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Ultra 2 or Watch Series 10

  • Ultra 2

    Votes: 41 33.3%
  • Series 10

    Votes: 82 66.7%

  • Total voters
    123

SierraVista

macrumors member
May 20, 2024
90
320
Going to Apple Store today for the still undecided decision… if some read this in the next few hours.

My dilemma …

Have series 6 aluminum, since launch, battery is at the 75% threshold message. Have rhinoshield, which kept body mint , and my first micro scratch on glass over summer , snagged on fence ripping out sumac. Waited patiently until this cycle for the “u3.” We all know what happened.

Either 10 aluminum , then get the rhinosheild bumpers etc for protection (most likely making it look like an oversized 🚙 suv ). 10 ti slate, or ultra 2 black.

I do everything except scuba dive and hike Everest. Mtn bike , build trails , ski , road cycle , hike , etc … the whole enchilada. Rothrock state forest is in the backyard. Rock gardens galore and some of the sweetest single track on east coast. With the 6, everytime I flew off bike , made sure the series 6 survived, before looking at what dingers and tattoos the steel 🚲 frame got on from that endo / Superman flight.

Wrist size is not an issue. I’m a Sasquatch.

Also never attend fancy functions / country club lifestyle which the 10 ti would accommodate better.

Get the black u2 then trade in when blood pressure comes into play ? 10 ti for lower profile under winter gloves and hard/soft shells?

3 hours to decide.
Based on your use cases… I’d say Ultra 2 100%. I switch between an Ultra and an S9 and the size / form factor difference between the two eventually becomes unnoticeable. The extra button, larger battery, and dual channel GPS in the U2 are targeted directly at the outdoor sports / hiking crowd.
 

Oreon

macrumors 6502
Oct 30, 2011
299
465
Bought Ultra 2 black with data enabled for out and about

46mm jet black for sleep tracking

46mm slate titanium was a moment of weakness as I liked the 46mm jet black that much I wanted the titanium version. Sent it back as it was chipped out the box, ordered the natural titanium but then cancelled as didn’t like the warmer colour it’s reported to have, so ordered slate again.
 

robvalentine

macrumors 6502a
Nov 21, 2014
540
1,205
I went with ultra 2 black for battery and it looks cool. Plus the more accurate GPS coming from a watch series 7. also want cellular so that cuts the price difference. I don't think the chip difference will have much long term difference.
 

Dr McKay

macrumors 68040
Aug 11, 2010
3,521
225
Kirkland
I recently replaced my Series 5 with an Ultra 2 and wow is it nice only needing to charge every 4 days instead of every day. The size doesn’t bother me and I like the chunky aesthetic.
 
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weather34

macrumors member
Aug 30, 2022
49
33
ultra 2 natural titanium simply has superior battery performance over S series and rich in functionality rich in basic health information that i use every day no need to turn off or disable various features to make battery last . there are days when i don’t even use iphone anymore.
 
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