Be bold. Be daring. Level up with the Apple Watch Ultra
Apple Watch Ultra is a major upgrade and new class of smartwatch designed with the adventurer in mind. It offers a distinct, rugged design in a larger 49mm face, a customisable Action button, and three new specialised watch straps.
Ultra is packed with innovation for your next adventure, it is also built to last longer. It yields up to 36 hours in normal use, but up to 60 hours in low power settings, a feature that is coming soon.
The ultimate gadget for the adventurer, with a focus on fitness and health, Apple Watch Ultra is available at iStore. You can trade-in and reduce your Apple Watch Ultra purchase and get a direct discount against the purchase of Apple Watch Ultra with your trade-in value.
iStore has more purchasing options to make owning an Apple Watch Ultra more affordable. You can also purchase Ultra through FNB Budget Plan.
Apple Watch Ultra is suitable for extreme activities such as water sports, diving, kite surfing or wakeboarding. Ultra is water resistant for up to 100m and certified for recreational scuba diving to 40m.
New exclusive apps to support these activities include Oceanic+ that works as a fully capable dive computer and, Depth, which makes use of the new depth gauge to display things like water temperature, duration under water and maximum depth reached. The Action button can be used to instantly launch the Depth app.
Apart from being designed to withstand the elements, its massive Always-On Retina display will shine through any harsh condition due to the display being brighter than Series 8, with up to 2000nits brightness.
It supports advanced workouts and metrics like Heart Rate Zones, multisport functionality, and a precision dual-frequency GPS. It uses L1 and L5 GPS that enables custom positioning algorithms for accurate distance, pace, and route calculations based on environment. It is suitable for runners and trial loops, or for any athlete who wants to push boundaries.
Other Apple Watch Ultra watch features include an exclusive watch face with a compass built in that supports waypoints so you can find your way back with Backtrack; Night Mode for after dark; and a siren that can be heard about 180m away. Ultra offers temperature sensing while you sleep; crash and fall detection; and advanced sensors to generate an electrocardiogram (ECG) and on-demand blood oxygen readings.
All Apple Watch Ultra models has Cellular built-in. It also lets you stream your favourite music or podcasts without carrying an iPhone, and get directions with Apple Maps, among other standalone apps.