Apple Watch Ultra 2 tech specs

Apple gave the beloved Apple Watch Ultra a spec bump this year in what’s being unveiled this Tuesday as the Apple Watch Ultra 2.

This second-generation Apple Watch Ultra keeps all the features that existing 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.

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.

Finish

Aerospace-grade titanium in its natural finish
Flat sapphire crystal display

Chips

S9 SiP
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

Features

Compass
L1 & L5 GPS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, and GLONASS
Precision dual-frequency GPS
Always-on altimeter
Water-resistant up to 100 meters
Blood oxygen sensor (requires blood oxygen app)
Heart rate & irregular rhythm notifications
Electrical heart sensor (requires ECG app)
Temperature sensing
Cycle tracking with retrospective ovulation estimates
Third-generation optical heart sensor
International emergency calling
Emergency SOS
High-g Accelerometer with up to 256 g-forces with Fall Detection and Crash Detection
Siren
Ambient light sensor
High dynamic range gyroscope
Speaker that’s 40% louder than Series 8
Three-microphone array with beamforming and wind noise mitigation
GymKit support
Apple Pay support
64GB built-in storage
Ceramic and sapphire crystal back
Water resistant
Swimproof
Rated for high-speed watersports
Rated for recreational dives of up to 40m

Connectivity

LTE + UMTS (GPS + Cellular)
Wi-Fi11b/g/n 2.4GHz and 5GHz
Bluetooth 5.3

Power

Up to 36 hours of battery life, or 18 hours on LTE
Up to 72 hours of battery life in Low Power Mode
USB-C magnetic fast charging cable

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 22^nd.

Are you impressed with the Apple Watch Ultra 2? Be sure to let us know why or why not in the comments section down below.