Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra (47 mm, 2024) / Apple Watch Ultra 2

Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra (47 mm, 2024): Galaxy Watch Ultra 47 mm (SM-L705, LTE); Titanium Gray, Titanium White and Titanium Silver at launch. The Galaxy Watch Ultra (2025), sold with a Titanium Blue option, is a later release of the same design whose specifications are not applied to this record; the Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Galaxy Watch7 are separate models.

Apple Watch Ultra 2: Apple Watch Ultra 2, 49 mm titanium case, GPS + Cellular; natural (2023) and black titanium added in 2024. Band options (Alpine Loop, Trail Loop, Ocean Band, Titanium Milanese Loop) vary by size. The Apple Watch Ultra (2022) and Ultra 3 (2025) are separate models.

SpecificationSamsung Galaxy Watch Ultra (47 mm, 2024)Apple Watch Ultra 2
Release year20242023
Display1.5-inch (37.3 mm) 480 × 480 Super AMOLED; full-colour Always On Display; Sapphire Crystal

Samsung quotes 3,000 nits peak brightness for readability in sunlight. Night Mode faces switch to red tones in the dark.

Samsung		Always-On Retina LTPO2 OLED; 410 × 502 pixels, 326 ppi; 1,185 mm² display area

Brightness goes up to 3,000 nits and down to 1 nit in the dark. LTPO2 lowers the refresh rate to reduce battery use in always-on mode.

Apple
Case47.1 × 47.4 × 12.1 mm; 60.5 g; Titanium Grade 4 frame

According to Samsung, Grade 4 titanium is used only on the front and back cover areas of the metal frame; the rest of the frame is a mix of plastic and Grade 2 titanium.

Samsung		49 mm, Grade 5 titanium; natural or black; 49 × 44 × 12 mm

Weight is 61.4 g in natural and 61.8 g in black. Fits 130–210 mm wrists.

Apple
ProcessorExynos W1000 (5 core, 3 nm) Samsung—
Memory and storage2 GB memory + 32 GB storage

This figure is for the 2024 launch model; the Galaxy Watch Ultra (2025) version may differ.

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Battery and charging590 mAh (typical); up to 100 hours in Power Saving and 48 hours in Exercise Power Saving; WPC-based fast wireless charging

In Exercise Power Saving some features, such as network and Bluetooth connections, may be unavailable. Durations come from Samsung’s internal lab tests.

Samsung		Up to 36 hours in normal use and 72 hours in Low Power Mode; fast charge to 80% in about 1 hour; built-in lithium-ion

The box includes a 1 m magnetic fast charger to USB-C cable; no adapter.

Apple
Operating systemWear OS 5 (Powered by Samsung) with One UI 6 Watch at launch; One UI 8 Watch update released in July 2025

The One UI 8 Watch update brought Watch8 features such as Running Coach, Vascular Load and Antioxidant Index.

Samsung		—
SensorsSamsung BioActive Sensor (Optical Bio-signal sensor + Electrical Heart Signal + Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis), temperature, accelerometer, barometer, gyro, geomagnetic, light sensor

Health features are for general wellness, not diagnosis; some measurements depend on the market and the paired phone.

Samsung		Electrical heart sensor; third-generation optical heart sensor; temperature sensor; depth gauge; water temperature sensor; compass; always-on altimeter

The electrical sensor runs the ECG app (age 22 and over). The temperature sensor is not for medical use; it supports retrospective ovulation estimates in cycle tracking.

Apple
ConnectivityLTE, Bluetooth 5.3, Wi‑Fi 2.4+5 GHz, NFC, GPS (L1+L5) / Glonass / Beidou / Galileo

L1+L5 dual-frequency GPS uses two satellite signals to improve location accuracy among tall buildings and trees.

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Durability10ATM + IP68, MIL-STD-810H; ocean swimming; operation from −20 to 55 °C; altitude from 500 m below sea level to 9,000 m

10ATM means 10 minutes at 100 metres under ISO 22810; Samsung says the watch is not suitable for high-pressure water or scuba diving. IP68 covers 1.5 metres of fresh water for 30 minutes.

Samsung		—
Buttons and safetyTwo buttons + orange Quick Button; Emergency Siren

The Quick Button can be mapped to start and control workouts; holding it sounds the emergency siren.

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Phone compatibilityAndroid 11 or higher with more than 1.5 GB of memory Samsung—
Glass—Flat sapphire crystal front Apple
Chip and storage—S9 SiP (64-bit dual-core processor, 4-core Neural Engine); 64 GB

The S9 SiP can process Siri requests on the device and supports the double tap gesture (tapping thumb and index finger together twice).

Apple
Location—L1 + L5 dual-frequency GPS; GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou

The L5 band helps reduce position errors where signals bounce, such as among tall buildings and dense trees.

Apple
Diving and durability—100 m water resistance under ISO 22810:2010 (WR100); recreational scuba diving to 40 m under EN13319; IP6X under IEC 60529; MIL-STD 810H testing

The depth gauge is accurate to ±1 m; Apple advises against diving below 40 m. The MIL-STD 810H tests cover altitude, temperature shock, freeze/thaw, shock and vibration.

Apple
Cellular and wireless—4G LTE and UMTS; Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n); Bluetooth 5.3; second-generation Ultra Wideband chip

Cellular use needs a carrier plan. Ultra Wideband enables precision finding of an iPhone; availability depends on the country.

Apple
Controls and safety—Customisable Action button; Digital Crown with haptic feedback; siren; Emergency SOS, fall and crash detection

The Action button is also used for Precision Start, beginning a workout recording at the exact start. The siren sounds a loud alert to call for help.

Apple
Compatibility—iPhone Xs or later, or iPhone SE (2nd generation or later), with iOS 18 or later

The watch is set up and used only with an iPhone; it does not work with Android phones.

Apple
Operating conditions—On wrist –20 to 55 °C; diving 0–40 °C; altitude –500 to 9,000 m Apple