Apple Watch Series 10

The latest Apple Watch Series 10 gets a significant overhaul and, yes, it is the best yet but Apple badly needs to improve the battery life.

The Apple Watch Series 10 remains the best iPhone-friendly smartwatch with a more elegant, comfortable design than its predecessor, along with a new underwater depth gauge and music playback capabilities.

If it wasn’t quite as dazzling a change as I was expecting the 10th Apple Watch to be, it’s hard for me to say that it’s a bad update. The Apple Watch still has the best-looking display, the most seamless integration with the iPhone, the best accessories, and the best OS. I even caught my spouse, who is the least fashion-conscious person on the planet, looking longingly at the new all-black Watch Ultra 2. It’s still the best smartwatch and fitness tracker for the iPhone, and it still looks good doing what it does.

The Series 10 is not revolutionary like the Series 3 and 4 or a major shake-up within the category like the Ultra 2. It doesn’t have a marquee feature like blood oxygen or double tap. But I’ve said time and time again that wearability is actually the most important thing for a smartwatch to get right. By that measure, the Series 10 is the most wearable, readable Apple Watch in years.

The Series 10 isn't the big, flashy new redesign many were hoping for to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Apple Watch being revealed. But I don't think that matters. This is a significant update if you're coming from an older watch like the Series 4, 5 or 6, especially because you'll get access to more years of WatchOS updates. You also get a much bigger and brighter screen, plus potentially life-saving health features like crash detection that you won't get on the older watches.