very underrated. Found your no BS content much more informative than many of the big youtubers who didn’t spend enough time even knowing the difference. You are the only one who did not, to the best of my knowledge, miss a single difference. Subscribed!

I’m finally upgrading from my series 3 to an Ultra 2 😂😂😂

There’s subtle improvements which I personally think is fine for a 2nd year model. I probably wouldn’t upgrade if I had an ultra one but the find my capability is a good upgrade for someone like me who is constantly looking for my AirTags. As a non ultra owner the choice to get the 2 over the one is pretty easy.

Excited to upgrade from watch series 5 to ultra 2. Hopefully quite a jump in quality!

Excellent review as always, thanks Dave for your detailed analysis.

I truly appreciate your review, thank you. Not upgrading my Ultra 1, still a solid watch.

You said it: it has been an useful and entertaining video. Congratulations for all of your work here.

Thanks for awesome content! Looks like Ultra 2 is vey similar to 1st gen... Upgrading? I dont think its worth it...

Thanks for the review coming from an Apple Watch six and planning on taking the two but also wondering if buying a 1 wouldn’t be a good way to save money and wait until ultra three comes out

I’ve been interested in the double tap feature. My husband is a combat wounded amputee and he lost his right arm above the elbow. He’s always wanted a sports watch but he can’t use any of them. Doesn’t look like apple is there yet but they’re getting closer. He would need every app and every feature to be usable with voice control and/or double tapping etc. Mostly he would want strava for recording workouts, runs, bike rides etc.

I saw a lot of Ultra 2 videos now and people tell me always the same stuff. Your videos is dope! You found really good settings that are new for me and also very useful. Thank you

Great video. Agree on the battery life. I also think making it in a darker color should have been a no-brainer. They would have sold like hotcakes if they only made an additional color.

@richardmathers7238

4 ай бұрын

Only trouble with darker colour stretches and marks show up.iv a fenix 7 and it looks terrible

After the first 4:40 mins, I totally enjoyed your video , thank you

I upgraded from series 4 to Ultra 2. I rly liked the design since the ultra release.

The S9 with the local Siri is the big thing for me. Plus I'll try adding a cellular plan. Also like you showing the accuracy of double-tap. Upgrading from a watch 7. I will likely downgrade the phone size and upgrade to 15 pro with 6.1 screen instead of 12 promax 6.7. I think it will be a big boost in convenience and productivity.

Apple Watch Ultra one or Series eight are coming pretty close to the double tap feature. There is not only the accessibility feature assistive touch but something called quick actions. Together with a changed configuration of the hand gestures this works really well. I can answer calls, knowledge incoming messages or notifications while having my little boy on my right arm.

Just ordered my ultra today. I’m so excited.

Very enlightening video! I order one today and tomorrow Ill go to the store to take it. Also very impressive tattoo “I miss you” in greek. Excellent expression and very tender also

Thanks Dave. That’s disappointing the double tap is not yet available in the workout app. For running, it would so great to be able to pause with double tap.

Mine comes in tomorrow - can't wait!

Which face gallery are you using? I like the time in the middle but can’t seem to find it anywhere. It looks great on your watch.

I agree about the battery life. That was the one thing I really wanted and I thought that the transition from 7nm to 5nm would give us a lot better efficiency and therefore, battery life, even if it was just 20-30% it's still an improvement and a step in the right direction. I did think though when they said it had a brighter screen and the same battery life I was like, well if I just turn down the screen brightness I should get longer battery life then because I already do the same thing on my Apple Watch Ultra, I just run it at 2/3 on the brightness scale. The battery life isn't bad by any means and it's not the end of the world to slap it on charge before I jump in the shower but it would be nice if I could go away on a hike for a couple of days, with GPS/heart rate tracking and not have to worry about bringing an Apple Watch charger. That is the bare minimum of what I would consider to be "good" battery life for a device of this type. Nevertheless, I love my Apple Watch Ultra and I'll keep using it for another 2-3 years before I consider a new one.

@silv3rArrow

7 ай бұрын

This! Or just a weeked getaway. Going somewhere just with a backpack to a hostel for a couple of days. Bringing the charger is a buzzkill

@robhughes8516

5 ай бұрын

@@silv3rArrowif your taking a backpack anyways, what’s the big deal with packing a charger or a power bank? It might be time to re-examine your life if carrying a little watch charger (especially if your already taking a backpack) is inconveniencing you.

My Apple Watch Ultra 2 comes in today. You confirmed my choice. Thanks.

Thank you for your in-depth video. I’m new to Apple Watches and purchased the Ultra 2. Though I have more learning to do with this watch, I am extremely happy with it. Also, love the 3.5 day battery life.

When the Ultra dropped last year my first comment was that it’ll be a great 2nd or 3rd generation device. Seems to be trending towards 3rd. I switched to a Garmin about a year ago because the Apple Watch just wasn’t doing it for me anymore as I was ramping up distance and getting into training for an Ironman. If Apple could just optimize that battery life, get it to a week even, I feel like they’d move a lot more devices. They’d have me back as a customer for sure.

Great overview and review Dave 😊! Surprising they did not print a "2" on the inside. Now you will need to charge it to check which one is which. Excited to get mine and get the testing going, though as you said I don't expect (huge) differences .

@senwang1982

8 ай бұрын

looking forward to your scientific reviews on those hr gps sensors🎉❤😊

@amshaq007CR7

8 ай бұрын

​@@senwang1982me too

@andrewbae7656

8 ай бұрын

It makes me think they did not sell a lot of the ultra #1 and are re using the parts for the ultra 2 and just adding more software updates + new screen with higher nits

@o751106

8 ай бұрын

A different color next year.

I have the fenix 7x and might get the ultra too because both are awesome. Rotate both over the next few years

im glad they doubled the storage. i can finally sync all my music.

Thank you very much for this review. I liked it a lot!

Hi, thanks for the insightful video. Request if you could guide me whether to go for ultra 2 or wait for Watch X (rumored for a redesign)?

Wow! perfect review! Thanks

Great video. I have just purchased the Ultra 2 and have never had an Apple watch before. Since then I have watched lots of video's on the watch but yours was the best with honest real life comparison with questions and comparisons with the original ultra. I have never seen any of your content before but I'm sold and have subscribed. Thanks.

Just bought the ultra 2

Already got mine on preorder I have a series 8 but I was sooo close to getting it last year but didn’t as I wanted time to see if I even liked Apple Watch’s as I used android before so I had to pre order

That’s some real cool outro music

Assistive Touch is way different. The feature that you wanted to test was called "Quick Actions" and its basically the same as the double tap just with a couple of things ommitted. E.g. you cant scroll the widgets but you can dismiss notification, stop a timer or alarm, answer/end a call. It's very similar to the "double tap" feature on series 9 and works pretty well.

I’ve watched a couple of reviews . This is the best one , I get my ultra 2 tomorrow and I’m coming from a series 3 so this should be good 😁!

Best initial AWU 2 review out there. Lots of detail and info not found in other reviews. Thanks!

@ChaseTheSummit

8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@peta333

8 ай бұрын

Yes, that’s true

If you have an Apple Watch Ultra, you shouldn't upgrade in my opinion. Since I don't have an Apple Watch Ultra, I did upgrade from a Series 6 Apple Watch and it should be here on Friday. My order status went from processing to preparing to ship and I'm getting excited! Also, this was a great in depth review of the watch!

My AWU 1 is coming tomorrow and that is my first ever Apple Watch. Did I make the right decision because I dont need that brightness boost or the double tap.

I have the series 1 and not thinking about upgrading. Garmin, Coros, and other companies don’t tend to announce major updates yearly , Apple is no different. The series 1 has everything I need and I’ll wait for series 3. (An upgrade every other year sounds more applicable)

thank you for this video. love it:)

I agree totally with the undercurrent running through your review, which is that the 3000 nits brightness upgrade was something nobody asked for, since 2000 nits in the U1 was more than sufficient. But extended battery life, that would get at least 4+ days or preferably a WEEK of normal usage with “always on” and regular exercise activities, would have been a HUGE plus. Apple missed that mark by a mile !

This video activated my Siri HARD lolllll. Great vid though non the less!

I have a Series 6 and just bought a used AWU1.

I currently have a six. I’m looking to get away from the glitchy Ness in the heart rate monitor. Good work out, sleep and health reporting. Plus reminders, and integration with apps. I’m going listen to review of 9

My last Apple Watch was a series 6 so this will be a huge upgrade

Great video keep it up keep ‘em comin 💯👍🏽

I have a SE 1 and looking to upgrade to this ultra 2, looking like it a good idea

Double tap makes a lot of sense for me since I commonly have wet hands when doing house work.

first timeer to the apple watch, is that 36 hour with display always on? i have a galaxy watch 5pro and get 40 but have the AOD on off

I had an Apple watch series 3 for about a month - hated it and gave it back. I decided to jump back into the Apple watch and bought an Ultra 2. I like it - its a novelty - but I love the health features, sleep (I have never sleep with a watch before but I like the results), fitness tracking, some of the communication stuff is great to not to be so reliant on my phone for quick messages etc. The battery life is quite adequate for me - With lots of stuff turned on I get almost 3 full days on a charge. I keep most notifications off and rely on haptics for the small number of notifications I wish to receive. Not sure if it's going to be my daily forever or if it turns into a speciality watch for purpose driven activities etc. Having had it for about a month it is still a novelty but a fun and quite useful one. Great video too. Thanks!

Yes, agree, MORE battery life is what I want!!

How long does Ultra 2’s battery last in real life testing? Based on your active life style, did you even get 36hrs or did it surpass expectations with more? I belong to a third category, people who have an older iwatch (series 5-7) who’s considering an Ultra 2. How’s does the weight and size impact working out and sleep? Thanks

Thanks for sharing 🎉

Dope review. It sucks that we have to split hairs to name the differences with an upgrade smh. They could of just held back the small tweaks and released a actual better overall version down the road

@LouieBaLLz

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, this seems more like AWU 1.1

@johnttracy

8 ай бұрын

This is their flagship watch model. I don't think they could have updated the SIP to be better on the AWS9 while the watch that starts at twice the price has a less powerful system. This is less about an update, and more about keeping it at the top. AWU1 wearers should definitely not sweat thinking about the upgrade.

@kideatspaper3618

8 ай бұрын

Honestly incremental refinement is good, because most people won’t upgrade their watch ultra every year anyway, and then someone won’t feel as bad as if they upgrade 2 years into a 3 year cycle

I upgraded my series 7 stainless in graphite to the ultra 2. I’m loving it so far.

It's great to see the glow in your eyes when you talk about the pre-release software version. Great success for you and your channel to be getting these from apple! Keep it up, stay safe :)

How has the trail loop held up for a year? Main the Velcro getting all pulled and messy after using it for so long

I used my AWU 1 for a couple of months and sold it because I missed my fenix 7X. But now my fenix looks beat up. I tried to upgrade to the Epix Pro but it is not as rugged and there is a lag to display the time, therefore I am back to AWU2 just because of the smart watch and good looks. For my triathlon training it cannot compare to the Fenix.

Have you done a comparison between the larger 9 and the ultra? I am not sure what the actual differences are.

Great video! What scares me is that they’re treating the ultra like a normal Apple Watch. They did NOTHING to improve on the “ultra” aspect of the watch. Like you said, more battery life. Garmin is killing it. I don’t want to them to forget why and who they build the Ultra watch for.

@Tha-King-Arthur

8 ай бұрын

garmin this, garmin that, Garmin is ugly as fuck..

Excited to try and use this device as a phone replacement. 💪🏽🤠🇺🇸

I upgraded from the series 6 to the ultra 2 and I love the Apple Watch Ultra 2 I like the bigger display and also have the new iPhone 15 as well

Amazing review. 👌

I upgraded to 10.1 and have enabled DT. I’ve got to admit I’m a bit underwhelmed. Aside from activating the Smart Stack, it doesn’t seem to do much else. Maybe down the road they can actually make it useful without another watch upgrade…

I need this apple fan

I like watch faces with numbers instead of hands so much better. Anyway I will upgrade from the Series 5 Nike to the Ultra 2 with Orange Ocean Band.

Is the antenna band the same fragile stainable scratchable material? Seems like yes... but was hoping not.

Can I ask how you got the compass on your main screen view ?? Did you have to download an app ?? Mine didn’t come with the abiiity to add that complications?

I’m a new apple phone user and new to which watch to get. I have Diabetes which is new as well wearing a sensor for that. Older eyes as I’m in my 50s what do you think would be best for me?

Thanks for the video. When are you going to cover/ or re visit mapping, directions, while hiking etc? 3% difference is really not statistically significant with battery life. I suspect that it is due do the newer battery.

@ChaseTheSummit

8 ай бұрын

Once they roll out the mapping to cover my area. Currently it's still exclusive to California and I'm in Massachusetts.

I’m going to go from a series 3 to an ultra 2, gonna be a massive jump by the looks of it!

I recently upgraded from a series 3 to the ultra 2 for many reasons and so far I really like it

@1927deano

Ай бұрын

I’m hopefully doing the same soon, any big noticeable changes? (Besides having to reset the apple watch to factory settings to install each update 😂😂)

“just take that with a giant grain of salt” 😂😂

Going from a series 6 to the ultra 2, it’ll probably also mostly replace my aqualung i330r for diving

Ordering mine feb 1st

Recently i switch from 6 series to ultra 2 , good experience 👍

Great overview Dave. I use an Apple Watch 6 and think about upgrade to the Ultra 2. A friend of mine wants to buy the 6. I'm not a fanatic sportsman. I just like the Ultra 2. My iPhone is a 12 Pro max. I keep this one for now. The 15 major upgrade is the camera resolution. I keep it in mind though.

@squidlyminimalisim

7 ай бұрын

I got a 12 pro max aswell only issues i have with it are the camera and its overly large size but besides that its pretty good

I want that topographic map in the UK.

Yes interested

I’m still very happy w/my top of line Series 9. Don’t really use it for any of the apps but is nice to take a call or reply to a text when I don’t have my iPhone XR w/me…lol

One thing I didn’t understand is that If the materials are recycled to then why didn’t the price go down?

Not AssistiveTouch, but Quick Action. You can turn on Quick Action and keep AssistiveTouch off. Quick Action is basically the same as the new Double Tap except for showing the widget part.

I want more real time complications that show health metrics right on the face, Steps without needing a separate app, real time heart rate, etc. Maybe a body battery type feature would be cool without needing a separate app as well.

perfect review, love your work

@ChaseTheSummit

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

I cracked the display of my AW5 a few months ago and it wasn’t covered by AppleCare anymore, so I decided to replace it with the Ultra 2. I’m not the most outdoors-y guy but after the Pandemic lockdown in 2020 I started going on walks and I bought the Apple Watch to track my progress and listen to music without bringing my phone. I lost over 50 pounds by walking up to 2 hours a day. Since then I slacked off and have gained some of that weight back, and I’m hoping I can recreate my success by “investing” in a new Apple Watch to incentivize exercising again - it’s just how my mind works. I can’t wait for my Ultra 2 to arrive! The only thing that bothers me is that I have a half dozen 44 & 45mm AW bands that aren’t compatible with the 49mm AWU2. I considered buying the AWS9 to use my watch bands, but I wanted the more robust Ultra. My AW5’s display cracked along the edge falling onto a granite tile floor. The touch display still works so it’s only cosmetic damage, but I want the AWU’s flush display that is more protected by the case.

I laughed out loud when you said “that’s not my lisp kicking in”😂, too funny.

How do you turn off the dim at night? I want it to stay bright

for a wearable that I have to look at every day - I went ahead and spent the extra money on the ULTRA 2. I'm upgrading from a gen3 apple watch.

All I wanna know is can you mass delete texts from the watch

I'm going from a 7 to an ultra 2 I'm sure ill be delighted

@ChaseTheSummit

8 ай бұрын

For sure, big upgrade!

@andreit460

8 ай бұрын

Omg sameeee

The watch is simply a platform for app developers. Apple makes their own apps but, they are usually just above average. Workoutdoors is a good example for fitness, Topo maps, Footpath, for hiking and backpacking, and there are many other emerging apps. The watch is great because you'll have choices as app developers build amazing things for the watch. This is why I chose the Ultra II over Garmin, choice in the kinds of apps that best fit my needs. (although I'd love to play with a Garmin for a while!) :D

Thank you for your review. Informative, but it would be appreciated if you could speak slower as I’m having to rewind to catch what you have highlighted. Thank you.

@ChaseTheSummit

8 ай бұрын

It's a balancing act between having a 1 hour long video people lose interest in and talking too quickly.

@MrLuigi-oi7gm

8 ай бұрын

KZread allows you to slow down (or speed up) a video. Look for the little gear icon at the top of the screen. Tap on it. One of the listed options is to adjust the speed of the video (and therefore the speed at which he talks).

Thanks for the informative review! I will hold off until next release and suppose to be big with 10 year anniversary. I was really hoping for the titanium black as one upgrade like they do for the iPhones, little bit disappointed and pretty sure it’s a common gripe. They need a new Apple project manger or whoever is responsible for releasing these Ultra watches 😄

Help: what can I do to update ultra 1 os10 and from iPhone 8plus that has kicked out of its?

I just picked up a ultra 2 a couple days ago I came from a series 7 it’s 80% of the same user experience however it’s got those extra features that come in handy like the siren the action button and solid build the battery is fantastic I’m sure after a few days it’s gonna get a bit better I also like the double tap feature overall this watch is a beast

Thank you for the video. I have a question I hope you or someone can shed some light on. I have the Ultra watch and I often go out without my phone. When I am out and about the watch loses connection to cellular often (in areas with good cell connection) and I have to go into setting, mobile services to get it to re connect. When I have looked online I have found others that have reported this is issue. Has anyone else had this issue with the Ultra when using it as stand alone and does anyone know if the new Ultra has this issue or does it connect straight away out and about and keeps its cell connection? Any advice would be appreciated

Like you said I want battery life. I have the AW 5 and am looking to upgrade soon. I would go for the ultra 2, but am so tempted with the fenix 7x pro just for the flashlight and battery. I don't care about the amoled screen. I am worried about loosing heart monitoring in the background and ECG, those are my main uses. Waiting for November to see what deals come.

They’re not additional colours to choose from, they’re just new colours as the previous colours are no longer available for purchase