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Apple Watch Ultra is here! First impressions and photos thread
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Former (I think) Garmin Forerunner 245 user here. Went on a quick 5k run without my phone. Streamed sports radio to AirPod Pros via iHeartRadio app. Lost about 12-13% battery. Went very well! Going to try to go longer tomorrow with same setup.
Took off charger at 7AM. Been playing around with it all day. 52% battery at 945PM. Not going to charge tonight.
Took off charger at 7AM. Been playing around with it all day. 52% battery at 945PM. Not going to charge tonight.
My watch is silent and I get notifications with a tap/haptic feedback.
Thanks. Hmmm, maybe Apple designers are already considering your idea and the marketing team would call it Ultra Sport Band, hehe.
I've worn Braided Solo Loops (BSLs) since they were introduced with the Series 6 watches. I have never worn BSLs with a stainless steel watch, only with the darkest colored aluminum Series 6 and 7 watches. I love the aesthetic of black colored BSLs with the dark aluminum watch finish.
Mine, too! After about 9 months my first generation black BSL faded and stretched out to become too loose for daily wear. However, in my experience the Unity BSL maintains its dark color and holds its shape/stretches much less over time than the early BSLs.
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Jason
My S7 goes on at about 8-9am and dies around the 6pm-8pm mark with normal use, with a 45-60min dog walk steaming radio on cellular thrown in.
I don't even bother questioning Apple's implementation of settings anymore. 😞
After what appears to have been a lost shipment by UPS (hasn’t moved since Thursday night) I took matters into my own hands and tracked down an Ultra with the midnight ocean band. Also was able to pick up an orange alpine band.
So far really loving the watch and bands. Apple has done a great job with this watch and I’m actually surprised it didn’t come in at a $999 price tag.
So far really loving the watch and bands. Apple has done a great job with this watch and I’m actually surprised it didn’t come in at a $999 price tag.
been about 24 hours and comfort comes to mind. I thought the ocean band would be like other bands apple sent their watches off with, but it’s so light weight, like a space age super stretchy foam, comfortable as all get out.
I 100% agree. From the pictures, it looked like it was gonna be bulky, but wearing it it just disappears. One of my favorite apple bands for sure.
I think the Ink Leather Link looks like it was made for the AWU, and definately does NOT look too big on your wrist!
yeah checked the site out and ordered a international orange version. Looks nicer than the alpine orange my watch will ship with.
Someone in another thread shared some photos of the Ultra on a 175mm wrist — and it looked great. You should definitely go in-store and try one on, but based on what I’ve seen the watch will fit your wrist just fine.
Exactly, I have a couple of older watches now, they’re not worth selling, so I keep them as backups. I have an Apple Watch Series 0, Series 2, Series 4, and Series 7. I haven’t touched the 0 or 2 in over 2 years, I just wear the 7 and occasionally, the 4.OK for what it’s worth here is my six hour review. Size - Yeah it’s bigger than my series 5. And yes I am noticing it’s bigger on my wrist, but that may be just because I’m more conscious of it because it’s new. When it comes right down to it - it is not *that* much of a different feeling on my wrist than my series 5. I am a little nervous about hitting it against walls, door knobs, or something else. But, I usually have that feeling any time I get a new Apple Watch. Remains to be seen if this one is more susceptible to that.. Band - I got the Alpine green loop. I was prepared to be disappointed, but actually I kind of like it. I, like a lot of people wanted the trail loop, but I didn’t want to wait till November. At this point I’ll just keep the Alpine loop. $100 on the trail loop, whenever they are available, isn’t worth it. I’d rather spend that money on the new AirPods Pro. I still love my series 5 Nike band and I’ll probably use that as well.
One issue is getting it hooked up to cellular. Xfinity said I needed to cancel my old watch and I need to wait 24 hours before I add another. Unless I want to be charged for a another watch on my plan. Ok, I don’t know why I need to wait. I have low expectations of Xfinity. I’m sure I’ll have issues when I go to add it.
I’m just going about my life and trying it out. I already cut the grass. I’ll take it on a bike ride tomorrow. I started with the series 0 and I’ve never had two Apple watches at once, but I’m keeping the series 5 to wear every once in a while. Maybe if I want to dress up. It’s not worth much money anyway.
The series 0 is so slow in comparison to newer watches that I don’t see the point in wearing it. The series 2 screen seems so small now! LOL. and it does feel pretty slow compared to the 4. Maybe I’ll donate them to a Housing Works or something. The 2 still has great battery life, despite being so old. Same wth the series 4, still a lot of life left in this watch.
It bums me out because while I could see Apple offering additional types of “Ultra” bands in the future, I doubt very much they will offer classic Sport Band or Sport Loop styles in a wide Ultra version because there would be pressure to price them at the normal $49, and the moment Apple offers a $49 Ultra band it undercuts this whole new “$100 for Ultra bands” strategy they have. I mean it’s genius, they just got me to spend $300 on Ultra bands on day 1, when I really just wanted 3 of my classic favorites for an already pricy $150.
Good for you!!! And it looks good.
We should wear what we want, and what feels comfortable and RIGHT for each of us. Glad that you are happy with the Ultra. I need to see how it will look on my wrist, but I’m loving the design and finish and screen (flatness!). I was going to hold off on buying one…but maybe this will be an early holiday gift to myself.
They definitely lose a ton of value year over year. Though, since they haven’t upgraded the chip for the last 2 years(?) maybe value will hold a little better in the most recent models (7). That’s a question. I haven’t really sought to sell my old watches because they’re valued at so much less than they cost me, even though like my Series 4 stainless steel is in perfect condition and has great battery life. I might donate it to a non-profit seller like Housing Works here in NYC.
While the battery life of the Ultra isn’t stellar (I want 4-5 days minimum of normal use / light workouts to call it that) it does solve your scenario in that it would guarantee 24+ hours in your example. I’m just thrilled to have a watch now that I KNOW will last over a day unless I do something “unusual” in that day such as over a 4-5 hour hour workout / hike etc. Then and only then would I need to think about charging to make it through the whole day. I’ve spent WAY to much mental space over the last 7 years thinking about it the Apple Watch needs a charge to survive the day (most days it doesn’t but sometimes…)
This is a really good question. Trade-in values for AW are really low, and one gets very little credit for upgraded materials or cellular, part of the reason being that the core functionality is the same (aside from cellular). Private sale is better, but still not great.
However, for the Ultra, its functionality is not the same as other AWs, so might depreciate less.
Until we actually find out what the used market for Ultras is in a year or so, I think one would have to assume it will depreciate similar to other AWs, and depreciate at least 50% in a year. If it depreciates less, that is a bonus, but don't count on it. If using Apple trade-in, I think depreciation might be as high as 70% in one year.
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Absolutely, it looks great on your wrist size. Which hole on the alpine band do you use to attach its hook to? The last one, the second or the third? Do you think that medium size band is better than small size alpine?