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Apple Watch Ultra vs. Ultra 2 Buyer's Guide: 12 Differences Compared
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Seems to me like it is already there on the AWU1. I just did some Siri queries with Airplane mode enabled.
yea, I wasn't expecting that either...
I've never used a modular face on any of my AWs since S0, might give this one a try though
on the other hand (no pun intended) my S5 is looking decidedly tired, beaten up and pedestrian… S2 Ultra might be just the thing… the orange ocean band might seal the deal… because lets face it the Ultra is all about the pose…
My thing is… which “average customer” would even buy an ultra Watch? Lol. It’s meant for diving and people are really engaged with the features. People are buying it just for the esthetics
I think it's ugly esthetically, but I may buy an ultra 2 for the battery life and bigger screen than my AW6.
Edit: Make that "did buy", and I still think it's ugly, but I like functionality over esthetics every time.
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I guess I am "crazy" then in your mind ... that's fine, I've responded with my reasoning in a couple other threads, but, frankly, I do not need to justify anything to strangers on the internet ...
who/what defines your "average customer"?
I paid $849 for my S7 Ti, the Ultra was cheaper and offered much more, so guess ... and whatever reasons people have to buy one should not really be your concern to begin with ...
Keep in mind $100 of that is technically for the band, the other $700 is for the watch, so that makes it seem like more of a dealI did look into it just to see what it would cost to do a trade-in and purchase the Ultra 2. Trade-in for Ultra 1 is about $340, so one would be paying a little over half to upgrade to an Ultra 2. I'm a little surprised that the trade-in value was so good (or tell me my assessment is wrong.
I live in NZ and will take all the brightness increases I can get. The sunshine here in high summer is like a blowtorch sometimes!
Apple's trade-in for the Ultra is actually $380, in the US. that was part of my reasoning to get the 2 as historically AW trade-in values were extremely lowI did look into it just to see what it would cost to do a trade-in and purchase the Ultra 2. Trade-in for Ultra 1 is about $340, so one would be paying a little over half to upgrade to an Ultra 2. I'm a little surprised that the trade-in value was so good (or tell me my assessment is wrong.
I strongly suspect that part of the reason for the on-device Siri is the beginning of a much larger locally held LLM with far greater functionality, possibly including training prescription.
New Zealand is a stunningly beautiful place that is on my top 5 travel destinations I'd like to get to in the next 5 years.
Maybe Ill plan it for a winter trip instead 🥶
Don't haha. Come January to March if you want the best we have to offer