Apple Unveils Apple Watch Ultra With Large-Screen Design for Athletes and Explorers

[kerr]

The noo Apple Watch

Do all Americans say noo rather than new, or just Apple employees?

 

[XXPP]

Most beautiful apple product.

 

[ct2k7]

49mm was bigger than I thought.

Price is good.

I’m not the target market.

 

[ttate90303]

And let’s see how many will be ordering a screen protector for this thing!

 

[Maclurker26]

This is so bad my credit score increased

 

[PlayUltimate]

My wife, for starters.

She runs marathons. She has had an Apple watch die out before she has finished; when you use the heart rate tracking, music playback, etc 4 hours seems to be the limit.

Apple is marketing this to extreme sports folks, but plenty that just run will want this as well for the battery life alone.

Agree. My Apple Watch 3, even in lo-power mode, could not last 4 hours. My AW7 that did will in a 1/2 marathon though.

 

[archi penko]

it has a dive computer… A DIVE COMPUTER app. Having that is… honestly a wet dream. pun intended.

But the name. No stainless steel finish. Still. A dive computer isnt ugly, and doesn’t have ugly hard UI.

 

[matt_and_187_like_this]

Will not see a Gen2

 

[ghanwani]

All the rumors about titanium for iPhone Pro and this is where it gets used.

 

[funktight]

Darn you APPLE. Make a FitBit Charge 5 sized device. That's what I want. Apple-ized FitBit! Not an SE. Not an Expedition watch.

 

[BenTrovato]

I'm slightly worried for Apple's stock price after the watch presentation. Even for products I don't like or think are too expensive I think there are people that would buy it... but this watch is worrisome. I guess we'll see what happens

 

[dezeinstein]

My Casio G-Shock has 2 years battery life.

2 years? Ha! My Timex automatic will run for 40 years (as long as I do).

 

[eperitus]

ULTRAAAA COMBOOOOO

 

[Jonas07]

Spec

The “waypoint” feature looks amazing for finding your way back if you’re lost and off the grid. Of course, they should also add this for the regular watch, as it looks like it is driven by GPS.

I wonder, could the regular watch see this feature in the future?

Designed specially to waypoint the nearest Apple store to replace the whole stuff when you fell and the watch goes boom boom.

 

[ttate90303]

I say 799

Starting at $799 - meaning there will be higher prices than this price.

 

[Asiatic Black Hebrew]

Instant purchase for me. Looks incredible.

 

[jmc111]

Honestly, the bands are ugly. I will stay with my AW7 SBTi 45mm with my marigold band

 

[bkaus]

if you fall 900 ft off the cliff you can notify those near you.

Does it detect the fall or the crash?

 

[jmpage2]

Seriously Apple no sapphire crystal = not rugged!!

also, action button?? you mean lap button!!!

They only said it has a sapphire crystal like 20 times in that video.

 

[darngooddesign]

36 HOURS battery? Hahahhahahaha. My Garmin has 36 DAYS battery. Jesus what a joke

My Casio G-Shock has 2 years battery life.

My Seiko 5 has forever power. 😜

 

[marjen]

Cool features, but is there really that large of a customer base that want an Apple Watch for deep sea diving or running across the Sahara? I’m obviously not the target — just wondering why they didn’t market toward more “attainable” adventure sports.

Exactly. As expected no support for any other sensors that mtb riders might use. cant believe they overlooked the biking audience in favor of deep sea diving? Lol.

 

[patrickw9]

Apple at its "Far Out" media event today announced the Apple Watch Ultra, a new fitness-focused smartwatch for athletes and explorers featuring an all-new design, a large flat display, an additional programmable Action button, and cellular as standard.

The 49mm titanium case has the brightest Apple Watch display yet, and a bigger Digital Crown that's more rugged and capable. It features 36 hours of battery life, and will be capable of up to 60 hours of battery life with a new battery optimization setting coming later this fall.

There's also a new Dark Mode, a Wayfinder watch face for showing rich sets of stats, a built-in depth gauge, and a new dual-frequency GPS with custom position algorithms to receive GPS signals in hard-to-reach locations.

The Apple Watch Ultra also comes with the new Series 8 features including a new Low Power Mode for up to 36 hours of battery life, a body temperature sensor, advanced cycle tracking, international roaming on cellular models, and car crash detection.

Apple is also offering different bands aimed at hikers, divers and runners, with an Alpine loop band, Ocean band, and Trail Loop.

The Apple Watch Ultra starts at $799 and pre-orders open today, with shipping starting a week later on September 23.

More to follow...

Article Link: Apple Unveils Apple Watch Ultra With Large-Screen Design for Athletes and Explorers Starting at $799

Interesting and probably useful for some, but what I need is a thin watch for dressier occasions, perhaps with some classic dress watch face designs. I'd be happy to omit cellular (don't we all normally have our phone with us when dressing up?) as well as some activity tracking functions to get maximum thinness.

 

[t76turbo]

PSA: You cannot use the Ultra under the conditions in the intro video.


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Please explain......

 

[RedTheReader]

At that price, it's the same as the titanium Series 7 I was gifted 2 months ago that I traded in for store credit because this was going to be coming out. That was a smart move, apparently. The price isn't really that bad considering that a few months ago you'd pay that much for just a better case material.

 

[Jonas07]

I am ordering this as soon as it is available as it will be so much better for my mountain biking and back country adventures.

This watch is made for athletes and outdoors people, not for looking swanky when you get a latte at the coffee shop.

Wow such athlete, can’t imagine a world without athletes wearing the latest ultra Apple Watch.