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Currently have a Watch Ultra 2, shall I get the Series 10 instead?
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Nothing official but believe me I've been looking. I hope it's there.
Me neither. Seems telling that SO many of the Ultra shots/video show it and none of the 10 ones do.
So damn frustrating because that would be my primary watch face for sure. I don't want an ultra.
I am replacing my Ultra 1 with the Series 10. If I don't like it, I can always replace it with the Ultra 3 when it comes out.
If I were you I would keep the Ultra 2.
What you will lose going to the Series 10:
1: Reduced screen brightness as the S10 has 2000 nits, whereas the Ultra 2 has 3000 and I have really appreciated this brightness in bright sunlight, the screen brightness really pops with the 3000 nits.
2: The battery life will be half of what you get with the Ultra 2.
3: It has yet to be properly shown, but apparently the SIP 9 chip in the Ultra 2 and SIP 10 chip in the Series 10 are not to significant bump in specs. What makes me think this even more is the Ultra 2 and Series 10, there isn't a feature that is exclusive to the Series 10 due to the different SIP (like there was with the Ultra and Ultra 2 with the double gesture for example).
4: You will lose the watches faces that are exclusively on the Ultra.
5: Maybe not relevant to you unless you decide to go with titanium Series 10. But I have read that all the titanium Apple Watches have a PVD coating, so you cannot polish the scratches out of the natural finish without removing the PVD finish, like you could with the stainless steel models.
6: Loss of the Action button.
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For me the Ultra 2 still has advantages over the 10.
Display size is basically the same, even if Apple claims the 10 has the biggest. In fact it's barely visible.
Battery life might not be an issue now, but it will be in 3 years.
I have an AW7 that has a max battery lif of 80%, and it barely lasts a day even without any workouts.
So the Ultra 2 will be still usable after 3 years, while the 10 wont.
And until then, I don't have to worry to use all the bells and whistles with the Ultra every day, because I know the battery is so powerful.
On top of that it is more robust.
My AW7 and the AW3 before have scratches on the display edges. The AW3 also had a small crack in the display.
It's just because of the curved edges.
The Ultra has a flat screen with saphire glass, and with the titanium frame around it.
So it is more durable.
Display size is basically the same, even if Apple claims the 10 has the biggest. In fact it's barely visible.
Battery life might not be an issue now, but it will be in 3 years.
I have an AW7 that has a max battery lif of 80%, and it barely lasts a day even without any workouts.
So the Ultra 2 will be still usable after 3 years, while the 10 wont.
And until then, I don't have to worry to use all the bells and whistles with the Ultra every day, because I know the battery is so powerful.
On top of that it is more robust.
My AW7 and the AW3 before have scratches on the display edges. The AW3 also had a small crack in the display.
It's just because of the curved edges.
The Ultra has a flat screen with saphire glass, and with the titanium frame around it.
So it is more durable.
Doesn't this give you the answer? Also going for the aluminium will let you down I think. Losing the sapphire display and duribility of the titanium is a big loss
Same plan here. I hated wearing the AWU 2 after 8 months so I sold it and went back to wearing my AW 7 Graphite. I’m looking forward to the lighter weight of the S10 titanium.
That being said, I’ll keep an open mind when Apple updates the AWU 2. I mean, it already looks like an entirely different watch in black vs the natural titanium 😁
My theory: The best/least expensive option is to keep what you have. The battery life on the Ultra 2 is great and it's a good looking watch. Unless you roll over and sleep on top of your wrist, you're never going to notice which watch is on while you sleep.
That said, I have no idea what Apple watches cost in the UK. If £450 is going to leave you with a profit, make your friend happy, and you want to check for sleep apnea (whenever that feature is rolled out in the UK) then go for it!
If you aren’t using most of the festures on the Ultra, there is no real point in getting the 10.
There are better and more comfortable devices to wear at night for sleep tracking.
I personally would never use an Apple Watch with a glass screen.
Losing the screen guard is also a big step down.
If forced to ditch my Ultra I would get a titanium S10 or discounted SS S9. But I don't like the glossy finish of either.
Unfortunately, as confirmed by DC Rainmaker, the Ultra watch faces and Night Mode are still Ultra exclusives.
Thank you for confirming. I didn't want to be right but I was pretty sure that I was right. 😡
I can't ever not have the ultra because of the battery life. By the time the regular apple watch catches up to where the ultra is now, assuming they still have an ultra, it will by that time last over a week...
Now I will say, they never really created the super long lasting low power mode they promised for the ultra, and since launch it doesn't last the 3-4 days minimum while off cellular that is started with. I'm not sure why, but it can still last 2-3 easy without recharging.
Now I will say, they never really created the super long lasting low power mode they promised for the ultra, and since launch it doesn't last the 3-4 days minimum while off cellular that is started with. I'm not sure why, but it can still last 2-3 easy without recharging.