Apple Watch Ultra

Do you have a watch Ultra is probably the weirdest Apple product since that iPhone battery case with that huge bulge so here is a couple of interesting facts you probably didn't know and that you need to know about the Apple watch Ultra.

This is mostly an AppLock series Aids on the inside so it's got the same as a chip the same Health sensors with a hardware monitor ECG oxygen and temperature so the major differences are actually on the outside with the biggest external difference, in my opinion, being the customizable button so this is the third button essentially an action button which is bright orange and you can configure this to pretty much anything you can configure to start a workout or place a waypoint on the map bunch of stuff to make your workout or exploration much easier we also have a brand new speaker system with two speakers instead of one which is also 40 louder than on the series 8.

So everything you do call Siri and speaking to the emergency services is going to be much louder now speaking of Emergency Services we have something called emergency siren so if you press and hold that action button you can activate the siren which is a very loud noise 86 decibels and this can be heard according to Apple up to 180 meters away which could save your life if you're hiking in a group and I don't know you fall in a crevice, for example and we also have triple mics instead of the the single mic on the series 8 and these mics also have Beam for me technology meaning that they can focus on your voice and cancel out the wind noise.

So that you're still audible in calls and emergencies we also have an improved GPS with a dual antenna so we have the L1 antenna from the series 8 but also a brand new L5 antenna Which is far more accurate so if you're running through a city with tall buildings that can block the GPS signal or through a forest than having these two GPS antennas would help pinpoint your exact location and path on the map and the app watch Ultra has not one but two diving sensors so there's one to measure the water depth down to 40 meters and then another to measure the water temperature so these work in combination with a subscription-based diving app Apple hasn't actually mentioned this at the event but the oceanic Plus app on the Apple watch is subscription-based however it looks awesome this is essentially a full a diving computer that automatically activates when you submerge gives Your safety wordings and so much more it works like a diving computer it's amazing and the water resistance has also been improved to 100 meters compared to 50 on the series 8.

However Apple does warn us not to use it to dive below 40 meters which is interesting the series 8 is not listed at all for diving even though it has that 50-meter depths of purification the battery life has also been improved up to 36 hours which is double what the series 8 has but strangely enough, there are a couple of coming soon features so there is also a low-power mode that improves the battery even more to 60 hours the diving computer is also coming soon so it won't be available at launch and then there's also a track detection that's also coming later speaking of check detection this is only listed on the Us ebsite and essentially it automatically detects.

When you've arrived at a running track it provides accurate Pace distance and roadmap and you can even choose the lane the Apache Ultra also has an exclusive watch face it's called the Way finder and the unique thing about it is that the time dial can be switched to a live compass it also has eight complications so four on the outside and four on the inside and it also has a low light mode which you activate by turning the crown and you'll get this Vivid red the interface now the display is larger but interesting enough you don't actually get to see anything extra The View looks almost identical to the series 8. you do however, get double the brightness up to 2000 nits Outdoors compared to 1000. So this matches the brightness of the new iPhone 14 pro-Outdoors which means that it should be perfectly visible even in direct sunlight so what about that weird bulge well apparently that's called a crown guard which protects the crown if you were to bump it into a harsh surface as you can tell the crown is much larger now so it is easier to use with gloves and because of this bulge is also easier to press the side button again. 

When you're wearing gloves now when it comes to the the actual bulkiness of the Apple watch Ultra has doubled the weight of the 41mm series 8 and its massive 49 millimetre case and in terms of the thickness it is 35 thicker than the Apple Watch series 8. however from the hands-on experience it seems like it feels very light and so do the bands and the Apache Ultra also has military grade certification now interesting enough in 2016 Casio released their very first Android Smartwatch which had the exact same certification as the Apple Watch Ultra and they do look quite similar in the way that they're both massive and both very durable the Apache Ultra can also, withstand the temperature between-20 to 55 degrees Celsius and the casing is made out of Aerospace grey titanium so this is going to be super durable combined with that sapphire crystal the display there's also a new Bluetooth standard Bluetooth 5.3 compared to Five Point an O on the series 8 and this is the same as on the iPhone 14 snap oh and we do have an image of the box now and it looks cool so unique compared to the regular Apple watches and the charger is apparently braided compared to the normal cable on the series 8.

when it comes to the band compatibility so you can only configure the app watch Ultra with those new adventure bands however Apple says that the adventure bands also work on the 44 and the 45-millimetre Apple watch however, they specifically say that those bands were designed for the Apple Watch Ultra so it is very likely that they will be sticking out a bit also regular bands would work on the Apple Watch Ultra the Apple watch Ultra just like series 8 supports international roaming.

Which is great and very useful to have another advantage of international roaming is that now if you go on a holiday and you want to go for a run for For example, you can simply do that without necessarily having to take your iPhone with you and on top of that.

If your Apple watch gets stolen you'll be able to track it anywhere you are as opposed to it, you know being completely in visible on the map like it would be now and it is also less expensive than previously believed so Mark German was saying a price of between 900 to 1000 dollars but it is 800 so cheaper than the lowest leaked the price however in the UK it actually costs more than 850 pounds and the fun fact this is the same price as the stainless steel Apple Watch series 8 in 45 millimetres however you need to keep in mind that the Apple watch Ultra is big bulky and fat so it is likely that it won't fit underneath an uh shirt sleeve so you will likely need a more normal watch for formal events or anything that is not necessarily outdoor hiking or any outdoor activities and the fact that it only comes in one colour and just one size makes it significantly less customizable than when compared to the series 8. 

By the way the app watch Ultra does have one very strong The competitor is the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro they do share a lot of similarities they're both large and very durable and they both have a great battery life the Apple watch Ultra is more targeted towards extreme sports with you know all the diving capabilities the brightness and the siren however the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro is better targeted toward regular people, it has a more normal design whilst keeping the impressive battery life and that large display so overall I think the app watch ultra um is great for a certain group of people a very small niche of extreme sports athletes and adventurers but if I were an extreme sports athlete myself I would personally go with a Garmin option as you simply have the Peace of Mind of it lasting for a month and on top of that you also have solar charging on some models um and still most of the features that the Apple watch Ultra hats.