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Well, as rumored in post #1, hopefully Apple keeps making one taller & taller & taller for you. Don't want to inhibit the downward dog.
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Apple Watch Ultra With 10% Larger Display and MicroLED Expected to Launch in 2026
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Well, as rumored in post #1, hopefully Apple keeps making one taller & taller & taller for you. Don't want to inhibit the downward dog.
I'd prefer round.
If it's an athletic watch, then make it work for athletic situations. I've already scratched the hell out of my 6 from rock climbing, so I'm thinking about the Ultra, or might go back to a Garmin.... I don't use 90% of the smart-watch functions anway.
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JIT to replace my current S7. That is if I am still with Apple by then considering their current state of affairs with software support. Am loving the new Samsung Flip, but would like to stay with Apple with their security & ecosystem.
that is a steep price for such a small display if it turns out to be true ...
as for the size, I'll wait and see what the case size is when that Ultra (5?) is actually announced ...
In theory, yes, but the headline is wrong. It’s a ~10% larger diagonal, so a 21% larger display.
Y’all, there’s plenty of room to make the screen 10% bigger without increasing the size of the watch. Relax. There’s the inset of the Ti screen frame, the Ti screen frame itself, and the black screen bezel, any or all of which could be re-designed to expand the screen without making the watch any bigger.
They don’t need to make the watch bigger. They just have the decrease the bezels. The Ultra display is basically the same size as the series 7+. 3% difference. (45mm/49mm refers to the case size, not the screen.)
https://www.apple.com/watch/compare/
45mm (Series 7+)
396 by 484 pixels
1143 sq mm display area
49mm (Ultra)
410 by 502 pixels
1185 sq mm display area
Crazy to consider that the original iPhone’s screen was 3.5” while this is 2.12”.
As a former Apple Watch wearer and current Epix Pro owner, I won’t go back to Apple until they can get to at least 2 weeks of battery life. Heck, I’m tempted to upgrade to the latest Epix Pro so I can get a full month of use out of a charge.
I have been using my Garmin Epix Pro for the past 18 months and LOVE it! Like you, I much prefer the round form factor, and it’s been bullet proof so far, surviving daily life, plus sailing, gravel biking, running, chopping wood and working on my cars. Not that my previous AW didn’t survive similar things, but I did baby it for fear that it couldn’t take the hits (as it didn’t have a sapphire lens). I don’t think twice about wearing my Epix - I keep it on 24/7 until it needs to be charged.
Same. After having 935 and 945 I've been wearing the Epix 2 since it came out. As an ultra runner I'm very aware that Apple's "Ultra" watches are anything but. If Apple one day surpasses Garmin, I'll switch back to AW but I don't see that happening. Also, the Garmin is far less "addicting" and needs to be changed nearly never. lol
Probably less bezel to keep the physical footprint similar.
But yeah, that will be pretty massive. Considering the size of the current Ultra.
Maybe they’ll continue their insane product mix complexity but introducing an Apple Watch Ultra Max as the larger size next to the Ultra 🤣
Athletic lol
While that may be their intention, I’m curious how many people are using it for this purpose. Just about everyone I know with an Ultra only got it because they think it’s “the best” Apple Watch and they need something flashy. Sad.
I got my ultra 2 only because of the bigger screen. (so it can display more at a time). Otherwise I just use it like my 6th gen AW.
I've actually done just that, I can almost do everything I need to do without the phone. Still need more app support on the watch itself before it's an everyday occurrence.