According to analyst Jeff Pu of GF Securities Hong Kong, Apple will launch the long-awaited Apple Watch Ultra 3 sometime this year, most likely this autumn around the release of the next-gen iPhone lineup.
It’s been a long wait for Ultra fans. Apple skipped updating the rugged smartwatch entirely in 2024, choosing instead to simply add a black titanium color option to the existing Apple Watch Ultra 2. That means it will have been nearly two years when September rolls around since we’ve seen any meaningful changes to the Ultra lineup.
Pu’s timeline aligns with other industry watchers who expect Apple’s fall event to bring refreshes across the Apple Watch family. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has suggested the Ultra 3 could gain satellite connectivity and 5G capabilities, features that would arguably help justify the extended development cycle.
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This has a name. It’s called ‘MightWear’.
Double entendre; possibly…one inline with the model and the other with AAPL’s becoming-frequent “habit”.
Take my money already !
Finally some real news on the Apple Watch Ultra 3! It’s been a long time coming, and if features like satellite connectivity and 5G make it in, that would definitely explain the delay. Hoping for a big upgrade this fall—Apple fans have been patient!