Apple recently launched its smartwatch, the Apple Watch Ultra, to meet the demands of athletes who want to test the limits of their performance in harsh environments; The designers have completely redesigned the smartwatch’s titanium body.
More massive body
The new Ultra smart watch comes with a more massive body, with many angles, with an increase in length and width by half a centimeter compared to previous models, in addition to an increase in height by 7.3 millimeters. Nevertheless, the body of the new smartwatch appears compact and very light; It weighs just 61 grams, an increase of less than 10 grams compared to the stainless steel version of the Apple Watch Model 8.
The body of the new smart watch includes a battery with a larger capacity, and its operating period increased during its testing by half a day, and these numbers are very large in the world of Apple devices, especially with the screen that works with a brightness of 2000 nits, which is equivalent to twice the brightness of the Apple Watch versions. 7 and 8.
Depending on the large-capacity battery, it is possible to go on a short trip for two nights without the need to recharge the Ultra watch, and the battery life can be doubled once more when the power saving mode is turned on, which activates the feature to turn on the screen permanently only when it is needed.
With all these great numbers, the new Apple Watch Ultra can’t compete with other luxury models, dedicated to athletes, such as the “Garmin Epix 2”, which is equipped with the feature of always on screen, which has a working period of up to 6 days or even 16 days with the activation of the saving mode Power, but the Garmin watch doesn’t have many of the functions of the Apple Watch Ultra.
Unlike previous versions, the screen no longer reaches the outer edge of the watch body, but is surrounded by a fixed titanium frame; Thus, the Ultra watch can withstand strong blows, thanks to the protection of the crown and the function button by a special frame with many angles, and the crown itself comes in a larger size than previous models, so that the user can also use it with gloves.
On the other side of the body of the Apple Watch, there is a new movement button in orange, which allows the user to call up the stopwatch or certain training functions, and unfortunately the movement button cannot be linked to any application.
By pressing for a relatively long time on the “action button”, a menu opens through which several functions can be performed, such as making an emergency call or operating the alarm built into the watch, which operates with a capacity of 86 decibels, and works loud enough to draw people’s attention for a distance of up to 200 Meter in case of emergency when the user is in a quiet environment.
GPS system
The function of the new Apple Watch Ultra is not limited to emergency situations only, but it currently receives GPS signals on two frequencies instead of just one, which allows for more accurate location in high mountain areas and between tall buildings and narrow alleys.
Thanks to the quality of receiving GPS signals, the Apple Watch Ultra is the best Apple watch ever, especially because of the long battery life. However, it cannot beat the smart watches intended for athletes from other companies; Because it lacks some features that athletes need; Such as recording recovery data or the ability to transmit your heart rate via Bluetooth technology to exercise equipment.