[Leo Grey]

Battery claims on these things usually feel optimistic. The Aptofit says 7-8 days but I’m wondering if that’s with everything on or just basic use. I don’t need all the health stuff running 24/7, just steps and time. Anyone know what the real world number looks like?

[Lisa Bass]

Mine went about 4 days with the always-on heart rate stuff turned off, so the 7-8 days seems like a best case. Steps and time alone should stretch it a bit more than that.

[Jenny Mel]

I’d rather have a smaller screen than a dead battery by day three.

[Tom Brown]

Steps and time only got me five days, not a week.

[Kelly Sun]

I’ve had mine since early March and it’s dropped to about 20% by day five, and that’s with the screen waking up a lot from notifications. Curious whether the people getting a full week leave the raise-to-wake feature off entirely.

[Leo Grey]

I haven’t had mine long enough to hit a full week yet, so I can’t say if the 7-8 days is real. I keep raise-to-wake off and only run steps and time, which is the whole reason I’m asking what others get.

[Kelly Sun]

Turning off raise-to-wake is probably why yours stretches further than mine.

[Mark Carrell]

Mine lasted six days with notifications on but the screen barely waking. Steps and time alone probably gets you closer to the claim than most people think.

[LiamW]

I mostly care about step counts holding up over a full week.

[Pete Sterling]

The 7-8 days is likely best case with the health sensors off and barely touching the screen. With normal use you’re probably looking at closer to five. Not a scam, just marketing math.

[Jamie Holt]

Steps and time alone won’t get you near 7 days if the screen still lights up every time you move your wrist. Mine dropped about 15% in two days just sitting around with notifications off, so the drain is there regardless of what sensors you kill.

[SarahM]

A week seems like a stretch to me. My sister got one of these for my nephew and it needed charging well before that, though he does fiddle with it constantly. Steps and time alone might get you further, but I’d still expect to charge it mid week.

[Paula M.]

I’m in the same spot, trying to figure out if the battery claim holds up before buying. My guess is steps and time alone get you further than the full health tracking, but I’d want to hear from someone who’s actually run it that way for a week.

[Grant Miles]

Seven days only if you keep it in a drawer.

[Alex Fisher]

Mine actually hit the full week, but I kept the health sensors off.

[MarkD87]

Mine went about four days before I got the low battery warning, and that was with the heart rate stuff running. If you strip it down to steps and time it might stretch further, but I wouldn’t bank on a full week.

[Carla D.]

I’ve had mine about three weeks and I’m getting closer to five days than seven, but I leave the heart rate on because I like the sleep stats. Steps and time only would probably stretch it further. Still been happy with it for the price.

[Tom Briggs]

I’ve been wearing mine since spring and I get about six days out of it with the heart rate sensor off. Steps and time only. The thing that eats battery for me is the screen brightness. I bumped it up so I could actually read it outside and lost a day right there. Dim it and you’ll get closer to the claimed number. Six days is still fine for me, I just charge it on Sunday mornings like a little ritual.

[Priya Shah]

Mine dropped to around three days once I started getting call notifications on it, so the extra stuff clearly adds up. For steps and time only, you’ll likely land closer to the top end.

[Jenny__M]

I still don’t buy the full week thing for most people. Mine barely makes it past 5 days even with just steps and time, so I’d plan on charging it mid week.

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