So, what about the Apple’s Watch’s battery life? That was one of the big controversies about the device leading up to its announcement, and if the rumors are to be believed, one of the chief reasons why Apple was reluctant to announce it. And now that the world officially knows about the device, it’s still one of its chief concerns. According to a new report, however, Apple may be able to fix it (a bit) in time for the release next year.
And apparently, Apple doesn’t want to talk about it. The device’s battery life wasn’t mentioned in the presentation itself, and multiple sources say that Apple absolutely refused to discuss it in the demos that followed. That could, of course, mean that Apple’s a little embarrassed about it, but it could just as easily justify speculation that the company is still ironing out the kinks.
That appears to be the case. Based on sources who spoke to Re/code, Apple is currently trying to improve it in time for launch. Apple Watch’s battery currently lasts around a day, which also means that you’ll have to charge the thing daily. This isn’t much of surprise; existing smartwatches from Samsung and Motorola suffer from such limitations. Yahoo’s David Pogue learned that the case itself would act as the charger, and apparently the case for the gold edition is a looker, too.
“The fanciest model, the gold Apple Phone Edition, comes in a gorgeous jewelry box — which doubles as a charger,” Pogue said. “The back of the box has a Lightning connector, and the inside of the box has the watch’s magnetic round charger pad, standing vertically. So as you retire each night, you can just lay your gold watch into its case and let it charge.”
In Re/code’s talks with Nat Kerris of Apple, it learned that such boxes would “combines our MagSafe technology and inductive charging.” Unfortunately, even if Apple manages to improve the battery life somewhat, it’s still thought that the device itself will require a fresh charge every night.
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