Apple Watch Ultra 2 Announced: Specs, features, price and availability
Apple introduced the Apple Watch Ultra 2, featuring performance updates, new gestures, and eco-friendly options. These are the highlights from Apple’s presentation about the new models, including details about product features, specifications, pricing, and availability:
Powerful S9 SiP: The new S9 SiP (System in Package) powers the Apple Watch Ultra 2, providing improved systemwide performance and enabling new features.
Double Tap Gesture: Users can now control the watch with a double tap gesture, making it more convenient to interact with the device using one hand.
Brighter Display: The Apple Watch Ultra 2 boasts a display that reaches up to 3000 nits, making it 50 percent brighter than the previous generation, ensuring readability even in bright sunlight.
Modular Ultra Watch Face: A new watch face, Modular Ultra, takes advantage of the large display, offering real-time data on seconds, altitude, or depth, with multiple complications for customization. The new Watch Face is also available on the original Apple Watch Ultra.
Tested for Extremes: Designed for extreme conditions, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 has been tested for altitudes ranging from 500 meters below sea level to 9,000 meters above sea level.
On-Device Siri with Health Data Access: Siri requests can now be processed on the device, allowing users to access and log health data securely.
Precision Finding: The second-generation Ultra Wideband chip enables Precision Finding for locating iPhone 15 models, providing distance and direction guidance.
Carbon Neutral Models: Apple offers carbon neutral options for select case and band combinations, aligning with its commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2030.
Availability and Pricing: Customers can order the Apple Watch Ultra 2 in various countries, with availability starting on September 22. The watch is priced at $799 (U.S.).
