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Ultra 4 in Sept 2026?

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Mike330R

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Have seen a few 'rumor' video's and webpages about the Apple Watch Ultra 4 that 'may' be coming in September.

Of the suspected updates, I'm looking forward to a thinner design the most. Not that the Ultra 3 is to big but a bit thinner would be 'gooder' IMO.

Personally the current battery life is fine with me. I generally charge it 15-20 minutes a day while I shower.
Longer life would be nice though.

Thoughts?
 
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Mike330R said:
Have seen a few 'rumor' video's and webpages about the Apple Watch Ultra 4 that 'may' be coming in September.

Of the suspected updates, I'm looking forward to a thinner design the most. Not that the Ultra 3 is to big but a bit thinner would be 'gooder' IMO.

Personally the current battery life is fine with me. I generally charge it 15-20 minutes a day while I shower.
Longer life would be nice though.

Thoughts?
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Unless there are new health sensors/features, my U2 will last another year.
And keep in mind, rumors of AWs have been sparse and more often wrong than not historically.
 
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If there is one it will most likely only be a spec bump. I'm not upgrading my Ultra 2 (2023) until 2028 when hopefully the blood oxygen sensor is back on the new watches again with mostly likely some other new sensors as well.
 
Doubt very much it will get a redesign this year. Probably the usual upgrades, most of the talk has been about Touch ID which I guess they could put in the action button.
 
sk1ski1 said:
In the past, Apple has done a redesign of the Apple Watch after every 3 model versions. There was a redesign of the Apple Watch with Series 4, 7, and 10. I expect the same for the Ultra 4 and the Series 13.
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True for the series AW, but the U2 wasn't updated for 2 years, so as much as I'd like to see a redesign, who knows...
 
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jags828 said:
Anyone else like that the Ultra has a bulky design? As the series watches get thinner they start to feel like less of a watch and more of a fitness tracker. I’ve grown to like the Ultra design much more and rarely ever wear my Series 10 now.
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If the Ultra gets a thinner design, and you prefer the old one, the good thing is that the AWU3 (and 2 for that matter) will probably be fine for four or five years more. You can always just buy the old one right after a new one is announced.

I also prefer the design of the Series 7-9 to the Series 10-11 for all kinds of reasons. I have both a Series 7 and Series 9 that I have kept for that reason. The SE3 is also a good buy for this reason.
 
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jags828 said:
Anyone else like that the Ultra has a bulky design? As the series watches get thinner they start to feel like less of a watch and more of a fitness tracker. I’ve grown to like the Ultra design much more and rarely ever wear my Series 10 now.
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Yep - I quite like the chunkyness.

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I've had the Ultra 1 since launch and now Ultra 3 and love the design and chunky feel - Makes it feel a bit more like a mechanical divers watch, than a normal Apple Watch.

Apple did a tweak with a tad bigger display and a number of spec bumps, like it did with bigger display on series 4/7/10 so if they go with that pattern, they either wait with Ultra 4 till next year (like they kept Ultra 2 for two years) or go with spec. bumps only this year.
 
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Paul1964 said:
Yep - I quite like the chunkyness.

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My wife wouldn't let me get the black Ultra 3 - because I'm really pale. But that looks good. Curious what band you're using?

I'm a very big guy... hence my forum name. This watch looks small on me so yeah, I'm one who definitely enjoys the size. G-shocks look small on me I'm told.

How is the battery doing with that display setup? (I assume AOD)?
 
BigMcGuire said:
My wife wouldn't let me get the black Ultra 3 - because I'm really pale. But that looks good. Curious what band you're using?

I'm a very big guy... hence my forum name. This watch looks small on me so yeah, I'm one who definitely enjoys the size. G-shocks look small on me I'm told.

How is the battery doing with that display setup? (I assume AOD)?
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The band is an eBay knockoff of the Nomad Stratos. Same look for a fraction of the price.

I have around 25% battery remaining after 48 hours so charge every 2 days. Yes it's AOD.
 
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Probably nothing in 2026, may be in 2027 (Of course, the regular apple watch will most likely get an update in 2026 while the Ultra ones do not).
 
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