One thing I love about my Apple Watch Series 9 is how independent it is. I often leave my iPhone when I go out to my morning runs as wearing a phone while training can slow me down. Even without cellular, I can still listen to downloaded music, record the training, watch real -time ermetrics and pay for water on the way home.
Still, it’s still far from my iPhone. Ever since Apple added cellular to Apple Watch with series 3, the dream has been a device that lets us leave our iPhones for longer than a short term, but even the just advertised series 11 doesn’t really get us closer to that reality. But the Apple Watch Ultra 3 maybe just.
To put the ‘cell’ in cellular
If you are serious about using your Apple Watch as a basic smartphone, you will have all the latest and best connection features. The Apple Watch Ultra has long supported LTE cellular, but the latest generation takes it to the next level.
With the 3rd gene model, Apple increases its advanced watch with 5G and satellite connection. So you get to load cards even faster, enjoy smoother audio calls from FaceTime and listen to radio stations without interruption. And by bringing emergency SOS via satellite function to Watchos, adventurers no longer have to worry about being stranded in the middle of nowhere, even if their iPhone is miles away.
Apple Watch Ultra has enough features to leave your iPhone for a weekend.
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However, the biggest problem of using cellular capabilities on such a small device is where the small battery is compared to an iPhone. Apple even warns that the life of the battery varies based on cellular coverage, and anyone who has experience with one will testify that the battery is drained faster when connected to a cellular network.
Apple Watch Ultra 3 tackles this problem by expanding the life of the battery. Now you can get up to 42 hours of battery life without using low power mode, a remarkable shock from Ultra 2’s 36 hours. Similarly, it now takes from 0 to 80 percent now approx. 45 minutes instead of an hour. So if you have been given limited access to power during your journey, you will be given the storage of more juice in a shorter time.
All you need on full display
If you avoid using your iPhone, you will have a watch with a large screen that can stand out in all conditions. The Apple Watch Ultra 3 maintains its 49mm design but stretches the screen slightly. More importantly, it is changing from an LTPO2 OLED panel to an LTPO3 velvink OLED one with 3,000 nits brightness. This contributes to a superior viewing experience at an angle or in direct sunlight and makes the screen more energy efficient. You probably don’t watch too many videos on the small screen, but a little more screen makes a big difference – especially without increasing the size of the watch.
The Apple Watch Ultra is not just for athletes.
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While setting up an Apple Watch still requires an iPhone, Smartwatch can work independently beyond this point. So even if you’ve left your iPhone, you can still connect to 5G or Wi-Fi networks, download Watchos apps, stream music, audiobooks and podcasts, communicate with others, use Apple Pay, Collect Health Data, etc. In fact, you can get a family member to set your Apple Watch using their iPhone if you don’t have one.
As in the old iPhone and iPad days, I can see the company eventually let users create Apple Watches without an accompanying device. At this point, there are apparently no technological challenges that prevent Apple from loosening Smartwatch and letting it act as a fully exposed device and all. Such a movement could increase the Apple Watch sale by luring interested Android users -and maybe even turning them into iPhone -Switchers.
Apple Watch Ultra 3 starts as iPhone 17 at $ 799 with 5G Connectivity Standard. Although the laptop is not as skilled as the flagship phone, it can perform many of its most important actions.
If someone is really looking to disconnect from social media and is not interested in flipping photos with a mobile device, Apple Watch Ultra 3 can be realistically doubled as a basic phone, even if they are not an extreme athlete. And it will probably be more convenient in the coming years as Apple will continue to increase the accessories with hardware and software upgrades.