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Apple Apple Watch Ultra 49mm

49 mm44 mm12 mm
Released
2022-09-23endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-09-13
Price
RRP not on file

The Apple Watch Ultra 49mm went on sale on 23 September 2022. It has a weight of 61.3 g, the S8 SiP chip and 32 GB of storage to start. Apple claims up to 36 hours per charge. Apple publishes no end date for its security updates. Every figure in the Apple Watch Ultra 49mm specifications below links the page it came from and the date it was read.

Battery life (maker's claim)

36h

Official

Case size

49mm

Official

Weight (case only)

61.3g

Official

Water rating

Water resistant 100 metres; EN13319 recreational scuba diving to 40 m

Official

Works with

Works with an iPhone only.

Apple’s own words: “iPhone 8 or later with iOS 16 or later”Apple Support — Apple Watch Ultra Tech Specs, retrieved 2026-09-22

UK networks whose own pages list eSIM support for the cellular model: EE, Vodafone, O2, Three.Vodafone UK — eSIM-compatible devices, retrieved 2026-09-13

Specifications

Every figure carries its source, linked and dated.

Body

Dimensions
49 x 44 x 12 mmOfficial
Case size
49mmOfficial
Case shape
rectangularOfficial
Weight (case only)
61.3gOfficial
Case material
TitaniumOfficial
Water rating
Water resistant 100 metres; EN13319 recreational scuba diving to 40 mOfficial

Display

Display type
LTPO2 OLED Always-On Retina displayOfficial
Display area
1185mm²Official
Resolution
410 x 502Official
Peak brightness
2000nitsOfficial
Always-on display
YesOfficial

Platform

Operating system
watchOSOfficial
Chip
S8 SiPOfficial
Storage
32GBOfficial

Battery

Battery life (maker's claim)
36hOfficial
Charging
USB-C magnetic fast-charging cableOfficial

Health

Sensors
Blood oxygen sensor, electrical heart sensor, third-generation optical heart sensor, water temperature sensor, depth gauge, compass, always-on altimeter, high-g accelerometer, high dynamic range gyroscope, ambient light sensorOfficial
ECG
YesOfficial
Blood oxygen
YesOfficial
GPS
L1 and L5 GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and BeiDouOfficial

Connectivity

Cellular model
YesOfficial
UK networks with eSIM
EE, Vodafone, O2, Three3rd party
Wi-Fi
802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz and 5GHzOfficial
Bluetooth
5.3Official
NFC payments
YesOfficial

Compatibility

Works with
iPhone 8 or later with iOS 16 or laterOfficial
Compatibility
iPhone onlyOfficial
8 attributes without a sourced figure yet

Strap width · Display size · RAM · Battery capacity · Charge to 80% · Skin temperature · Blood pressure · Cellular model price. A gap in our data, not a statement about the watch — rows appear as sources are cited.

Software support

Feature updates until
Not published by the maker
Security updates until
Not published by the maker

Basis: our inference from history

Apple's watchOS 27 page (read 2026-09-22) does not list the Apple Watch Ultra: watchOS 27, released on 14 September 2026, supports Apple Watch SE 3, Series 9 to 12 and Ultra 2 to 4, so watchOS 26 is the last major version this model runs. Apple publishes no date for its last security update.

Apple UK — watchOS 27 compatible models, retrieved 2026-09-22

Comparisons

The pairs a buyer of this watch would weigh, row by row with a verdict on each. Any other watch in the catalogue is a chooser away.

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Against other Apple watches