I haven't gotten a quote, and battery replacement is certainly an option I'm considering too. It'll depend on the final feature set.
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iOS 26 Beta Reveals Apple Watch Ultra 3 Display Size
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I haven't gotten a quote, and battery replacement is certainly an option I'm considering too. It'll depend on the final feature set.
Good point; very good point. But to be fair, although I have done more, three 45-minute dives is a lot. So I can see why Apple has battery life where it currently is. The good news is that the AWU recharges quickly, so applying a battery pack during surface intervals should suffice.
Mine is at 89%, which is significantly better than previous Apple Watches I have owned. Being able to charge at twice the speed also makes this less of an issue, even as total capacity degrades.
I hope Apple keep improving the battery life. Having the Watch comfortably lasting five years before having to be replaced would be a nice benchmark.
I’m trying to talk myself out of an AW3U. I had the AW2U for about a week but just found charging a hassle compared to the Fenix 8 and with little to no gain.
Huh? After almost 3 years, it's still remains at 100%? How is that possible? Are you wearing the watch daily?
Still holding out hope for a small Ultra compatible with the 38-42mm bands!
Hi, It’s rumoured that the Ultra 3 will be slightly slimmer so it doesn’t stand so far off our wrist (personally I’m happy with my Ultra 2 size case…). A Blue colour is also rumoured to be released on September 9 but I’ll stick with bare Titanium for my Ultra 3!
Apple aren’t making the Ultra 3 bigger they will achieve a slightly larger screen by shrinking the bezels. I have the Titanium Ultra 2 and my cousin has the boring Black version, when we compare our Ultras side by side on our wrists his Black Ultra definitely looks smaller (overweight folks often wear black clothing because it seems to make them appear smaller!) so maybe my cousin’s Black Ultra looks smaller because of its colour?
Then it would probably lose its appeal to scuba divers like me - it needs to be the size it is to make the dive information it shows during a dive readable!
It won’t be the type of BP measuring that a medical BP measuring device uses, it will monitor our BP over time and notify us if it senses a sudden change upwards in our BP. This could be a warning sign that we are developing hypertension and need to see a doctor. Hypertension kills thousands of people every year because it isn’t diagnosed and treated - they don’t call it “the silent killer” for nothing!
It definitely won’t be “larger”, screen size increase will be achieved by slimming the bezels. It is rumoured that Ultra 3 will be slightly slimmer so it doesn’t stand so far off our wrist.
An increased screen size will be achieved by slimming the bezels - makes sense to me!
Don’t expect the equivalent of a medical BP device… It will measure our BP over time and notify us if it detects a sudden increase in our BP which may indicate that we are developing hypertension which deserves its nickname “the silent killer”, thousands die every year because of undiagnosed hypertension.
100% agree.
And yes - I don’t expect a medical device at all.
As far as I know, they will measure some form of variation - like you say, but it’s not a full BP measurement.
It’s enough if the device says: Go to doctor, something’s strange about your BP.