Apple Watch Ultra

If we have doubts when it comes to differentiating between a sports watch and a smart watches, now comes the Apple staff, and makes it even more difficult for us with the launch of its Apple Watch Ultra. A watch designed to exceed your own limits, and it can also be said that this is the device with a focus on sport from the American company to date.

With a tough and durable case made of titanium material, this new Apple Watch Ultra GPS sports watch comes with three special band options to suit any of your upcoming challenges.

• Loop Alpine Strap: Oriented to outdoor sports. It is very comfortable and offers great resistance. It also has a more secure fit with its "G" hook. Available colors: green, orange and white.
• Loop Trail Strap: As its name suggests, it is also aimed at outdoor use, but with more emphasis on endurance sports. It is the thinnest and lightest strap of this Apple. It offers more elasticity, and its tab provides an easier adjustment so as not to stop walking. Available colors, in dual format: blue/gray, black/gray, and yellow/beige.
• Ocean Strap: The clues are clear. Water sports and even diving are their natural habitat. They feature a tubular design, capable of stretching, and thus custom fit. It comes lined with a layer of neoprene. The buckle is also titanium with a more adjustable attachment. This offers a more secure closure. It is available in the following shades: white, yellow, and midnight.

What are the new features and highlights of the Apple Watch Ultra?

Once you have chosen your adventure, and where you are willing to show your best version as an athlete, you should know that wearing this new Apple Watch Ulta on your wrist means opting for the most powerful and resistant sports watch to face the most extreme conditions. Everything has been designed to meet your every need in endurance training, water sports and libre activities. In fact, it is a training device that has been tested for altitude, extreme heat and cold, thermal shock, immersion, freezing, thawing, impact and vibration. Or in other words, the U.S. military standard, MIL-STD 810H certified.

By the way, if you are a fan of Apple products, and you have had in your hands any of the latest versions of the Apple Watch Series, you will realize that the main novelty of this Apple Watch Ultra is the inclusion of its action button. Although it may seem strange, it makes perfect sense, given that in immersions and underwater you can't interact with the touchscreen, let alone stop the race to start an app, for example. So this action button allows a simpler, more intuitive and faster use with the different functionalities of the watch. Start the session of your individualized training plan, for example.

Precise and advanced geolocation system

This Apple Watch Ultra also stands out for its more precise and meticulous geolocation system with several GPS reception antennas (L1, L5 and the one integrated in the titanium case itself).

Although it does not include the functionality of integrated maps, the watch does have a system with which the user can mark a point, and indicate the option to return to that same point at any time. All this without the need for a data connection.

Battery life

The battery life of this Apple Watch Ultra has a continuous use of about 36 hours, but if you activate its power saving function, its duration can be extended to 60 hours of use. A detail that also brings with it its top of the range, the Apple Watch Series 8.

Other important functions to take into account

We have to wait to see it in practice, but Apple has already announced that it will launch an exclusive Oceanic+ app. An app designed for water sports enthusiasts, and more specifically for divers, because this one brings with it a decompression algorithm, as well as dive metrics, visual alerts, and also even a safety stop guide.

The product developers of the famous California brand have opted for a very versatile training device. Virtually in any situation, even in poor visibility conditions. In this case, its unique Wayfinder dial makes its interface acquire the red color with black background to display all the information with little illumination. An option that you can activate by simply turning the crown of the watch.

User profile and prices of the Apple Watch Ultra

With everything explained about the Apple Watch Ultra, and with the toughest and most durable materials - high quality titanium and sapphire crystal, it is clear that this high-end GPS sports watch is oriented to that profile of the most demanding athlete, for the most pros athletes, and also for lovers of extreme sports.

Regarding the price of this Apple Watch Ultra, its starting price is 999 A significant investment for a GPS sports watch that is really worth it, depending on your requirements when it comes to assessing your progress as an athlete.

Technical specifications of the Apple Watch Ultra

• 410 x 502 pixels resolution (49 mm.)
• Always-on Retina display (up to 2,000 nits of brightness).
• Water resistance up to 100 meters (ISO 22810 certified).
• Suitable for swimming and recreational diving up to 40 meters.
• Depth gauge (EN13319 certified) and water temperature sensor.
• Dust resistant with IP6X certification.
• Blood Oxygen App.
• High or low heart rate notifications.
• Aerobic capacity notifications.
• Temperature sensor.
• Cycle monitoring with retrospective ovulation estimates.
• SOS emergency.
• International emergency calls.
• Fall and accident detection.
• High G-force accelerometer.
• 86-decibel siren to attract attention.
• Mobile connection.