Apple upgraded its offerings of the Apple Watch Ultra 2 on Monday at its September 9th special event by launching an all-new dark colorway for the popular smartwatch and adding new features that will ship with a watchOS 11 update later this year.
This second-generation Apple Watch Ultra keeps all the features that original Apple Watch Ultra lovers enjoyed, such as longer battery life, the Action Button, the larger display, and all-titanium build, and expands upon it with new features and hardware improvements, as well as a new finish.
In this piece, the iDB staff will outline the technical specifications of the new Apple Watch Ultra 2 so that you can determine whether it’s worth the upgrade from your existing Apple Watch.
Apple Watch Ultra 2 tech specs
Finish
- Aerospace-grade titanium in its natural finish or satin black DLC finish
- Flat sapphire crystal display
Size & weight
- Height: 49mm
- Width: 44mm
- Depth: 14.4mm
- Weight: 61.4 grams (natural titanium), 61.8 grams (black)
- Fits 130–210mm wrists
Chips
- S9 SiP with 64-bit processor
- Double tap gesture
- Faster on-device Siri with health data access
- Precision Finding for iPhone with second-generation Apple ultra wideband chip
Display
- 49mm Always-on Retina LTPO OLED display with resolution of 410 by 502 pixels
- 1164 sq mm display area
- Up to 3,000 nits brightness
Hardware & buttons
- Microphone
- Speaker
- Action button
- Siren
- Microphones
- Side button
- Digital Crown
- Depth gauge/water temperature sensor
- Band release buttons
Sensors
- Electrical heart sensor
- Third-generation optical heart sensor
- Temperature sensor1
- Depth gauge ±1m accuracy
- Water temperature sensor
- Compass
- Always-on altimeter
- High-g accelerometer
- High dynamic range gyroscope
- Ambient light sensor
Controls
- Customizable Action button
- Digital Crown with haptic feedback
- Side button
- Double tap gesture
- Siri with on‑device processing
Safety features
- Emergency SOS
- International emergency calling
- Siren
- Crash Detection
- Fall Detection
- Last Emergency Call Availability Waypoint
- Noise Monitoring
- Backtrack
Health & wellness features:
- ECG app
- Cycle Tracking app with retrospective ovulation estimates
- Heart Rate app
- High and low heart rate notifications
- Irregular rhythm notifications
- Medications app
- Mindfulness app with state of mind tracking
- Noise app
- Sleep app including sleep stages
- Sleep apnea notifications
Connectivity
Power & battery life
- Multiday battery life, up to 36 hours of normal use
- Up to 72 hours in Low Power Mode
- Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
- Fast-charge capable
- Up to 80% charge in about 1 hour
Conclusion
The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is a lot like the original Apple Watch Ultra, except that you get a brighter display, improved ultra wideband support, a new tap gesture, a new watch face, and bumped up specs, among other things.
It’s an incremental upgrade from the original Apple Watch Ultra in our opinion, but if you’re interested in the latest and greatest, then you can pre-order one starting today, with a delivery and store availability date of Friday, September 22nd.
Also see: Apple Watch Series 9 tech specs
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