Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 First Impressions: Built For Marathons, Mountains, & Marine Adventures

Samsu g
Galaxy
Watch
Ult a
2
Fi st
Imp essio s:Sma twatches
have
become
ve y
good
at
telli g
us
thi gs
we
al eady
k ow.
You
have ‘t
walked
e ough.
You
did ‘t
sleep
e ough.
You
hea t
ate
we t
up
because
you
a
fo
the
bus.
You
watch
would
p obably
like
you
to
d i k
some
wate
too.& bsp;The
Galaxy
Watch
Ult a
2
feels
like
Samsu g
wa ts
to
take
that
elatio ship
a
little
mo e
se iously.

Afte
spe di g
a
couple
of
days
with
Samsu g’s
latest
ugged
sma twatch,
my
fi st
imp essio
is
that
this
is ‘t
eally
a
watch
fo
someo e
who
occasio ally
checks
thei
steps
a d
wa ts
a
ice
otificatio
sc ee
o
thei
w ist.
The
Ult a
2
is
desig ed
fo
people
who
actually
put
thei
watches
th ough
some
pu ishme t,
ma atho
u e s,
t ail
u e s,
climbe s,
dive s,
a d
se ious
outdoo
e thusiasts.

A d
fo
o ce,
the
“Ult a”
b a di g
feels
justified.

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Built
Fo
People
Who
Do ‘t
T eat
Exe cise
As
A
Hobby

Samsu g
has ‘t
desig ed
the
Galaxy
Watch
Ult a
2
to
me ely
su vive
a
gym
sessio .
The
47mm
watch
comes
with
a
tita ium
casi g,
a
sapphi e
c ystal
display
a d
du ability
ati gs
that
i clude
10ATM+,
IP69K,
MIL-STD-810H
a d
EN13319
ce tificatio .
I
othe
wo ds,
Samsu g
has
desig ed
this
thi g
with
co side ably
mo e
tha
a
sweaty
t eadmill
sessio
i
mi d.

The
10ATM
a d
EN13319
c ede tials
a e
pa ticula ly
i te esti g
fo
dive s,
while
MIL-STD-810H
testi g
cove s
eve ythi g
f om
d ops
a d
vib atio
to
tempe atu e,
humidity
a d
imme sio .
Of
cou se,
ce tificatio s
do ‘t
make
a
watch
i dest uctible.
But
they
do
tell
you
somethi g
about
who
Samsu g
thi ks
should
be
wea i g
this
thi g.

This
is
a
watch
built
to
go
whe e
you
egula
sma twatch
p obably
would ‘t
wa t
to.

The
Display
You
Ca
Actually
See
Outdoo s

The
fi st
thi g
you’ll
otice
about
the
Ult a
2
is
the
sc ee .
At
1.52
i ches,
the
Supe
AMOLED
display
is ‘t
e o mous
by
sma twatch
sta da ds,
but
the
headli e
umbe
is
its
5,000- it
peak
b ight ess.
Samsu g
calls
it
the
b ightest
display
eve
fitted
to
a
sma twatch.

A d
this
is
o e
of
those
specificatio s
that
makes
co side ably
mo e
se se
o ce
you
take
the
watch
outdoo s.

If
you’ e
u i g
o
a
b ight
afte oo ,
climbi g
i
di ect
su light
o
sta di g
somewhe e
with
absolutely
o
shade
because
atu e
appa e tly
hates
you,
bei g
able
to
gla ce
at
you
w ist
a d
actually
ead
what’s
the e
matte s.

The
display
also
uses
sapphi e
c ystal,
addi g
a othe
laye
of
p otectio
fo
a
device
that’s
likely
to
spe d
a
lot
mo e
time
outdoo s
tha
o
a
office
desk.

A
Batte y
That
Fi ally
U de sta ds
Lo g
Ru s

Batte y
life
is
o e
a ea
whe e
se ious
fit ess
watches
have
t aditio ally
had
a
adva tage.
Samsu g
appea s
to
have
take
that
c iticism
se iously
with
a
800mAh
batte y,
a
sizeable
35
pe
ce t
i c ease
ove
the
p evious
Ult a.

That
ext a
capacity
should
matte
pa ticula ly
to
e du a ce
athletes.
A
watch
that
is
supposed
to
co ti uously
t ack
GPS,
hea t
ate
a d
othe
biomet ic
data
du i g
lo g
u s
ca ‘t
affo d
to
sta t
pa icki g
about
its
ow
batte y
halfway
th ough
the
wo kout.

The
Ult a
2
also
gets
Samsu g’s
ew
S apd ago
Wea
Elite
platfo m,
built
o
a
3 m
p ocess,
with
2GB
of
memo y
a d
64GB
of
sto age.
O
my
i itial
imp essio ,
Samsu g
seems
to
be
t eati g
batte y,
pe fo ma ce
a d
t acki g
as
a
si gle
p oblem
athe
tha
th ee
sepa ate
checkboxes.

Fi ally,
A
Sma twatch
That
Takes
T ail
Ru i g
Se iously

This
is
p obably
the
featu e
set
I’m
most
i te ested
i .
The
Galaxy
Watch
Ult a
2
gets
a
dedicated
T ail
Ru
mode
that
t acks
elevatio ,
climbi g
p og ess
a d
te ai
impact.
It
ca
also
estimate
sweat
loss
elative
to
body
weight
a d
use
that
i fo matio
to
p ovide
Nut itio
Ale ts
about
whe
a d
how
much
you
should
hyd ate.

That’s
co side ably
mo e
useful
to
a
se ious
u e
tha
a othe
otificatio
telli g
you
to
sta d
up.
Fo
someo e
t ai i g
fo
a
ma atho
o
spe di g
hou s
o
t ails,
the
diffe e ce
betwee
“you
a
8km”
a d
“he e’s
how
you
elevatio ,
effo t
a d
hyd atio
a e
affecti g
you
pe fo ma ce”
is
sig ifica t.

Samsu g
is
clea ly
t yi g
to
move
the
Galaxy
Watch
f om
bei g
a
passive
fit ess
t acke
to
somethi g
close
to
a
t ai i g
compa io .

This
Thi g
Wa ts
To
Go
Divi g

The
Ult a
2’s
divi g
capabilities
a e
a othe
i dicatio
that
Samsu g
is ‘t
me ely
th owi g
ugged
adjectives
at
the
p oduct.
The
watch
ca
automatically
t ack
divi g
data
such
as
depth,
dive
time
a d
wate
tempe atu e
o ce
you
e te
the
wate .
Samsu g
has
also
pa t e ed
with
divi g
equipme t
specialist
Ma es
o
a
dedicated
Divi g
app
that
will
add
featu es
such
as
asce t
a d
desce t
speed
t acki g
a d
safe
dive
limits.

That
app
is
expected
late
this
yea ,
so
this
is
o e
featu e
I’ll
ese ve
fi al
judgeme t
o
u til
it’s
actually
available.

But
the
ha dwa e
c ede tials
a e
al eady
the e.
With
10ATM+,
IP69K
a d
EN13319
ce tificatio ,
the
Ult a
2
is
clea ly
desig ed
with
se ious
wate
use
i
mi d
athe
tha
simply
bei g
a
sma twatch
that
happe s
to
su vive
you
swimmi g
pool.

Health
Data
Is
Becomi g
The
Real
Sma twatch

Of
cou se,
Samsu g
is ‘t
stoppi g
at
exe cise.
The
Galaxy
Watch
Ult a
2
uses
Samsu g’s
BioActive
Se so
to
co ti uously
collect
biomet ic
i fo matio ,
which
the
feeds
i to
a
g owi g
collectio
of
health
a d
fit ess
featu es.

The e’s
Vitals
fo
mo ito i g
you
pe so al
health
baseli e,
Hea t
Health
Sco e
fo
ca diovascula
well ess,
Daily
Ca dio
Load
fo
t ai i g
a d
ecove y,
Fit ess
I dex
fo
a
b oade
pictu e
of
physical
fit ess,
a d
sleep- elated
featu es
i cludi g
Sleep
Ap ea
detectio .

The
i te esti g
shift
he e
is ‘t
ecessa ily
the
umbe
of
met ics.

It’s
what
Samsu g
is
t yi g
to
do
with
them.
I stead
of
simply
showi g
you
a
g aph
a d
leavi g
you
to
figu e
out
what
it
mea s,
Samsu g
wa ts
the
watch
to
tu
that
data
i to
guida ce.

That
makes
the
Ult a
2
feel
less
like
a
digital
dashboa d
st apped
to
you
w ist
a d
mo e
like
a
health
compa io .
Of
cou se,
these
featu es
a e ‘t
medical
diag oses,
a d
Samsu g
itself
makes
that
disti ctio
clea .
But
as
a
way
of
u de sta di g
t e ds
i
you
ow
health
a d
t ai i g,
the e’s
ple ty
of
pote tial
he e.

Still
A
Ult a,
But
Su p isi gly
Mo e
Comfo table

He e’s
the
bit
I
did ‘t
expect.
Despite
packi g
a
800mAh
batte y
a d
all
the
ugged
ha dwa e,
Samsu g
has
ma aged
to
make
the
Ult a
2
12
pe
ce t
slimme
tha
the
p evious-ge e atio
Ult a.

At
10.7mm
thick
a d
61.5g,
it
is
still
a
substa tial
watch.
This
is ‘t
goi g
to
disappea
o
you
w ist
like
a
31.5g
Galaxy
Watch9.
But
the
ew
ba ds
help.

Samsu g
has
i t oduced
lighte
a d
softe
optio s
desig ed
a ou d
diffe e t
activities,
i cludi g
the
Ma i e
Ba d
fo
wate
a d
outdoo
use,
PeakFo m
Ba d
fo
a
mix
of
spo t
a d
eve yday
wea ,
a d
T ail
Ba d
fo
u i g
a d
othe
dema di g
activities.

That
matte s
because
a
se ious
fit ess
watch
ca
have
eve y
se so
i
the
wo ld,
but
if
it
becomes
u comfo table
afte
fou
hou s,
you’ e
eve tually
goi g
to
take
it
off.

A d
o ce
it’s
off
you
w ist,
it
ca ‘t
t ack
a ythi g.

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Samsu g
Galaxy
Watch
Ult a
2:
Ea ly
Ve dict

The
Galaxy
Watch
Ult a
2
feels
like
Samsu g
has
fi ally
decided
what
the
“Ult a”
i
its
sma twatch
li eup
should
actually
mea .
It’s
ot
simply
a
bigge
Galaxy
Watch
with
a
mo e
agg essive-looki g
case.

It’s
pu pose-built
fo
people
who
u
lo g
dista ces,
climb
mou tai s,
dive
u de wate
o
ge e ally
fi d
the
idea
of
a
quiet
Su day
afte oo
somewhat
offe sive.
The
ugged
ce tificatio s,
5,000- it
display,
800mAh
batte y,
dual-f eque cy
GPS
a d
dedicated
outdoo
t acki g
featu es
all
poi t
i
the
same
di ectio .

P iced
at
Rs
69,999,
this
is
a
sma twatch
desig ed
a ou d
the
activity
fi st
a d
the
gadget
seco d.
A d
that’s
p obably
what
I
like
most
about
it.

Fo
the
casual
use ,
a
Galaxy
Watch9
may
make
co side ably
mo e
se se.
But
if
you
idea
of
a
wo kout
i volves
a
ma atho ,
a
mou tai
o
seve al
met es
of
seawate ,
the
Galaxy
Watch
Ult a
2
sudde ly
looks
less
like
ove kill
a d
mo e
like
the
watch
you
we e
actually
waiti g
fo .

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