PM, April 08

FEATURED: This sleek metal bumper is easily my favorite iPhone 6 case right now

At the risk of repeating myself for the hundredth time, I hate iPhone cases. Covering up that sleek design and premium aluminum seems like a crime against good taste. Sadly, however, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have the most slippery finish known to man, and they're both accidents waiting to happen. Because of this, people who want to avoid imminent disaster have no choice but to cover their phones with cases.

Of course, you can still do it with some style by picking the right cases made out of premium materials, and that's where BGR comes in.

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Posted in 2015 at 03:05PM, March 19

7 awesome iPhone apps you can download for free right now if you hurry

The big news today for Apple fans is obviously the huge Apple Watch event Apple is hosting today, but we're still taking the time to put a nice little list together of solid paid iPhone and iPads apps that are on sale for free. Someday soon we may be able to include Apple Watch apps that are on sale as well, but until then you'll have to settle for these seven nifty iOS apps that will work wonderfully on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

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Posted in 2015 at 03:05PM, March 09

I’m done buying iPhone 6 Pluses, but I don’t know about gray or silver

There's a good probability I have settled on the iPhone 6. Hopefully my journey of buying and returning iPhone 6 Pluses is over. For me, there are too many compromises with the iPhone 6 Plus. It's thicker, heavier, and unusable with one hand. It's not my only device, and if I'm home there's an iPad and computer, and if I'm at the office there's a computer. That's it, done talking about it, and waiting for the second generation.

But now I can't decide between the space gray iPhone 6 and the silver!

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Posted in 2015 at 03:05PM, January 12