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Watch Ultra

T he Apple Watch Ultra is the best Apple Watch ever. It’s an easy thing to say, as nearly every part has been an upgrade, and all for the better – in fact it’s easily one of the best smartwatches out there.

As a response to the growing power of the ‘premium fitness watch’ segment, this was the Watch Apple had to make. With a new, more rugged design, better screen and better GPS tracking, it’s the first design change in eight years, but it’s also incredibly expensive at £849.

Design

Let’s get on to the good bit: talking about this hulking great upgrade to the Watch design that’s been the same since 2014. The titanium frame was something that worried us when we started seeing renders appear online, but in reality it’s quite attractive and we prefer the rugged, metallic stylings

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