I came from the Apple Watch Ultra 1, and its battery was already down to 84%. During my second-to-last marathon, the battery actually died mid-race, and on my last marathon I had to turn off AOD — even then, the battery was down to just 55% by the end.

With the Ultra 3, after a ~3:40 marathon (it w

So the only new features are satellite connectivity and 5G capabilities? Guess I'm holding onto my AWU1 longer!

People also hold on to watches for multiple years. The watches only launched in 2015 and after a huge spec jump around Series 4, it’s been slow and steady as we don’t see the same jumps. Ultra is not for the average customer either. This is probably well noted and planned for in advance by Apple. Th

Apple is supposed to announce new models later today and I can’t wait to see and get Ultra 3.

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I decided to switch from my current Series 8 to Ultra at the beginning of summer as I was fed with battery life. And I have been waiting for the release to get the late

I had it in Low Power Mode, starting at 85% and ending at 70%. Pretty happy with that! Total distance was almost dead on with my bike computer. At that rate, it would last about 22 hours, which is awesome for me as I am planning on running a bunch of ultras this year.

Hypertension notifications will be available on Apple Watch Series 9 and later, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 and later, with watchOS 26. Great news. Sleep score is also available for older models (Series 6 and onwards, SE 2 and onwards). Would have expected some of these features to be gated for the new

I finally bought the Apple Watch Ultra 3 today. Super excited to try it out! Looks amazing and feels premium. Anyone else here got it too? What do you think so far?

The Alpine Loop in black is really nice and comfortable.

Posted yesterday about my Apple Watch Ultra 3 being stolen out of the box. It end up being underneath the flap on the inside once I picked it up.

Jokes aside, after an almost 24 hour shit show with Best Buy I got my watch in store just a few minutes ago. Happy I didn’t get screwed out of an $800 i

I’ve been using the Ultra 3 for about a week now, mainly for running (1–2 hours a day, roughly 10h/week, 120km/week) plus strength training or yoga for about an hour daily. I’m very routine-driven: I work from home, never travel much, always home by 6PM, runs in the morning, workouts in the afternoo