Apple Watch Ultra 2
Fitness Trackers

Watch Ultra 2

Apple

Released Sep 2023

Apple Watch Ultra 2 offering improved accuracy, bright display, long battery life, and rugged design for fitness tracking. The Apple Watch Ultra 2 scores 83/100 based on 41 professional critic reviews in the fitness trackers category. Coverage includes reviews from Jamiebalfour, Stuff, Techgearlab, and T3.

Critic Score

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Pros

  • Improved accuracy(23)
  • Bright display(22)
  • Rugged design(9)
  • Fun new watch face(5)

Cons

  • Expensive(16)
  • Battery life isn't great(14)
  • Limited features(9)
  • Bulky(6)

41 Critic Reviews

95
JamiebalfourNov 2023

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is described as one of the best purchases made in a long time, with standout features including exceptional battery life, the customizable Action Button, and a rugged titanium ...

95
StuffFeb 2025

It’s brilliant, but there’s no way we’d bother upgrading to the Apple Watch Ultra 2 from last year’s model, while the pricing is most definitely premium.

90
TechgearlabNov 2024

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is the most premium smartwatch on the market with exceptional smart features, health tracking, battery life, and display quality.

90
T3Dec 2023

Apple updates its rugged Ultra line of rugged smartwatches by adding a brighter display, and a faster chip, introducing new ways to interact with your watch and expanding on the already impressive fea...

90
PickrNov 2023

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is a minor update and won't give owners of the old model a reason to switch, but it's still one of the best smartwatches you can find today.

90
MobilesyrupNov 2023

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is the best way to live out Apple's dream of the smartwatch, even if it's going to cost you.

85
OutdoorgearlabNov 2023

The Apple Ultra Watch 2 is our go-to recommendation for fitness enthusiasts seeking prolonged battery life and robust connectivity features in an Apple Watch.

85
DcrainmakerSep 2023

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 offers excellent sports tracking capabilities with accurate GPS and heart rate monitoring, though it struggles in urban environments and lacks advanced mapping features.

85
BuckleandbandNov 2024

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 brings a subtle, yet striking new black colour to the lineup, offering improved performance, exclusive features, and excellent battery life.

85
CyclingweeklyJun 2024

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is packed with functionality, from connectivity with power meters and heart rate monitors to super accurate GPS and health metrics, with seamless integration with Apple's wider...

85
ZdnetFeb 2026

With its rugged design, extensive feature set, and ongoing software support, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 still delivers one of the most complete smartwatch experiences you can buy today.

85
TheguardianOct 2023

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 offers small but meaningful updates including significantly brighter screens, a faster chip, and new hands-free gestures that keep Apple's smartwatches at the top of the pack.

85
TomsguideSep 2023

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is a modest update over the original, but a brighter display, support for the double-tap gestures and future-proof processor are welcome improvements.

85
CnetSep 2023

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 doesn't try to reinvent the wheel, simply because it doesn't have to.

85
ExpertreviewsNov 2023

Improved performance, features and accuracy make the Watch Ultra 2 Apple's finest wearable.

85
GearpatrolApr 2024

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is Apple's best smartwatch to date, offering a brighter display, Precision Finding, and improved Siri processing, though it's not drastically different from its predecessor.

85
NextpitOct 2023

With the Watch Ultra 2, Apple sensibly continues with the numerous virtues of its first Ultra watch, offering a proven and truly terrific overall smartwatch package that is unparalleled in many respec...

85
TechradarOct 2023

A few hours with the Apple Watch Ultra 2 is enough to confirm that it's an improvement on the stellar original - albeit only an incremental one, specs-wise.

85
MediumMay 2024

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 finally gave me the confidence to run my first-ever Half Marathon and I did run it.

85
GetdesfitSep 2023

The new Apple Watch Ultra 2 is here, now with a brighter display, a faster processor, and new internals that bring new features like on-device Siri and a new Double-Tap interface feature.

85
Wareable

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 offers exceptional durability and advanced features for outdoor enthusiasts.

85
AndroidpoliceOct 2024

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 takes a fantastic smartwatch experience and improves it in every way, but faces stiff competition from the Apple Watch Series 10 and Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra.

85
AndroidcentralApr 2024

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 has the combination of fitness tools and smarts I've been waiting for — and the gorgeous 1.9-inch display doesn't hurt, either.

83
MensfitnessMay 2025

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is a brilliant smartwatch with excellent running credentials, though it falls short as a dedicated running watch compared to specialized alternatives.

82
RunnersworldJan 2025

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is the biggest, toughest, most endurance-friendly watch in Apple’s line-up, offering increasingly comprehensive running credentials along with all the life-taming tools that ar...

82
HardwarezoneNov 2023

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Series 9 offer meaningful improvements through their new S9 chip, brighter displays, and new features like double tap and Precision Finding, but represent incremental rathe...

82
LbtechreviewsDec 2023

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is a rugged smartwatch with improved performance and features, but the new double tap function is disappointing.

82
EngadgetSep 2023

The Apple Watch Ultra 2's Double Tap gesture is accurate but requires deliberate action, while the new S9 SiP enables useful features like on-device Siri processing.

80
PcmagAug 2025

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 offers minor refinements over the last generation, including a brighter display and a faster processor, with the same rugged design, battery life, and price, making it another ...

80
ThevergeSep 2023

Iterative updates aren't flashy, but these smartwatches are mainly for folks who don't have Apple Watches yet.

80
WiredSep 2023

Apple's rugged sports watch gets its first update, but you'll still need to keep your iPhone handy to get the most out of the new features.

80
HowtogeekSep 2023

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 offers minor improvements over the original version, such as a faster chip and brighter screen, but it is difficult to differentiate between the two.

78
Smartwatch-strapsOct 2023

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 offers several upgrades over its predecessor, making it a top choice for UK tech enthusiasts, but has some drawbacks like battery life and a high price tag.

78
OutsideonlineSep 2023

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 offers excellent everyday adventure features but still disappoints with battery life that falls short of dedicated outdoor watches.

75
RobterhorstOct 2023

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is great but not better than the Series 9, with excellent heart rate and sleep tracking but some performance issues and functional limitations.

75
PhonearenaSep 2024

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is a solid upgrade with a brighter display and better performance, but offers minimal changes from its predecessor.

75
ImoreOct 2023

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is an elite outdoor smartwatch with the adventurer in mind, but those who can't make full use of its skillset might prefer the Series 9.

75
MacworldJan 2024

With so few user-perceptible upgrades over the original, it isn’t worth upgrading to the Ultra 2. However, for everyone else, it’s a phenomenal smartwatch with very decent battery life.

72
TriathleteSep 2023

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is a do-it-all smartwatch with a bright, beautiful screen, fantastic design, some very novel endurance features, and still a pretty-OK battery life.

70
The5krunnerOct 2023

Rugged, durable, and precisely crafted, the Apple Watch ULTRA 2 lags behind the Garmin Epix 2 for serious endurance endeavours and adventures.

65
BirchtreeDec 2023

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 offers excellent battery life and a bright screen, but the double tap feature is poorly implemented and the upgrade from Ultra 1 is minimal.