In September 2022, Apple launched the Apple Watch Ultra, a top-notch edition of the Apple Watch. Developed to compete with the other expensive and advanced fitness-focused watches from popular brands such as Garmin, the Apple Watch Ultra focuses on athletes and sports lovers that require more sport-centric performance and battery life from their smartwatches and other devices. Apple announces that the new design and features of the Apple Watch Ultra are for exploration, adventure, and endurance. It’s the biggest Apple Watch to date at 49mm, 4mm bigger than Apple Watch Series 8.

Things to Know about Apple Watch Ultra ( Major Features)

The Apple Watch Ultra offers the first redesign that has been seen in years. With a flat sapphire crystal face, the sheer aerospace-grade titanium body, a space for the side button, a bigger diameter, a deeper grooved Virtual Crown, and an additional physical button (Action button) on the left side.     

• Up to 2000 nits Retina display: The Apple Watch Ultra is the biggest and brightest Apple Watch display to date, so it’s easy for users to see in sunlight. The larger display offers detail-packed watch faces and more for workout metrics. The Wayfinder face of the Watch allows users to rotate the Digital Crown to turn on the Night Mode while using it in low light.
•  Three in-built microphones: This Apple Watch consists of three microphones to enhance sound quality. The beamforming design records voice when decreasing ambient background sounds, even if it is noisy outside. It has an 86-decibel siren accessible for drawing assistance if required, along with two SOS patterns.
• More Battery life: With the bigger 49mm cover, Apple has included a bigger battery. The Apple Watch Ultra’s battery lasts approximately 36 hours on one charge, and the battery life may last for approximately 60 hours with the low-power setting. The battery life is enough for a user to finish a long triathlon.
• Dual-frequency GPS: The Apple Watch Ultra comes with dual-frequency GPS, combined with L1 & L5 frequencies. Also, it consists of new positioning algorithms. It offers the most precise GPS of any other watch, providing the most accurate pace, distance, and route information for competing and training.
• Extensive temperature range: This Watch can resist an extreme temperature range to serve more harsh environments. It functions in temperatures as cold as -20 degrees Celsius to as hot as 55-degree celsius.

Design of The Apple Watch Ultra

The Apples Watch Ultra has the first remarkable design and features for adventure, endurance, and exploration. It has a 49mm titanium body and sapphire crystal that shows the largest & brightest watch display. The personalized Action button of the Watch provides immediate access to many helpful features.

Materials and Colors Options

• This Apple Watch comprises a lightweight and durable aerospace-grade titanium material that provides corrosion resistance from the water. The back of the Watch consists of sapphire and ceramic crystal, such as the Series 8.  
• Right now, the Apple Watch Ultra is only available in silver titanium shade.

Unique Watch Face

• The Apple Watch Ultra offers a unique Wayfinder face with a time dial that you can transform into a compass. Also, it has space for approx eight complications. The face has an in-built night mode for better visibility in low light. Also, the users can activate the night mode by turning on the Digital Crown. 

Durability

• The design of the Apple Watch Ultra is especially for adventuring and exploring, and the Watch can resist more hard temperatures than other Apple Watch editions. It functions at -20 degree celsius to 55-degree celsius.
• MIL-STD-810H (standard utilized for military equipment) has certified this Watch. Apple announces this testing includes low temperature, high temperature, low pressure, rain, contamination by Fluids, Humidity shock, immersion, and more.   

Always-On display

• The new Apple Watch Ultra comes with the latest Retina display with a resolution of 410/502 and provides approx 2000 nits of brightness. It consists of an 1164 sq mm display screen, bigger than the 1143 sq mm display of the Apple Watch Series 8.
• It has always-on display technology sanctioned by the OLED ultra LTPO (low power temperature polysilicon & oxide display). With this display, the complications and watch face remain continuously visible, and the display doesn’t dim and go dark while the Watch isn’t in use. 

S8 Chip

• The Apple Watch Ultra consists of an S8 chip along with the best 64-bit dual-core processor. Also, this Watch offers 32 GB of storage like any other Apple Watch edition.

Health Features Available on Apple Watch Ultra

The new Apple Watch Ultra offers many amazing health features that can help you to stay healthy.

Blood Oxygen

• The sensors on the latest Apple Watch Ultra monitor your blood oxygen. The blood oxygen level of a healthy person is up to 100%. When this percentage drops, it may indicate a major health-related issue that requires instant attention.
• Red, green, and cardinal LEDs shine light onto your blood vessels, and photodiodes measure the amount of light reflected. The algorithms of the Apple Watch then count the color of your blood, which shows the amount of oxygen present in the blood.

Measuring Heart Rate

• Like the other Apple Watch versions, the latest Apple Watch Ultra features a series of optical sensors for tracking users’ heart rates. It gives irregular heart rate alters must atrial fibrillation be detected, also it can notify the user while their heart rate is too low or high.

ECG

• The ECG application employs sensors at the bottom of the Watch and the Virtual Crown to initiate a single-lead electrocardiogram. It detects your heartbeat and rhythm and may allow you to know if it detects martial fibrillation or if the heart is in normal rhythm.  

 Sleep Monitoring

• The new Apple Watch Ultra can warn you at night to monitor your sleep. It tracks while you are asleep, letting you know your time in the Deep, Core, and REM sleep stages. It also lets users know how often they have woken up in the middle of the night and for how long.

Conclusion

After reading the above comprehensive blog about the new Apple Watch Ultra, you must understand all the important facts and features of the Watch. This Watch offers all activity, connectivity, and health features that have made it the top-selling Watch worldwide, from heartbeat tracking ECG, to Mindfulness and Activity rings, along with other health, privacy, and navigation features. The design of the Apple Watch Ultra is to minimize its impact on the environment. Apple is carbon neutral for international corporate operations and plans to be 100% carbon neutral by 2030.