![]() ![]() Lots of tasks you might ask Siri can now be understood by the watch itself, rather than needing to go to the cloud, so response is faster, and works in the middle of nowhere. The other upgrade from the chip is on-device Siri language recognition. ![]() The idea is that even if you have something in your other hand, or if you're halfway through a free climb, if you're in the middle of a fitness session and you don't want to break rhythm, you can just take action without needing to tap the screen. You can Double Tap to answer calls or hang them up, to play or pause music, to snooze an alarm and more. The chip detects your movement and even blood flow changes to detect this motion. In this, you can tap your index finger and your thumb twice quickly on your watch-wearing hand to respond to things on the screen. ![]() It's more powerful, particularly when it comes to machine learning functions, which enables a couple of the key upgrades of the Ultra 2.įirst is "Double Tap" gesture control. The new Apple S9 chip is at the center of most of the other upgrades in the Apple Watch Ultra 2. Apple Watch Ultra 2: Features & Double Tap There's a new watch face for the Watch Ultra too – Modular Ultra, which is the most information-dense watch face from Apple so far, capable of squeezing informations right to the edge of the display. This is inherently a niche upgrade in that way – 2,000 nits was already a lot, but this is a watch that's supposed to be able to handle niche and extreme stuff, so great. The previous Apple Watch Ultra hit 2,000 nits of brightness, so this is a 50% increase, which should help visibility in extreme sun conditions. The only change is the screen, which is the same size and resolution as before, but now reach 3,000 nits of brightness. It's still a tough titanium beast, thicker than the usual Apple Watch, and with the Action Button on the side for quick access to useful tools (which the iPhone 15 Pro now shares). ![]() The design of the Watch Ultra 2 hasn't appreciably changed all – though Apple is pushing its low-carbon and recycled-material straps here too, so there are subtle changes to some of the bands. (Image credit: Apple) Apple Watch Ultra 2: Design & screen ![]()
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