Apple Watch Ultra 4 Faces Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 in $799-to-$700 Premium Smartwatch Showdown
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Updated · Engadget · Sep 18
Apple Watch Ultra 4 Faces Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 in $799-to-$700 Premium Smartwatch Showdown
3 articles · Updated · Engadget · Sep 18
Summary
$799 Apple Watch Ultra 4 and $700 Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 arrive with titanium bodies, 100-meter water resistance and EN13319 dive ratings, positioning both as premium adventure watches.
Display and battery are key trade-offs: Samsung offers a brighter 5,000-nit 1.52-inch screen and up to 60 hours, while Apple lists 50 hours standard and 84 hours in Low Power Mode.
Health features split more sharply, with Apple adding five-second heart-rate sampling, a Readiness app and crash detection, while Samsung emphasizes blood pressure estimates, antioxidant readings and Trail Run hydration guidance.
Both watches carry 64GB of storage and emergency SOS, but the choice still hinges largely on ecosystem preference—Apple’s S11 and new Siri versus Samsung’s Snapdragon Wear Elite and Google Gemini.