After about 5 years with my Apple Watch 3, I upgraded to the Apple Watch Ultra.

The old watch was still functional but I was intrigued by the longer battery life and the bigger face. The Watch 3 is just about out of support so that was a reason as well.

The battery life is noticeably better. With the old watch, I had to make sure I charged it to full daily or else it would run out within 24 hours. The Ultra seems fine for about two days. It’s still a daily thing to charge the watch, but the battery anxiety if I don’t get to it is gone.

The face is much bigger and more visible. I can actually read the print on most things and boosting the font size for my old eyes still allows a reasonable amount of text to be displayed. I thought it might be too big, but the larger size doesn’t bother me and fits reasonably on my wrist.

I have the trail loop band. It’s a very neutral grey and works great. Easy to take on and off and syncs up as tight as you might want.

The only negative for me is that I seem to occasionally hit the action button by accident and start a workout. It’s easy to clear it up but it is annoying.

Not a negative, but notable that the Ultra has cellular capabilities so you have to subscribe to that for $10 a month from your carrier to make the most of it. It works very well for streaming music during workouts. That’s pretty cool especially since I can leave my phone at home now when I’m out running or riding. That’s very nice but not particular to the Ultra.

Overall, I’m glad a bought it and I’m hoping it lasts as well as my previous Apple Watch.

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