I don't know if such a small panel would even make a difference for while in use. Maybe for when it dies and you rest but even then it wouldn't really be fast

Are under display solar chargers a viable thing?

It wouldn't be enough power.... Like solar dumb casio watches with only some of the features of the Ultra have like a day long battery if not in direct sunlight every day.

Probably not for minimum 5 years but they need to add body heat charging.

It won’t work, uses too much power.

But there are more expensive Apple Watches 🤔

@@ItzTruthHurts everyone loves smart watches tho

@@OrganicStuff1 incorrect. Everyone loves flexing

hell yeah! Flexing

it looks flashy, I'll give it that. you would notice it

So Double battery means 2 days instead of 1? Well done haha

There are a stack of watches cheaper than that which offer the exact same thing, besides the screen brightness which is kinda an Apple statement right now… not one I’d be too keen on using knowing oled displays degrade faster the brighter you have them. The double battery life is not all that great either, I use a Garmin epix which has an oled display and that lasts me 16 days or so and that’s on the lower end for Garmin battery life. Even if watch ultra lasts 3 days you will want to charge it early if it’s showing 30-50 percent before doing anything because you want it to last but on a Garmin 30 percent is still easily that 3 days. The real reason to buy a watch ultra if you are not into sports is for the fashion aspect, everyone knows an Apple Watch but less so an expensive Garmin… if you are paying that money for battery life, more water proofing and tracking of your body metrics you are kinda doing it wrong and falling for the marketing, the battery life is still pretty bad, even a galaxy watch 5 pro will blow it away.

I'm tempted by the Ultra, looking for an upgrade from my Series 4. The better battery life is the first thing, the brighter screen being the second, though the screen isn't an issue on my Series 4, so hopefully I can extend the battery even further by keeping the screen dimmed.

Actually it’s a day and a half. I charge my Series 8 for 20 minutes in the morning before going to work and 20 minutes at night before going to bed. I sleep with it in for sleep tracking and it never goes dead. What this means is I’ll probably does the same with the Ultra and always be at least 80 percent all the time.

Flex

I’m a handyman and I’m also pleased to hear about the increased ruggedness

Same bro I’m at construction sites everyday and the Apple Watch handles all my tasks can wait for the rugged version

@@bigrod359 the added brightness and glove-friendly buttons are a bonus too. It gets hot outside so the extra heat durability is a must.

@@THR33-LAWS-SAF3 definitely, I workout a lot as well and like how it tracks everything awesome tool on my wrist

You hit the nail on the head, I’m a carpenter and am really excited about the ultra for work alone

I would love if they add Air integration in the future!

I could see this possibly being added via a software application update :-)

I couldn’t imagine trusting this alone for air monitoring. I run a Suunto dive computer and have an analog redundancy for air. Keen to have this for travel and diving on gear that isn’t mine. It’s cold where I live in Canada and we wear dry suites so again I doubt I would take it out and strap it on over a dry suit. Are you buying this you think? Looks cool.

I have mine on order and dive with an analog air gauge (no plan to go wireless at this time). I plan to dive with both my Apple Watch Ultra and my existing Suunto D4 to compare and make sure everything is working as expected/needed on the Apple Watch before using it “solo”. I only dive warm water these days…..so 3 mil is the thickest I need to worry about. I plan to see if the default band will work over that….not thrilled about possibly having to buy the $50 band extension :-).

Exactly what Dave2D said as well. I hope for you guys that Apple adds that function in an update.

Ain't Nobody Got Time For That!

Yeah, it looks great but at the same time doesn't exactly go with everything

I'm sure @dbrand can whip something up

@@DSP720 a skin for just the button?

I can't see a reason to do this. It's part of the series 8 line up. It's got all the same/similar R&D that has gone into those. I'm not sure what you really expect to change in 2-3 years. That change has happened over the past 8 years with the apple watches already.

As a garmin user who will continue to use garmin, I agree. I hope this pushes garmin to add more features like waypoints. That is cool

This watch will probably only take the outdoorsy folks that is really committed to loving apple. Which isn't a whole lot. Garmin's displays sucks way less battery, and that's the #1 feature for most of us.

I agree. But Apple are getting closer to tempting me away from my Fenix

What really is the value of 22 days of battery life? Is the concern that you’ll be away from electricity for that long? Beyond the length of backcountry trip or event, I dont understand why folks are comparing a watch with 22 days of batt life to this. Are you even using 22days on your Garmin?

@@jeffhoward1423 A few things. One, it's just nice to not have to charge it that much. I don't really have to think about charging my watch very often which I really like. But more to you point, it's not that my watch would have 12 days in "smartwatch mode" but more that when I turn on the GPS and all that, I can have it on for a very long time. I personally like to backpack and hike a lot. I have been on backpacking trips where I'm out in the backcountry for 5 days or so at a time and it's nice to have the battery last that long with the GPS on and with a "mini-map" on my wrist. There's no other watch that can do that right now. Additionally, battery is just one of the things that I like in the garmin. I also really like that the screen is always on and never turns off. I like that the screen is EASIER to see in the sun instead of harder like most screens. I like having maps of the whole country including hiking trails, roads, topography, and many other things already on my watch without thinking about it and WITHOUT CELL SERVICE. These maps, battery, and durability are not just nice to have but also make me feel safer on extended trips. For an outdoor enthusiast such as myself, the garmin just does so many things really nicely.

Same. No way I'm going to a "smart" watch until it has at least a week of battery life

yeh im using an epix aswell, its been amazing, the titanium bezel does pick up blemishes easy though, my only complaint really. do have a iphone 14 pro max on the way and own a ipad pro etc so an apple watch ultra would have been nice but 3 days (at best) battery life just would not do it for me... its not the problem of charging it that often... the problem is i would need to think about charging it and thats something i have grown to love about the garmin, i dont need to worry about low battery because even 20 percent on the epix will pull me through 2 days comfortable, 20 percent on the ultra i know i would be thinking do i need to charge it before going out, will it do what i want to do all day and not die etc. the other benefit ofcourse is after 1 year the garmin battery will be fresh and the apple watch will have seen triple the charge cycles if not more, if you lose a day off the life of the battery on an ultra you will notice, lose a day off a garmin you may never know. apple watch ultra does look amazing though, i like the almost bezel free design... especially looking at my epix right now which is wearing blemishes with pride on its bezel.

Just bought the Epix 2 yesterday. I really like it.

Battery 100%, for me to be worth it I want a smart watch to last a week. Tried the series 6 and had to charge daily. Hated it

Apple gave me $155 trade in for my 7 towards the ultra

@@msimm8612 me too.

I will be expecting a video up in 4 months regarding Adams 3 marathons and 1 iron man.

Don’t forget he’s also going to be left stranded in the woods to test satellite connectivity

You have to buy it from a Japanese reseller (on EBay for example), but Sony makes the “Wena 3“ smart-wrist-strap you attach your traditional mechanical watch to. I haven’t looked into it in a while but I know they had multiple styles, leather, metal, et cetera. It did everything you want I think, while letting you rock your horological swag.

@@JasonJrake yeh I wish apple would allow other companies to install apple similar to Apple TV. I think it wouldn’t even detract from Apple Watch sales and might bring more customers to them

@@JasonJrake thanks for the info tho

Same lmao

It's funny the Galaxy Watch 5 has a bigger battery yet does not have such a monster size chassis

@@Electrodexify I mean, Apple probably didn’t have to go with a monster of a chassis, but with how they advertise it, they chose to do that so yeah… Apple be Apple

I will be, when considering how my original and my second watch, got banged up fairly easily, but then again I am not a normal user, I am disabled so falling over is somewhat common, for myself. I want to make sure I will have a way to keep my watch, with its glass screen, in good order.

@@Ryand0523 Question: is it a glass screen, or a sapphire crystal screen? Or is it a glass screen with sapphire mixed into it (like what Apple did with the back cameras) and thus not really sapphire?

Yall actually get applecare? Never gotten it for any devices and never needed it

@@jonnyrg7489 I was like that then my 4yo bricked an iPad. AppleCare would have saved me $600

@@jonnyrg7489 yea I didn’t used to buy it but I have since I think I got the iPhone 11 Pro max, and an Apple Watch series 5, so I can protect my apple devices, and keep everything in a better shape, and get maintenance if it’s needed.

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Nice, and here I’m upgrading from the series 1 lol.

To be fair, iphone pro is supposedly marketed for photography/videography professionals but we all know that the reality is just consumers who can afford it

It won’t get the hardcore Garmin users, but for someone in between like me, I am getting it. I have a Garmin dive watch but I just don’t wear it day to say. Garmins are sport focused with some smart watch functions, not really a integrated smartwatch like Apple Watch with iPhone. But for someone who primarily wants a smartwatch but with some additional sports focused functionality like diving, ultra looks like a good choice.

Preach. I've lost the charger for Garmin and coros watches

Exactly what I’m doing.

@@dman2289 same

That’s what i’m going to do.

My dad has a Garmin Descent mk2 and loves it, but he’s never had an Apple Watch so he doesn’t really know about all the iPhone related features he’s missing out on. I’ll be getting the Ultra when it comes out so I’m looking forward to comparing the two.

I have a Garmin Descent that I use as a backup computer for diving, and I love it as a dive computer, but I don't love it as a smart watch. I have worn it off and on, but there are features (like replying to texts, turning off my phone alarm, etc) that the Garmin doesn't do. The only thing for me that the Apple Watch is missing to make a good backup computer is Air Integration.

@@PointeStarr Totally agree, those are my thoughts exactly! Im curious if they'll ever add air integration. What do you use as your primary? Im on an EON core.

Having a watch I can diving with and use to go climbing/hiking with is must for me that is why I will be getting this watch

the bezels are shiny. those are just reflections.

@@aaronnnm I understand that. The way it reflects light makes it look like it's scratched up. But I am not sure if this is due to video resolution or if it does look like that in person. We'll find out soon.

Looked scratched to me too...

Agreed. It’s another expensive equipment piece for Ironman athletes. Dedicated run watches just surpass this easily.

Feels like they didn't use "Pro" because it's not necessarily for professionals - i.e. a professional diver may not find it as useful as a pro-sumer or regular recreational diver. Same for all the other categories.

It's exactly that. A test. Once they see all these people buy it they'll find out they could profit off it and add more slowly. It's always been their strategy. I was thinking about buying this but I could make my watch 5 last another year. They'll deff upgrade it next year

I wish it was another color tho 😭

They use one colour for new product launches for a reason- to maximise awareness AND to test the market’s buying habits without the colour getting in the way

Titanium can be multicolored.

Battery life alone

Then it needs a camera to capture moments! Maybe in the future …

U can already do that with the regular 8

@@zedki8553 have you been on 3 phone calls on cell network with watch? not a lot of confidence to end the day with remaining power.

I agree. It’s ironic that it was advertised for mountaineers and other ultra sport when battery currently last only for 36 hours and 60 hours in the next update. That’s ridiculously. The ultra sports is called ultra because it lasts more than 60 hours. Some lasts for 14 days.

I am tough boy😎

Garmin is useless, throw it to trashbin

I'm confused by your statement. Do you mean a nice band isn't enough to make the ultra look dressy? Or do you mean, the three advertised bands are the only ones that work with the ultra?

@@printertoner No, imho, it is too bulky. Just my opinion, I understand others disagree.