When Apple launched the Apple Watch Ultra back in September 2022, it was a wake-up call for smartwatch makers. The Ultra looked cool with a large, bright display, it was rugged enough to withstand serious punishment as a fitness tracker , versatile enough to take it both to a mountain and underwater, and it had significantly longer battery life than the regular Apple Watch.

In the next two years, however, Apple only updated the Watch Ultra once, and the Ultra 2 was a very minor upgrade, with a brighter display, more storage, and a new chip inside.

Now, Apple has followed up with the Apple Watch Ultra 3 . Once again, it's not a radical rethinking of the Ultra, but it is a more significant upgrade over its predecessor. Let's take a look at what's different.

Apple Watch Ultra 3 vs.

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