Real world GPS + Cellular battery life questions from a sports and business user..

[imwjl]

My Series 2 is no longer reliable so a 4 with cellular service interests me. I am wondering how the battery life and radio quality are for someone who does a lot of outdoor sports and has a lot of call and messaging (text, Office 365 Teams, email) via IT admin job?

Can I expect a day's worth of charge if I do 3 - 5 hour bike rides without my iPhone?

Does the data use and push nature for notifications from calendar, tasks and other apps burn a lot of battery charge in addition to calls?

Until recently most days with my Series 2 used 40 - 70% of a charge. Anything to know how it might change if I go cellular would be much appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[Just_Me_D]

If your cellular signal is strong then the answer is an easy yes, in my opinion.

 

[imwjl]

If your cellular signal is strong then the answer is an easy yes, in my opinion.

Thank you.

My interpretation of reviews and reading posts is talk time is a battery burner, and I'm not sure about AirPods use. My Series 2 sure uses battery noticeably faster if I do a run with music and no phone.

365 days of closing the rings looks achievable so I'm tempted to buy a new watch before giving what I have up for the repair or swap.