r/apple • u/exjr_ Island Boy • Sep 07 '22

Apple Unveils Apple Watch Ultra With Large-Screen Design for Athletes and Explorers Apple Watch

https://www.macrumors.com/2022/09/07/apple-unveils-apple-watch-pro-athletes/
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u/luther__manhole Sep 07 '22

Looks great from a feature standpoint and the button will be really nice to have but 36 hours of battery life still isn't going to be nearly enough to pull even kind of serious athletes away from Garmin, which is what I assume they're going for.

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u/cptjpk Sep 07 '22

Not even close. I can get 5-7 days of gps usage out of my Fenix 6X.

It won’t get me to switch.

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u/PhoenixStorm1015 Sep 07 '22

As with many of their other “pro” devices, it feels very geared towards the low end “pro-sumer” that isn’t necessarily gonna use all the extra oomph. So it’s great for the general person who wants the extra features, but falls flat for all the actual pros.

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u/phblue Sep 07 '22

Heheh, ultra-sumer

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u/PhoenixStorm1015 Sep 07 '22

I was considering making a joke but decided against it. Thank you, kind redditor, for succeeding where I have failed.