At £849 in the UK, the Apple Watch Ultra is a beast of a flagship product that packs in a lot of impressive engineering.
Cupertino’s new timepiece has a titanium case, submerged dive computer functionality to a depth of 100m (with the software due to launch as this article went to press), dual-frequency GPS for precise location, and dedicated bands for whether you are a hiker, a runner or a diver.
An action button makes it easy to, say, mark laps or other repeated sequences. Metrics in the activity programme are much more specific and greater in number. Battery life is 36 hours, enough for most ‘adventures’. And Watch Ultra has been manufactured to meet the MIL-STD 810H standard, meaning it should work in more extreme and hazardous conditions.
If other smartwatches sit on your wrist as a reminder of the exercise you should be taking, the Watch Ultra is explicitly for those who do. If fashion is your thing, buy the Apple Watch Hermes instead.
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