Will you buy an AW Ultra 2

[Tdude96]

In the event Apple releases a 2nd Generation Apple Watch Ultra this year, do you plan to buy one? Why?

In my case, I'm leaning somewhat toward buying one. It puts me back on my watch upgrade cycle, it's a 2nd gen product, and after having seen some in real life I've decided it's not as offensive looking in-person as the marketing pictures make it look. I've also wanted a titanium Apple Watch with sapphire crystal for years, and this seems like it'll be the only option for that going forward.

 

[Analog Kid]

I hope not... I'm pretty happy with my Ultra 1. I don't expect there will be enough change in the next generation to get me to shell out again-- I really hope I'm right.

 

[CMoore515]

It will depend. I'm very happy with Ultra 1, but you never know. A screen redesign (i.e. more curved) would probably do it for me. That's one of my only complaints with the first gen.

 

[Howard2k]

Possibly. The size is a concern but the battery life, which will hopefully be even better, could be useful. I have an S8 today though, which I love.

On the fence but leaning towards yes.

 

[oMc]

Probably not. I don’t expect Apple to drastically change the design of the Ultra after only one year.

 

[NME42]

99% yes. Being a daily runner and owning a S7, I was tempted to buy an Ultra 1 last year but resisted. This year I am on board. My dream would be a black Ultra 2 with a little bit better battery life than the Ultra 1. But action button, battery life of Ultra 1, design and screen are enough reasons for me already.

 

[BillGates1969]

90% no.

LOVE my Ultra, but only bought it in May to scratch an itch I had and Amazon had it on pay in five.

It would have to offer something revolutionary for me to buy after 4 months.

That said, may replace my S7 Hermes with a space black.

 

[Night Spring]

I voted leaning no. Currently, I'm on a two-year upgrade cycle, and this isn't an upgrade year. Plus, the current Ultra is a big big for me, I want a smaller size Ultra. If there is a small size Ultra in 24, I'll strongly consider it.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

I wasn't interested in the current version so it is an easy 'no' for me.

I am planning to upgrade my AW this year though.

 

[Mikeske]

Being I just my S8 in November I am going to take and say no. I would only be interested in the ultra if they retain the battery in a smaller form factor

 

[CyberDavis]

Probably not as my AW Ultra would only be a year old.
But I guess if there was enough to tempt then never say no.

I am very happy with mu Ultra and ndo not really have any criticisms, but it will be interesting to see how it evolves.

 

[BenGoren]

I have the current Ultra.

Money will be tight for the next several months, so there’s zero chance I’ll be buying anything at launch time.

While I wouldn’t rule it out entirely, I would be very, very, very surprised if there’s anything that would tempt me.

The form factor isn’t perfect; I wouldn’t mind something that didn’t stand quite so far off my wrist and had thinner bezels. But I don’t see that changing significantly enough for me to upgrade.

It’s hard to think of new features that would be tempting. For example, blood pressure and blood glucose would be very tempting … I’m neither hypertensive nor diabetic, but that would be a good tool to help stay that way. But we’re not getting either for at least a few years.

So what’s the reason I’d want to upgrade?

A new CPU, as some have been, for whatever reason, quite vocal about? I have had zero experiences of unresponsiveness. A new CPU would have to enable something such as on-wrist GPT-level Siri functionality before it’d get my attention. That’s clearly not happening soon, either.

I use about half the battery capacity per day, such that I have zero anxiety — just plop it on the charger when I hop in the shower, put it back on when I’m done, and otherwise forget about it. Sure, something with even more battery wouldn’t suck … but it wouldn’t be a compelling reason to upgrade.

I do want a new band, though. My Alpine Loop is starting to show the first hints of wear. But not enough to justify the expense — at least, not until money is no longer tight.

b&

 

[jz0309]

I currently have 3 AWs: Ultra, S7 Ti and S4 SBSS.
Here are 2 reasons where I will consider getting the Ultra 2:
1. New health sensor, eg blood pressure
2. Apple will give me a $350+ trade-in

#1 - possible, see link below what technology can do today. Likely? probably not this year
#2 - that would be a first. when I got my Ultra last year I checked the trade-in value of my S7 Ti (not even a year old at the time and actually was $849 new) - a measly $150 or so. So I decided to keep the S7. Likelihood of such a trade-in value? 0.00001%

Corsano Health - Biomedical Research, Raw Data IP-Free

 

[TechnoMonk]

I have a series 6, it runs fine. I will probably upgrade may be in 2-3 years. Hope Apple continues to add good stuff to AW ultra, I would probably upgrade to AW ultra 4 or 5. I am ready to try an ultra over regular AW.

 

[hirsthirst]

I'm Ultra-curious, and find myself using my S6 more & more, but it's not in any way needing a replacement.

I'll take a more relaxed approach to AW (and iPhone 15) this year & maybe wait til they're in the stores rather than pre-ordering and getting hyped up. Or probably not ...

 

[HouseLannister]

If we get the rumored chipset upgrades and it is not still using S6 parts, then I will consider it. But I might swing back to the regular models if Apple makes a white/black and puts a stop to all this starlight/midnight stuff.

 

[BullHorn]

I like the passive benefits of having a watch on your arm - fitness, health, sleep, etc tracking. That's why I bought the smallest possible watch. Ultra is way too big.

If they made a smaller watch, or the same size with better battery, I'd probably get that.

 

[BullHorn]

eg blood pressure

This is technically not possible with how blood pressure is measured. Any watch that claims to have this feature (Samsung I think?) is scamming their owners.

The mechanism of a blood pressure measuring device is to listen for the pulsation of your blood flow while a band is constricting the blood flow with various degrees of pressure. Without a band like that, the measurement is impossible.

 

[jz0309]

This is technically not possible with how blood pressure is measured. Any watch that claims to have this feature (Samsung I think?) is scamming their owners.

The mechanism of a blood pressure measuring device is to listen for the pulsation of your blood flow while a band is constricting the blood flow with various degrees of pressure. Without a band like that, the measurement is impossible.

sure it is, did you look at the link I provided in my post?
Sensors have come a very long way but Apple might not deem they are ready yet for the AW, but that feature WILL come in the next 2-3 years tops.

here is another link, same company - scroll all the way thru to the bottom ...

https://corsano.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Corsano-CardioWatch-Vital-Parameters.pdf

 

[jz0309]

This is technically not possible with how blood pressure is measured. Any watch that claims to have this feature (Samsung I think?) is scamming their owners.

The mechanism of a blood pressure measuring device is to listen for the pulsation of your blood flow while a band is constricting the blood flow with various degrees of pressure. Without a band like that, the measurement is impossible.

here is another one for you:

"The Galaxy Watch 5 series has the technology to be able to measure the wearer's blood pressure. Using a function called pulse wave analysis which powers the heart rate sensor, the Galaxy Watch 5 series is not only able to track your heart rate but your blood pressure, too."

How to Measure Blood Pressure Using a Galaxy Watch?

FAQ to learn what’s the Process for Measuring Blood Pressure Using a Galaxy Watch.

www.samsung.com

I am not commenting on the accuracy of the Galaxy watch 5 for BP, but the technology is there

 

[BenGoren]

This is technically not possible with how blood pressure is measured. Any watch that claims to have this feature (Samsung I think?) is scamming their owners.

The mechanism of a blood pressure measuring device is to listen for the pulsation of your blood flow while a band is constricting the blood flow with various degrees of pressure. Without a band like that, the measurement is impossible.

Of course, an Apple watch that measured blood pressure would not do so the same way a sphygmomanometer would, but that wouldn’t mean that it’s not measuring blood pressure.

There are all sorts of ways of measuring all sorts of phenomena indirectly.

For one trivial example, the way that one measures the mass of cargo on a ship is by seeing what marking on the hull the water comes up to. That’s an awfully long way from what you’d technically have to do to directly measure the mass — for example, by measuring the cargo’s acceleration from the application of a known force — yet is perfectly reliable and precise and useful for that purpose. Or, for another trivial example: temperature from a bimetallic spring thermometer. A tree’s age from its girth (for certain species and climates). A good school science project would be to measure a balloon’s internal pressure from its diameter, and then flip the experiment to turn the balloon’s diameter into an altimeter.

There’s more than enough signal available at the back of your wrist to get a plenty “good enough” blood pressure measurement, especially if occasionally calibrated against a reliable sphygmomanometer reading. The challenge is in both measuring and analyzing that signal. The machine learning modules on modern smartphones should have more than enough analytic capabilities; once one of those chips winds up in a watch, that part is mostly done. The bigger challenge is the sensors … my lay-person guess is it’ll be a combination of optical and acoustic sensors, possibly even positional such that they can determine the speed of the pressure wave as it passes.

Again, it wouldn’t directly measure pressure, but it would measure other things that strongly correlate with pressure in such a way that you can have high confidence in the reported value.

b&

 

[Jackbequickly]

I am still wearing my SBTi Series 7. It still showing 100% battery capacity. I was disappointed in the S8 series as all they offered was stainless or aluminum. I tried the Ultra twice but retuned both due to the size. It offered little more than my SBTi S7 in features and was a bit larger than I wanted to put up with.

 

[Saturn007]

There's a missing choice:

“Absolutely, not!”​

😁

 

[DontGetTheCheese]

I can't imagine why.

 

[jagolden]

I have an Ultra, fantastic watch. Probably won’t upgrade until they can include a glucose monitor. Baring something really groundbreaking.