The Apple Watch Ultra 4 Has Fewer Reasons to Be Ultra
Not much has changed about the Apple Watch Ultra since its debut in 2022. The company’s heavy-duty smartwatch is still massive, titanium-clad, and equipped with enough emergency features to make one feel slightly more prepared for an apocalypse than the average Joe. Each generation has brought incremental improvements, but the Ultra has largely stuck to the formula, and this year’s release isn’t any different.
After testing both the Ultra 4 and the new Series 12, I noticed how little separates the two Apple Watches. The gap between them seems to shrink a little further every year, leaving fewer reasons to pay $799 for the beefier version. The Series 12 now shares many of the Ultra 4’s health and safety capabilities, and the Ultra’s biggest differentiators—its multiday battery, dedicated Action button, and satellite messaging—are more tailored to people who actually spend time off the grid.
This makes the Ultra...
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